{"id":207439,"date":"2026-03-06T14:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/207439\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T14:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:47:08","slug":"arts-district-liberty-station-new-curator-in-residence-unveils-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/207439\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts District Liberty Station New Curator-in-Residence Unveils Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arts District Liberty Station \u2013 one of California\u2019s state-designated cultural districts \u2013 is opening a new exhibition at Gallery 201 this spring, and it\u2019s one to put on your radar.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/617825495_18556397662026473_7726868532272800667_n-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80201\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>A Curator With Deep Roots in the Border Arts Scene<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/franciscoeme\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/franciscoeme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Francisco Eme<\/a> steps in as the newest Curator-in-Residence through the David G. Fleet Curator-in-Residence Program.<\/p>\n<p>A composer, multimedia artist, and 2024 San Diego Art Prize recipient, his practice weaves together sound, visual media, and community engagement across the San Diego \u2013 Tijuana region.<\/p>\n<p>Two Artists, One Shared Experience<\/p>\n<p>Fragmented Stories features new paintings by Emerging Artist Residency alumni <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/edendelavara\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/edendelavara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Eden DeLaVara<\/a> (San Diego) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mmmmmmala.mal\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marceeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Marcela Alarc\u00f3n L\u00f3pez<\/a> (Tijuana).<\/p>\n<p>Both spent six months working from a studio inside Arts District Liberty Station, developing work rooted in border identity, belonging, and the realities of creating amid social and political uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"80198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Eden-DeLaVara-755x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80198\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"80199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marcela-Alarcon-Lopez.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80199\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Meet the Artists at the Opening Reception<\/p>\n<p>The free opening reception on March 12 is a chance to meet Eme, DeLaVara, and Alarc\u00f3n L\u00f3pez in person and hear about their creative process.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition runs through July 17, so there\u2019s plenty of time to visit \u2013 but the opening is where the conversation starts.<\/p>\n<p>See you there!<\/p>\n<p>Come experience one of the most compelling new shows to hit San Diego\u2019s arts scene this spring \u2013 and see why Gallery 201 keeps raising the bar for regional art.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc6 Thursday, March 12, 4 PM \u2013 7 PM (Opening Reception) | March 12 \u2013 July 17 (Exhibition)<br \/>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Free admission<br \/>\ud83d\udccd 2820 Roosevelt Rd, San Diego<br \/>\u2139\ufe0f More info <a href=\"https:\/\/libertystation.com\/do\/fragmented-stories-opening-reception\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/artsdistrictlibertystation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See you there, San Diego!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arts District Liberty Station \u2013 one of California\u2019s state-designated cultural districts \u2013 is opening a new exhibition at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":207440,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93870,39755,74,18099,76,75,18100,39756],"class_list":["post-207439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-art-exhibits","tag-art-galleries-in-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-art-galleries","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news","tag-things-to-see-in-san-diego","tag-what-to-see-in-san-diego"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}