Category: Art

Del Mar is preparing to celebrate a major milestone as it hosts the 60th Annual CAIN National Show, continuing a long tradition of showcasing innovative contemporary artwork from across the United States that is judged by a special guest juror. This year’s show will be judged by Tabitha Whitley, an accomplished artist known for her vibrant art and work with art organizations nationwide. The CAIN National Show will award $10,000 to artists who are handpicked by Whitley. The selected winners will have their art become a part of Del Mar’s permanent collection. The competition is open to all artists nationwide…

Appreciate the talent of 11 Del Mar College students at “Completely Exposed,” a digital photography exhibition available to the public at the Center of Economic Development on Nov. 20. Ranging from wildlife to architecture, flowers to self-portraits, the exhibition will display over 60 of the best photographs taken over the fall 2025 semester by DMC’s Continuing Education Digital Photography class. Their work will be matted, framed, and along with free viewing, available for purchase for interested buyers in dimensions 8×10 and 11×14. The opening reception will be from 6-8 p.m. in the center’s lobby along with the chance to meet…

Del Mar College invites contemporary artists nationwide to submit original 2D and 3D artwork for the 60th Annual CAIN National, formerly the Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture Show.  Artists may submit two to eight pieces, all eligible for purchase. Juried by nationally acclaimed Tabitha Whitley, the exhibit will award three purchase prizes totaling $7,500. Selected works will join the prestigious DMC campus collection. The exhibition is open to the public. Full-time DMC art faculty are not eligible. Entry procedure for online only: Submissions accepted exclusively via Callforentry.org at https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=15435 by Nov 30. Late entries will not be accepted.  Fee: $20…

Del Mar College’s Continuing Education program brings their “Beyond the Frame: A Exhibition of Digital Photography” to the public. Twenty students from the DMC Continuing Education’s Digital Photography program will have their digital photographs displayed for the exhibition.  “I think these courses are important for our community as this is enrichment for all ages,” part-time photography instructor Edgar de la Garza said. “I’ve had students who are from 22 to all the way to 70 respectfully. It keeps our minds engaged with other fulfilling lines of work. You can’t be too busy or too late in your life to take…

The Del Mar College Art Department held the opening reception for the “Texas Photography Society 32: The International Competition” exhibition on Friday, Sept. 20 in the Cain Art Gallery located at the Fine Arts Center in Del Mar’s Heritage Campus. The event was free and open to the public. It was an open-juried exhibition that featured 49 photographs that had been selected by Juror Maria Beatriz H. Carrion, the Assistant Curator of Photographs, for the Texas Photography Society. In addition to curating the final show, she also chose the first, second, and third-place winners plus five honorable mentions for the…

Artist Barbara Simcoe serves as judge for annual drawing, sculpture show The Art and Drama Department kicked off its 57th annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show on Feb. 17, with a lecture given the previous day. This year’s guest juror for the show, Barbara Simcoe, an artist and professor at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, gave insight into her life and vision for art using multiple mediums such as oil paintings and graphite. A lot of her paintings are based on photos that she has taken on her travels around the world.  The department picked Simcoe to be this year’s…

Guest lecture artist Sharon Kopriva came by Richardson Performance Hall at Del Mar College’s Heritage Campus on Feb. 17 to introduce a few of her pieces that will be shown at DMC’s 56th annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show. Kopriva is the guest juror for the show. According to Assistant Professor of Art Benjamin Ogrodnik, Kopriva is a multidiscipline artist whose work is mysterious and timeless. Kopriva’s work consists of sculptures, drawings, and paintings. The Houston-based sculptor and painter portrays her Catholic faith through her artwork. Kopriva said her piece “Pendent Woman” portrays a new period of light in…