Community Garden in Encinitas open for Those Displaced by LA Fires

Join us in our Community Garden in Encinitas This Week

For those displaced by the LA Fires, we are offering our Community Garden at our North (Encinitas) location as a gathering space to work remotely, find respite and relaxation, and be in community with like minded individuals.

Join us today Tuesday til Friday (Jan. 14 – 17), 9am-5pm. WiFi and power strips available, as well as coffee provided by Pannikin Coffee & Tea. We also offer lots of free parking onsite.

1578 S El Camino Real. Please check-in at the Lower Pavilion front desk on arrival and a brief orientation of our expansive campus.

For questions about our Community Garden this week, please contact rebecca@icasandiego.org.

Thank you!

Thank you to all who contributed to our Donation Drive in various ways this weekend in response to the fires in Los Angeles County. With your support, we:

• Filled 4 moving trucks’ worth of supplies for delivery to LA-based organizations on the ground coordinating relief efforts for those displaced by the fires, including Snail Farm LA, The Sidewalk Project, 9thirtyLA, United Native American Movement
• Welcomed more than 300 volunteers over the weekend to sort and pack items, and load up the trucks for delivery
• Received more than 1,537 vehicles between Friday and Sunday, full of donated items

Thank you again to all involved, including (and certainly not limited to):

• Our Volunteers
• San Diego Foundation
• Encinitas Chamber of Commerce
• Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association
• Claire & Troy Johnson and the San Diego Magazine team
• A Smart Move San Diego
• Amanda Wirtz, Rotary E-Club San Diego
• North County Moms
• Margi Thornburgh, SD Insulin Pumpers
• Pannikin Coffee & Tea
• Las Patronas
• The Oppenheim Group
• The Artist Community At-Large, including Georgina Treviño, Manuel Alejandro Rodríguez-Delgado, Morgan Mandalay, Jay Bell, Ceci Moss, Gosia Herc, Daniel Dennert
• ABC 10 News San Diego, CBS 8 San Diego, Fox 5 San Diego, NBC 7 News San Diego, San Diego Union-Tribune

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About the Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego

ICA San Diego is a living laboratory for expanding the transformational power of art to build vibrant communities. Founded in 2021, yet built on over 100 years of combined experience, our programming is cutting edge yet accessible; daring and thoughtful; challenging and inviting. Our exhibitions, installations, commissions, classes, and workshops reect ICA San Diego’s commitment to engage the issues of the moment and provide a space for the community to come together and consider the world in which we live. ICA San Diego welcomes everyone to gather, learn, question, and experience the new. There is no admission fee to visit our exhibitions, and donations are welcome. To help ICA San Diego reduce barriers to contemporary art, visit https://icasandiego.org/donate/.

ICA San Diego / Central is located at 1439 El Prado in Balboa Park.

ICA San Diego / North is located at 1550 S. El Camino Real in Encinitas.