Mission
The Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego presents experimental art and learning with a mission to question everything.
Vision
A highly dynamic platform and a living laboratory of art and ideas, the ICA aspires to surprise, excite, and challenge every assumption. ICA San Diego is everywhere and for everyone—a space for the public to gather, question, learn, and shape the future.
Core Values
Be Relevant.
Programs are committed to concepts that are facing our world today. Our exhibitions, programs, and activities reflect the issues of the moment. We provide a space for the community to come together and consider the world.
Build Community.
At the ICA, we build community by bringing people together through art and ideas. We believe art is a human need and sharing in that experience promotes collective engagement.
Provide Nurturing Opportunities for Artists.
Art is at the center of everything we do. We are dedicated to providing a platform for new artists from our region and beyond. By bringing them into an ecosystem of support and appreciation, we seek to enrich and cultivate their practices and careers.
Present Contemporary Art.
We believe in the power of experimental art to provoke questions and ignite curiosity.
Be Unique.
You make the ICA unique. Finding your passion is a testament to creative exploration. By engaging with the arts, our community is able to connect through genuine and provocative questions facing our world today.
Land Acknowledgement
The Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Kumeyaay Peoples. We wish to pay our respects to the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Kumeyaay Nation who have cared for the land on which we are on. As visitors on Kumeyaay land, we recognize that their pain and suffering has made it possible for us to be here. We are committed to standing in solidarity by respecting this Kumeyaay land and the Kumeyaay people, including all tribal nations.
Two Becomes One
ICA brings together two of the region’s contemporary arts leaders: LUX Art Institute + San Diego Art Institute. Through shared vision and resources, we create an inclusive, living laboratory of art and ideas.
Read The StoryOperations
Andrew Utt
Executive Director
Sarah Trujillo-Porter
Director of Operations
Victor Sanchez
Events & Visitor Experience Manager
Beau Box
HR & Operations Manager
Katrina Land
Events & Visitor Experience Coordinator
Derin Young
Visitor Experience
Rebecca Crosbie
Visitor Experience
Martin Revilla
Visitor Experience
Anna Kelly
Visitor Experience
Charlie Pintado
Visitor Experience
Curatorial
Jordan Karney Chaim
Curator
Roxana Lopez
Exhibitions Coordinator
Advancement
Keith Conti
Director of Advancement
Shannon Permenter
Advancement Manager
Education
Ana Mendoza
Education Manager
Carla Roemer
Community Engagement Liaison
Amber Hamblin-Pederson
Ceramics Lab Coordinator
Atlas Pante
Ceramics Lab Technician
Justin McHugh
Teaching Artist / Valise
Natalia Quintero
Teaching Artist / Valise
Lizz Hamilton
Teaching Artist / Valise
Board of Directors
Karen Gilbert
Chair
Sean Leffers
Vice Chair
Kristin Hatfield
Secretary
Linda Brandes
Chair Emerita
Margaret Jackson
Mel Meagher
Anu Naidu
Ruth-Ann Thorn
David Welborn
Lany Zikakis
Advisory Board
Ann Berchtold
Alessandra Moctezuma
Chris Calkins
Debra McGinty-Poteet
Julianne Markow
Lynda Forsha
Thomas M. Cohen
Ryan Garrett
Corrine Busta
Larry & Debby Kline
Jeff Dunigan
James Stiven
Karen Fox
Vicki Reed
Wally Dieckmann