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 our Central campus sits on the ancestral homeland of the Kumeyaay Peoples, and our North campus is located on the ancestral land of the Rincon Band of the Lúiseno. We wish to pay our respects to the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Kumeyaay Nation and Rincon Band of the Lúiseno who have cared for the land on which ICA San Diego resides. As visitors 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 the lands and its people.
Holidays
(Both ICA Locations CLOSED): New Year's Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve.
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
Katrina Land
Visitor Experience Manager
Derin Young
Visitor Experience
Martin Revilla
Visitor Experience
Charlie Pintado
Visitor Experience
Sean Sarmiento
Visitor Experience
Joshua Kim
Visitor Experience
Pastelle Bonito
Visitor Experience
Curatorial
Jordan Karney Chaim
Curator
Roxana Lopez
Exhibitions Manager
Anna Kelly
Preparator
Advancement
Shannon Permenter
Advancement Manager
Ligaya Malones
Marketing Manager
Victor Sanchez
Special Events Manager
Rebecca Crosbie
Membership & Data Coordinator
Jared Padilla-Elliott
Executive Assistant
Education
Katerina Vo
Director of Learning & Engagement
Ana Mendoza
Education Manager
Carla Roemer
Community Engagement Liaison
Amber Hamblin-Pederson
Ceramics Lab Coordinator
Atlas Pante
Ceramics Lab Technician
Max Anderson
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
Anu Naidu
Ruth-Ann Thorn
David Welborn
Lany Zikakis