*No longer accepting donations* ICA San Diego / North in Encinitas: Donation Drive for LA Fires Relief Efforts

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

The Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego would like to express our sympathy for all of those affected by the fires in the Los Angeles area. As an organization committed to building a vibrant community through the transformational power of art, we would like to offer our North campus in Encinitas as a donation drop-off site for needed items as requested by organizations on the ground in Los Angeles. 

***Updates as of 1/13, 2:00pm***

*Our donation drive is closed. Thank you to all who have contributed! Special thanks to (but not limited to):

• San Diego Foundation
• Encinitas Chamber of Commerce
• San Diego Magazine
• A Smart Move San Diego
• North County Moms
• Rotary Club
• The Artist Community
• Volunteers from North County and beyond!

***Updates as of 1/11, 9:00am***

*Accepting donations 9:00am-2:00pm at ICA San Diego / North in Encinitas today (1/11) and Sunday (1/12). Final entry 1:30pm to allow time to receive your items.

*PLEASE, NO toys, clothing (except for NEW socks and undergarments), appliances

*YES to NEW/UNOPENED non-perishable food, water, First Aid, socks and undergarments, toiletries/hygiene products, batteries, boxes for storage and transport, Insulin, epipens, Albuterol

*Volunteers needed to sort and pack items, and to help drive our Uhaul trucks up to Los Angeles. Fill out this Google Form and we will be in touch!

***Updates as of 1/10, 2:00pm***

Thank you to all who are donating, volunteering, and contributing in various ways to the donation drive for LA County fire relief efforts on Friday, Jan. 10. Here’s what we’re learning, evolving, and how to help us in the coming days:

*We will continue to receive donations through the weekend! 

Saturday & Sunday (1/11 & 1/12), 9am – 2pm at ICA San Diego / North in Encinitas

*Donating socks/undergarments, First Aid, toiletries/hygiene products? Please make sure they are NEW or UNOPENED. NO CLOTHING is needed except socks and undergarments, we appreciate you!

*Our ICA San Diego / North (Encinitas) campus Garden is available to members of the community displaced by the LA fires. Please come and utilize the space for your remote work needs (or simply come to breathe some fresh air, meditate beneath the trees, whatever you need), MON – FRI, 9am – 5pm. WiFi available.

*Interested in volunteering today, 1/10, tomorrow (Sat. 1/11), and/or Sunday (1/12)? Please fill out this Google Form and we will be touch shortly. Thank you!!

January 9, 2025 / 4:00p.m.

Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego to Serve as Donation Drop-Off Site to Aid in Los Angeles Area Fires Relief Efforts 

Encinitas campus to begin accepting donations Friday, January 10

Who: 

ICA San Diego / North in Encinitas

1578 S El Camino Real

What: 

ICA San Diego will serve as a donation drop off site for items needed to deliver to relief organizations serving the communities affected by the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia, Kenneth, and other fires in Los Angeles County. Items will be delivered to organizations on the ground in LA County, including, but not limited to: 

• Superchief Gallery LA
• All Power Books

Items needed include:

• Toiletries and hygiene products
• Non-perishable food and water (for people and pets)
• First Aid supplies
• Masks of all kinds
• Insulin, epipens, Albuterol
• Boxes for storage and transport
• Batteries
• Socks and undergarments for children and adults 

When:

• Donations will be received beginning Friday, January 10 at 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Future drop off dates/times will be announced at a later date.
• To ensure your donation is properly sorted and loaded into ICA San Diego’s delivery vehicles, please do not leave donations overnight.

Where:

• ICA San Diego / North
  • 1578 S El Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024

For more information about ICA San Diego’s donation drive, including updates to ICA’s evolving support efforts, and an updated list of items needed, please continue to check this page. This webpage will be the primary source of information. We’ll also post updates to Instagram, and you can follow along here: @ICASanDiego.

ICA San Diego donation drive efforts are supported by San Diego Foundation and Encinitas Chamber of Commerce. Thank you to San Diego Magazine, Fox 5 San Diego, and ABC 10 News for highlighting our efforts.

Volunteers Needed: Please contact Ana Mendoza at ana@icasandiego.org.

For more resources, visit San Diego Foundation’s Emerging Needs directory for up-to-date resources and guidance on how you can support San Diegans and people across the U.S. during crises and times of need.

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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.

**Vehicle flow for donation drop-offs: