WHAT IS THE HILL STREET COUNTRY CLUB?
The Hill Street Country Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to shaping the growing arts and culture scene in Oceanside and the surrounding North Country region. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse atmosphere that reflects the socioeconomic landscape of our community. To complement the traditional gallery space, we organize pop-up art shops, cultural events and art workshops around our community. Local artists, business and residents all benefit from the interaction that The Hill Street Country Club facilitates.
Our Mission
Encouraging art beyond gallery walls in order to create a culture where artists and community can thrive together in North County San Diego.
Our Goals
1. Create pop-up art events where The HSCC partners with local business.
2. Provide a calender of cultural events for the enrichment of North and San Diego Proper.
3. Create opportunities for local artists.
4. Provide an art outlet for the community through workshops.
5. Expand art beyond gallery walls.
Our Vision
The Hill Street Country Club seeks to create and inclusive, diverse art culture for the socioeconomic landscape of North County San Diego. We strive to provide an art outlet for our community.
Land Acknowledgement
The Hill Street Country Club acknowledges the land we occupy and benefit from is the traditional unceded territory of the Luiseño (Loo-sin-yo)/ Payómkawichum (Pie-yom-ko-wi-shum) and Kumeyaay people. The Hill Street Country Club recognizes that Luiseño/Payómkawichum and Kumeyaay people continue to fight for their political sovereignty. The Hill Street Country Club recognizes that this land remains the shared space among the Kuupangaxwichem/Cupeño and Kumeyaay and Ipai peoples.
By offering this land acknowledgment The Hill Street Country Club affirms indigenous sovereignty and recognizes the need to continue to hold institutions in the City of Oceanside and San Diego County to the needs of indigenous communities.
To learn more about the Kumeyaay land defense visit: https://linktr.ee/kumeyaaydefense
To learn more about whose land you are on: https://native-land.ca or you can text your zip code or your city and state (ex: San Diego, California) to (907) 312-5085
Meet the HSCC FAMILY!
Dinah Poellnitz
Dinah is one of the Co-founders of The HSCC, Curator, and Director of Development for the space. Dinah grew up between Vista & Oceanside, and was always inspired by the diverse activity that surged up & down Hill Street in the 70s - 90s. Graduating from University of CA Riverside in 2006, she earned a BA in Art History + Arts Administration. While her accomplishments as an arts professional & board member are extensive, she is also a committed and active member of many local political orgs, and is constantly working towards building a more sustainable & creative society.
“We can't build and sustain a thriving art community by ignoring our history. Art is a personal, communal and universal message to record our cultural experiences. Art is for everyone. "Country clubs" are generally members only. We wanted to cancel out the ideal that art only belongs to a small few. So, it just made sense. Our art exhibitions are the embodiment of love for our community.” -Dinah
Margaret Hernandez
Marge is the co-founder and gallery manager at the HSCC. She has been living in Oceanside for 9 years now after graduating from Arizona State University with a degree in fine art photography. Marge and Dinah met 9 years ago while volunteering at the Oceanside Museum of Art. Marge says the museum was very influential in motivating them to create their own space, which began with them curating their first group art show.
“𝘼𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙚, 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮. 𝙒𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙊𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙮. 𝘼𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙢𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙙, 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨.” -𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙩
Astrid Gonzalez
Astrid is the videographer and social media/content coordinator for The Hill Street Country Club, she joined our team amid the pandemic in July with intentions to help wherever it was needed for the community space! Astrid graduated from UC Berkeley in 2019 with her BA in Ethnic Studies & Film. She’s a huge film buff and hopes to one day become a film director, using her art to tell stories and as a source of empowerment!
“𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘦𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺. 𝘏𝘚𝘊𝘊 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺.” -𝘼𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙙
Addy Lyon
Addy is our newest team member & our first ever trainee - she is assisting with Administrative planning & social media! Addy is graduating from CSUSM with her BA in Art, Media and Design with a minor in Psychology in May of 2021. She’s very interested in the connection between the planet’s natural environments and our impact as humans transcribing this relationship through creative expression.
“𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘣, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴.” -𝘼𝙙𝙙𝙮