Artists in practice | July 13th - 22nd, 2024
From July 13th - July 22th at the Hill Street Country Club will host multi-disciplinary artist Cole Douglas (he/him) as he expands on his existing series of abstract mixed-media works on canvas. These new pieces are of a previously unprecedented scale, taking full advantage of the gallery’s open space to develop new techniques and build a more robust mark-making language. Visitors are invited to schedule viewings as Cole’s work progresses and attend a public open house with light refreshments to meet the artist.
Graphic design by Astrid Gonzales
Open House: Saturday, Jul 13, 2024 2-6pm
Regular Hours: July 11 - July 22, 2024
Wednesday - Friday: 3pm - 7pm
Saturday - Sunday: 11am - 2pm
Where: 530 S. Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA 92054
Price: Free for all ages
About the artist
Cole Douglass @coletherenaissance is an engineer-turned artist who seeks to reimagine black future through the lens “negroes, nature, nurture,” the nexus of the black experience and nature expressed through a boundless creative process that yields intentional, yet improvisational large abstract paintings.
POETS GATHER IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE
Lyric and Liberation
The Hill Street Country Club is proud to stand in solidarity with artists for humanity and liberation. We are committed to reimagining a world where families are safe from the impacts of greed and war. It is with this vision that we invite you to our new monthly poetry gathering, Lyric and Liberation.
The event will be held in person and broadcast on Instagram Live, @TheHillStreetCountryClub ensuring that our message of peace and unity reaches as many hearts as possible. Your presence and participation will enrich the conversation and strengthen our community. If you have poems you’d like to read, please bring them.
We look forward to seeing you there and sharing in the transformative power of poetry. Look for future Lyric and Liberation poetry events on the second Thursday of the month. We hope this new year brings collective peace, liberation, healing, and above all, a ceasefire - Free Palestine.
Graphic design by Astrid Gonzales
When: March 28th, 7 pm - 9 pm
Monthly: 4th Thursday of each month
In Person: 530 S. Coast Hwy Oceanside, CA 92054
Online: Instagram.com/thehillstreetcountryclub
Price: FREE
SOUND & LIBERATION LISTENING PARTY! | Feb 25th, 2024
Graphic design by Astrid Gonzalez
10.00 Admission ( All Ages)
Join us at the Hill Street Country Club on Sunday, February 25th for SOUND & LIBERATION, a night of experimental performance celebrating Black expression. We're thrilled to host the listening party for Joy Guidry's new record release, featuring special guest performances by Niecy Blues and Myles Ortiz-Green.Goldie will kick off the evening with vinyl accompaniment. Our gallery will be transformed into a moody lounge, inviting guests to immerse themselves in poetic atmospheres sculpted in sound, drawing from traditions of jazz, gospel, and R&B. Come join us for an evening of sonic exploration and cultural celebration!
Light refreshments including snacks, beer, wine, and mocktails will be available for purchase.
About the Performers
Radical self-love, compassion, laughter, and the drive to amplify Black artmakers and noisemakers comprise the core of bassoonist and composer Joy Guidry’s work. Their performances have been hailed by The San Diego Union Tribune as “lyrical and haunting...hair-raising and unsettling.” Joy was born in Houston, Texas, into a creative family that played a big part in who they’ve become today. A versatile improviser and a composer of experimental, daring new works that embody a deep love of storytelling.
South Carolina singer and producer Niecy Blues describes their songwriting process like an undertow: “I feel a strange pull, and let it carry me, following swirling leaves… whole days roll by, forgetting about the body.” Her full-length debut, Exit Simulation, captures this sense of deep-rooted divination, cycling between simmering ballads, ghosted R&B, downtempo gospel, and looped vocal improvisations – often within the same track.
Los Angeles native Myles Ortiz-Green is a multidisciplinary artist, pianist and composer and explores the ideas of interconnectedness, digital identity, decadence, and the “in-between” in their work. As a pianist with a background in classical and jazz studies, they combine analogue and digital electronics and improvisation to manipulate samples and field recordings.
DJ Goldie, an all-vinyl DJ residing in Oceanside
Papercuts Zine Club Presents
OCEANSIDE ZINE FAIR AND ART SHOW
at The Hill Street Country Club
HSCC’s Papercuts Zine Club is proud to announce the return and our fourth annual Oceanside Zine Fair and Exhibition in community with Lunchtime Printhouse Zine and Oceanside Public Library!
OZF is a celebration of small press and independent publishers, with an annual festival of workshops and an expo day where 50 plus zinesters sell and trade their zines. All our events are free and open to the public.
Join us Saturday evening from 6-10pm for the opening of our fourth annual Oceanside Zine Fair and Papercuts Zine Art Show where local and regional artists showcase their zines, prints, stickers, buttons and more!
Visit us again on Sunday (12 - 4pm) to participate in zine fair activities and guest talks. Open to all ages, food truck, live music and DJ.
OPEN CALL FOR VENDORS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
(accepting applications NOW Til August 18th, 2023)
Summer SOULstice Arts + Wellness Festival | July 7th
Learn more and register at SOULTRY SISTERS
We are excited to share that Soultry Sisters will be hosting their 2nd annual Summer SOULstice Arts + Wellness Festival this summer in North County, San Diego! We'd like to personally invite the HSCC community to join us for a weekend-long celebration to set mindful intentions, tap into our creative expression, and create soulcare rituals that support our holistic well-being as we bring in the summer solstice. We are offering tickets on a sliding scale, as well as a discounted rate for our BIPOC community. We also have a few scholarship spots available to those who would like to attend but need financial assistance. Submit an application HERE.
Are you interested in arts and wellness? Join Soultry Sisters for a three-day guided and intentional festival, from July 7-9, featuring BIPOC local artists, creatives, healers, and wellness practitioners. Participants are invited to join us at this weekend-long festival filled with creative expression + holistic wellness workshops, soulcare rituals to bring in the summer solstice, interactive discussions, live performances & so much more. Our Summer SOULstice festival is a space to prioritize your personal + collective wellness and healing. Connect. Create. Celebrate with us!
Artists in practice | July 8th, 2023
The Hill Street Country Club welcomes artists Aroonsakool and Marcos Rodriguez-Mallard for an experimental collaborative installation.
OPEN RECEPTION : July 8th 7pm - 9pm (FREE)
From July 8th to July 30th the gallery at the Hill Street Country Club will be taken over by two local artists interested in how capitalism and consumer culture impact the natural world and direct interactions with our environment, each other, and ourselves. Bringing forth themes of mental health in relation to the natural world around us, and the broad scope of human experience, and trauma.
The final installation will evolve and change with opportunities for the public to visit while in process, please note: this exhibition includes graphic depictions of animals.
Sound & Liberation | June 2nd
visual Analogies | May 31st - June 15th
WE’RE COLLECTING IMAGES NOW-JUNE 15th.
📸 Have more photos share with us? Email us at HSCC@thehillstreetcountryclub.org and set up a time to stop by our gallery or to find out more how to submit your images if you’re not able to stop by in-person.
Visual Analogies intention is to add BIPOC voices to our Oceanside history, by collecting photographs and stories that have been excluded from conversations in the past. This project will culminate in an exhibition that shows the prevalence of Black, Indigenous, and other people of Color in Oceanside throughout its history, and before.
This project is made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Hill Street Country Club presents LO QUE QUEDA EN EL CAMINO, A FREE movie screening with community workshops, Mothers’Day portraits, youth activities and more…
Sunday, May 14th 2023 and Sunday, May 30th, 2023
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00 pm Screening begins at 2:00pm
Food will be provided Cost: FREE
All Ages
LO QUE QUEDA EN EL CAMINO tells the story of Lilian and her four children as they migrate in search for a better life. The family leaves Guatemala, joining a caravan of thousands of other people trying to reach the Mexico-US border. Being a single mother, this is Lilian’s best chance to make the dangerous journey.
About the screening (some intentions )
This screening event in collaboration with local partner organizations seeks to build a space for not only essential community education, but open dialogue and critical reflection, particularly in regards to the experiences of migrant/refugee womxn and the role of gender-based violence in the ongoing migration crisis. In this event, we embrace the potential for a cinema space in which participants feel welcome and supported in the sharing of their personal experiences, solutions, resources and connection.
S.A.F. conversations at these events along the US-MX borderlands may potentially tend to center migrants from Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. While it is certainly important that we address the specific needs and experiences of those communities, this event is also an opportunity to reflect on migration as a global issue and to consider how we can also build and sustain transnational solidarity with migrants from Africa and the Middle East, including the many asylum seekers currently crossing the Mediterranean into Europe.
It is worth noting that as this series takes place, we are facing a frightening increase in policing and militarization at the US-MX border, as Title 42 will have nearly or recently come to a close. In a time of extreme brutality, we hope this screening program can serve as a catalyst for further reflections, discussions, and care-based community-based collaborations in acknowledgement and support of those who continue to collectively resist border regimes at the US-MX border and beyond.
About Sentient. Art. Film (S.A.F.)
Started in 2021, Line of Sight is the artist development and public programming arm of Sentient.Art.Film that aims to expand the boundaries of the possible through artist development programs, special projects, and public conversations. www.sentientartfilm.com
About our in community discussion partnerships:
Armadillos NUMM, a grupo voluntario binacional de búsqueda y rescate. Migrar es un derecho natural. Volunteer binational SAR team. Migration is a human right.
North County LGBTQ Center, a 501(c)3 organization that serves the lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual, and questioning (LGBTQ) community of North County San Diego. Our service area includes the communities of Encinitas, Carlsbad, Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos, Escondido, Rancho Bernardo, Fallbrook, Camp Pendleton, and other outlying areas.
Operation Hope a 501(c)3 organization offering a safe, caring, and supportive environment to families with children and single women experiencing homelessness as they rebuild their lives and reclaim independence.
En Mi Palma, an Oceanside mutual aid effort to uplift community and embrace diversity through different mediums.
About workshop activities:
Inspired by Freedom Schools of the 1960s, the Third World Liberation Front, and global movements for popular education, Cal State San Marcos Ethnic Studies is hosting a Community Pop-Up at Hill Street Country Club in Oceanside, California from May 12th to the 20th. Free and open to the public, and in collaboration with local students, educators, organizers, and artists, as well as local grassroots mutual aid organizations such as Ratas Rags and En Mi Palma, this Community Pop-up will hold space for community dialogue and building, while also promoting practical and relevant education.
Art activities:
Mothers Day photo portrait booth, floral arrangements and a children's art table.
GET YOUR$
Saturday, March 11th at 11:00AM
Join us as Executive Director of the SDRACC, Felicia Shaw, demystifies and walks us through the process of applying for the Far South/Border North Grant which encourages artists, cultural practitioners & small community orgs to develop artistic content that increases local awareness of public health, civic engagement, climate, and social justice within San Diego and Imperial counties.
Far South/Border North is a regional collaborative supporting artists and cultural practitioners in communities and the only program of its kind in San Diego and Imperial counties. Through FarSouth/Border North, artists and cultural practitioners connect with one another and the community, offering an important platform for guiding campaigns to cultivate awareness, social cohesion, and connectivity, particularly in the region’s most impacted communities, contributing to health.
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registration is required
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The Silent Disc0 - Lovers & Friends
Sat, Jan 28, 2:00 PM
Oceanside's first and only recurring locals vendor market and Silent Disco! With vendors, workshops, drinks, and food from Friedupco. End your day with the best Silent Disco this side of the Mississippi! It's an open format party so that means we'll have 3 DJ's spinning Hip Hop, R&b, Latin, Oldies, EDM, Edits, and all kinds of music you probably wouldn't hear at the club. It's a music lover's oasis away from boring crowds and empty dancefloors so come lose yourself in the music...silently, of course. BIPOC and Queer Friendly!
SILENT DISC0 SCHEDULE:
2:00 - 6:00 PM | Makers n More Market (all ages)
2:30 - 3:30 | “ I AM “ Workshop
7: 00 - 11:00PM | Silent Disco ( 21 and over)
About Silent Disco:
DJ Ciara Dominique, Creative Curator Autumn Hill, and Master Community Builder Bianca Lopez have united to create The Silent Disco: Oceanside’s very own recurring Silent Disco. We saw a need for Oceanside to have their own party that is accessible for those of us who want to dance and listen to music with our friends but don’t love the overstimulating environment of a club. As we all know, the bars and spaces in our city aren’t the most inviting for queer BIPOC folks and we don’t always have the capability to travel to San Diego so we created an event that checks all the boxes. If it’s the event we’ve been craving, we know we can’t be the only ones. As we continue to host these events, we are looking to raise enough money to cut out the middle man and buy our own equipment so we can take the party anywhere!
Flyer Design by: Juan Carlos Baez
Hill Street Country Club is humble to hold space for our Ally, Greg Snaer’s 65th Birthday Fundraiser in Support of Our Mission to Celebrate, Appreciate and Educate the Arts in Our Community!
Thank you for your solidarity!
Please click on the below image to donate
O’Side Toy Drive & Celebration
Event Flyer by Serena Batali
We are excited to announce an upcoming local toy drive featuring musicians, artists, craftsmen from all around San Diego in partnership with Cheap Trip Co.and Skate Valley.
✨When: December 17th at 12:00 to 5:00pm ( All Ages)
✨Admission: One new toy which will be donated to children at Home Start - a local nonprofit that helps struggling mothers and children find housing.
The intentions are to highlight our local artists and musicians, while also promoting art and small business holiday shopping and simply supporting the art community.
Afterparty: 5:00 to 10:00pm, Only 21 and up crowd to enjoy local beverages, bands and live art! This will be a night you won't want to miss for a cause you'll want to be a part of.
Silent Disco at Hill Street Country Club
Saturday, November 26th
Flyer design by Juan Beaz
The Hill Street Country Club is proud to present Silent Disco!
Join us Saturday, November 26th to support local vendors and creatives as Silent Disco will be hosting a market, 3-7pm followed by Silent Disco 7-11pm.
🪩 Silent Disco: 💃🏽 RSVP REQUIRED🕺🏽 Tickets for the Silent Disco are limited so RSVP to secure your spot!
Payment: Venmo@HSCCArt
About Silent Disco:
DJ Ciara Dominique, Creative Curator Autumn Hill, and Master Community Builder Bianca Lopez have united to create The Silent Disco: Oceanside’s very own recurring Silent Disco. We saw a need for Oceanside to have their own party that is accessible for those of us who want to dance and listen to music with our friends but don’t love the overstimulating environment of a club. As we all know, the bars and spaces in our city aren’t the most inviting for queer BIPOC folks and we don’t always have the capability to travel to San Diego so we created an event that checks all the boxes. If it’s the event we’ve been craving, we know we can’t be the only ones. As we continue to host these events, we are looking to raise enough money to cut out the middle man and buy our own equipment so we can take the party anywhere!
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Under my skin by amel janae
april 8 - april 22
The Hill Street Country Club is pleased to announce our upcoming pop-up exhibition “Under My Skin” by Amel Janae, Friday April 8th from 6 - 9PM
Schedule a Viewing Appointment
April 8th - April 22nd
Amel Janae is a painter, turned photographer and seamstress who focuses on the human form throughout all her mediums. Most recently, Janae has honed in on self portraiture.
With the original intention of self-reflection in mind, Janae has brought it to life by seeing her body through a lens outside of her own. That lens revealed a view of herself she had been waiting to see in real time. Attributes within herself that can be dissected in a visual image.
Through Amel Janae’s use of chiaroscuro in her self portraits, she reveals only certain parts of herself. Despite knowing the beauty of the entirety, Janae anticipates that other parts (which she loves, but is hesitant to share) will be noticed, despite them being in the dark. Janae describes this body of work as a coming to terms with how she views herself, and letting go of how others do. Under My Skin will be the first true view inside Amel Janae’s mind.
Vintage pop-up clothing sale
saturday, april 9
12 - 4pm
We are excited to announce our first vintage clothing pop-up event at The Hill Street Country Club featuring local vendors and beautiful, one of a kind new and used vintage, reloved & brand-name clothing items and home goods!
Saturday, April 9th, 2022
530 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA
12pm - 5pm
RSVP —> Click Here.
Featured Vendors:
- EarthxBae: Vintage and Reloved Clothing & items (@earthxbae_ )
- Top of the Barrel: New, Used & Vintage Clothing Goods
- More TBA!
crying on the blue line trolley
A solo Exhibition by Andres Hernandez
January 8 - February 28
The Hill Street Country Club is excited to announce our next solo exhibition, “Crying On The Blue Line Trolley” by Andrés Hernández
Schedule a Viewing Appointment
January 8th - February 28th
530 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA
Click Here to Schedule a Gallery Viewing
Crying on the Blue Line Trolley features Andrés Hernández’s first departure from illustration. It consists of analogue photography that takes from and recontextualizes the visual makeup of San Diego and Tijuana into a series of hybrid landscapes.
Andres uses poetry and video to accompany her photos, referencing South Bay’s public transit landscape and detailing her experience as a lover separated by the architectural violence that is the US/Mexican border.
Her altered images which represent structures of limitation juxtaposed to reimagined structures of liberation, furthering the notion of architectural possibility as a response to architectural violence, and inviting us to consider how places existing in separate environments could somehow be unified.
Seamlessly reframing the border wall and its adjacent fields and estuary alongside the interweaving California highway bridges, Hernández’s first U.S solo exhibition is a daring personal declaration of her commitment to vulnerability, and a poetic “fuck you” to the funding and militarization of the Mexican border.
Andrés Hernández is a self-taught non-binary Mexican artist living in Tijuana. She quietly writes and makes art about her life. She is a firm believer that soft-spoken art also deserves to be heard.
Join Andres Hernandez at the HSCC + Libelula Bookstore as she leads a 4 part poetry workshop encouraging self-representation and connection.
This workshop series helps the participant emphasize the importance of honoring the seemingly trivial and the political potential of mundane self-representations. This four week workshop introduces the concept of documentation of quotidian experiences as a tool for reflecting upon our current socio-economic and psycho-historical environment. Like Andres reflects on her own connection to the border and it’s challenges, ‘I Wish You Knew” invites participants to dig deep into their own personal identities through poetry.
15 seats available, act now!
Admission: $20 - $30 per person (sliding scale) for all 4 workshops
3 sessions will be held at The Hill Street Country Club in Oceanside, and 1 workshop will be held at Libelula Bookstore in Barrio Logan.
Dates:
Thursday, Feb 3rd - 5PM @ The Hill Street Country Club
Thursday, Feb 10th - 5PM @ The Hill Street Country Club
Thursday, Feb 17th - 5PM @ The Hill Street Country Club
Thursday, Feb 24th - 5PM @ Libelula Books
Session One: A Gratitude to the Body
During this first session, participants will explore the importance of cultivating self-awareness as an invitation to learn about their own personal identities.
Presenting the idea that personality, mood and identity can be visually defined and/or undefined
Session Two: The Orange
This second installment will touch on the importance of honoring the seemingly trivial and the political potential of mundane self-representations. Participants will share reflections on quotidian experiences to create poems.
Introducing the idea that short poetry can be used to document and expand upon quotidian objects and/or experiences that could be at first glance insignificant but potentially metaphorical in reflecting upon their current socio-economic and psycho-historical environment.
Documenting lived experiences by highlighting the importance of capturing small observations about our surroundings and belongings as a way to create metaphorical connections and symbolisms that can ground personal identities and sense of pride.
Session Three: Places for Contemplation
This session will consist of a field trip (location TBD).
Participants will use the time provided to meditate and reflect on the relationships with those around them and the ways in which they wish to improve by articulating the things that they wish they could’ve heard from them.
Session Four: Critique Circle & Pep-Talk (at Libelula Books)
Coaching and proofreading in collaboration with Ted Washington
Intersectional environmentalism talk
01/29 & 02/05 from 12-1pm via ZOOM
The goal of these talks is to uplift environmental perspectives from Indigenous Cultures and People of Color to have a space for discussion together. We hope you come curious and with questions where we will have a panel of guests attending, stay tuned to learn more about our guests for each talk!
January 29th: 12pm-1pm
This talk will be focusing on the Cal State San Marcos Campus to discuss what has been done to promote intersectionality for the University and steps which still need to be taken.
February 5th: 12pm-1pm
This discussion will be for the General Community focusing on North County San Diego and broader as a country.
Stay tuned for more information regarding sign up.
SOFT-U: A Virtual Community Music Experience
with alan lili
12/2 at 7:30pm via IG Live
The HSCC + Alan Lili come together for a second Soft U experience with intention to curate the cozy, therapeutic, and intimate atmosphere.
Art is a personal, communal, and universal mechanism for healing. Soft U is an IG live concert and community art talk that gives the viewer an opportunity to connect with local artist, Alan Lili. Join us as Alan performs his music live and personally guides us through his artistic process and thoughts on music as a mechanism for healing.
We look forward to sharing stories and giving our Live viewers a raw, vulnerable, and inspirational experience with Soft U.
The Social - A peer group session
with L.B.A. Ronnie Brooks
11/06 @ The Hill Street Country Club
SATURDAY Nov. 6th @ THE HSCC 🗣 THE SOCIAL: A Youth Focused Peer Group Session! Call or email us now to reserve your teen’s space ➡️ 11AM - 1PM
💻 Email —> rbrooks@thesocialpeergroup.org to join now!
☎️ (951) 366 - 9801
or
Fill out our Social Assessment Form now and get immediate
follow up from a licensed therapist.
★ The Social is a once a month, weekend gathering for adolescents & teenagers that was created to establish and sustain healthy peer relationships through effective communication & social skills. Years of experience shows that these age groups are better able to build confidence and thrive in environments that are encouraging and supported by like-minded peers.
☆ Be free to be who you are - without judgement - through the acceptance and support of your community. The Social is a chance to learn and grow with your peers through positive emotional activities; hiking, volunteering, mediation practices, sports and recreation, gardening, beach outings, bowling and other fun social events! This is a form of group therapy through social learning.
★ The Social was created by Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA), Ronnie Brooks. Through behavioral therapy, Brooks has supported children and adults from the ages of 3 to 60 years of age. In her many years of practice she has become passionate about bridging the gap of services available to support the social behaviors of our youth and teens. Her hope is that participants walk away with a better sense of self, confidence & community.
☆ Our objective is to help guide teens & young adults to find their way in social settings using mindfulness practices and positive emotional activities! While The Social can be beneficial to those teens/ youth who may experience social anxiety and social withdrawal, display social communication deficits, issues with self-esteem, lack of self-awareness, struggling with their identity, and/or challenges maintaining friendships, it ALSO is a great space for all young adults to become involved in positive extracurricular social actives and to experience emotional support from their peers and themselves.
💫 Sliding scale & financial assistance will be available to those who qualify. Please do not hesitate to ask for more information!
CLOSING RECEPTION: INTO THE CURRENT
11/05 at 4pm / 11/06 at 1pm
When: Friday, November 5th & Saturday, November 6th
About the Event:influencial
The ‘Into the Current’ closing reception ceremony will take place in the gallery space for a two-day line up of events which highlight the educational aspects of sustainability to prevent environmental harm. Janis Selby Jones has a background working as an educator in North County where her creative endeavors make for With an array of activities, there are numerous take aways for children and adults to utilize in their daily lives. If you have not been able to view ‘Into the Current’, now is the time to stop by for your last chance to see Janis’ influential work in person.
Native Plants Printmaking Workshop
with Campana Studios + Daisy Camacho
10/16 @ The Hill Street Country Club
Campana Studios x HSCC present: Native Plants Printmaking Workshop 🌱
✿ Date: October 16, 2021
✿ Time: 12-2pm
✿ Location: 530 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA
✿ Cost: SLIDING SCALE, suggested $50 per student but NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS! (Participation includes lino cutting tools, a linoleum block per student, ink, as many prints as the participant would like to roll!)
Register now ➡️ bit.ly/campanastudios
❀ About the Workshop ❀
Through the creation of regional, drought tolerant, and indigenous plants themed relief prints, participants will gain a hands on understanding on linocut printmaking and learn about the role indigenous plants play in our ecosystem. Workshop provided by @campanastudios and taught by artist Daisy Camacho ( @daydreambydaisy ).
❀ About the Artist ❀
Daisy Camacho, is a designer as well as a mixed media visual artist based in San Diego, CA. Her creative work ranges from digital to traditional art, more specifically working with graphic design, illustration, and printmaking. Passionate about visual communication, her work focuses on aesthetic forms and unconventional design which touch on topics such as environmental, social, and mental health issues.
Become an effective steward of our local ecology by creating art that reflects California Natives 🌸🌼🌸!
PAPEL PICADO CYANOTYPES
10/17 @ The Hill Street Country Club
✽ Mark your calendars! HSCC MAW (@hsccart ) x CRF (@communityrootsfarm) will be hosting a cyanotype workshop ☀︎︎ this Sunday ☀︎︎ where we will use local plant matter and other organic/non-organic materials to print on card stock templates of papel picado, traditional Mexican paper decor, in preparation for our Community Roots Farm, Dia De Los Muertos event. Come learn about the traditions of the cherished holiday, learn how to make beautiful sun-printed decor, and link up with local community members to add to the community altar we will be piecing together on-site.
✽About The Workshop
Papel picado is traditionally a decorative Mexican folk craft made from intricately cut tissue paper and put on display during cultural holidays. For this workshop, participants will be using cyanotype chemicals to make sun-prints on cardstock templates of papel picado. The templates will be cut and the craft will be hung for the final reveal of the Ofrenda we are communally building on the 17th.
✽Instructed
By: Alejandro AV (@av_alejandro )
& Alofa Gould (@alofalanique)
✽Date: Sunday—October 17th, 2021
✽Time: 3pm - 6pm
✽Location: 4510 N River Rd. Oceanside, CA 92057
✽Masks Required/All Ages Welcome
Dia De Muertos at Community Roots Farm
(10/17 , 10/22 , 10/30 - 11/7 )
The Hill Street Country Club is excited to announce a collaborative Dia De Los Muertos Celebration with @communityrootsfarm
Join us Sunday 10/17 and Friday 10/22 as we gather together to remember our loved ones
🌼 Help us prepare for this special day of remembrance by volunteering at Community Roots Farm on October 17th 3-6PM to help build the community altar, create cyanotype papel picado & enjoy live art by Oside Hit Ups and pay what you can cookie decoration.
🌼Then on October 22nd 6-9PM, come celebrate Dia De Los Muertos at Community Roots Farm, as we begin to welcome back our passed loved ones. We will be featuring local art by local youth. Participate in our open mic, come share memories from loved ones, bring photos and memorabilia to add to the community altar and enjoy some free food!
🌸 But wait there’s more! Coming October 30th- November 7th the community altar will be moved to The Hill Street Country Club, where the community will be able to continue to add history and memories to our interactive Dia De Los Muertos altar installation.
😷 masks required and all ages welcome
Design by: Autumn Hill
let’s talk tiny: a virtual conversation
10/16 via ZOOM
Join us Saturday, Oct 16 via zoom ➡️ ‘Let’s Talk Tiny: A Conversation about Microplastics’ with Janis Jones and guests! 🌎✨
💻 Register now @ bit.ly/letstalktiny
⚡️LINK IN BIO
Effective communication about plastic pollution, whether it be through the sciences or through the arts, is essential to raising awareness, inspiring others to take action, and finding solutions. Hosted by current exhibiting artist Janis Jones, the conversation won’t be a typical science talk!
Dr. Jenni Brandon and PhD graduate student Tammy Russell will discuss their research on microplastic pollution and will share how our everyday actions can make a difference. In addition, Janis Jones of Into the Current will share how she uses art to communicate the science of plastic pollution and to share solutions.
maw at the farm: youth art classes
10/14 - 12/10 at 3:30pm at Community Roots Farm
🍂 FREE Fall youth art classes 🍂 @communityrootsfarm & The Hill Street Country Club are partnering to offer free afterschool youth art classes this Fall: ‘MAW at the Farm’ with local artist @alofagould These classes are made possible by the San Diego Foundation
✏️Classes run from October 14th - December 10th
🎨 We are so exctied to be able to provide local Oceanside youth with this amazing opportunity. Spaces for the art class are still available!
🪴 ⚽️ Community Roots will also be offering free youth classes in Sports & Wellness and Gardening & Botany. Oceanside youth are prioritized. If you know youth that may be intrested have them sign up at: www.plantspeoplecommunity.org/youthprograms
↪️ Help us continue free programming + donate via Venmo: @HSCCART
Graphics by @daydreambydaisy
SOFT-U: A Virtual Community Music Experience
with alan lili
10/14 at 7:30pm via IG Live
The HSCC + Alan Lili come together with intention to curate the cozy, therapeutic, and intimate atmosphere that is Soft U.
Art is a personal, communal, and universal mechanism for healing. Soft U is an IG live concert and community art talk that gives the viewer an opportunity to connect with local artist, Alan Lili. Join us as Alan performs his music live and personally guides us through his artistic process and thoughts on music as a mechanism for healing.
We look forward to sharing stories and giving our Live viewers a raw, vulnerable, and inspirational experience with Soft U.
San Diego Design Week: presented by mingei international museum
This year for San Design Week presented by presented by Mingei International Museum (Sept 8-12) drop into The Hill Street Country Club in Oceanside or You Belong Here in City Heights to experience immersive Augmented Reality installations for The House of Resilience (HOR) designed and produced by artist, Chitra Gopalakrishan, these pieces carry the voices and stories of inspirational trans women of color within our community. At each venue there will be a limited edition risograph print posters designed by Gopalakrishan and printed by Issue Press and beautifully branded merchandise by HOR.
This is a fundraiser that supports House of Resilience’s efforts to sustainably support the trans communities in San Diego and Tijuana (Venmo, Paypal or Credit Card payments accepted). Please visit HOR website for direct payment here.
Each of these installations can be safely experienced using the Adobe Aero app on your mobile device. Come see what exists at the overlap of design and activism!
A living artistic revolution
10/9 at 7:30pm at The Hill Street Country Club
Join us at the HSCC Saturday 10/9 for ‘A Living Artistic Revolution’, a community fundraiser featuring live spoken word, musical performances, and a podcast recording! 🎙🌟
The Living Artistic Revolution will begin at 6:15pm with live musicians, spoken wordsmiths, a silent art auction, DJing by Maestro Erky, then a Live Podcast conversation at 7:30pm: Upholding Community Empowerment; by Free Thought Revolution, Community, and Special Guests:
▪️Ramel J Wallace (Host of Creative Morning SD)
▪️ Dr. Lawana Firyali Richmond (Cofounder/organizer Afrofuturism Lounge)
▪️ Quantal Langford (The Creative Brew Podcast & Langford Design)
This Charity event will work with the community to donate 100% of the proceeds to a local non-profit and a mutual aide group, to give the most poverty affected individuals of the community a safe space to be seen, heard, and access to human rights. Their primary function is to elevate the persons within the community to a better standing; giving right to Humanizing Us all: Oceanside Homeless Resource and En Mi Palma.
This discussion of real world aspects of community poverty versus individual wealth; will entertain, educate, and empower 💫
Tickets also available at the door.
Your donations is appreciated!
Mirada incidental:
A pop-up art exhibition
by miguel ‘posk’ montano
Miguel “Posk” Montaño is an artist who resides in Ciudad Azteca, or Aztec City, Mexico. While his roots are in graffiti and street art, ‘Mirada Incidental’ shows how Posk utilizes his metropolitan lens to influence the way he relates to his culture and the rest of the world through photo collages of found objects, accidental sculptures, and the cultural imprint of mankind that’s left of the streets of Aztec City through consumer capitalism. Javier Villegas felt that inviting his mentor to display his work during the last two weeks of his solo exhibition was a fitting full circle moment where he could pay homage and honor those who have guided him and inspired him to be the artist he has become today, both with a shared universal message.
on display aug 14th - 8/21 @ the HSCC
Book a viewing appointment: bit.ly/galleryviewing
We are very excited to announce that the closing reception of ANTICUADO will be a pop up exhibition and homage to Mexican Street artist, and the mentor of Javier Arreguin Villegas, Miguel “Posk” Montano, in his show ‘Mirada Incidental’.
Zoom Discussion + Art Talk - 8/21 @ 1pm PST
Register for Zoom: bit.ly/poske2021
Join us via ZOOM on Saturday, August 21st at 1pm PST for an art talk and discussion about Mirada Incidental, as well as the relationship between mentor(@poskeone) and mentee(javier), the correlations between their work, and the importance of legacy generational growth.
in-person closing reception
of anticuado + mirada incidental -
8/21 @ 5 - 8pm pst
Join us in-person for the combined closing reception of ANTICUADO and MIRADA INCIDENTAL at the Hill Street Country Club on Saturday, August 21st from 5 - 9pm. Light refreshments will be provided. Masks encouraged while inside. Tarot Readings will be available at the closing reception with Christopher Marmolejo of The Red Read. For more information, click here.
HSCC X CLUB BOTICA PRESENTS
High Tea
Music & arts festival and fundraiser
Sunday, July 11th 4 - 9 pm
About Our Fundraiser
The Hill Street Country Club is proud to present our first fundraising Gala, highlighting and enabling the contributions and influence of BIPOC visionaries of DIY arts culture in support of funding education and arts programming at the HSCC for the 2022 Fiscal Year. High Tea is a celebration of Hill Street's autonomy and vision for the future of art institutions.
In order to execute our vision, the Hill Street Country Club is teaming up with Botica, a Black, queer-owned culinary and craft collective to build a sustainable art ecosystem through our fundraising event, ‘High Tea’.
Your support of High Tea is a form of mutual aid that will help fund the future of arts programming, and building a more sustainable and accessible future for the working class art community in San Diego County.
We encourage all past patrons to consider attending or donating to this event, or become an official sponsor. Donations of $250 or more are tax deductible.
Investing in The Hill Street Country Club empowers equity for:
Emerging Artist Lead Programs
Curated Exhibition Programming
Mobile Art Workshops with Oceanside Public Library
Mental Health Services for Artists
Hiring of HSCC Staff
Popcorn Nights Film Series
Artist Supply Stipends
Papercuts Zine Club Fest
Special Guest Art Talks and Discussions
Mutual Aid for Trans Artists
Building a Permanent Gallery Collection
Social and Racial Justice Programming
Creating Satellite Galleries
Future Artist Residency Programming
Grant Writing
The Hill Street Country Club x Club Boutika acknowledge that Oceanside and Goat Hill Park mark ancestral land that was wrongfully stolen from the Kumeeyay and Luiseño peoples. The HSCC extends its respect and gratitude to the Kumeyaay and Luiseño peoples who have lived here since time immemorial. Today, the Kumeyaay and Luiseño peoples continue to maintain their political sovereignty and cultural traditions as vital members of the San Diego Community. High Tea is a reclamation of community, culinary, and culture, and we understand that our work is not done until our indigenous siblings are liberated, celebrated and affirmed along side all members of Turtle Island. Settler colonialism is an ongoing issue and we must continue to build our mindfulness of our present participation, and encourage our community to do the same.
drink & draw: INteractive art talk
7/29 at 5pm at The Hill Street Country Club
Drink + Draw plus interactive art talk hosted by our current exhibiting artist @javier.anticuado 🍻✍️
Where: 530 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside
When: 5-8pm
Light refreshments and drawing materials provided!
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Drink & draw while Javier leads a guided discussion about the importance of interacting with art while learning about yourself, your relationships with others, and with your surroundings 🎨 Deconstruct your ability to utilize symbolism to tell your story, and how you can become more aware of the stories of those around you! ✨👥
- $10 suggested donation, drinks provided, drawing materials provided! All ages welcomed
- While we encourage registration, walk-ins will be welcomed! ❤️
free film screening: the great indian kitchen
5/29 at 5pm at The Hill Street Country Club & via ZOOM
We hope you join us Saturday, May 29th at 5pm for a free film screening + discussion of “The Great Indian Kitchen”, hosted by our current exhibiting artist, Chitra Gopalakrishnan!
🎫 Guests will have the option to join us in-person via Eventbrite reserved seating -OR- via Zoom! 👩🏾💻
❣️ The Great Indian Kitchen is a 2021 film from Kerala, India, directed by Joe Baby. This compelling film revolves around the familiar sights and sounds of Indian cuisine, but unlike any yearning for wholesome Indian food, this showcases the invisible labor of women and the drudgery of housework in many Indian homes. Very regional yet extremely universal, this moving film captures the subtle nuances of patriarchy that sneak into relationships and lifestyles by following the life of a young bride as she navigates life in her domestic surroundings. Effortlessly portrayed by the beautiful Nimisha Sajayan, this film is a masterclass in nuanced storytelling about contemporary Indian society.
DATE: Saturday, May 29th, 2021
TIME: 5 - 7pm
LOCATION(s):
📍The Hill Street Country Club Gallery: Must register via eventbrite to reserve a seat as in-person seating is limited! (15 persons max, masks required)
💻 Zoom - Click the link in bio to register to watch along and join us for our screening + discussion via zoom!
🎞 This event is FREE and was made possible by Mankind Cinemas and The Oceanside Public Library. We thank you!
EXodus from iniquity closing reception
4/10 at 5pm at The Hill Street Country Club & via IG Live
Join us Saturday, April 10th, 5-7PM for our Closing Reception of our current show Exodus From Iniquity. We will have a live DJ Set by JBUK, of music inspired by the show and will be introduced by HSCC’s current exhibiting artist @tijeratheartist.
JBUK is a DJ, producer, and musician currently based in California. With her one of a kind style of future beats executed with old school sensibilities, JBUK comes with a sound uniquely her own. From art galleries to nightclubs to radio, JBUK continues to showcase her distinct sound worldwide. JBUK is spins regularly on her Twitch channel, House of JBUK and has a variety of new projects set to launch in the coming months.
Face Mask and social distancing required. This event will also be live-streamed.
tune in: normalize radical
3/21 at 11am via ZOOM
