San Carlos Branch Library
Friends of the Library

San Carlos Branch Library
619-527-3430
7265 Jackson Dr
San Diego, CA 92119

Art Shows Category

All about ART at the San Carlos Branch Library

Each month, the San Carlos Friends of the Library sponsors artists who show their works in the San Carlos Branch Library's Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery which may be entered through the double doors in the Children's area or the doors just inside the left side entrance to the library. The art takes many forms and is not limited to watercolor, oils or photography.  Admission is FREE to all Art shows and Receptions. A Reception for the Artist is usually held... Continue Reading >

Art Shows & Reception SCHEDULE

   Artist Receptions are held on the 3rd or 4th Saturday of the month, noon-2 p.m., in the Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery, unless otherwise noted.    OCTOBER 2 - NOVEMBER 4 (Reception 10/19) Tina Fries-Miller watercolors; NOVEMBER 6 - DECEMBER 2 (Reception 11/23) Cynthia McVey collages;  DECEMBER 4 - DECEMBER 30 (Reception 12/21) David Ege designs; ART SHOWS COMING IN 2025 January 8 – February 3   ( Reception-January 18) Drew Bandish and his students (DREW’S ART PALS)  will be showing their watercolor and colored... Continue Reading >

OCTOBER Artist: Tina Fries-Miller

October 2 - November 4, we are thrilled to have on display the colorful paintings of juried and award-winning artist Tina Fries-Miller. Please join Fries-Miller at her Artist Reception, October 19, noon-2:00 pm in the Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery of the San Carlos Branch Library. Click October Artist Fries-Miller has a background in Technical Illustration, Graphic Arts, and Web Development that she acquired working for three major Corporations in San Diego, CA.  She has an AS in... Continue Reading >

NOVEMBER Artist: Cynthia McVey

November 6 - December 2, Cynthia McVey's whimsical collages will be the talk of all who visit her show in the SCBL Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery. Learn more about where her ideas come from and her technique at her Artist Reception November 23, noon-2 pm. Click November Artist McVey tells us, "I have always loved stickers and never really knew what to do with them until I discovered making collages. I love how colors, themes, and materials come... Continue Reading >

DECEMBER Artist: David Ege,

Grand Designs: Oodles of Doodles created by our SCBL Managing Librarian David Ege, will be on display December 4-30, in the Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery. Ege's Artist reception will be held Saturday, December 21 noon-2 p.m. Ege began trying to draw even before he could hold a pencil.  In school, he covered endless pages with doodles while ignoring the lessons being taught in other subjects.  His favorite high school art teacher observed the drawings and was amazed... Continue Reading >