{"id":9079,"date":"2026-04-25T08:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T08:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/9079\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T08:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T08:04:08","slug":"bloom-bash-in-balboa-park-brings-patrons-to-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/9079\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloom Bash in Balboa Park brings patrons to Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SAN DIEGO (FOX 5\/KUSI) \u2014 It\u2019s San Diego\u2019s Met Gala as the <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sdmart.org\/event\/bloom-bash-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Bloom Bash;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bloom Bash<\/a> brings in patrons of the arts from all over the county for one wild night celebrating Post impressionist Toulouse Lautrec and a night in Paris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis is one of our signature centennial exhibitions, and so knowing we were going to have this for our centennial, we themed our Art Alive around this. There will be a lot of Parisian flair here and around Art Alive,\u201d said Erika Ulring, associate director of the San Diego Museum of Art.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Since the city announced it will cut $12 million from art and culture, leaders in the art community are pushing back against the budget cuts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cFunding cuts for that could be hundreds of thousands of dollars for a big organization or half of a projects over all budget,\u201d said Leticia Gomez Franco of the Balboa Art Conservation Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That\u2019s why nights like this are critical to the storied San Diego art institution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhile it is only one weekend, it funds exhibitions, programs, and outreach throughout the year,\u201d said Ulring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The party, in a word, is spectacle, sights and sounds, taste, and community, and it couldn\u2019t be happening at a more important time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Museums say they are seeing 34 percent less foot traffic since the city started charging for parking, and, as a group of museums in Balboa Park, they are expecting to see a $10 million loss in revenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That means events like the Bloom Bash become even more important as private donors continue to support their local art museums.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cArts and culture permeate our lives from the murals we take selfies in front of to the arts education our children receive in school,\u201d said Gomez Franco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Bloom Bash has made as much as a million dollars in a night in past years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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