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The Visiting Artist Program<\/p>\n
Ilan-Lael launched its Visiting Artist program in 2024, inviting local painters, photographers, and poets to experience the property and create work around the theme \u201cThe Power of Place.\u201d <\/p>\n
The 2025 fellows included a mix of Ilan-Lael artisans who practiced their craft with James and new artists experiencing the property for the first time. Some had never been there, others were rekindling a relationship with James\u2019 genius.<\/p>\n
The program\u2019s liaison described a consistent theme emerging from conversations with the artists: they felt inspired to push boundaries and play. Some experimented with new techniques, others created their own paints from flora harvested at Ilan-Lael. <\/p>\n
Plein Air painter Toni Williams reflected: \u201cThe living legacy of James and Anne Hubbell has opened creative channels of interpretation for my two dimensional world of Plein Air painting of San Diego County. The experience of painting at Ilan-Lael was one of experiencing freedom in my paint strokes, imagination and creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n
What Makes Ilan-Lael Different<\/p>\n
The Hubbell home at Ilan-Lael isn\u2019t just a beautiful property \u2013 it\u2019s a philosophy made physical. James\u2019 approach united art and function at every turn. Why shouldn\u2019t every room, even the bathroom, transport you into a world of imagination? That intentionality creates an environment where artists naturally feel permission to experiment and take risks.<\/p>\n
Mati Moon, Ilan-Lael Arts Program Coordinator and Visiting Artist Fellow, put it well: \u201cThis time spent in deep observation and reverence has been a gift, one that I will carry with me in my own ceaseless pursuit to better understand the beauty of this world.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Exhibition and What It Represents<\/p>\n
Since James\u2019 passing, Ilan-Lael has continued growing with his philosophy and spirit as the foundation. The Visiting Artist Program creates a web of relationships sharing a common thread \u2013 the place itself \u2013 while honoring James\u2019 spirit of uniting new friends and old friends with beauty as the glue. <\/p>\n
Artists enthusiastically shared processes, offered critiques on each other\u2019s work, pushed creative boundaries, and experimented playfully.<\/p>\n
The exhibition at Sparks Gallery showcases the results of that creative environment. A portion of all artwork sales supports future art programs at the Ilan-Lael Foundation, which means buying a piece directly contributes to continuing this program for future artists.<\/p>\n
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Why This Matters<\/p>\n
The Visiting Artist Program offers something increasingly rare \u2013 dedicated time and space for artists to engage deeply with a place and create work in dialogue with it. <\/p>\n
The exhibition gives you access to what emerged from that experience. You\u2019re not just looking at paintings or photographs \u2013 you\u2019re seeing what happens when artists spend time in an environment designed to inspire imagination at every turn.<\/p>\n
See you there!<\/p>\n
Head to Sparks Gallery, explore work created by artists who immersed themselves at Ilan-Lael, and see how place shapes creativity.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcc6 Now through December 31, 2025 See you there, San Diego!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sparks Gallery is now showing Power of Place: Inspirations from Ilan-Lael, an exhibition featuring work from local artists…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":399657,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,189411,1582,276,3549,7264,8735,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,189412],"class_list":{"0":"post-399656","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-art-galleries-in-san-diego","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-california","12":"tag-san-diego","13":"tag-sandiego","14":"tag-things-to-do-in-san-diego","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-united-states-of-america","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-usa","21":"tag-what-to-see-in-san-diego"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115600472332426726","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\u2139\ufe0f More info: Sparks Gallery<\/a> | Ilan-Lael<\/a><\/p>\n