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Weekly Wellness Saturday: Sound Healing & Art Making (1pm) / Expressive Arts for Inner Balance (3:30pm)

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What’s Happening?

Join us in Encinitas for even more ways to interact with contemporary art! Weekly Wellness Saturdays at ICA North expands on our 2025-2026 exhibition season theme, On Healing. The exhibitions are part of a year-long exploration of the ways artists address the various socio-cultural wounds revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, the associated programs and events seek to explore how art can serve as a vital tool for mental, physical, emotional, and community wellbeing.

Weekly Wellness Saturdays will take place most Saturdays throughout the year during ICA San Diego’s open hours (Noon – 5pm), and includes:

1–2 PM: A rotating healing activity hosted by a local facilitator
2:15–3:15 PM: A complimentary tour of the current exhibition in its Lower and Upper Pavilions, the outdoor garden, and Sculpture Trail
12–5 PM: An all ages art-making activity related to this year’s On Healing season
12–5 PM: Complimentary admission to ICA exhibitions
Admission to Weekly Wellness Saturdays at ICA / North is free, and a donation will be suggested for healing activities, and made directly to the facilitator.

June 28, July 26, August 23:

1:00PM: Sound Healing & Art Making with Karen Cadiero-Kaplan — Sound healing and art in the garden: Enter a sound healing among plants and the sounds of crystal singing bowls and harp, then move into intuitive sculpture expressing your inner wisdom. Please bring a yoga mat or seat cushion and eye covering. All art materials will be supplied.

3:30PM: Expressive Arts for Inner Balance: Mindfulness and Art Making with Sara Turquie — This session will integrate guided mindfulness exercises with hands-on art-making, allowing participants to explore personal expression in a supportive, open setting. Through sensory engagement – such as texture, color, sound, and movement – expressive arts stimulate imagination and creativity.

These Saturday offerings at ICA North are an evolution of ICA San Diego’s popular C You Saturday! series, a monthly community event where guests enjoy the galleries, participate in art-making, listen in on an artist talk, and more. This year, C You Saturdays! will take place on exhibition opening dates only, including:

August 16, Las Hermanas Iglesias at ICA / North (Encinitas)
September 20, Ruben Ulises Rodriguez Montoya at ICA / Central (Balboa Park)
ICA San Diego’s locations in Encinitas and Balboa Park are open Thursday – Sunday, Noon – 5pm.

Weekly Wellness Saturdays at ICA / North run from Noon – 5pm (last entry into the galleries is 4:30pm).
C You Saturdays! at ICA / Central and North run from 4-7pm.

RSVP to a Weekly Wellness Saturday!
Donations made at time of RSVP or upon check-in will go to ICA San Diego, and a QR code and cash box will be available at the healing activity for donations to healing facilitators.

Join us in Encinitas for even more ways to interact with contemporary art! Weekly Wellness Saturdays at ICA North expands on our 2025-2026 exhibition season theme, On Healing. The exhibitions are part of a year-long exploration of the ways artists address the various socio-cultural wounds revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, the associated programs and events seek to explore how art can serve as a vital tool for mental, physical, emotional, and community wellbeing.

Weekly Wellness Saturdays will take place most Saturdays throughout the year during ICA San Diego’s open hours (Noon – 5pm), and includes:

1–2 PM: A rotating healing activity hosted by a local facilitator
2:15–3:15 PM: A complimentary tour of the current exhibition in its Lower and Upper Pavilions, the outdoor garden, and Sculpture Trail
12–5 PM: An all ages art-making activity related to this year’s On Healing season
12–5 PM: Complimentary admission to ICA exhibitions
Admission to Weekly Wellness Saturdays at ICA / North is free, and a donation will be suggested for healing activities, and made directly to the facilitator.

June 28, July 26, August 23:

1:00PM: Sound Healing & Art Making with Karen Cadiero-Kaplan — Sound healing and art in the garden: Enter a sound healing among plants and the sounds of crystal singing bowls and harp, then move into intuitive sculpture expressing your inner wisdom. Please bring a yoga mat or seat cushion and eye covering. All art materials will be supplied.

3:30PM: Expressive Arts for Inner Balance: Mindfulness and Art Making with Sara Turquie — This session will integrate guided mindfulness exercises with hands-on art-making, allowing participants to explore personal expression in a supportive, open setting. Through sensory engagement – such as texture, color, sound, and movement – expressive arts stimulate imagination and creativity.

These Saturday offerings at ICA North are an evolution of ICA San Diego’s popular C You Saturday! series, a monthly community event where guests enjoy the galleries, participate in art-making, listen in on an artist talk, and more. This year, C You Saturdays! will take place on exhibition opening dates only, including:

August 16, Las Hermanas Iglesias at ICA / North (Encinitas)
September 20, Ruben Ulises Rodriguez Montoya at ICA / Central (Balboa Park)
ICA San Diego’s locations in Encinitas and Balboa Park are open Thursday – Sunday, Noon – 5pm.

Weekly Wellness Saturdays at ICA / North run from Noon – 5pm (last entry into the galleries is 4:30pm).
C You Saturdays! at ICA / Central and North run from 4-7pm.

RSVP to a Weekly Wellness Saturday!
Donations made at time of RSVP or upon check-in will go to ICA San Diego, and a QR code and cash box will be available at the healing activity for donations to healing facilitators.

When & Where
Multiple Dates
  • Jun 28, 2025, 12:00pm to 5:00pm Timezone: PDT
  • Jul 26, 2025, 12:00pm to 5:00pm Timezone: PDT
  • Aug 23, 2025, 12:00pm to 5:00pm Timezone: PDT
Free


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