Art of Pride invites you to Be the Muse
Dear community,
This fall, Art of Pride invites you to Be the Muse.
On October 16, OUT at the Museum will bring queer art, performance and community to one of San Diego’s most iconic cultural spaces, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) in La Jolla.
The inaugural event comes at a moment when the world needs artists, and investment in the arts, more than ever. The inaugural fundraiser for the Art of Pride is made possible in part through the Prebys Foundation’s investment in affordable access to cultural spaces for area nonprofits, an important reminder of what arts funding makes possible.
Artists help us understand ourselves and imagine what is possible. For LGBTQIA+ communities, art has long been even more. It is a means of resistance, connection, storytelling and survival. Queer artists have shaped culture for generations, inside and outside the lines of societal norms and politics of the day. Supporting their work today ensures those voices aren’t celebrated in retrospect, but given the resources and spaces they need to thrive now.
That spirit inspired this year’s theme, Be the Muse. Guests are encouraged to Inspire or Be Inspired, paying tribute to generations of queer icons, artists and muses who refused to disappear.
OUT at the Museum will come alive with performances, burlesque, community activations and art installations. And, bonus: guests will also have access to the Museum’s fall exhibition, Visiones Nocturnas: Queer Nightlife in Contemporary Art, exploring queer nightlife as a space for belonging, transcendence and resilience.
When we fund the arts, we do more than fund performances or exhibitions. We invest in artists. We invest in people. We preserve stories. We create belonging. And we give the next generation the opportunity to become the muse. Meet us at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego!
OUT at the Museum
Be the Muse
October 16, 2026
6 – 10 PM
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
700 Prospect Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
Visit the link for tickets!
https://www.eventeny.com/events/ticket/?id=30285