Name: Bloom Bash
Start: 2022-04-29T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2022-04-29T23:59:00-07:00

Bloom Bash

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Friday, April 29 7:00 p.m.–midnight

Save the date! Bloom Bash returns March 31, 2023. Learn more.

The Museum blooms, the garden glows, and the Plaza pops!

Phenomenal, full-tilt fun awaits at Bloom Bash, the high-voltage celebration that kicks off Art Alive weekend.

Trendsetters and late-night revelers, Bloom Bash attendees enjoy craft food and cocktails, art installations, and performances, plus can dance the night away. The Museum galleries are open for special after-hours viewing of the beautiful Art Alive floral exhibition as well as the featured exhibitions TERRA: Fernando Casasempere and Monet to Matisse: Impressionist Masterpieces from the Bemberg Foundation.

BLOOM BASH features

Divine delicacies from San Diego’s top fine dining eateries and dessertiers
An extravagant selection of custom mixed libations by Cutwater Spirits, as well as a copious assortment of their famous canned cocktails
Craft beer by Rincon Reservation Road Brewery, upscale wines, and other delicious thirst-quenchers
Stunning contemporary art installations that will dazzle the eye
After-hours access to the Art Alive Floral Exhibition
Return of the Ferris wheel on the plaza sponsored by Harrah’s Resort Southern California
Live music, unique performances, and dancing all night
Plus more to be announced…

Tickets

Tickets now on sale!

$250 members | $300 nonmembers

This is a 21+ event. ID required.

Masks are strongly recommended inside the Museum. See full details here.

Please bring your ID and printed ticket to the event. Learn about more exclusive VIP offerings available in our new Bloom Bash packages. Click here. Proceeds from BLOOM BASH and Art Alive, The San Diego Museum of Art’s signature fundraiser and annual floral exhibition, benefit education, outreach, and art initiatives year-round. No refunds available. Bloom Bash tickets are tax deductible (less $75 per ticket). If you are unable to attend, please return your tickets in advance of Bloom Bash so that your donation is fully deductible. Tickets are non-refundable. In the event of Bloom Bash cancellation due to inclement weather or changing COVID-19 restrictions, all tickets are considered fully deductible charitable donations.

Bloom Bash Featured Artist

Ian Brill

Ian Brill’s work focuses on the accumulation of form through process. Through the creation of interactive, performative and multi-sensory environments, he considers boundaries of becoming (versus being) and our immersive relationship with technology.

“Figure-Ground” is an immersive light installation consisting of two structures that will iterate between evolving states of ambiguity and expression. This is a continuation of artist Ian Brill’s exploration of programmatic and performative gestures within custom, architectural systems. Ian Brill was born in 1978, grew up in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York and has mostly resided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania since 2001.

Bloom Bash Sustainability

The Museum is moving Bloom Bash and Art Alive further forward in practices that support sustainability and a green environment. Read how the event is becoming more eco-friendly here.