August 1, 2024
6:00–10:00 p.m.
Culture & Cocktails returns this summer! Revel in art, soak in shared good vibes, and explore the philosophy of fun. Culture & Cocktails is The San Diego Museum of Art’s sophisticated cultural and social event featuring fine art, trendy food and beverage offerings, thrilling interactive experiences, hands-on art making, musical and artistic performances, and much more.
Enjoy an American Summer night at the Museum themed on one of the most renowned and enduring American artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, Jasper Johns. Stay bright and breezy in the open-air activity terrace in front of the Museum or head indoors for a jaunt through the galleries and to relax in the red, white, and blue lounge upstairs. You won’t want to miss this multisensory summer evening at the Museum!
Your Culture & Cocktails ticket includes
- Access to all Museum galleries, including our evening’s featured exhibitions, Jasper Johns: Drawings & Prints, where docents will be available for art dialogue throughout the evening
- The “America’s Pastime” activity area featuring baseball-themed arcade games and a visit from the San Diego Padres Pad Squad and Friar!
- One themed cocktail each from Cooperstown Distillery and Surf City Still Works, and your choice of either a beer offering from Ballast Point Brewing Company or an Angeleno Spritz from Ventura Spirits.
- Complimentary bites by Crack Shack, Del’s Hideout, Doggos Gus, Harvest Kitchen, Panama 66, Prince Street Pizza, Rosemarie’s Burgers, Top of the Market, plus more eateries to be announced
- Summer beats by DJ Heabnasty
- Performances by the Hitmen Drumline and the Aerial Revolution
- Art-making inspired by Jasper Johns: Drawings & Prints
- And so much more!
Additional food available for purchase at the Harvest Kitchen food truck in front of the Museum. Additional drinks available for purchase at full-cash bars.
Tickets
Tickets now available!
Free for Gallery Collective members and above | $70 members | $85 nonmembers
Have a question? See our Culture & Cocktails FAQs
This is a 21+ event. ID required.
Please bring your ID and digital or printed ticket to the event. Proceeds from Culture & Cocktails benefit education, outreach, and art initiatives year-round. Tickets are non-refundable. In the event of Culture & Cocktails cancellation due to inclement weather, all tickets are considered fully deductible charitable donations. Individual members can reserve one ticket; all other members may reserve two tickets. Note: Any tickets purchased or reserved at the member price beyond the member benefit allocation will be canceled and refunded.
The San Diego Museum of Art is a welcoming space. All who share this space are expected to treat others with respect and dignity. Anyone whose conduct is disorderly, harassing, or discriminatory will be asked to leave the event and will not be permitted re-entry.
Culture & Cocktails Event Sponsors
Featured: Jasper Johns, Flag on Orange, 1998. Etching with Aquatint. Lent anonymously. © 2024 Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.
