SDSU Downtown Gallery

San Diego, United States

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4 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 619-501-6370
Website:
art.sdsu.edu
Address:
725 W Broadway, San Diego, CA, 92101
b/t 2nd Ave & California St
Downtown
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
410 ftSanta Fe Depot
460 ftAmerica Plaza
0.3 miSeaport Village
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Today

Today 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (San Diego) 5:40 AM Saturday, June 14, 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday –
Wednesday –
Thursday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

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The SDSU Downtown Gallery is a part of the School of Art and Design within the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts at San Diego State University dedicated to engaging students, faculty, artists and the public through innovative and scholarly presentations of contemporary art and design.

Located off-​campus in metro San Diego, the SDSU Downtown Gallery creates an important link between the School and the art community. A yearly calendar of exhibitions, lectures, performances, and artist-​driven programming fosters new ideas and dialogue about art making as a critical facet of society and our diverse cultural landscape.

History

Established in 2010.

Plans for the San Diego State University Downtown Gallery began in the summer of 2003 when the School of Art, Design, and Art History opened a temporary exhibition space in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter at 232 Fifth Avenue. The success of this endeavor prompted a collaboration between the Center City Development Corporation and the School of Art, Design, and Art History (in consultation with The San Diego Historical Society and the City of San Diego Planning Commission), with the common goal of locating a permanent site for an off-​campus gallery. Through this collaboration and the generosity of Bosa Development Corporation, a venue for the SDSU Downtown Gallery was established on the ground floor of a newly renovated and historic San Diego Gas and Electric power plant known as the Electra Building.

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4 reviews of SDSU Downtown Gallery

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Place rating: 4
East Village, San Diego, CA
Now that’s more like it.
There is currently an exhibit called Presence here and I enjoyed it enormously. This is a gallery and not a full museum so the number of works shown are limited. And still this small exhibit packed a punch. The pieces included were global in scope and ranged from traditional Japanese woodcuts to modern photography to visceral images of the female form.
As much as I enjoyed the exhibit I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. I moved to San Diego from NYC and one of the things I enjoyed in NYC was going to the Pratt Institute’s exhibit hall with all the student and faculty’s artwork being shown. It was always exciting to see the variety of work being created. Hopefully the SDSU Gallery can do the same for their students and faculty.
And no, I’m not a student/​faculty of SDSU calling sour grapes. I just enjoy experiencing art and am sure that there are some wildly talented artists in San Diego that given the chance could wildly impress. ;)
Place rating: 5
Solana Beach, CA
This is an SDSU Gallery. The exhibits are on a rotating basis, check the Internet for schedules. If you show up and it’s empty, it’s because you are clueless.
Place rating: 1
Chula Vista, CA
Waste of time, waste of gas.
I decided to come here to write a paper for an art class. I looked up their website and checked their schedule: they would be open on Saturday from 11:00 — 5:00. When I got there, the big brown doors that serve as the entrance, weren’t even open. I called the gallery’s number but it went straight to voice mail. Ironically, during the voicemail it talked about their schedule and yet I was standing in front of the building in front of closed doors.
Never going back there again.
Place rating: 2
Sylmar, CA
Not really a destination museum, but a nice value-​added bonus while visiting MCASD because it is located on the next block. It only took five minutes, but it’s free.