1st Thursdays are slower and art-focused nights once a month that include access to galleries from 5 pm to 8 pm. Programming on these nights might include gallery talks, lectures, clothed figure drawing, cinema programs, and other community events. 

5-8 PM | Explore our galleries

5 PM | Gallery Tour of India: South Asian Paintings from the San Diego Museum of Art with Curator Erika Holmquist-Wall

5:30-7:30 PM | Clothed Figure Drawing

5:30-6:30 PM | Cash bar available

6:30-7:30 PM | FREE Artist Talk, Current Speed Artist Talk: Angel Otero & Leslie Martinez  – Register here

Thanks to a generous grant from the Art Bridges Foundation, general admission for 1st Thursdays at the Speed is now FREE!