Carlsbad Art and Culture

The Great Conjunction ‘Christmas Star’ seen on December 21, 2020 above Carlsbad.

You have seen the Carlsbad Power Plant demo from the outside. Enjoy these exclusive shots from the inside.

Although a passionate group of community members attempted to preserve the smokestack, the Carlsbad Power Plant’s deconstruction has begun. Carlsbad based artist Bryan Snyder reimagined how the smokestack could have been used if preserved as public art. Click to see his ideas. Learn more about the Save the Stack movement.

Photos by Bryan Snyder

Black Lives Matter protest: Carlsbad, June 7, 2020

On February 21, 2020, Carlsbad artist Bryan Snyder spoke to the students of Valley Middle School about being a professional artist.

On February 15, 2020, Carlsbad artist Skechy painted a sacred geometer pattern on the Carlsbad Art Wall. Skechy’s mural also includes a portrait composite roughly based on Madeleine Elster from Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo.

Visit the upcoming exhibition at the Oceanside Museum of Art titled ‘Sidewalk Activism’ to see more of Obey’s art!

  On Friday, January 3, the Carlsbad Village awoke to some clean fun shenanigans and the State and Grand fountain overflowing with fresh bubbles.

drone photography by Anthony M Mata On Friday, Dec. 20, the community members behind the ‘Save the Carlsbad Smokestack’ put on a laser show in hopes of bringing attention to smokestack’s potential of being a canvas for laser and light projection presentations.

A double rainbow with longevity and brightness leaves the community of Carlsbad in awe on the last day of January 2019.

photo by Bryan Snyder

It’s true; the Carlsbad Street Faire rock challenge is possible! On Sunday, November 4, the Carlsbad Faire crowd of 100,000 was stunned to see someone reach the $100 clipped to the top of the rock challenge.