Though the La Jolla Historical Society is an organization that helps preserve the past, its upcoming exhibit is a pivot that seeks to remind viewers of the continuing presence of Native Americans in Southern California and the art some of them create.
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For its first in-person exhibition in more than a year, the La Jolla Historical Society is taking a slightly different approach with “Our Ocean’s Edge,” a collection of black-and-white photographs by Jasmine Swope that depict life in California’s marine protected areas, paired with poetic narratives by author Dwight Holing.
The exhibition runs June 5 to Sept. 5 at the Historical Society’s Wisteria Cottage Gallery at 780 Prospect St. Public hours will be noon to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. Admission is free.
The exhibition is the first the La Jolla Historical Society has presented that it did not originate. It’s also the first time the exhibit has featured a photos-and-prose partnership.
While the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new era of screen time Zoom teleconferencing, more Netflix than anyone thought possible and FaceTime as a way to socialize it also seems to have brought out a lot of authors and other creatives in our own backyard.
Here’s a look at the local books, murals and more of the past year, as well as the inventive ways that arts institutions have continued to provide programming during the pandemic.
January
Polar Bear Plunge: An estimated 400 people participate in the Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day at La Jolla Shores. Sponsored by the La Jolla Cove Swim Club, the plunge is a 30-year-old local tradition in which La Jollans and others rush into the cold ocean for play or swim.