Weekly Wellness Saturday: Sound Healing & Art Making (1pm) & Embodied Movement (3:30pm)

Join us in Encinitas for even more ways to interact with contemporary art! Weekly Wellness Saturdays at ICA San Diego / North expands on our 2025-2026 exhibition season theme, On Healing. The exhibitions are part of a year-long exploration of the ways artists address the various socio-cultural wounds revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, the associated programs and events seek to explore how art can serve as a vital tool for mental, physical, emotional, and community wellbeing.

Weekly Wellness Saturdays will take place most Saturdays throughout the year during ICA San Diego’s open hours (Noon – 5pm), and includes:

1–2 PM: A rotating healing session hosted by a local facilitator
2:15–3:15 PM: A complimentary tour of the current exhibition in its Lower and Upper Pavilions, the outdoor garden, and Sculpture Trail
3:30-4:30 PM: A rotating healing session hosted by a local facilitator
12–5 PM: An all ages art-making activity related to this year’s On Healing season
12–5 PM: Complimentary admission to ICA / North’s exhibitions
Admission to Weekly Wellness Saturdays at ICA / North is free, and a donation will be suggested for healing activities, and made directly to the facilitator.

September 27:
1:00PM: Sound Healing & Art Making with Karen Cadiero-Kaplan — Sound healing and art in the garden: Enter a sound healing among plants and the sounds of crystal singing bowls and harp, then move into intuitive sculpture expressing your inner wisdom. Please bring a yoga mat or seat cushion and eye covering. All art materials will be supplied.
3:30PM: Embodied Movement with Claire Halter — A guided journey of somatic, heart-led movement where music, intention, and creative expression invite you to attune to your body, release, and move with compassion. You’ll be offered gentle prompts alongside space for intuitive, freeform expression—moving from stillness to flow, and back to rest. Open to all—come as you are, and let your body lead the way.

ICA San Diego / North in Encinitas is open Saturdays & Sundays, Noon – 5pm.

RSVP to a Weekly Wellness Saturday!

Donations made at time of RSVP or upon check-in will go to ICA San Diego, and a QR code and cash box will be available at the healing activity for donations to healing facilitators.