EXPO is a two-day event series at The Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego built to showcase the best of Publishing, Design, Music, and more within San Diego and its neighboring communities.
At its core, EXPO is an exchange of ideas, networking, and collaboration meant to encourage meaningful connection, and it is guided by MCASD’s mission to inspire expansive thinking and an inclusive world through contemporary art. Through this unified mission, EXPO fosters collaboration, celebrates creativity, and promotes inclusivity within our neighboring communities and bi-national region.
This is an ALL AGES and FREE event hosted at MCASD with Mortis Studio. RSVP is recommended but not required.
Gallery admission is 50% off all day on June 14 & 15 when purchased at the front desk.
Member Hours
10 – 11AM: Members, enjoy an exclusive preview each day! Be the first in to browse all EXPO 2025 vendors and commemorative merch from The Shop and enjoy refreshments, 10% off from select vendors, and a chance to win a $700+ giveaway bundle of EXPO-exclusive items.
Vendors A-Z
A New Path
AC Books
Burn All Books
Chapter One Records
Crap Eyewear
Danse Haus
Ediciones Caradura
Everybody.World
Fielle
Future Is Color
Goldrat.Io
GRAIL
grantLOVE
GRIN27
Heavy Manners Library
Home Base
Huerta X Huerta
In The Bagg
Isaguadalupe
Kayge Studio
Keep Earth Around
Kim Navarro Ceramics
Lang Books
Leeann Huang
MEALS Clothing
Muse
Nefelibata
Perro Y Arena
Poppy Press
Pouch
Rei Tionko
Sacred Scraps
Sensitive Cassettes
Societe Brewing
Somos Uno
Sunsets And Brainwaves
tenpopo
X Artists' Books
Yearbook Creative Club
EXPO Lightrip
Daytime Music Experience
Join us in Gartner Court for Daytime DJ sets curated by Chapter One Records, a vinyl store based out of Los Angeles.
Saturday, 6/14
12–1PM: Max Coletto
1–2PM: Hazy
2–4PM: Gunnar
Sunday, 6/15
12–1PM: Hazy
1–2PM: Max Coletto
2–4PM: Dylan Payne
EXPO Lab
Special Activations
Ed Templeton: Wires Crossed Book Signing
WHEN: Saturday, June 14 from 1 – 3PM
WHERE: McGrath Terrace
Meet professional skateboarder, contemporary artist, and photographer Ed Templeton during his first in-person book signing for Ed Templeton: Wires Crossed, published by non-profit publisher Aperture. Copies will be available for purchase.
First come, first serve until capacity is reached.
Film Screenings: Swampy’s Diaries
WHEN: Sunday, June 15 from 12 – 1PM and 3 – 4PM
“The first time I watched Swampy's Diaries it felt like I clicked on a show I wasn't supposed to see. Each episode feels like a visual mixtape, full of hallucinations of landscapes, faces and fleeting moments. Every frame is somewhere between dream and memory. Swampy is able to capture people in moments of raw immediacy and humor, yet invites a deeper interpretation, challenging the viewer to find meaning in the beautiful subconscious. Part road movie, part art house, part found travelogue, Swampy's Diaries stand as a tribute to movement, camaraderie, and the poetry of getting lost.” - Taylor of Mortis Studios