San Diego Made is turning its Logan Heights factory into a one-night showcase of live art, dance, and sound on Saturday, October 17, with proceeds from a mystery art wall and bar sales going toward a new wheelchair for a fellow tenant. The event, called San Diego Made: LIVE, runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at 2031 Commercial St #114 and brings together five artists from the city's Artist Incubator program alongside the organization's usual mix of makers and small businesses.
According to San Diego Magazine, San Diego Made: LIVE is scheduled for October 17 at 2031 Commercial St #114. The showcase is part of the City of San Diego's Artist Incubator Round 2 program, a countywide program running approximately August through December, with five venues participating during fall 2026. The program is funded in part by the California Arts Council.
Five Artists, Five Disciplines Under One Roof
The incubator cohort reads like a cross-section of San Diego's creative scene. Miki Vale's listed disciplines span hip-hop, theatre, sound, performance, writing, and community-based storytelling.
Joining her is Dr. Joe Cantrell, a digital sound artist and UC San Diego doctoral graduate who builds ambient sound sculptures out of discarded technological objects, addressing e-waste and consumer obsolescence through grants from the Creative Capital Foundation and New Music USA, according to the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. At the event, Cantrell's practice touches sound, media, installation, performance, and visual art, per San Diego Magazine's listing.
Movement artist Miguel Galvan, who teaches dance at San Diego State University and instructs at Culture Shock San Diego, brings choreography that bridges contemporary technique and street dance, according to SDSU's School of Music and Dance. The event listing describes his contribution as spanning contemporary dance, hip-hop, street dance, and movement more broadly.
Visual Artists Round Out the Cohort
Visual art rounds out the cohort through two very different painters. Cathy Carey, who chairs the Oceanside Museum of Art Artist Alliance, makes work related to nature and ecology, according to the San Diego Art Directory. Her work is contemporary color expressionist painting.
Her event-night practice is listed as figurative painting, installation, and mixed media. DJ Bootsy Bolaños will provide cumbia music throughout the night, according to San Diego Magazine's event details.
Art Sales and Bar Proceeds Fund a Neighbor's Wheelchair
Beyond the performances, the night carries a mutual-aid thread. San Diego Made is offering an artist mystery bag wall of surprise art pieces, with proceeds supporting Darell of Amoi Candles's purchase of a new wheelchair, per the event listing. Bar sales throughout the evening will also go toward that same fund, and donations toward Darell's wheelchair fund will include complimentary poke appetizers from Itsrawpoke while supplies last.
Tres Marias is providing food for the event, while Compagna Creativa is handling drinks, with proceeds from the Compagna Creativa bar also flowing into Darell's wheelchair fund, according to San Diego Magazine. The pairing of public programming with a grassroots fundraising effort reflects how the Logan Heights facility functions as both a cultural venue and a community support network for the small businesses housed inside it.
From Pop-Up Market to Permanent Creative Hub
San Diego Made's roots trace back to 2014, and the organization established its 12,000-square-foot headquarters, known as The Factory, at the Commercial Street address after municipal enforcement closed unpermitted Barrio Logan arts warehouses in 2017 following Oakland's Ghost Ship fire, as Hoodline previously reported. That history turned a grassroots artisan group into permanent cultural infrastructure in the neighborhood.
The organization has continued expanding its footprint since then. San Diego Made has staged large markets at Liberty Station and NTC Park, drawing well over 100 makers to each event.
