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Join Us! Pacific Rim Park Picnic Saturday, November 22nd 11am – 3pm Pearl of the Pacific at Shelter Island This year’s classic Hubbell potluck style gathering is designed for reflection and connection. We want to celebrate with you the enduring spirit of friendship and the magnificence of the Pacific Ocean. We encourage you to bring…
By Rhiannon Burmeister, Visiting Artist Liaison and Communications Coordinator If you’ve spent time in San Diego, you’ve become well acquainted with James Hubbell’s significant touch on the region. His work provides elegance and beauty to houses of worship, whimsy to nature trails and parks, and a touch of magic to private homes. The home of…
What truly set this year’s Harvest Moon celebration apart was the vibrant atmosphere and the seamless blend of old traditions with fresh, exciting additions. Guests were thrilled to mingle, forging new connections and delighting in the chance to reminisce and catch up with cherished friends and neighbors. The embrace of the Foundation’s newly renovated plaza…
This summer, amid the sunbaked stillness of the Anza-Borrego Desert, something quietly beautiful took root. A team from the Ilan-Lael Foundation, founded by the late artist and visionary James Hubbell, journeyed each week to the remote Butterfield Community to bring art — and with it, connection, creativity, and healing — to local youth. What started…
Ilan-Lael Studios has been restoring a large and impressive Triton Mermaid/Albatross window, a James Hubbell original that was a feature at the Triton Restaurant in Cardiff for more than 40 years. Left: The Triton window with diners in 1974. Photo by Bill Porter. Right: Shortly before Ilan-Lael studio artists removed the window before the building…
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR A VERY SPECIAL EVENING at Ilan-Lael Sunday, October 5th 2025 HARVEST MOON FUNDRAISER Illuminating the Path to Our future Sunday October 5, 20253:00pm – 8:00pm Join us for a special evening under the stars at Ilan-Lael, James and Anne Hubbell’s inspiring home and studios in Julian. Live Music, Nature and ArtAmidst…
The Ilan Lael Foundation welcomed seven talented and established San Diego County artists to be featured in its 2024 Visiting Artist Program. Artist Fellows were invited to immerse themselves in Ilan-Lael’s unique environment and create works inspired by the beauty of the property and the Santa Ysabel landscape. Following James Hubbell’s philosophy of connecting people…
Bert Hubbell sent letters to my grandfather James and my uncles Drew, Torrey, Brennan, and Lauren for many years (Drew is my father). Not too long ago my brother Connor wrote to our great uncle that he wanted to visit someday. Bert took that to heart and held Connor to it. “When are you coming,…
The Ilan Lael Foundation is proud to announce its inaugural Visiting Artist Program, honoring the visionary spirit of James Hubbell. This program invites established visual artists from the San Diego region to immerse themselves in the unique environment of Ilan-Lael. Inspired by the captivating beauty of the Santa Ysabel landscape and James Hubbell’s philosophy of…
THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE 3RD ANNUAL PRP FRIENDSHIP WALK and TRIBUTE to JAMES HUBBELL Sunny skies and a sparkling San Diego Bay welcomed more than 300 people Saturday, August 24, 2024, on a 1-mile “Friendship Walk” honoring the life and legacy of artist James Hubbell. Celebrants started at the Pacific Portal gazebo on Shelter…
James Hubbell: Architecture of Jubilation will be showing concurrently at four library locations until August 4. 2024, as part of World Capital San Diego Tijuana, 2024 When news arrived that San Diego and Tijuana would be the first binational designation in World Design Capital program history, Ilan-Lael jumped at the opportunity “to help discuss and…
The James Hubbell: Architecture of Jubilation opening reception at the downtown Central Library Gallery was a resounding success! We’re overwhelmed with gratitude for the incredible turnout. Hubbell enthusiasts enjoyed lively conversation, delicious refreshments, and the vibrant sounds of DJ Pablo Dodero, all while basking in the beauty of a San Diego sunset. James Hubbell: Architecture…
What a night! Harvest Moon Dinner 2023 was a sold out celebration in honor of the Foundation’s 40th anniversary and the culmination of our Summer of Love fundraising campaign. 140 people dined, danced, and connected with friends old and new at Ilan-Lael amid art, nature, and the glow of full moon. We wish to thank…
She learned to fly in a bi-plane. She built a house by hand with her husband James. Together they raised four boys, which is a great accomplishment in itself. On top of that they founded the Ilan-Lael foundation. A wonderful legacy indeed. This month we celebrate the birthday of Anne Hubbell who played a pivotal…
Recently Ilan-Lael hosted 50 high school students from High Tech High in San Marcos, California, who spent a day learning to look at their world in a new way. Watershed Explorers is a program of the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy that provides young people the opportunity to experience and appreciate nature, culture, and the…
All eyes were on Shelter Island this past weekend for the Pacific Rim Park Friendship Walk! Our walk was a fine ramble on a fine day, celebrating the friendship of countries located around the Pacific Rim, enjoyable on every level. The giant Friendship Bell will rung! Friends of James Hubbell and Pacific Rim Park “veterans”…
Meet our PRP Friendship Walk Partners The PRP Friendship walk invites our diverse international community to come together in a friendly, healthy, and informal setting under the banner of friendship. We hope you will enjoy learning more about them, and please make sure to join us for the PRP Friendship Walk! As our founder, James…
Friend and volunteer Christine Hoey hosted the first Cyanotype Workshop here at Ilan-Lael Art Center You might be wondering… What are Cyanotypes? Generally referred to as a contact print photogram, cyanotypes are photographic printing process where treated paper is exposed to ultraviolet light and develops into a beautiful print in shades of cyan blue,…
Walk for Peace! Sunday November 20th 10 am – 1 pm Shoreline Park, Shelter Island Ilan-Lael Foundation is sponsoring a walk on Sunday November 20th, 2022 from 10 am to 1 pm, along Shoreline Park on Shelter Island, one of San Diego’s most beautiful Port waterfronts, and home to our Pacific Rim Park “Pearl of…
Our world is in crisis, in many places and on many levels; climate change, war, political division, oppression. Indestructible hope and joy are too often marginalized. Now is the time to centralize visions of hope and wisdom, and build a foundation for a culture of peace. This is the goal of a day-long seminar titled…
A message from Ilan-Lael Archivist Laurel Costa Seeking Carmel Repp: We need help from the Ilan-Lael Community In 1983 James Hubbell illustrated a book named “Environmental Design for Children” written by interior designer Carmel Repp, ASID. A very small number of copies were printed and the Hubbell Archive holds a single copy of this incredible…