Keeping Time: An Opening for “Rhythm” at Irvine’s Great Park Gallery
Matt Maust, Dum Vacation, 2016, detail images The worlds of rock music and fine art have long traded personnel back and forth, from John Lennon dropping out of art school to make music as one of the...
View ArticleColor Vision at the Huntington Beach Art Center
This Saturday night a special show, curated by Jim Ellsberry and Suzanne Walsh, opens at the HB Art Center. Color Vision brings together scientifically and culturally engaging aspects of how we...
View ArticleChing Ching Chen at The Irvine Arts Center
Saturday night I made it to the opening of Re:Balance at the Irvine Arts Center. All around a great show but the stand out in the show was the work of Ching Ching Chen. I wanted to write something more...
View ArticleThe Fantastical Imagination in “Chapter One” @ Brea Gallery
The Brea Art Gallery is a small, distinct gallery that is often overlooked; however, its current exhibition, “Chapter One,” is a reminder that it is a staple of Orange County. An inviting display of...
View ArticleGetting Your OC Art Fix During the COVID-19 Pandemic
With the art world on lockdown, and with many of us desiring, even needing, to feed our art addictions, many visual and performing arts organizations throughout the OC are getting creative with how...
View ArticleFinding Hope in The Muck’s Sculpture Garden
On a bright, sunny day in Fullerton, a man dug a pickaxe into the soft earth of his front garden. His strenuous expressions were hidden behind the cover of a cloth mask. Directly across from his...
View ArticleThe 2020 Festival of Arts Starts a New Chapter for this 88-Year-Old OC Tradition
Paradise for SoCal art lovers during summertime is usually Laguna Beach. With three art festivals, the Pageant of the Masters, many art galleries displaying their treasures and rotating exhibitions at...
View Article“Art Along the Coast” Highlights Local Artists But Lacks Diversity of Art and...
Last month, over thirty artists from the 2020 Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach opened their private art studios and gallery venues for visitors to take a no-cost, self-guided journey through the Orange...
View ArticleArtist to Artist: In gallery conversation with Jordan Christian.
By Joel Woodard Jordan Christian just wrapped up his latest solo exhibition at the F+ Gallery in Santa Ana. F+ has been in business for 9 years at the Santiago Street Art Lofts (one of the few...
View ArticleA Visit to Cornelius Projects
By Meg Linton As things are opening back up, yet again, I’ve been venturing out to look at art. I wound up in San Pedro and discovered Cornelius Projects, a contemporary art space run by artist and...
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