Art Events

It's that time again sound artists. Soundwalk has put out their call for artists for the 5th annual event taking place in Sept. Every year it seems to be getting better and better so get on it and join the fun. ...

It's first Saturday time again so that means there will be plenty to do. Get out there and support your local scene. The list follows if I missed something let me know:   The Gift from the Warhol Foundation to CSUF will be exhibited at GCAC. It includes lots of original photography, polaroids, etc.   Michael Knowlton's Blackwater Babylon opens in GCAC's project space.   SOS: Depictions of Surfing in the U.$.A also opens at GCAC The Suki Berg retrospective opens at OCCCA. ...

This Saturday night the crew at ISM: gallery will be opening their new show Shudder. The opening will run from 7-10pm and I'm sure there will be a big crowd. Celebrity Portraits to Personal Projects:Featuring the works of Jeremy & Claire Weiss, Patrick Fraser, Dan Monick and Michael Lavine. ISM: gallery presents, “Shudder”, highlighting the words and works of five relevant and prolific photographers that train their lenses on the world of celebrity, lending their vision to the commissioned portrait. “Shudder” celebrates these five photographers by presenting...

This Thursday night from 7-8:30 pm Diana Ferrone Gallery opens a show of new work by Suzan Woodruff. You'll find Suzan's work on the March/April cover of art Ltd. Check it out. ...

The new Santa Ana based Digital Media Center will have it's first opening tomorrow night (Tues) from 6-9pm. The inaugural exhibit will feature 15 pieces from local digital artists including Jeff Alu, Rex Bruce, Pete Jackson and others. For more information about the DMC go here. ...

There's actually a few options this weekend if you want to get out about. Here's this weeks list: sanc-tu-ary opens @ J. Flynn Et Tu, Brute? opens at The Box There's also an Art Walk at the Santiago Art District in Santa Ana. Check it out. ...

Tomorrow night (Wed.) from 6-8pm Intersections opens at Cypress College. They will also be hosting Alvin Gregorio in the project space. See you there. ...

It's first Saturday time again so you know what that means. See you in Santa Ana (and HB) : James Cady opens at OMC Gallery Kebe Fox, Jim Caron (image) & Leah Parrent open at OCCCA A survey of CSUF Visual Arts Professors opens at GCAC The Santora Arts Building will be having and Arts Blast! ...

  This is Amanda McGinnis she is 22. She is trying to do something about the dearth of spaces in Orange County showing contemporary art so she took matters into her own hands and is having an opening this weekend in Seal Beach. I love the DIY attitude and so should you. She'll go far. This Saturday night starting at 5pm Life or Death a show by photographer Kaile Hart Crowell will open at Michiko Loft located at 228 Main Street in Seal Beach. For...

This Saturday night I attended the Laguna Art Museum's annual fundraising art auction. It was a good time as usual, lot's of friends out and about. The Peter Blake mafia was in full force in the room and on the walls. It seemed that the quality of work donated this year was really strong, the problem though is that we are in Orange County and when the quality is high so are the estimates which tend to scare off the more pedestrian art buyers here...

Next Saturday night the 16th, The Laguna Art Museum will host it's annual art auction. Auction 100 will have 100 works of art by 100 artists and most of the works available are now online. The event will run from 6-10pm and tickets are $125. Get out there and support your local museum.   ...

It seems you will now be able to take care of your art jones every Saturday night. The Santora Arts Building will now be open every Saturday night from 7 to 10pm hosting Art Blast! and will hold different events and it looks like live music will be part of the equation. Nice to see a regular venue stepping up. More info can be found here. ...

Wanted to let everybody know the very popular CSULB Painting teacher and great artist Marie Thibeault has a show coming up in LA soon. Marie Thibeault: Keeping Things Whole opens at Jancar Gallery on Feb 16th. The opening will run from 5-7pm. ...

It's first Saturday again so that means I'll be in Santa Ana on Saturday night. Hopefully the rain will stay away. Things to do: CSUF Entertainment Graphics Alumni open an exhibition at Grand Central A New Cosmopolitanism opens at the Cal State Fullerton Visual Arts Center Dirk Hagner opens at Spaceonspurgeon Metaphor opens at OCCCA Group Love opens @ the Memphis Back Room If I get wind of any others I'll update. See you this weekend! ...

  This Wednesday night from 6-9pm Cypress College will open iCandy: Current Abstraction in Southern California. Looks like a really strong roster of painters that will include Ali Smith, Brian Boyer, Tim Bavington & Michael Reafsynder. I will be there and I hope to see you too. ...

This Saturday another opening you should attend will be the Portfolio show at OMC Gallery in Huntington Beach. Portfolio will give the viewer an idea about the many roles photography plays in our culture and some of the artists in the show are Erwin Olaf, Peter Engblom, Kris Scholz and Alvin Booth. The Opening will run from 5-7pm. ...

This Saturday Night ISM: Gallery at The Koo's Art Center will have it's grand opening. The opening will run from 7-10pm. The ISM; Gallery's mission is to be a familial center exhibiting creative installations, artistic seminars and informative lectures that will both educate and entertain while presenting an opportunity for community involvement. ...

Friday night I went over to the HB Art Center to catch the opening of Centered On The Center, their annual salon style bring your art and we'll hang it show. This might hurt my street cred but I always enjoy going to the opening for this show because there's always a good energy at the opening. You have artists of all ages and abilities, most showing their work for the first time so there's always a strong sense of excitement in the room. It's...