Art Events

I would like to personally invite you all to a show I curated for Cypress College. Who Killed Bambi? opens next Wednesday night from 7-9pm and will feature Diana Markessinis, Liz Young, Mindy Cherri, Carrie Yury and Sarah FitzSimons. I'm really proud of the show and the artists involved have been the best. I hope to see you all there. Directions and hours can be found HERE. ...

  Heads up ladies! The 6th annual fundraiser, Girls Night Out, for Art & Creativity for Healing is coming up on Nov. 2nd at the Mecedes Benz Classic Center in Irvine. It's for a good cause. Support the effort and have some fun. Buy tickets HERE. ...

This weekend is first Saturday and the beginning of the new art season. Buckle your seat belts I'm sure it will be a wild ride. I'm sure i've missed some so just head to Santa Ana: Tina Shurts opens @ Assunta Fox Gallery. I've seen some images of the new work. Looks like a good one. Mark Mothersbaugh, who you might know from Devo will open in GCAC's project room. The Original Art of Basil Overton also opens at GCAC. Global Warning Artists...

Actually my Mom tipped me off on this one. Attention artists and art fans, there's a new artwalk in long beach held every first friday over in the Bixby area of Long Beach. It seems that this one might be a little more organic than the repeated attempts to turn the "east village" into an arts destination. Mom says she'll buy dinner at Four Olives Cafe so it looks like I'll be checking it out soon. ...

It must be that time. OCMA's annual auction is now online. Lots of good stuff to be had. ...

There's much to do this Saturday night and I will miss it all. Anyway, have fun out there and keep it safe. Urbanism opens @ JFlynn Gallery Voyage opens @ @Space Contemporary   the TV show Opens @ The Artery ...

Artnet's Hunter Drohojowska-Philp takes a look at Mary Heilmann's OCMA show. This one is shaping up to be the must not miss Museum show of the season. Nice work OCMA! ...

Continuing the benefit theme. This Saturday night Amorviejo Art Gallery will be presenting their Side Walk Angel Project. The event will begin with the performance "One Sign at a Time" from 7 to 7:30pm and the evening will conclude with the auction of "The City's Angel" a painting by the Living City Artists. All proceeds from the sale will go to benefit Mercy House. Marlene Gammelgaed, Chela Banuelos and Joseph Baneulos will be showing in the gallery. ...

On August 22nd Chemers Gallery in Tustin will host artist Sam Abrams-Widdicombe and all proceeds from the show and then some will benefit the Orange County Ronald McDonald House. The opening will run from 5-8pm. ...

The final Orange Crush of the season at OCMA happens tomorrow night. Five bucks gets you art, DJ's and some fine music. Have fun. ...

I wanted to let you all know that I was asked to curate a show for Cypress College in their fine art gallery. Who Killed Bambi? will open on Wed. Sept 5th and will feature Mindy Cherri, Liz Young, Sarah Fitzsimons, Diana Markessinis, Carrie Yury and Bryan Ricci. Please mark your calendars, it will be a great one if I do say so myself. I'm sure you'll be hearing more about this as it gets closer. ...

Last Saturday night I went to Robbie Miller's opening at @Space and over to J Flynn Gallery to check out the one year anniversary show. Here's some pics. Enjoy. Robbie Miller art David Michael Lee tending bar. Jack Flynn. Congrats. art J Flynn's Abby Billings Mindy Cherri. Sold out night. Congrats.   Artist Jeff Gillette ...

This Saturday night Hooray for Humans will present You are Probably My Favorite Person In the Whole World at The Academy in Long Beach. The show will feature a bunch of artists riffing on the question, "who's your favorite person?" The opening will run from 6-10pm and will feature some musical performances. ...

The other opening you should hit this Saturday night is Robbie Miller's new show at @space Gallery. The opening for What I Would Wear If...

Continuing the anniversary theme. This Saturday night J. Flynn Gallery will be celebrating their one year anniversary. One Year Holy Fuck will run from 7 to 10pm and feature Brittany Howard, James Fish, Michael Trefzger, Mindy Cherri, Brian Viveros and Ken Garduno. Congrats guys. ...

It's first Saturday again so that means Santa Ana will be the place to be. I'll be running around with camera in hand. See you then. First up, Alex Gross opens at GCAC. Richard Salcido closes at Scribble Theory Alegria opens at Amorviejo Site Specific opens at OCCCA ...

Of course Matthew Price opens Sat. night @ The Office. You better be there. Cao Fei's Photo Installation Whose Utopia opens Saturday at OCMA. ...

SoundWalk 2007 is still seeking proposals. If your art has a sound element, they want to hear from you. Proposals are due by July 1st but they'll give you some time if you contact them. ...

We're at it again. This Saturday night Matthew Price Tales of Wonder & Woe opens at The Office. Guest curated by Jacqueline Bunge Tales of Wonder and Woe highlights a new series of oil and acrylic paintings by Price. The imagery is mainly drawn from fairy tales and the fantastic, which have always been a source of inspiration for Price. His stylized images of whimsical characters, lost within their own worlds, illustrate the inner struggles within us all. Hope to see you there. ...