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. ...
This Saturday there is also another show to catch besides Rick Griffin at LAM. Handle With Care will open and go from 7 to 11pm at The ARTery at the Lab. Enjoy. ...
This Friday night from 7-9pm is the opening for On Board at the HB Art Center. This international exhibition will feature artists from Cuba, Vietnam and the Netherlands and will feature site specific installations related to the ocean. Check it out. ...
I promise sooner or later I'll get back out there and start documenting OC art openings, etc. I will be out of town again this week (it's WSOP time) so I will miss another must see opening here in OC. This Saturday night Rick Griffin opens at LAM. Co-Curated by Greg Escalante & Doug Harvey this exhibit will feature a 140 paintings, drawings, posters and album covers from the 1960s until his death in 1991. There will also be a panel on Sunday that...
Don't know if this qualifies as a poem but I'm in a Tom Waits kinda mood: ...
Now this is a project I can get behind. Dutch artist Rob Sweere will be in town on June 14 & 15th to pull off one of his Silent Sky actions right off the end of the HB pier. Darlene DeAngelo at the HBAC is looking for surfers who would like to participate. There will be a meet & greet on Thursday the 14th and then everybody will meet down at the pier the following day at 10am. Contact the center for more info. ...
Lot's to do this weekend: Sat. night Strange Clocks Transmit Lincoln Log Paint opens at J. Fynn Gallery Space for Utopia opens at @Space Contemporary James & Tere Strombotne open at spaceonspurgeon Also this weekend you can catch Finishing School in LA on Friday night and the annual Tour De Artistes takes place in Long Beach all day Saturday. Have Fun! ...
Jit Fong Chin was kind enough to notify me that she has a great podcast of Mary Heilmann talking about her paintings "The End", "Capistrano"and others over at the SqueezeOC website. Nice job again Jit Fong! A must listen ...
This Saturday is the annual Tour De Artistes in Long Beach. It will run from 12pm to 10pm and there will be bands, gallery shows, loft tours and various other activities. It's always a good time. ...
Thought I'd let you all know the local instigators Finishing School will open a new project titled Kapital for Kids at the LA space Me & You Variety Candy on Friday night from 7-10pm. Check it out. ...
This one by Bukowski captures my current mood. I present The Last Days of The Suicide Kid. Enjoy. ...
I'm going to go against the grain on this one. This is brilliant. He has captured our current times perfectly. The jokes on us. ...
Recently it seems that there is something art related to do every weekend now in OC. I'm pretty happy about that. So in an effort to support this activity make sure you get out and visit Santa Ana (again) this Saturday night to catch: Michelle Wassin & Seann Brackin at @Space Contemporary Strombotne: The Secret Lives of Husbands & Wives opens at spaceonspurgeon ...
Christopher Knight visited Mary Heilmann's show at OCMA and wrote about it HERE. Richard Chang from the OC Register Writes about it HERE. ...
I'm headed to San Francisco. Will be doing some art stuff but won't be posting. Have a great weekend and keep it safe out there. ...
It's first Saturday time again so that means Santa Ana will be the place to be. First off Jeffrey Vallance opens at Grand Central. Also at Grand Central the emerging artist collective featuring students from Santa Ana High School also opens. Speaking of High Schools Students, be sure to catch Mindy Cherri and some of her students at the SAC Gallery in the Santora Arts Building. Support our future art stars. The Great Wall of Chinga opens at OCCCA The Living City opens at Amorviejo...
