The OC Art Blog was created in 2004 as a way to build community and promote the marginalized but dynamic Orange County art scene.

My Friend Julie Lee has been tinkering away in the basement of The Bowers Museum putting together The Bowers Museum Collection Blog and just let me know about it. So I'm letting you know about it. I need to get back over there soon. ...

13 July, 2007 /

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. ...

12 July, 2007 /

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...

10 July, 2007 /

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. ...

09 July, 2007 /

OCAB TV went to Santa Ana on Saturday night to celebrate the 13th anniversary of the Art Walk. While there we asked a few folks who've been around a while what their favorite Art Walk memory was. Enjoy: ...

08 July, 2007 /

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 ...

06 July, 2007 /

This one is hitting close to home so I'm happy to promote it. This Saturday night in Santa Ana during the artwalk there will be a benefit art opening where all the proceeds will go to the Joe Schraff Cancer Wellness Fund. This event will be held at the Neue Transit Studio on 657 Poinsetta in Santa Ana. The show will run from 6:30 to 11pm. Help some artists support their friend. See you there. ...

06 July, 2007 /

The OC Register has a new Arts Blog which will cover our local visual arts scene ( Richard Chang), classical music (Tim Mangan) and theatre events (Paul Hodgins). Welcome to the blogroll guys. ...

03 July, 2007 /

Thanks to everybody that came out to The Office to catch the Matthew Price opening. It was also great to see some of the CSULB students come out that I met during my talk last Wednesday night. It was a hot but great night. Some photo's follow: Matthew Price Curator Jacqueline Bunge threw a tea party at her house pre opening. The spread OMC Gallery Director Rolf Goellnitz Artist/Curator Joanna Grasso CSUF's Mike McGee and GCAC's Andrea Harris. Mike...

01 July, 2007 /

Every Friday I look forward to the new edition of Blue States Lose on Gawker. Why? Because making fun of Hipsters is great fun. But for karmic reasons I feel it's my duty to make sure all you local hipsters don't make some of the same mistakes your east coast breathen are making. So as a Public Service Announcement I will occasionally be posting an IN & Out section just to keep you up to date on what's hot and what's not. With no further...

29 June, 2007 /

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

29 June, 2007 /

This afternoon I had the privilege of giving a little talk in my friend Dana Doyle's Practical and Theoretical Issues in the Arts class at CSULB. I always have fun doing this kind of thing and it seemed like the students enjoyed it. They asked a ton of questions which was great. Here are some Pic's. I told them they would be making the blog. Professor Dana Who shot that spit wad?!?! Wake up people! ...

27 June, 2007 /