Tomorrow night BC Space in Laguna will be opening Beyond Borders featuring James Lerager's Latin American photographs and Doug Minkler's political posters. The opening will run from 6-10pm. ...
This Friday night OMC Gallery in Huntington Beach will open a retrospective of UK photographer Harold Chapman who is probably best known for his documentation of the beat generation's major players. The opening will run from 6-9pm and I hope to see you there. ...
I've always had an affinity for Phoenix. I was born there but left when I was a year old. In the mid 90's I went back for a couple of years and met Ms. OC Art Blog who I would eventually make Mrs. OC Art Blog. So when John Spiak Curator of the ASU Art Museum asked me if I would help get the word out that their fund-raising art auction, otherwise known as the Carnaval Do Rio is coming up, I said sure....
Richard Chang takes on Kutlug Ataman's new video shot in OC now featured at OCMA, for it's all white cast. It's a good read featuring some input from Tyler Stallings. ...
Still in Miami. So you should read this piece by Jit Fong Chin. Enjoy. ...
Mat Gleason in his latest additon of the The Mat Gleason Seven visited Orange County. You can listen to it here. ...
Stuck in Dallas. So why don't you read this great review of Sherie' Franssen's show at the HBAC. ...
I'm off to Miami for business so posting will be light this week. Hopefully I'll be able to escape for a little bit to go here and here. Have a good week. ...
Theo Douglas from the OC Weekly wrote about the Mindy Cherri and Joanna Grasso show at The Office here. ...
It seems there is a new alternative space to show your work in OC. Continuing the legacy of toilet galleries throughout art history the FH Mens Room Gallery is an alternative/temporary/guerrilla/performance art space located in the mens room of the FH Night Club. Exhibitions will last one night and you need to be 21 to participate. Proposals can be sent to FHmensroomgallery@gmail.com. Added bonus: there will be dancing and live DJ's during the openings. ...
This Saturday is the 6th annual Women's Art Festival hosted 2nd City Council Gallery in Long Beach. The event will run from 11am to 7pm and there will be plenty of art to see as well as art activities to participate in. Go to the site for more info. ...
Jit Fong Chin over at SqueezeOC spoke with Mindy Cherri about her current show at The Office and you can read it here. ...
I would like to welcome another OC based arts related blog to the blogroll. Colin Stewart of the OC Register is now producing the Arts of Innovation blog which will tackle innovation in arts, science and business. He has a great post up currently that discusses the quantifying of the greatest women artists of the twentieth century. Take a look. ...
Went to the opening on Friday night. You must go. Some photos follow: Sherie' Franssen Coast Magazine art writer Laurie Mendenhall with HBAC Curator Darlene DeAngelo Crowd Tom Jancar of Jancar Gallery Painter Derek Sterkel with friend Artists Ali Smith, Travis Collinson & Noah Thomas Collector Diana Zlotnick with Ed Giardina & Mark Dutcher OC Register Art Critic Richard Chang ...
You might want to re-think that curatorial career. It seems now that the hot career in the museum world is the increasingly high profile position of party planner. The LA Times did a piece on MOCA's party planner extraodanaire Vanessa Gonzalez today. And OCMA's resident party girl Ashley Eckenweiler has been getting a lot of attention lately. It'll be interesting to watch how this develops. Museums trying to out party each other. Should be fun! UPDATE: Where Most Needed documents how these MOCA parties brought in over...
