Art Events

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. ...

20 June, 2007 /

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. ...

19 June, 2007 /

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...

18 June, 2007 /

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. ...

12 June, 2007 /

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! ...

08 June, 2007 /

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. ...

07 June, 2007 /

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. ...

06 June, 2007 /

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 ...

04 June, 2007 /

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...

31 May, 2007 /

This Saturday night at is the 4th Annual Code-Orange Silent Auction to benefit Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships. The event will be held at Steve Anderson Photography and tickets can be bought HERE. Support the cause. ...

30 May, 2007 /

It's nice to see art shows happening on weekends other than the first Saturday in OC these days. Here's a couple to check out this weekend if you are in town: ISM opens the second part of the untitled LOVE project at OCCCA Painter Terry Kim opens at the Artery ...

25 May, 2007 /

Lots of good stuff to do this weekend. Here's some reminders: Friday night is the HBAC Auction preview party and Brian Boyer installation. Saturday night Lisa Bloomfield & Shannon Faseler opens at The Office. The Joanna Grasso curated E-Ticket Ride opens at J. Flynn Gallery.   Ryan Scheidt & Elaine Coombs opens Sat. at @space Gallery.   And don't forget Monday night's extravaganza at the FH Mens Room Gallery. ...

10 May, 2007 /

It's auction time again at the Huntington Beach Art Center. The festivities start this Friday night from 7-10pm with a preview party where you'll be able to see the work in the auction and meet some of the artists. The auction will take place on Saturday, May 19th from 7-9:30. For tickets call the center. Works in the show are now up on the website. I see a couple that I'll be bidding on. Also this Friday you'll be able to catch Brian Boyer's outdoor...

08 May, 2007 /

After this weekend of great OC openings you'll be able to finish it all off with FH Mens Room Gallery's inaugural opening on Monday night the 14th. Their first opening is titled Ayudame Gran Ramera! : perverted phantasms can penetrate perfectly pious people and will feature an installation, video work, live performance and audience participation by artists Edgar Fabian Frias, Francisco Ayala and Sergio Torres. The show will open at 8:30 with the performance starting at 9:30 and will involve a seance where LA...

08 May, 2007 /

Another great show to add to the list for this Saturday night is E-Ticket Ride  curated by Joanna Grasso at J. Flynn Gallery. The opening will run from 7-10pm. I hope to run over there after The Office opening. ...

07 May, 2007 /

It's that time again. This Saturday night The Office opens it new exhibit which will feature Lisa Bloomfield and Shannon Faseler. The opening will run from 6-9pm and all the info can be found here. Hope to see you there. ...

06 May, 2007 /

Looks like there's a few art things to do this weekend in this great county of ours. I would like to join you but it looks like I will be babysitting a 3 year old on Saturday night to help out a friend. I'm terrified (you think she'll want to watch the fight?). Anyway, you should get out there and have fun. Good Cholesterol opens @ The Artery Echoes: Women Inspired by Nature opens @ OCCCA The Fine Art of DGWB opens @ Amorviejo I'm sure...

04 May, 2007 /

This Sunday is open studios at Angels Gate in San Pedro. The event will run from 10-4pm and there will be lots of art to see. Enjoy! ...

27 April, 2007 /

It's first Saturday so that means there will be a lot of art to see so get out there and enjoy! First off is Adrian de la Pena & Ana Rodriquez @ The Office. Myron Conan Dyal @ GCAC Echoes: Women Inspired by Nature at OCCCA Nami Ito @ Scribble Theory Manifestations of Eros @ Proof hosted by Project215 Perfect Storm @ spaceonspurgeon ...

05 April, 2007 /