Art Events

  Graduate Candidate artist Daniel Porras is exhibiting a large installation of whimsical paintings based on hybrid forms of human and animal decent for the Savage Primitive exhibition this Saturday night, October 9th in the CalState Fullerton West Gallery, reception is 5-8pm.     Go check out Daniel's new paintings, they will draw you in to their own savage world.  The artist will be attending the reception so you can quiz him about the fantastical environments where his characters reside. And did I mention there will be free food...

07 October, 2010 /

Looking for something to do tonight in the OC? FREEEEEE PERFORMANCE!!!   There is one night left, so grab your camping gear (you'll need a comfy chair for the two hour show), some friends, and get on over to the Orange County Performing Art Center for the last evening of the Project Bandaloop's awesome wall dancing!  The group performs free for the public on the exterior wall of the Segerstrom Hall, right in front of the Richard Serra monolithic steel sculpture. You'd better get there early because the...

02 October, 2010 /

    Even as I write this, I have six windows open on my laptop, my cell phone just inches away, and my earphones blasting music. Me? Addicted to technology? No way! At California State University Fullerton’s Begovich Art Gallery, curators Jennifer Frias and Lilia Lamas present a timely exhibition examining our social constructs created by new media and digital technology. Metadataphile: The Collapse of Visual Information suggests that over-communication through technology has lead to miscommunication.  Visually, the exhibition is a sensory experience of video, sculpture,...

19 September, 2010 /

Hey there, just stopped in to New York for a few days on my way to Rome.   Landed in time to hit the streets for a much needed jog around central park and trek down to the financial district for Canadian dancer/photographer Paul-Andre' Fortier's live performance infront of 1 New York Plaza.  Every day for 30 days Fortier will perform for 30 minutes at high noon inside a taped off square (30' x 30' of course) right in the middle of the outdoor area of...

29 July, 2010 /

It looks like OC is going to get its own independently produced TED event taking place on Sept 10th at Fullerton college. I'm hopeful and excited about the creative/arts direction they're taking. Hopefully I will get an invite. More info:TEDxFullerton is being produced by ArtspaceOC, “a playful collision of spaces + a serious think tank”. ArtspaceOC is the brainchild of Susan L. Petrella and Pamela Hughes Tice, lifelong artists, arts patrons and advocates whose vision is to “inspire Orange County to be a “creative” community. TEDxFullerton begins the...

14 July, 2010 /

       Mike Stilkey, Untitled Installation of 4,400 books and paint   (photos by Alyssa Cordova )Artist Mike Stilkey, far rightSo-cal artist judges books by their covers     Good news!  In case you missed Costa Mesa’s )( Space Gallery’s inaugural exhibition, Reminiscent: Mike Stilkey, it has been reinstalled in the Hurley creative retail space in Laguna Beach just in time for their one year anniversary.                     Orange County active wear giant Hurley recently opened their new gallery in Costa Mesa, CA  to give art-thirsty Orange Countians refreshing monthly art shows curated by former Billy Shire...

06 July, 2010 /

OC's finest turned out for 'Art Shack' at the Laguna Art Museum (LAM), guest curated by Greg Escalante.   Mr. OC Art Blog himself was unable to make the event, so he asked me to take his place.  He handed me a box with a wooden arrow screen printed with an invite to Hurley's SHACK ATTACK! exclusive event.  Hurley & LAM hosted a 'meet and greet' for the artists and VIPs,  225 Forest Ave, Laguna Beach.         The first of the evening's festivities began around 4pm...

18 June, 2010 /

Please join us for An Evening Showcasing Women and ArtThursday,  May 27, 2010  11 p.m.  OR  6 p.m.A talk and discussion by lecturer CeCe Sloan on the remarkable philanthropist and patron of the arts Peggy Guggenheim.On exhibit: notable works by painter/poet Michael (Corinne) West,whose paintings Guggenheim admired.Philanthropist/art collector Peggy Guggenheim and painter/poet Michael (Corinne) West were key figures in the Abstract Expressionist movement in New York City after World War II. Female artists frequently adopted male noms des brosses in order to be taken seriously in the male-dominated art world; only recently...

25 May, 2010 /

For the first time in recent memory, artists that have strong Orange County roots will be participating in the 2010 California Biennial at OCMA. Finishing School has a long Orange County history and Carlee Fernandez is an alum of CSU Fullerton. (and both are in the Hoff collection!)Congrats to both the FS crew and Carlee. You deserve it!The rest of the artists the will be participating in the show that will run from Oct. 24 to March 13 are:David Adey, Agitprop, b.a.n.g. lab, Gil...

22 May, 2010 /

This Saturday night Rothick art haus opens a new show featuring artists Joshua Lawyer, Prince Parise and live painting by Jophen Stein. Music will be provided by DJ Old Boy. Opening starts at 7pm.  ...

05 January, 2010 /

Orange County's own Backhausdance is raising funds to fly 11 dancers and a small staff to New York City to perform two full nights of repertory at Joyce SoHo. They've been invited to perform as part of an amazing dance series. I've (Chris) have seen them perform locally several times and they are group OC should be proud of and should support.Bauckhausdance are one of only seven companies from all of North America invited to Joyce SoHo. Please lend a hand.You can make...

21 December, 2009 /

OsCene 2010 curator Grace Kook-Anderson announced Wednesday the 49 visual artists who will be included in Laguna Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition OsCene 2010: Contemporary Art and Culture in OC. The exhibition is slated for February 21-May 16, 2010 at Laguna Art Museum. Highlighting local Orange County artists, OsCene 2010 will feature painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, multi-media installations, video, architecture, performance, and design. This year, OsCene is extending to Long Beach and San Pedro, often considered the blurred boundary between Orange and Los Angeles counties....

21 December, 2009 /

This last last Saturday the Social Justice Collaborative of Pepperdine University presented a panel in conjunction with the Hidden Wounds/Paper Bullets exhibition at the Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana, Ca. Part of the the panel was a one act performance piece by artists Soraya Fallah & Cklara Moradian.It's a powerful 9 minute piece: ...

08 December, 2009 /

So last night while my wife went to watch some vampire movie with a cute boy, Courtney Conlon and I grabbed our bikes and ran up to the FOCA space in Chinatown to participate in Brian Boyer's Not Los Angeles - Taco Ride which was part of his current exhibit New Atlas at the FOCA space. Many art world aficionado's were there like curator/artist Marshall Astor, Artist Jeff Foye, Painter Devon Tsuno, FS instigator Ed Giardina, artist Macha Suzuki and of course MOCA's lovely Andrea Stang. As usual I had...

25 November, 2009 /

Fecal Face has a nice set of photos from Jeremy Fish's recent opening at LAM. Enjoy. ...

24 November, 2009 /

A show displaying artwork of OCCCA's interns, as well as the work of three additional undergraduate artists from Chapman University will open this Saturday night. Show Runs: November 19-29  Opening Reception: November 21 at 6pm. ...

20 November, 2009 /

So while at the In Love With Night exhibition curator Ciara Ennis gave me the scoop on her upcoming group exhibition titled Veronica at Pitzer Art Gallery, Pitzer College.  Does she sleep?   For full detailed info regarding gallery hours and directions just click on the link above.Here is the low-down for another brilliant exhibition and open call to text artists:Rheim Alkadhi, Mathilde ter Heijne, Nadine Hottenrott, Karen Lofgren, Shana Lutker, Jeni Spota, Carrie Yury and Joy WhalenNichols Gallery, Pitzer Art GalleriesSeptember 24 — December 11,...

09 September, 2009 /

 Laguna Art Museum is currently accepting submissions from Orange County and Long Beach artists working in all media for an upcoming exhibition scheduled for February 20 – May 16, 2010. OsCene is a survey exhibition drawn from artists working in all media including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, multi-media installations, video, architecture, performance, and design. The survey will focus on artists based in Orange County and Long Beach. However, artists who have an ongoing presence within the county, but may not live in the region and commute, are encouraged to submit,...

29 July, 2009 /

Two weeks remain to submit to the sixth Annual SoundWalk event to be held in Long Beach CA on Saturday, October 3, 2009. Please visit www.soundwalk.org for submission requirements and further information. Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, July 1st, 2009. Get on it folks. ...

15 June, 2009 /

OCMA's annual auction is coming up on March 28th but you can start bidding on the work now. Head over to their auction site and take a look. It would seem that they decided to offer fewer works that have larger price tags. I hope that works out for them. If you would like to attend the event tickets can be yours for $200 (member price). ...

09 March, 2009 /