Art Events

 Steve Jones the Chairman of the GCAC's Art Forum board took a moment to write a love letter to GCAC and pretty much nails it. This Saturday night Grand Central Art Center will be celebrating 10 years of groundbreaking shows as part of the First Saturday Art Walk. There will be bands, food and art. Not to be missed.The schedule for Saturday's events are as follows: 12-3pm KICK OFF EVENT -Special Guest speakers Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido and Cal State Fullerton President Milton Gordon -Printmaking Demos by Watermark...

06 March, 2009 /

The OC Art Blog's very own Chris Hoff led a meditation workshop for Finishing School's exhibition Little Pharma Physic Garden this past Saturday at Fringe in Chinatown. Chris gave a short lecture then led everyone into a 20-minute meditation. I have to say that Chris was a great teacher. Incredibly knowledgable from all of his years as a practitioner. Even though I was raised a Buddhist, I've gotten away from practicing meditation for so long. Life tends to pull you in different directions. But I...

03 November, 2008 /

This Thursday night is Engagement Party at MOCA. Finishing School kicks off our three-month residency at the museum with Executive Order Karaoke.Featuring special guest host Tammy Tomahawk , Executive Order Karaoke is a public action in which participants are invited to sing their favorite mixes of George W. Bush’s executive orders to popular music. The evening will be filled with special guests, games, and prizes.Engagement Party is a dynamic new initiative developed to engage innovative Los Angeles-based artist collectives. Over a three-year period beginning...

29 September, 2008 /

While you're doing the artwalk this Saturday, check out this group exhibition at OCCCA. I'll probably be hanging out there most of the night since my friend Juan Thorp is included in the show.Animals, real and imaginary. We fear them, pamper them, tame them, trap them, eat them, lobby on their behalf, experiment on them, strut them as status symbols, and exterminate them. How do contemporary artists represent them? From the caves of Lascaux, to the halls of the Louvre, there is no escaping them. With their long pedigree in the...

04 September, 2008 /

Before you head out to Santa Ana this Saturday, how about swinging by the Cal State Fullerton campus to check out this exhibition? It will be up in the main gallery.Here's the info:From Similar Origins to Remarkable Visions: An Exhibition of Eight Alumni September 2 – October 3, 2008 Reception: Saturday, September 6, 5-8 p.m. Forty-five paintings and drawings by Cal State Fullerton art alumni: Karen Brown, Deborah Davidson, Jeff Gillette, David Michael Lee, James Lorigan, Ann Phong, Max Presneill and Emigdio Vasquez--James ...

04 September, 2008 /

There's quite a bit to do this weekend. Greater L.A. Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition is once again upon us. I don't know what it is about me, but I love looking at student work. Or at least people fresh out of art schools, ready for the picking.The opening reception is this Sunday, 4-9 p.m. on the Cal State Long Beach campus.--JamesNiku Kashef Untitled (LM ID) from the Clone Studies Series giclee print, 2007 ...

04 September, 2008 /

If you were at the opening of Ground Us at the Huntington Beach Art Center a couple of weeks ago, then you saw this performance for the P. Williams installation in the backroom. Pat finally got a rough cut of the video up on YouTube. He told me that he was going to put the installation back together so you may not currently see it in the disarray it is in this video. I have not gone back there to really check it out.--James ...

14 July, 2008 /

It's that time again. This Saturday night is another Santiago Art District Art Walk. I was there last month and had a great time. You might remember the video. Lots to do this weekend so get out there and enjoy. ...

16 May, 2008 /

This Saturday night is also the opening of the collaboration between brothers Albert & David Lopez at SolArt Gallery in Santa Ana. I hear it's a big new space and hope to check it out this weekend with camera in hand. ...

15 May, 2008 /

This Saturday night the Box Gallery opens danyol: At The Seams. Also at 8pm the chamber rock quartet Carletta Sue Kay will play with danyol on the guitar. Enjoy! ...

15 May, 2008 /

Just a reminder. This Friday night is the HB Art Center Auction. The auction will run from 7 to 9:30 with the live auction starting at 8pm. Admission is $50 and the funds go to support the center. Have fun! UPDATE: Friday night is FREE. It's the meet the artist's party. Next week is the auction. ...

07 May, 2008 /

The first of three thematic video showcases curated by Carol Cheh, designed to highlight OCMA's video art collection, opened this weekend at the Orange Lounge. Mash Up (May 3 - June 13) looks at the current cultural obsession with conflating diverse elements of popular and avant-garde media to create new art that is ironic, humorous, and frequently uncanny. Works such as Joel Morrison's Birds/Lewitt (2005), Goody-B. Wiseman's Superlovestarpower 2, 3 and 4 (2006), Ciprian Muresan's Un Chien Andalou (2004), and Jimmy Joe Roche's Ultimate Reality...

05 May, 2008 /

  This Thursday night OC based painter Jeff Gillette will present a series of new work titled Desert Interventions at Bert Green Fine Art. The opening will run from 6-9pm during the Downtown Art Walk. There's also a nice article up on the show at Artscene. Don't miss it. ...

05 May, 2008 /

The 8th annual HB Art Center Party/Auction is coming up on May 16th from 7 to 9:30 pm. There's also a meet the artist Party on Friday May 9th from 7 to 9pm that is always a good time and will also feature performances by my friends at Finishing School. Be sure to come on out and support our local art center. See you there. Following is a little video piece I did while Mark Dutcher and Sherie' Franssen were installing their outdoor installation at...

29 April, 2008 /

  This Saturday night the 2nd City Council Art Gallery opens Earth, a Kim Abeles juried show. There will be 26th artists and it looks like Rick Frausto will be doing a recycled art workshop. Have fun! ...

22 April, 2008 /

If anybody has some free time tomorrow mid-day, I'll be giving a little talk for Santa College's Art Forum Series tomorrow at 12:30pm. For more info on the series and speaker bio's go here. ART FORUM SPEAKER SERIES at Santa Ana College is a weekly lecture series for noted artists, painters, sculptors, architects, ceramicists, art directors, art collectors, critics and writers to discuss their work. Inaugurated in 1979 by Founder, the late Professor Gene Isaacson, 1936-2005. ART FORUM is the longest running college art lecture forum...

20 April, 2008 /

Running out to Dallas for a quick trip so you're getting the report now. Looks like a couple of things to see this weekend. The Santiago Art District has an art walk this Saturday night. Go to the website for participating galleries.   The Artery opens What Remains Featuring several artists including Andrew Dunn and Heather Wright and there will be music. ...

17 April, 2008 /

I'm happy to report Kurt Weston who was a recipient of a Hoff Foundation grant recently will be having a show this Saturday at the west gallery on campus at CSUF. The opening will run from 6-9pm. ...

09 April, 2008 /

Early heads-up. There's a couple of shows this weekend in OC and a couple of OC artists showing in LA. You should have plenty to do on Saturday! Eoin Breadon & Jason Chakravarty at @Space Modern Day Characters @ J. Flynn OC based artist Yasuko will be at the 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica OC Luminaries Sherie' Franssen & Tyler Stallings will be at Jancar Gallery in LA for a one night only show. ...

09 April, 2008 /