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The Box contemporary art gallery presents the work of artist Leigh Salgado. This collection of original mixed media work will open at the Costa Mesa gallery on Saturday March 20, 2010, from 7:00 PM until 10:00 PM. The exhibition will run through Friday, April 30, 201The Box gallery and Leigh Salgado unveilth e diaphanous Spring with Paper Vernalia: The Sculptural Drawings of Leigh Salgado. Salgado’s sculptural drawings intimate the changing of the season with a fresh perspective in both the subjects and medium of her...

18 March, 2010 /

Yeah I'm a little slow on this one because of technical difficulties (I didn't pay my blog bill...

18 March, 2010 /

“Do this one cheap (or free) and we’ll make it up on the next one.” “We never pay a cent until we see the final product.” “Do this for us and you’ll get great exposure! The jobs will just pour in!” On looking at sketches or concepts: “Well, we aren’t sure if we want to use you yet, but leave your material here so I can talk to my partner/investor/wife/clergy.” “Well, the job isn’t CANCELLED, just delayed. Keep the account open and we’ll continue in a month or two.” “Contract? We don’t...

21 January, 2010 /

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05 January, 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 /

  In case you missed Instant Gratification last September at the Hibbleton Gallery, ISM  has expanded its celebration of the iconic Polaroid 600 series film and moved it to Copro Gallery at Bergamot Station.  Instant Gratification: Los Angeles is for one night only: Saturday, January 9, 2010 from 7:00pm-11:00pm.  Afterwards, beginning Sunday, work begins on the limited edition book, supplementing the exhibition with images and essays.  More than 200 artists submitted images, the amount of international polaroids has doubled, the art will be accompanied by live...

03 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 /

 WIRED Magazine and Rado Switzerland present a special reveal and exhibition opening at  The Box gallery.  Featuring works by artists Jane Bauman, Robert Brown, Joseph Hawa,   and Jim Jenkins, this collection will open at the Costa Mesa gallery on  Wednesday, December 9, 2009, from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM.  The exhibition will run through January 9, 2010. Together for the first time, these four pillars of the contemporary  Southern California art community will present their work in an inimitable exhibition that  explores unique and unusual concepts of...

08 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 /

Finishing School is working on a new project combining Laguna, Venice and many participants.  Check out Laguna Art Museum's blog for more info: http://lagunaartmuseum.blogspot.com/  ...

27 November, 2009 /

The City of Brea Art Gallery has a call for entries for Made in California.  This exhibition will be juried by Grace Kook-Anderson, curator atLaguna Art Museum, with monetary awards from $500-$100.  All artwork must be from the past two years and cannot be craft or functional.  Acceptable media include: oil, watercolor, acrylic,  drawings, mixed media, graphics, photography, video and sculpture (sculpture must weigh less than 50 lbs.)A $15 entry fee is required for each artwork.  To submit work for consideration the gallery requires: Check or money order payable...

27 November, 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 /