The OC Art Blog was created in 2004 as a way to build community and promote the marginalized but dynamic Orange County art scene.

Tonight I ran down to the HB Art Center to catch the new show City Reconsidered. Kudos to curator Darlene DeAngelo for pulling together a great show, especially for a long time resident of HB like myself. Couple of stand outs were Mary Dessert's timeline project and the work by the mysterious artist collective LAC. ...

14 March, 2009 /

Tomorrow night on Friday the 13th the Huntington Beach Art Center will open City Reconsidered where several artists were invited to reconsider certain aspects of Huntington Beach including transportation, public and private spaces, and economic resource distribution. Some of the artists participating are Robin Repp, Mary Dessert, Anna Friesen and Trang Le. The opening will run from 7-9pm. ...

12 March, 2009 /

For all you graff fans this Saturday night from 7pm to 11pm Must Be The Fumes curated by Bekka "P0PNZ" Utermohlen opens at the new Toy Store/Art Gallery Chuckwa in Fullerton. As always I think it's important to get out there and support the new efforts in OC so I hope to get out there with camera in hand. Details follow: ...

11 March, 2009 /

"The arts are not a way to make a living. they are a very human way of making life more bearable. practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake." - Kurt Vonnegut ...

11 March, 2009 /

Art in America has a new site up and it's pretty damn good. I'm a fan of their artist interview video section. Something I hope to do more of on this site. Here's a clip of Banks Violette: ...

10 March, 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 /

Here's a quick vid I took of some of the art at Grand Central Art Center's 10 year anniversary opening. If you get a chance head on down for some of the greatest hits. Grand Central Art Center's 10 Year Anniversary from Dharma Bum on Vimeo. ...

08 March, 2009 /

 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 /

Today I was contacted by Luis De Jesus from Seminal Projects who informed me that he applied to enter artLA last spring and that he paid the $2,000 refundable deposit required by Artfairs, Inc. Well it seems Seminal Projects did not make it into the fair and according to Luis they still have not been paid back their $2,000 refundable deposit. He also mentioned that Tim Fleming has left Artfairs, Inc., and Luis alleges that Tim mentioned that there were other galleries also calling trying...

05 March, 2009 /