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

Enid Baxter Blader, Local 909er (2008) I haven't visited Orange Lounge in awhile, so today I decided to head down to South Coast Plaza to see their show, Signals: A Video Showcase. Signals is a series of three thematic exhibitions that highlight OCMA's video art collection. Currently up is Wordplay, dealing with artists engaged with the written and spoken words.Part three of the exhibition will begin on July 26. Titled California Scenarios, it features videos by Jeremy Blake, Mungo Thomson, Nicole Antebi, Enid Baxter Blader, and...

20 July, 2008 /

It's that time again. This Saturday night the Santiago Art District will be hosting another art walk. There will be live bands and DJ's. Get out there and support your scene. ...

18 July, 2008 /

Mrs. OC Art Blog and I are currently in Seattle. Today we had a chance to walk through the Olympic Sculpture Park. I think we're in Seattle the one week a year it's sunny and 80 degrees, it's beautiful. The next few days will be spent at the SAM and the Henry and of course some gallery visits. Enjoy: ...

16 July, 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 /

Since I have been given the permission to post things outside of the visual arts, I am going to test the water a bit here for my inaugural post. I will try not to veer too far from Orange County very much. But for this one we will visit our neighbors in Long Beach.So here is the rundown. The record store Fingerprints on Second Street is doing a free in-store performance with one of my favorite bands, The Submarines. I recently went to see...

14 July, 2008 /

Hello loyal OC Art Blog readers. I wanted to take moment and welcome a new blogger to this here site. James Rojsirivat is an artist/designer who also happens to be a member of the artist collective Finishing School. James is much younger than me and that means he has much more energy. So look forward to more gallery opening photos, more videos and even some treks across the orange curtain into LA. Rumor has it some stuff happens up there. Welcome James!! ...

14 July, 2008 /

C-Monster paid a visit.Richard Chang took a look.Theo Douglas spent some gas money.Greg Stacy dropped in.And the OC Art Blog will be there in a couple of weeks, because that's how we roll. ...

11 July, 2008 /

This Saturday night About Abstraction opens at The Guggenheim Gallery on campus at Chapman U. Brandon Anschultz opens at @space gallery J. Fynn's 2 year anniversary show is Saturday night. ...

11 July, 2008 /

True or False? George W. Bush has allowed the National Endowment For The Arts to grow for eight straight years. ...

09 July, 2008 /

Here's a quick vid of the Amy Caterina installation currently up at GCAC. Her website for the project, Free Range Knitting is also up. ...

09 July, 2008 /