It's first Saturday again so that means Santa Ana will be the place to be. I'll be running around with camera in hand. See you then. First up, Alex Gross opens at GCAC. Richard Salcido closes at Scribble Theory Alegria opens at Amorviejo Site Specific opens at OCCCA ...
This one is hitting close to home so I'm happy to promote it. This Saturday night in Santa Ana during the artwalk there will be a benefit art opening where all the proceeds will go to the Joe Schraff Cancer Wellness Fund. This event will be held at the Neue Transit Studio on 657 Poinsetta in Santa Ana. The show will run from 6:30 to 11pm. Help some artists support their friend. See you there. ...
Courtesy SqueezeOC. I'm really liking Jit Fong's podcasts. ...
The OC Register has a new Arts Blog which will cover our local visual arts scene ( Richard Chang), classical music (Tim Mangan) and theatre events (Paul Hodgins). Welcome to the blogroll guys. ...
Thanks to everybody that came out to The Office to catch the Matthew Price opening. It was also great to see some of the CSULB students come out that I met during my talk last Wednesday night. It was a hot but great night. Some photo's follow: Matthew Price Curator Jacqueline Bunge threw a tea party at her house pre opening. The spread OMC Gallery Director Rolf Goellnitz Artist/Curator Joanna Grasso CSUF's Mike McGee and GCAC's Andrea Harris. Mike...
Every Friday I look forward to the new edition of Blue States Lose on Gawker. Why? Because making fun of Hipsters is great fun. But for karmic reasons I feel it's my duty to make sure all you local hipsters don't make some of the same mistakes your east coast breathen are making. So as a Public Service Announcement I will occasionally be posting an IN & Out section just to keep you up to date on what's hot and what's not. With no further...
Of course Matthew Price opens Sat. night @ The Office. You better be there. Cao Fei's Photo Installation Whose Utopia opens Saturday at OCMA. ...
This afternoon I had the privilege of giving a little talk in my friend Dana Doyle's Practical and Theoretical Issues in the Arts class at CSULB. I always have fun doing this kind of thing and it seemed like the students enjoyed it. They asked a ton of questions which was great. Here are some Pic's. I told them they would be making the blog. Professor Dana Who shot that spit wad?!?! Wake up people! ...
SoundWalk 2007 is still seeking proposals. If your art has a sound element, they want to hear from you. Proposals are due by July 1st but they'll give you some time if you contact them. ...
We're at it again. This Saturday night Matthew Price Tales of Wonder & Woe opens at The Office. Guest curated by Jacqueline Bunge Tales of Wonder and Woe highlights a new series of oil and acrylic paintings by Price. The imagery is mainly drawn from fairy tales and the fantastic, which have always been a source of inspiration for Price. His stylized images of whimsical characters, lost within their own worlds, illustrate the inner struggles within us all. Hope to see you there. ...
This Saturday there is also another show to catch besides Rick Griffin at LAM. Handle With Care will open and go from 7 to 11pm at The ARTery at the Lab. Enjoy. ...
This Friday night from 7-9pm is the opening for On Board at the HB Art Center. This international exhibition will feature artists from Cuba, Vietnam and the Netherlands and will feature site specific installations related to the ocean. Check it out. ...
I promise sooner or later I'll get back out there and start documenting OC art openings, etc. I will be out of town again this week (it's WSOP time) so I will miss another must see opening here in OC. This Saturday night Rick Griffin opens at LAM. Co-Curated by Greg Escalante & Doug Harvey this exhibit will feature a 140 paintings, drawings, posters and album covers from the 1960s until his death in 1991. There will also be a panel on Sunday that...
Don't know if this qualifies as a poem but I'm in a Tom Waits kinda mood: ...
