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In July

California Art Club, 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, this summer the Bowers Museum and the historic California Art Club are partnering to exhibit the 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, the Exhibition has gained an enduring reputation as one of the country’s premier events showcasing Contemporary-Traditional fine art. (through 8/21) Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Sawdust Art Festival with 167 artisans gather for the 56th time in Laguna Canyon in Laguna, (through 8/28)

Same Game Different Smokers is an exploration of the troubling relationship the tobacco industry has had with the Black Community over the last 400+ years., (through 8/28) MUZEO, Anaheim

Back by Popular Demand, Visitor Favorites from the Hilbert Collection, a presentation of select California Scene painters from the Museum’s collection, (ongoing) The Hilbert Museum, Orange

The Bowers Museum’s newest partnership with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), Everest: Ascent to Glory, combines photographs, films, and artifacts from five expeditions leading up to and including the earliest successful attempt to climb the colossal mountain that the Tibetan people call the “Mother Goddess of the World, (through 8/28) Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Festival of Arts
with over 100 plus artists in a vibrant environment of music, art, food and more, (through 9/2) Laguna

Pageant of the Masters, Where Art Comes to Life, 2022 theme: Wonderful World, (through 9/2) Laguna

Art-A- Fair Festival in picturesque Laguna Canyon in Laguna Beach Celebrates its 56th Year, (through 9/4)

Watercolor West 54th Annual International Juried Exhibition, this prized exhibition of transparent watercolorists now showing in their new venue at Coastline Community College, (through 8/13) Newport Beach

Black and White: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, 30 artworks as a cross-section of works by artists who share attention to black and white—as palate and, in some cases, as theme, (through 10/9) LAM, Laguna

Laguna Art Museum is proud to present Striking Figures: The Work of Francis De Erdely, the first major exhibition of his work, (through 10/23) LAM, Laguna

Featuring over 250 intricate works of silver, Miao: Masters of Silver features jewelry and textiles primarily made in China’s Guizhou Province, where the largest population of Miao people reside. (ongoing) Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the Pacific Islands, Experience exquisite masterpieces and dynamic objects from the vast and diverse Pacific Islands in this special exhibition guest curated by Chris Rainier, (ongoing), Bowers, Santa Ana

Sacred Realms: Temple Murals by Shashi Dhoj, the nine oversized paintings shown in this exhibition are a ll the work of one extraordinary 69-year-old Buddhist monk named Shashi Dhoj Tulachan, a second generation thangka artist living in Tuksche, a remote village located in Mustang, Nepal, (ongoing) Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

July 16
Artlord coming to town, LA based, contemporary artist and pop satirist, Artlord at Ethos Contemporary Art, Newport Beach

July 15 – Aug 14
Green Day’s American Idiot, music by Green Day, based on the book by Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer, Chance Theater, Anaheim

July 17 – Aug 21
California Art Club, 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, this summer the Bowers Museum and the historic California Art Club are partnering to exhibit the 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, the Exhibition has gained an enduring reputation as one of the country’s premier events showcasing Contemporary-Traditional fine art, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

July 30
Grand opening celebration at Gray Matter Museum of Art, now in San Clemente, features work by 7 California artists, San Clemente

In Aug

California Art Club, 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, this summer the Bowers and the historic California Art Club are partnering to exhibit the 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, the Exhibition has gained an enduring reputation as one of the country’s premier events showcasing Contemporary-Traditional fine art. (through 8/21) Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Same Game Different Smokers is an exploration of the troubling relationship the tobacco industry has had with the Black Community over the last 400+ years. (through 8/28) MUZEO, Anaheim

Sawdust Art Festival with 167 artisans gather for the 56th time in Laguna Canyon in Laguna, (through 8/28)

Festival of Arts with over 100 plus artists in a vibrant environment of music, art, food and more, (through 9/2) Laguna

Pageant of the Masters, Where Art Comes to Life, 2022 theme: Wonderful World, (through 9/2) Laguna

Art-A- Fair Festival in picturesque Laguna Canyon in Laguna Beach Celebrates its 56th Year, (through 9/4

Watercolor West 54th Annual International Juried Exhibition, this prized exhibition of transparent watercolorists now showing in their new venue at Coastline Community College, (through 8/13) Newport Beach

The Bowers Museum’s newest partnership with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), Everest: Ascent to Glory, combines photographs, films, and artifacts from five expeditions leading up to and including the earliest successful attempt to climb the colossal mountain that the Tibetan people call the “Mother Goddess of the World, (through 8/28) Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Back by Popular Demand, Visitor Favorites from the Hilbert Collection, a presentation of select California Scene painters from the Museum’s collection, (ongoing) The Hilbert Museum, Orange

Black and White: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, 30 artworks as a cross-section of works by artists who share attention to black and white—as palate and, in some cases, as theme, (through 10/9) LAM, Laguna

Laguna Art Museum is proud to present Striking Figures: The Work of Francis De Erdely, the first major exhibition of his work, (through 10/23) LAM, Laguna

Featuring over 250 intricate works of silver, Miao: Masters of Silver features jewelry and textiles primarily made in China’s Guizhou Province, where the largest population of Miao people reside. (ongoing) Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the Pacific Islands, Experience exquisite masterpieces and dynamic objects from the vast and diverse Pacific Islands in this special exhibition guest curated by Chris Rainier, (ongoing), Bowers, Santa Ana

Sacred Realms: Temple Murals by Shashi Dhoj, the nine oversized paintings shown in this exhibition are a ll the work of one extraordinary 69-year-old Buddhist monk named Shashi Dhoj Tulachan, a second generation thangka artist living in Tuksche, a remote village located in Mustang, Nepal, (ongoing) Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Aug 3 – 21
Slap on your roller skates, pump up the glitter, and get hip to the muses in Xanadu, the laugh-out-loud musical stage adaptation of the 1980 film. Xanadu follows Clio, precocious Greek muse who decides to don her roller in order to help Sonny Malone, a chalk artist rediscover his own creativity, Laguna Playhouse, Laguna

Aug 4
First Thursdays Artwalk, 6 - 9pm, monthly celebration with galleries open citywide, trolley service available, Laguna

Aug 9 – 21
Welcome to HADESTOWN where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, SCFA, Segerstrom Hall, Costa Mesa

 

In Sept

Festival of Arts with over 100 plus artists in a vibrant environment of music, art, food and more, (through 9/2) Laguna

Pageant of the Masters, Where Art Comes to Life, 2022 theme: Wonderful World, (through 9/2) Laguna

Art-A- Fair Festival in picturesque Laguna Canyon in Laguna Beach Celebrates its 56th Year, (through 9/4)

Black and White: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, 30 artworks as a cross-section of works by artists who share attention to black and white—as palate and, in some cases, as theme, (through 10/9) LAM, Laguna

Laguna Art Museum is proud to present Striking Figures: The Work of Francis De Erdely, the first major exhibition of his work, (through 10/23) LAM, Laguna

Back by Popular Demand, Visitor Favorites from the Hilbert Collection, a presentation of select California Scene painters from the Museum’s collection, (ongoing) The Hilbert Museum, Orange

Featuring over 250 intricate works of silver, Miao: Masters of Silver features jewelry and textiles primarily made in China’s Guizhou Province, where the largest population of Miao people reside. (ongoing) Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the Pacific Islands, Experience exquisite masterpieces and dynamic objects from the vast and diverse Pacific Islands in this special exhibition guest curated by Chris Rainier, (ongoing), Bowers, Santa Ana

Sacred Realms: Temple Murals by Shashi Dhoj, the nine oversized paintings shown in this exhibition are a ll the work of one extraordinary 69-year-old Buddhist monk named Shashi Dhoj Tulachan, a second generation thangka artist living in Tuksche, a remote village located in Mustang, Nepal, (ongoing) Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Sept 1

First Thursdays Artwalk, 6 - 9pm, monthly celebration with galleries open citywide, trolley service available, Laguna

Sept 16 – 17
ArtVENTURE, Costa Mesa’s annual presentation of artists at Samueli Theater, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa

Sept 23 – Oct 23
Pro wrestling in a whole new light — or perhaps for the first time — in Kristoffer Diaz’s Pulitzer Prize nominated play, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Chance Theater, Anaheim

Sept 21 – Oct 9

A Toronto convenience store sets the stage for Kim’s Convenience, a delightful comedy about a Korean-Canadian family and the fight between family expectations and personal dreams, Laguna Playhouse, Laguna

Sept 24 – 25
The Joshua Show, Episode 1, A modern-day Mr. Rogers with hipster appeal, Joshua Holden and his puppet sidekick, Mr. Nicholas, bring their award-winning family production The Joshua Show across the globe, SCFA, Samueli Theater, Costa Mesa

Sept 24 – Dec 10
Langson Institute & Museum of California Art presents Dissolve, exploring how certain artists perceive what it means to change from one form to another. Through painting, photography, sculpture, installation, and video, selected artworks demonstrate how gradual and immediate changes impact viewers’ perceptions of self, one another, and the shared environment. IMCA, Irvine

Sept 24 – Jan 14
Echoes of Perception: Peter Alexander and California Impressionism on view at UCI Langson Institute and Museum of California Art’s interim museum on the main level of the Airport Tower building at 18881 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine

Sept 28 – Oct 16
Segerstrom Center for the Arts proudly presents, Hamilton, the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre, SCFA


In Sept

Laguna Art Museum is proud to present Striking Figures: The Work of Francis De Erdely, the first major exhibition of his work, (through 10/23) LAM, Laguna

Langson Institute & Museum of California Art presents Dissolve, exploring how certain artists perceive what it means to change from one form to another. Through painting, photography, sculpture, installation, and video, selected artworks demonstrate how gradual and immediate changes impact viewers’ perceptions of self, one another, and the shared environment. (through 12/10) IMCA, Irvine

Black and White: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, 30 artworks as a cross-section of works by artists who share attention to black and white—as palate and, in some cases, as theme, (through 10/9) LAM, Laguna

Laguna Art Museum is proud to present Striking Figures: The Work of Francis De Erdely, the first major exhibition of his work, (through 10/23) LAM, Laguna

n Echoes of Perception: Peter Alexander and California Impressionism on view at UCI Langson Institute and Museum of California Art’s interim museum on the main level of the Airport Tower building at 18881 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, (through 1/14/23)

Back by Popular Demand, Visitor Favorites from the Hilbert Collection, a presentation of select California Scene painters from the Museum’s collection, (ongoing) The Hilbert Museum, Orange

Featuring over 250 intricate works of silver, Miao: Masters of Silver features jewelry and textiles primarily made in China’s Guizhou Province, where the largest population of Miao people reside. (ongoing) Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Spirits and Headhunters: Art of the Pacific Islands, Experience exquisite masterpieces and dynamic objects from the vast and diverse Pacific Islands in this special exhibition guest curated by Chris Rainier, (ongoing), Bowers, Santa Ana

Sacred Realms: Temple Murals by Shashi Dhoj, the nine oversized paintings shown in this exhibition are a ll the work of one extraordinary 69-year-old Buddhist monk named Shashi Dhoj Tulachan, a second generation thangka artist living in Tuksche, a remote village located in Mustang, Nepal, (ongoing) Bowers Museum, Santa Ana

Oct 1 – Oct 9

24th annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, includes paint-out, quick-draw, Gala, sale and exhibition at the Festival of Arts, tickets now on sale, see lpapa.org, Laguna

Oct 6
First Thursdays Artwalk, 6 - 9pm, monthly celebration with galleries open citywide, trolley service available, Laguna

Oct 8
24th annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational Gala, tickets on sale now, see lpapa.org, Laguna

Joint show with T. Barny and Blu Smith, painting and sculpture, Avran Fine Art, Laguna

Grand Opening Celebration, OCMA broke ground in September 2019 on its permanent home at Segerstrom Center for the Arts soon opening to the public at 5 pm on Oct 8. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne of Morphosis Studio, the state-of-the-art 53,000 square foot building is double the size of the museum’s former location in Newport Beach, OCMA, Costa Mesa

13 WOMEN will feature female artists from the museum’s collection to honor the 13 women who founded the Balboa Pavilion Gallery, OCMA’s predecessor institution. The show also marks the museum’s 60th anniversary, having opened in 1962, (through 10/1/23) OCMA

Oct 9
24th annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational public show and sale at the Festival of Arts, see lpapa.org, Laguna

 
             
           
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