Art
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UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 29, 2025 — The University of California, Irvine has completed its acquisition of the Orange County Museum of Art, officially bringing together two renowned institutions under a shared vision of public access, scholarship and cultural engagement. The resulting entity, now named the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art, reflects a dedication to curatorial excellence, community service and the long-term vitality of the area’s visual arts ecosystem. “UC Irvine is committed to ensuring that the region benefits from a world-class art museum that enriches the cultural fabric of Orange County, advances groundbreaking scholarship, nurtures the next generation of creators and thinkers, and inspires curiosity and connection…
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LPAPA Invitational
Laguna Beach Transforms into Open-Air Studio for 27th Annual Plein Air Painting Invitational Thirty Award-Winning Artists to Compete, Create, and Connect with the Community October 4th-12th LAGUNA BEACH, CA – July 29, 2025 – Prepare for a spectacular nine-day art festival as the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) proudly presents its 27th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, taking place from October 4th to 12th, 2025. This highly anticipated event will see 30 of the nation’s top award-winning plein air artists transform Laguna Beach into a vibrant outdoor studio, competing for prestigious prizes while capturing the town’s iconic beauty on canvas. Throughout the week, art enthusiasts and the…
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Interview with Diane Challis Davy, Festival of Arts Director
by Jennifer Keil, M.A. in History, 70° Founder + City of Dana Point Arts Ambassador How will Dana Point be featured in this year’s theme of “Gold Coast: Treasures of California”? ACT II opens with a visit to Dana Point’s Waterman’s plaza. There are 4 recreations of sculpture by Bill Limebrook and the Endless Summer Mosaic by Mia Tavanatti Dana Point’s Waterman’s Plaza showcases public art by J. van Hamersveld/Mia Tavonatti and Bill Limebrook/Lance Jost. What do you think of their process and execution? Mia’s mosaic interpretation is dazzling. I love the way it sparkles in the sunlight. Bill is an old master in the tradition of sculpting in bronze. His…
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LPAPA Reception
LPAPA Beyond the Landscape: Three Masters at the LPAPA Gallery The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) is renowned for its prestigious Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, which will celebrate its twenty-seventh year, October 4 to 12, 2025. In addition to this celebrated event, LPAPA proudly opened its own nonprofit art gallery in Laguna Beach in 2021. While the organization is dedicated to preserving the legacy and tradition of plein air painting, its mission extends beyond traditional plein air art. Understanding Plein Air Painting Plein air painting, the practice of creating art outdoors on location, significantly influences an artist’s studio work. Artists often take their studies, sketches, and color…
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Soka University Founders Gallery
Field Notes by Isabel Gutierrez, Soka University Student & 70° Archive Intern Location: 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 Parking is available in Parking Lot A Important Dates: The Art Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9:00a.m to 5:00p.m. Upcoming Gallery Closures: 04/25, 04/28, 05/07 – 05/26 More Information Soka University Founders Gallery by 70 Degrees Virtual Tour Fixing on a Horizon Cynthia Ona Innis is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Berkeley, California. Her work is influenced by her experiences in nature and landscape. The work in this exhibition is rooted in personal history, carrying memories of California road trips and sailing the Pacific. It “carries the weight…
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Sawdust Art Festival
We are working on Sawdust Art Festival’s 60th archive. You can follow the project and contribute your story! The archive contains thousands of never-before-seen photos, slides, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. Dive into the fascinating history of Sawdust and explore how Laguna Beach’s art scene developed. This collection contains photographs, oral histories, written stories, and ephemera. What was life like in the Laguna Canyon in the 1960s? The archive is a time capsule to the past. What did people do for fun? What were their hobbies? Discover this story within the space of six decades in these pages. You will see a variety of materials from the Sawdust Art Festival. Some…
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Field Notes | July 2023
Read our UCI News article featured on the Top Stories. Enjoy the Soka University exhibit featuring Nellie Gail Moulton. Learn at the Crystal Cove Conservancy.
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The Art of Nellie Gail Moulton
Please join us for the opening reception of The Art of Nellie Gail Moulton on October 7th, 2021 from 6-9pm at the LCAD Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA. THE ART OF NELLIE GAIL MOULTONOCTOBER 7–NOVEMBER 21, 2021RECEPTION: OCTOBER 7, 2021 6–9PM NOVEMBER 4, 2021 6-9PM Laguna College of Art + Design’s BFA program in Drawing + Painting is proud to present THE ART OF NELLIE GAIL MOULTON, a retrospective exhibition of paintings and drawings created by Nellie Gail Moulton (1878-1972). An avid en plein air painter, Nellie belongs to a larger movement of female artists who have recently gained significant recognition for their contributions to the arts. Nellie created art…
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Seven Stories of San Juan
Randy Morgan and his apprentices, Michael and Rowan, created the Seven Stories of Old San Juan in the historic Silvas Adobe from the 1790s on Los Rios street. It captures historic moments in Saddleback Valley with the Portolá Expedition in 1769 to the founding of Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1776. As the birthplace of Orange County, this installation of “Old San Juan” mural is vital to sharing the story of our collective past on the exterior façade of Hennessey’s at 31761 Camino Capistrano. It showcases Vaqueros on horseback roping and rounding up cattle. These 3D pieces capture the color composition of the Southwest with copper and burnt sienna tones.…
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Festival of Arts
