Artist Adds to Museum’s Collection
Artist Wayne Thiebaud donated a painting and a group of six prints to Laguna Art Museum, which presented him the museum’s California Art Award...
Laguna Beach couple’s estate donates $1.8M to Laguna College of Art and Design
The estate of a longtime Laguna Beach couple recently bequeathed $1.8 million to the Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD), marking the largest...
Museum to Highlight Literary Arts
Laguna Art Museum and Laguna Beach Literary Laureate Lojo Simon recently announced the Jan. 18 opening of a special exhibition at the museum called...
Laguna Art Museum recruits new director from Catalina
Laguna Art Museum has tapped Julie Perlin Lee, outgoing executive director of Catalina Island Museum, to lead the storied organization amid a pandemic that...
Artist Unveils Oils from Abroad
More than 40 new oils painted on location in Spain and France will make their premiere this Saturday, Nov. 16, at Pacific Edge Gallery...
Exposing the Human Form
Posing stark naked for 120 long seconds in front of thousands of strangers can be a tribulation. Since 1936, when Margo Goddard posed as...
Laguna Art Museum prepares for virtual fall gala
By Barbara McMurray, Special to the Independent
A benefit gala will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26 to support the Laguna Art Museum, re-imagined as...
Artscape: Laguna Playhouse Announces Updated Schedule
By Christopher Trela | LB Indy
In response to the Coronavirus outbreak, Laguna Playhouse has announced the updates to their current 99th season and the...
Anita Abriel to Discuss ‘The Light After the War’
Anita Abriel, author of “The Light After the War” will discuss and sign her book at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, at Laguna...
Nonprofit looking at closed St. Catherine campus for performing arts classes
An Irvine-based performing arts nonprofit is mulling the establishment of a conservatory at the shuttered St. Catherine of Siena Parish School in South Laguna.
OC...
LAM Sparks Imagination with Helena Modjeska’s Fairy Tale Book
The Polish actress Helena Modjeska, for whom an Orange County street, park and canyon is named, was also an author and artist. Laguna Art...
‘The Lion in Winter’ Roars at Laguna Playhouse
By Chris Trela, NB Indy
Theatrical historical fiction can be a tricky thing to write, let alone present on stage, although Shakespeare certainly had no trouble...
Laguna Playhouse Announces 100th Season
Laguna Playhouse 100
Ten decades. A Century. No matter how you look at it, 100 years is a long time to be in business—especially for...
Museum exhibit features modernist architect of 30 Laguna homes
By SUZIE HARRISON
In contrast to the smooth stucco facades and oversized faux-chateaus remaking the architectural character of Laguna Beach, practiced architect J. Lamont...
Festival of Arts offers seat naming rights in Irvine Bowl
The Festival of Arts has launched a limited-opportunity fundraiser to name seats in the iconic Irvine Bowl Amphitheater for the first time.
Patrons, art-lovers, and...