The Mission Preservation Foundation welcomes the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association for an exclusive, limited-time art exhibition to appear at Mission San Juan Capistrano.
The exhibit, “In the Footsteps of Saint Serra: Paintings Along El Camino Real,” will feature original plein air and studio artwork created specifically for this show by LPAPA’s most elite signature artists.
The artwork features California’s golden lands and historic missions in tribute to the founding father of the California mission system, Saint Junípero Serra, who was canonized by Pope Francis on September 23, 2015.
Jean Stern, Director of the Irvine Museum, has selected the pieces to be featured in this special exhibit.
The public is invited to view the exhibit in the Soldiers Barracks Gallery between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. through Dec. 6. The artwork will be available for purchase during the course of the exhibit through the Mission Store. A portion of proceeds benefits preservation of historic Mission San Juan Capistrano.
The exhibition is free daily with paid admission and to active Mission members.
Known as the “Jewel of the Missions,” Mission San Juan Capistrano is a historic landmark and museum that boasts of quality permanent exhibits featuring original artifacts as well as traveling and temporary exhibits on a wide variety of topics.
The site itself serves as a living outdoor museum with original buildings constructed by Native Americans in the 18th century including the Serra Chapel, Great Stone Church, and the original padres’ quarters of the South Wing.
The Mission was founded on November 1, 1776 by Padre Junipero Serra as the seventh in the chain of the twenty-one California missions established by Spain, and is Orange County’s only mission. Every year, over 50,000 students visit the Mission and engage in an inspirational learning experience via the Mission Matters programming, as part of their State required California history studies.
For more information, call (949) 234-1300 or visit missionsjc.com.
