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Welcome to the colorful world of Elena Bulatova Fine Art!
Featuring artwork by Elena Bulatova and Efi Mashiah as well as an array of international artists! We love Bulatova’s whimsical and colorful Sweet Life series of lollipops and popsicles which add that extra touch of fun to everyday living. She creates beautiful and colorful abstract art that you want to decorate your whole home with. The color combinations are so happy. Efi Mashiah brush paintings and 3d screw artworks represent a spectacular encapsulation of pop-Art and post-Pollock sensibility. These pieces challenge the boundary of painting and sculpture, performance and monument, and simplicity and deep complexity in art. More can be found in the galleries Efi and Elena run in:
Laguna Beach, CA • Palm Desert, CA • Palm Springs, CA • Las Vegas, NV • Sarasota, FL For more information please visit:
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ON THE COVER: Lifetime achievement award winner Tom Swimm’s Rainbow of Boats THIS PAGE Abstract mosaic, by Kathy Jones, (done in Carolyn Machado’s workshop) from the collection of Mike & Kathy Jones
TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS
20 LPAPA Annual Dinner & FUNdraiser 22 The Legacy of WESTSIDE STORY 22 Welcome VICENTE PERIS 24 DONNA NORINE SCHUSTER Impressionism and Beyond
28 Laguna WILDERNESS Press
ARTIST PROFILES: 30 CHUCK CAPLINGER Intuitive Cowboy
36 LEE WAISLER 40 TOM SWIMM
Exquisite Renditions of Water and Light
COLLECTORS:
46 MIKE AND KATHY JONES An Eclectic paradise
52 PATRICK HENRY
A Lifetime of Buying What I Like
EXHIBITION: 60 WATER IS LIFE:
Clara Berta • Tom Lamb • Sheila Olsen
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60 BUILDING AN ART BRAND Laguna Beach Arts Alliance
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• Laguna Art-A-Fair / June 29th-September 2nd 2018 • Festival of Arts / July 5th-September 1st 2018 • Pageant of the Masters / July 7th-September 1st 2018 • Sawdust Art & Craft Festival / June 29th-September 2nd 2018
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Sandra Jones Campbell
“Dixie’s Flown her Coop” (Acrylic, 20”x10”)
William Scott Gallery Provincetown, Ma Opening July 20th- Aug
“D’ ou Viennent Les Bebe’s” (Acrylic, 73”x55”)
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“Depth of Tranquility” 36x48 Oil on Canvas by Susan Leonhard
“Carnevale” 30x40 Acrylic on Canvas by Giorgio Dimichina
Artist Eye Gallery Fine Art Paintings, Mixed Media, Sculpture and Photography 1294-A So. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach CA 92651 • www.ArtistEyeGalleryLaguna.com • 949.497.5898 Orange County Fine Arts. An Association of Artists.
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The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association’s Annual Dinner &
FUNdraiser FUNdraiser CELEBRATES the legacy of
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Laguna Beach as an art colony. Nowfamous artists such as William Wendt, Edgar Payne, Frank Cuprien and Anna Hills founded the Laguna Beach Art Association and opened the community’s first gallery in 1918. To raise the money needed for that gallery, the artists created miniature paintings and hosted art parties for their patrons. This year, LPAPA honored 100 years of plein air painting history and tradition in Laguna on June 14 with its 4th Annual Dinner Party & Miniature Auction FUNdraiser at [seven-degrees]. As usual, it was a special evening in a series that has become an art lover’s favorite! After being greeted by LPAPA President Toni Kellenberg, guests were treated to an array of delicious hors d’oeuvres and select wines. Then, while guests enjoyed a sumptuous gourmet buffet prepared by the [seven-degrees] culinary experts, LPAPA Executive Director Rosemary Swimm welcomed everyone and recognized several of those in attendance, including Mayor Kelly Boyd and his wife, Michelle, guest speaker Jean Stern and his wife, Linda, and the association’s Board of Directors. The Executive Director of the Irvine Museum Collection at UC Irvine, Stern shared tidbits of Laguna’s artistic legacy with attendees and discussed the history of a miniature masterpiece by Arthur Rozaire from the Sterns’ private collection. Laguna’s past came to life as 14 miniatures were sold in a silent auction and 20 more in an exciting and competitive live auction. As the successful evening came to an end, Swimm thanked attendees for their continued support and for helping LPAPA write another chapter in preserving the community’s plein air painting heritage. For more information, visit LPAPA.org, write info@lpapa.org or call 949.376.3635.
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LAGUNA DANCE FESTIVAL’S 2018 gala celebrated the launch of the festival’s 14th season. Held at [seven degrees], the event revolved around a West Side Story theme in honor of the centennial birthdays of two of the production’s artistic luminaries— composer Leonard Bernstein and choreographer Jerome Robbins. Guests of the sold-out event were presented with champagne at the entrance and greeted by 24 youth dancers. The program of live music and dance from the musical featured students from the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. There were also new commissions inspired by the musical and performed by professional artists. In addition, Clifford Williams of Complexions Contemporary Ballet performed, giving the audience a preview of the October Festival, where Complexions will appear. Three recipients of the 2017 Laguna Dance Festival scholarships—Emily Eckert, Jocelyn Magana and Marcus Sarjeant— performed solos as well.
Jodie Gates, the Founder and Artistic Director of the festival and Vice Dean of the Kaufman School, summed up the significance of the gala. “This year’s event not only marked the centennial of two great artists, it also celebrated Laguna Dance Festival’s commitment to quality education and innovative programming. The night was full of glorious music and dance representing the brightest stars of today and tomorrow.” “We have the most fun gala—it’s all entertainment,” added Joy Dittberner, festival Executive Director. “This was our fifth one and we are so happy it was sold out. We are no longer the best kept secret in Laguna.” This year’s Laguna Dance Festival is scheduled for Oct 4-7 at the Laguna Playhouse. Complexions Contemporary Ballet will perform Fri, Oct. 5, at 7:30 PM, Stars of Dance will appear Sat and Sun, Oct. 6-7. Visit: lagunadancefestival.org or call 949.715.5578 for more info.
VICENTE PERIS STUDIO OPENS ITS DOORS Internationally known Spanish artist Vicente Peris opened his latest studio gallery in Laguna Beach on June 7, an event that drew more than 200 viewers.
Born in Valencia, Spain, in 1943, Peris creates large-scale works fusing figurative and abstract elements, and works in a variety of forms, including photography, painting, ceramics, wood and silver. But just as important are the works’ philosophical underpinnings. “When I am in the process of creating,” Peris explains, “there is an impulse that pulls me towards the unknown. I become the first spectator, the explorer, and my motivation is to surprise myself and so my work is about opening doors. Whether crossing through one door leads to the unknown, or to a mystery that lies behind another door, I have to follow the labyrinth. It becomes not about my ideals but what it means to discover a part of the truth.” Peris’s vision is a participatory one, and the truth he pursues is universal and shared. When people view his work, he wants them “to feel included and know they are part of the work itself.” 22
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Peris has enjoyed solo exhibitions in museums across Europe and Latin America, including the Museo de Bellas Artes in Spain, the Museo de Arte Moderno in Brazil and the Instituto Cabañas in Mexico. In addition, he has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including shows at the Ministerio de Cultura and the Fundación Pequeño Deseo in Madrid. Renée Phillips, Director of Manhattan Arts International, has praised Vicente’s innovative trajectory. “I look forward to observing Vicente Peris as he continues to transcend conventional artistic boundaries, invent new creative visions, and share them with viewers in the United States and abroad,” she says. “We can anticipate many more significant contributions from him in the international multi-media realm of art and creativity.” Vicente Peris Studio is located at 334 North Coast Highway Unit A, Laguna Beach. There are currently several hundred works on display, and the studio will be rotating its inventory on a regular basis. Visit: www.vicenteperisstudio.com.
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IMPRESSIONISM AND BEYOND The Odyssey of Donna Norine Schuster W RI TTEN B Y G ROV E K OGE R WHEN THE LAGUNA ART MUSEUM asked the Balboa
Art Conservation Center to evaluate Donna Norine Schuster’s painting O’er Waiting Harp Strings in 1991, the San Diego facility found a number of worrisome issues. It seems that the museum’s only work by Schuster, which portrays an ecstatic harpist in vivid tones of yellow and violet, had multiple punctures and tears that had been carelessly repaired, leading to further damage. A second examination two decades later suggested that the repairs may Courtesy lagunaartmuseum.org have been made by the artist herself, although the original damage remains a mystery. A conservator ultimately spent dozens of hours restoring O’er Waiting Harp Strings. But just who was the artist whose work justified such timeconsuming efforts? Donna Norine Schuster was born in Milwaukee in 1883, the daughter of a cigar manufacturer. In 1900 she entered the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, from which she graduated with honors, and went on to study with Impressionist painters Edmund Tarbell and Frank Benson at the Museum 24
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of Fine Arts, Boston. She joined a group touring Belgium with yet another Impressionist, William Merritt Chase, in 1912. Then, upon her parents’ divorce, Schuster moved with her mother to Los Angeles, where she taught at the Otis Art Institute for a time. During the summer of 1914 she painted with Chase once again, this time in his art class in Carmel. The fall of that year found Schuster in San Francisco painting watercolors of the construction of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, three of which won her a silver medal in the exhibition itself in 1915. A subsequent show of the series at the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art drew an enthusiastic review from critic Antony Anderson of the Los Angeles Times. “The vivid impressionism of these quick sketches is delightful,” he wrote. “They glow and sparkle like jewels, and have caught … the very spirit of the great exposition—the élan of San Francisco, its joyous life, its glamorous sunshine. These things, translated to paper charged with fluent color make fascinating pictures.” Schuster may have arrived, but her vivid painting Sleep drew a markedly different response when she exhibited it in 1917. Depicting a naked young woman dozing in a hammock, it was roughly sketched in quick brushstrokes of blue and green and yellow. A critic for The Graphic wondered “what malign spirit ever induced” the artist to “perpetrate” such a painting, describing its subject’s “shoulders hunching out of a hammock that sends one running quick for a blanket to cover them up!” A scene that would have gone unremarked in Europe was still controversial in conservative California. Schuster herself was a generally conservative painter, having learned from her teachers to work in an Impressionist style that reminded critics of
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“... Instead of just painting what they saw, they painted what they felt.” the work of Mary Cassatt and pleased gallery-goers as well. But she was also restless and frequently experimented with a bolder, more intense approach, possibly as a result of her later studies with Modernist painter Stanton Macdonald-Wright. While an article in the Los Angeles Times in 1920 described the artistically evolving Schuster as “eternally youthful,” it pointed out that she was also “strong willed” and “somewhat impatient.” Like many other female artists of her time, Schuster sought to advance her career through participation in various professional groups, including the California Watercolor Society (which she founded) and the more progressive Group of Eight. She also became involved in the Laguna Beach Art Association after buying a house in the little community in 1926 in order to paint there during the summer. Irvine Museum Executive Director Jean Stern summed up the achievement of Schuster and others like her in discussing a 2001 exhibit, “A Woman’s View: Paintings by Women Artists.” Pointing out that many of the progressive painters in Southern California were women, she explained that “they had Modernist tendencies and used color and form for emotional impact. They added more meaning to the painting than the Impressionists would want. Instead of just painting what they saw, they painted what they felt.” It was Balboa Center conservator Lauren Cox who undertook the intricate restoration of O’er Waiting Harp Strings in 2011. She used scalpels to remove the heavy fabric liner that had been carelessly attached to the back of the canvas with white lead paint, humidified the canvas to reduce the distortions that the liner had created, attached a new synthetic liner in its place, mounted the painting on a new stretcher, and, finally, cleaned and repaired the work’s surface. Schuster’s painting returned to the Laguna Art Museum in 2012 for the exhibition “Modern Spirit and the Group of Eight.” It was an eminently appropriate homecoming, for Schuster had displayed the vibrant work publicly for the first time in the group’s July 1927 show, 85 long years before. Laguna Art Museum www. lagunaartmuseum.org 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 949.494.8971 A R T PAT R O N M A G A Z I N E . C O M
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Laguna Wilderness Press Celebrating the Work of Artists, Photographers and Environmentalists W R I T T EN BY LIZ GOL D N ER
“The Laguna Wilderness is a vast area of preserved landscape in the heart of urban Southern California.” These words appear in the Introduction to The Laguna Wilderness, published in 2014 by Laguna Wilderness Press. “Its story,” the Introduction continues, “demonstrates the possibility of carving out natural landscapes for preservation wherever urbanization intrudes. It shows how people who care about nature can achieve control of precious open space and hold it intact for future generations.” The Laguna Wilderness provides a history of efforts over many years to preserve the open space controlled by Laguna Greenbelt, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the 22,000-acre Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, and contains 120 images of the major canyons and streams within the Greenbelt. A nonprofit itself, Laguna Wilderness Press publishes books emphasizing photography in order to raise public awareness of the importance of conserving and protecting the environment. The press was founded by Jerry Burchfield and Ron Chilcote in 2003 with two aims: to draw attention to the importance of preserving the pristine land surrounding Laguna Beach, and to help other communities preserve their own open spaces. Burchfield was a photographer, artist and educator who wrote several books about photography, curated more than 300 exhibitions and co-founded the Laguna Canyon Project. 28
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Chilcote is a professor emeritus of economics and political science at UC Riverside, the author of more than a dozen books, and a photographer concentrating on wilderness environments. The most recent Laguna Wilderness Press book is The Laguna Canyon Project: Refining Artivism, with the main essay by Mark Chamberlain. Along with contributions from artists, activists and other writers and photographers (including Burchfield), it tells the story of a thirty-year project focused on saving Laguna Canyon from encroaching development. The project, explains the books Preface, was “a multiphased environmental art project (19802010), inspired Laguna Beach, California residents to take charge of their own destiny and to avert an ecological disaster.” The effort was successful and its story inspiring. “Artists and activists lobbied local and countywide forces to prevent construction of the 3,200-unit Laguna Laurel housing community in Laguna Canyon—a wide swath of virgin land east of the city’s downtown. Along with an army of supporters, they achieved their goal in 1989, and today this canyon is designated as undeveloped land into perpetuity.” “Artivism,” by the way, refers to the “collaborative art projects, addressing critical environmental and social issues that Chamberlain and Burchfield have pursued since the 1970s.” Chamberlain’s main essay in The Laguna Canyon
Celebrating 40 Years of Wyland Galleries
Project elaborates on the steps involved. “The name ‘Tell’ is an archeological term, referring to an unnatural mound of earth, covering evidence of prior civilizations that have been buried over in time. Our Tell ultimately became a 636-foot long sculptural installation. Resembling a giant reclining female figure, it undulated through the landscape, and echoed the shape of the surrounding hillsides; its centerpiece was a stylized Easter Island head. “This enormous mural was comprised of thousands of photographs, mostly color snapshots, depicting all aspects of California life. These highly personal images, all donated by Tell supporters, were rigorously assembled by content, color, and character to fashion deeper stories about humankind’s interaction with the land. We also assembled the images by various themes along the chakra points of the body in the mural. The overall impression of the sculpture was that of a giant pointillist figurative painting, relating many tales within tales.” Chamberlain emphasizes that “the importance of individual lives and personal stories initially brought people to the mural,” but that “those stories eventually faded to become the background web that held together the story of us all—and the myths we have created about ourselves in our journey through time and space. “National media become aware of the project and when Life magazine ran a piece, Newsweek, CNN, and other major media soon followed. The photomural had become a very effective megaphone to help sound the alarm about the planned encroachments.” Visit: lagunawildernesspress.com
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The city of Twentynine Palms is known as the gateway to Joshua Tree National Park and the location of the Marine Corps Air-to-Ground Combat Center, but this oasis of murals is also a thriving arts community thanks to visionaries such as artist Chuck Caplinger. He designed the large “29!” sign you see as you enter the downtown area. He painted the stunning desert iguana and roadrunner murals on the Highway 62 Smoketree Building . He proudly depicted Marines returning home on the city’s Desert Storm Victory Parade mural. He established the art gallery in the Twentynine Palms Visitor Center, and much more. Caplinger works in his Desert Art Studio, located in a spectacular domed house near the national park. He moved to the location in 1998, after spending years in Hollywood as a successful celebrity portrait artist and movie poster designer. On a desert motorcycle trip with his wife, actress Holgie Forrester, he stopped in the town and instantly sensed that the area was ready for an arts renaissance. A short while later, he was leading the charge and making it happen. He chronicles his adventures in his entertaining book An Artist’s Journey, Memoirs of the Creative Life of Artist Chuck Caplinger. “I am constantly inspired here,” Caplinger says while giving me a tour Caplinger’s Twentynine Palms studio and gallery A R T PAT R O N M A G A Z I N E . C O M
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of his bountiful studio as coyotes cruise by and ravens watch over us. “After 20 years in L.A., I moved here and my soul started expressing itself.” A Texas native, Caplinger has a cowboy spirit and an intuitive mind. “I feel the ghosts of the past and feel close to the people who lived here,” he explains. “I am blessed and cursed with clairvoyance, and it fits well with what I do.” After Caplinger began living in the high desert, his paintings and murals evolved from celebrity portraits to wildlife action scenes, colorful landscapes and recreations of historical figures engaged in pioneering work. Finding subjects to paint comes easily on his 10-acre property, filled as it is with desert critters. As we chatted in his studio, I witnessed a large roadrunner fly to a fountain on the porch carrying a healthy-sized lizard in its beak. It reminded me of the roadrunner mural Caplinger had painted. The depth and breadth of Caplinger’s work has made him a highly sought-after public art
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muralist, and at age 79 he continues to complete large mural commissions while working on new paintings and teaching the next generation of mural artists in 29 Palms Art Gallery classes. Caplinger emphasizes that his wife is his “partner in crime when it comes to creative collaboration.” The two have an artistic symbiotic relationship that fuels their ideal way of life. “She helps me with mural painting,” he continues, “and I give her feedback on her acting videos.” Over the years, Caplinger has received several awards and accolades for his work, and he’s been invited by community leaders to spearhead local arts programs. He is the co-founder of the Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council and has served on the board of the Action Council for 29 Palms. He organized the Global Mural Conference in 2000, putting Twentynine Palms in the national spotlight as an arts destination. He also served on the city’s planning commission for 12 years, during which time he became involved with the emerging Highway 62 Art Tours open studio event and helped expand it into one of the most engaging arts happenings in the high desert. Caplinger is currently working on a series of oil paintings of the region’s early settlers, studying historical photographs in order to reflect the lives and struggles of pioneers and natives accurately. Both groups, he says, “lived close to the earth.” Titled “In an Earthly Manner,” this new series of works will be on exhibit in Twentynine Palms this fall. Visit: www.desertartstudio.com 34
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At six years old, Lee Waisler learned that a picture was worth much more than words. “I couldn’t read yet. My uncle in Chicago started sending me little picture grams and telling me little stories,” Waisler recalls. “I started to try to emulate them and got a sense that I was able to communicate. I think that set me on the path to becoming an artist.” Those first experiments took hold quickly. The very next year Waisler was enrolled at the Hollywood Academy of Arts. By then it was the mid-1940s, and the lingering crisis of world war cast a heavy shadow that was felt even by a young Jewish boy in Hollywood. Drawn to the Abstract Expressionist movement of the time, Waisler learned from artists such as Clyfford Still and Mark Rothko that art can transcend political categories and make a social impact below the surface. “I don’t think the medium is important,” Waisler says; “I think the message is what’s important.”
Known for his color etchings and paintings, Waisler shifted the political subject matter of his work from the Holocaust to the Vietnam War, then civil rights and on to the threat of nuclear war, the last of which he remains passionate about. In 1981, after one of his antinuclear war pieces was panned by critics, Waisler famously dumped five tons of horse manure on the steps of the Los Angeles Times. That same year he spurred the “Target LA” project, which was aimed at raising nuclear awareness by stenciling antinuclear signs around the city. The project culminated with the release of hundreds of black balloons from WWII-era bombshells at Los Angeles City Hall. Waisler called the project “Bomb Cage,” symbolizing the fallout from a nuclear bomb explosion. “That piece went to Hamburg, Germany. It was too political for Los Angeles,” Waisler points out. “But the threat of nuclear war certainly hasn’t been solved by any means now.” Like Waisler’s political passions, the media and materials with which he creates have also evolved over time. He has worked with color etching and other print-making techniques, abstract painting involving wood glued to the canvas, and now A R T PAT R O N M A G A Z I N E . C O M
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welded steel sculpturing. For Waisler, the materials themselves add as much meaning to his work as the subjects, which often deal with time, life or death. “I have a raw canvas, I do a drawing on the canvas, and then I decide what I want to keep of the drawing and those areas I glue the wood to,” Waisler explains. “I think that there is a progression in an artist’s work. Sometimes it’s forward and sometimes it’s backwards, but there is this sort of element where the last group of work influences the future groups of work.” Waisler’s art has been exhibited worldwide, from Hamburg to the Museum of Modern Art in New Dehli, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to the Smithsonian Institution, and from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London to the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. Waisler is perhaps best known for his abstract portraits of historical figures, celebrities and old movie stars. The portraits capture a depth that could only
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come from a West Hollywood artist who grew up amongst the figures they depict, and felt that he knew them, as if simply painting his next door neighbors. Today, Waisler splits time between his Venice Beach studio and a residence in Palm Springs. He is currently working in sculpture and on a series of history paintings that both refer to the past and foreshadow the future. Aside from its outward political message, Waisler hopes that his work will constitute a legacy of internal reflection and continued social dialogue for all who see it. It’s the evolution of a life’s work that started as a conversa-tion 75 years ago between a quiet Jewish boy, his uncle, and a sketch on paper. “I’m trying to communicate with regular folks to be more aware of themselves, their capabilities, and to be energized by that,” Waisler explains. “I’m not in some aloof environment— I’m one of them.” Visit: www.leewaislerstudio.com
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With little formal training, Swimm evolved from graphic design and illustrating in New York City to a full-time career as a southern California artist with national representation. Growing up on the East Coast and living near Manhattan allowed him to experience the art of many great masters up close and personal. In part, he taught himself to paint by visiting museums and art galleries, reading books about favorite artists, and experimenting with various media and techniques. “By looking closely at brushstrokes and color relationships,” he recalls, “many artists’ techniques became obvious in ways that I could apply to my own development. Seeing paintings by van Gogh, Cezanne, Monet and Hopper influenced me to strive to capture mood and emotion in my work.” While traveling, Swimm sketches and takes photos, often visiting the same location at various times of day to experience the changing light. Early morning can evoke a mood of solitude or serenity, he explains, while late afternoon can convey the opposite feeling. “There are fleeting moments,” he continues, “when color, light and shadow are all at a coinciding pinnacle that can be a source of breathtaking inspiration for me.” Using pictures for reference, while working in his studio, he transports himself to the scene. “My painting technique and style have evolved through trial and error,” Swimm points out, “by experimenting with various pigments and mediums, and by applying some classic techniques that I learned from reading. My technique is a threestep process, with the painting becoming brighter
and more realistic with each step. As the painting progresses, the underpainting from the previous step adds color and texture that enable me to create a sense of depth and realism that contributes to the overall effect.” His primary medium is oil, as he prefers the richness of the pigments and the fact that the colors stay true when they dry. He has also worked with charcoal, pen and ink, colored pencil, watercolor, acrylic and pastels, but his true love remains oil. One of Swimm’s favored subjects is colorful fishing boats and especially the reflections that they cast on the water. He adds that the craft seem to have their own personalities and stories. Asked to describe a few recent paintings, he says of Cliffs at Crystal Cove, “It is our own little slice of paradise right here in Laguna.” Rainbow of Boats “is a scene from the Amalfi Coast in southern Italy.” His Hot Laguna Night “captures the color and energy of Coast Highway at night,” while Sunset Shadows depicts fading afternoon light on the beach at Crystal Cove. Swimm’s partner is his wife of forty-two years, Rosemary, who runs the business side of his artmaking (and who is also executive director of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association), enabling him to devote much of his energy to artwork and writing. “Being an artist means to be constantly growing and evolving,” he remarks, “to learn from every painting and life experience. There is a truth that can only come from the heart, and as long as I follow this, the path is always more beautiful than I can imagine.” Visit: www.tomswimmfineart.com
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he 1,500-square-foot home of Mike and Kathy Jones is nestled deep within bucolic Laguna Canyon. From their front yard, with its many mature trees, succulents and other tropical plants, to the folk art near the door, to the great room with its high ceilings and skylights, to the back yard filled with outdoor sculptures and a long dining table, their home is an eclectic paradise. Kathy is an experienced artist and former college administrator who paints canvasses combining abstraction with realism, mostly in oil. Her work is inspired by the mid-twentieth century Bay Area Figurative movement, which she became acquainted with while attending Stanford University in the 1960s. She has exhibited her paintings, which often include unexpected juxtapositions and rich, exotic colors, in Laguna’s summer Festival of Arts for decades and in local and national galleries. Her style is also reflected in the many art objects in the couple’s home, while Mike’s love of woodworking is on display with his custom-made tables and cabinetry. The two explain that their home was completely rebuilt following the 1993 Laguna Beach fire, and that it was renovated to match their evolving tastes six years ago. Within their front yard, Kathy has sprinkled several small ceramic garden figures that she created with local sculptor Julia Klemek. At the entrance, the top
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of a Dutch door features a colorful mixed-media glass-and-metal window by local artist Barbara Bond, while tin and ceramic folk art sculptures from Mexico sit beside it. Inside the entrance, a large formal portrait of Kathy’s great grandmother creates a counterpoint for the home’s diverse art pieces. The latter include a relief wall hanging made of recycled fiber by Marianna Nelson and ceramic art by Sharon McErlane and Michelle Taylor. Works by Laguna Festival of Arts painters Stephanie Cunningham and Betty Haight are displayed around the room along
with several sculptures, some of them on Mike’s dining and coffee tables. A large folk-art style bird stands near the fireplace, and Kathy has set two of her abstract figures on the mantel. She created them for a Laguna Art Museum Palette to Palate fundraiser by covering foam bases with papier-mâché. Other pieces include two paintings of dogs, one of them a large portrait by Tamara Thornton. A side shelf holds an intricate assemblage sculpture of colorful tile, beads, rocks and buttons that Kathy made in a workshop led by Festival of Arts exhibitor Carolyn Machado. There
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are also are several pieces of ethnic-style jewelry and vests, as well as a prayer table from Pakistan that Kathy’s mother carried in her Laguna boutique, Townsends, decades ago. A sculptured cherub invites guests to sit down and relax, and a small whimsical painting by Festival of Arts artist Elizabeth McGhee adorns a nearby bathroom. The Joneses’ large backyard garden reveals many more treasures, some sculptural, others natural. Large overhanging trees shade several iron elephant tusks by Sawdust artist Shamus, and various ornamental objects hang from their limbs. The
centerpiece of the garden is a ten-foot dining table bedecked with colorful cloths and mats. It is easy to visualize Kathy and Mike dining there with their extended family, which includes two daughters and four grandchildren, all of whom live nearby. The Joneses are delighted to show visitors their home with its many visual delights, much of them created by local artists who have been their friends for decades. As Kathy explains with her characteristic smile, “I’m grateful to live and paint in a community that supports the arts.” Visit: kathyjonesstudio.com
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During his international business travels, Henry had the opportunity to wander into shops throughout Europe, including the United Kingdom, Holland, Finland and Greece, as well as in Mexico. He bought a major collection of Australian Aboriginal artifacts and the large Aboriginal painting on burlap by Maxie that he displays behind his concert grand piano. Henry’s collection, which also includes several Australian Star Wars sculptures of hippos, reflects his sense of humor and, as he says, “tickles” him. Making quick decisions has become one of Henry’s collecting hallmarks. He recalls the time that he and his partner, the late British-born artist Arthur Raymond Bennett (Ray), entered a shop in Carmel and spotted a small Emy Ledbetter work. As the gallerist began her pitch, Patrick told her immediately which one they wanted. “She wasn’t used to collectors making such a quick choice.” Henry’s collection is astonishingly eclectic. It includes 32 original prints by Cook acquired in London in the 1980s, “Magic Flute” originals by Austrian printmaker Rosina Wachtmeister acquired in Zurich in the 1970s, and a 10x5foot tapestry designed by a Peruvian designer and woven from wool from his family’s herd of sheep. Then there are original editions of all of Beatrix Potter’s books, along with a one-of-a-kind library table with hand-carved Beatrice Potter gargoyles on each corner, and two Hiroshige prints representing Henry’s love of Japanese woodblocks. He also owns newer works such as three Peter Lawmans from the London Portal Gallery and Waiting for the Train of Hope, a large oil by a 20-year-old Turkish artist from Fisherman’s Plaza in Monterey. 56
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As it turns out, several gifts from Bennett—twelfthcentury Greek and Russian icons—are among Henry’s favorites. And while Henry is fond of his entire collection, “Ray’s artworks hold a special place,” he says, especially a conté crayon drawing titled A Thoughtful Lad. The sea was an integral part of his 40-year partnership with Bennett, who spent years in the merchant marine. He “demonstrated his love of art by doing it,” and Henry, by buying it. Although Bennett was often away at sea, the experience of following the ebb and flow of his art career, which began with formal education and training at Oxford/Northamptonshire, contributed to the shared collecting decisions the two of them made. Henry’s collection includes over 30 of Bennett’s oils, acrylics, watercolors and studies. The last of his originals will go on public view and sale in October. 58
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BUILDING an ART BRAND Imagine what an Arts Alliance could do for your art community.
The Laguna Beach Arts Alliance strives to build awareness of the current cultural offerings in the area, while also creating new opportunities to help the arts continue to thrive. This forward thinking organization offers a model for diverse art groups to work together to build a brand for cultural tourism. Laguna Beach is more than just its festivals. There are many non-profits that offer an array of diverse artistic outlets in Laguna Beach. Whether you are a resident, frequent visitor, or this is your first time even considering an art escape into downtown Laguna Beach the following pages are sure to inspire you to engage in what Laguna Beach is famous for.
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Joy Dittberner, Laguna Dance Festival
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Dee Dee Irwin, Laguna Playhouse
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Wayne Baglin, Festival of Arts
Member Organizations Art-A-Fair Festival
Laguna Beach Live!
Blue Water Music Festival
Laguna Beach Sister Cities Association
City of Laguna Beach Arts Commission
Laguna College of Art + Design (LCAD)
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Laguna Dance Festival
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Laguna Art Museum LBAA Community Birthday Party Saturday, August 25, 2018
Festival of Arts Pageant of the Masters Celebrity Benefit Saturday, September 29, 2018
Laguna Art Museum Centennial Gala Thurs. - Sunday October 4 - 7, 2018
Laguna Dance Festival Annual Festival Sat. - Sunday, October 6 - 14, 2018
LPAPA 20th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational Saturday, October 13, 2018
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Collaborating Together for the Arts in Laguna Since 2002
Our mission: Serve as an advocate for the Arts. Promote collaboration and networking among artists and arts organizations. Ensure the inclusion of the Arts as essential to all city planning. LagunaBeachArts.org
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With its bursts of vibrant colors, lush flora and seaside landscape, Laguna Beach is an impressionist painting come to life. It’sits forbursts this very reasoncolors, that Norman St.and Clair, a San landscape, Francisco artist, abandoned cramped fog-laden studio in to With of vibrant lush flora seaside Laguna Beach is his an impressionist painting come With its bursts of vibrant colors, lush flora and seaside landscape, Laguna Beach is an impressionist painting come to Northern California toreason becomethat a permanent Laguna Beach. St. Claire arrived 1903 andfog-laden masterfully life. It’s for this very Norman St.resident Clair, aof San Francisco artist, abandoned hisincramped studio in life. It’s for this veryand reason that Norman St.Beach Clair, aonSan Franciscoisartist, abandoned his cramped fog-laden captured beauty essence Laguna canvas. credited with establishing theand town as anstudio artists’in Northernthe California to become a of permanent resident of LagunaHe Beach. St. Claire arrived in 1903 masterfully Northern Californiathat to become a permanent resident ofcentury. Laguna Beach. St. Claire arrived in 1903 and masterfully colony, a reputation has carried on for more than a captured the beauty and essence of Laguna Beach on canvas. He is credited with establishing the town as an artists’ captured the beauty and essence of Laguna Beach on canvas. He is credited with establishing the town as an artists’ colony, a reputation that has carried on for more than a century. colony, a reputation that has on for more than a century. • 1918 Laguna Beach Artcarried Association • • 1918 first artArt gallery opened its doors now known as the Laguna Art Museum 1918Laguna’s Laguna Beach Association 1918The Laguna Beach Art Association • •• 1920 Laguna Playhouse 1918 Laguna’s first art gallery opened its doors now known as the Laguna Art Museum 1918The Laguna’s first art gallery opened its doors now known as the Laguna Art Museum • •• 1932 Arts 1920 TheFestival LagunaofPlayhouse 1920The The LagunaSchool Playhouse • •• 1961 1932 TheLaguna Festival of Artsof the Arts now known as Laguna College of Art & Design 1932Sawdust The Festival of Arts • •• 1967 Festival 1961 The Laguna School of the Arts now known as Laguna College of Art & Design • 1961 The Laguna School of the Arts now known as Laguna College of Art & Design • • 1969 Art-A-Fair 1967The Sawdust Festival 1967The Sawdust Festival • •• 1996 Plein Air Painters Association 1969 TheLaguna Art-A-Fair 1969The TheLaguna Art-A-Fair • •• 2005 1996 The LagunaDance Plein Festival Air Painters Association • 1996 The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association • 2005 The Laguna Dance Festival • 2005 The Laguna Dance Festival
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The Laguna Art-A-Fair is Laguna Beach’s only juried art festival hosting exhibitors from outside the local areas, and we have been a summer staple inLaguna Beach since 1967! Rated among the top 200 shows in the nation,Laguna Art-A-Fair continues to offer a wide variety of fine art and fine craft to visitors, in a comfortable setting. Featuring more than 125 artists from around the globe, every medium is represented. From traditional to emerging, Laguna Art-A-Fair covers the full range of the arts. 777 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach CA 92651 Mailing address: PO Box 547, Laguna Beach, CA 92652 (949) 494-4514 email: salliesart@att.net website: www.art-a-fair.com
Blue Water Music Festival first took place in 2014. The event allows Conkey to showcase musical talents and exemplifies a formula of 50 percent of the proceeds go to nonprofits. “It’s a pie in the sky idea,” admits Conkey. “It’s about harnessing ideas, but we need to monetize that. I feel this town has an opportunity to demonstrate to the world that a music festival can raise money for many organizations. The musicians can be part of it, too, by bringing their audience.” Rick Conkey President website: www.bluewatergreenearth.org 949-573-8624
City of Laguna Beach Arts Commission. The Arts Commission, along with the Cultural Arts Department facilitates the city’s cultural programming such as public art, literary art, and live performance events, as well as being an advisory to the City Council. The city spurs community interest by creating cultural arts opportunities that enliven and enhance the individual and collective experience of residents and visitors alike. 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949) 497-0722 email: spoeschl@lagunabeachcity.net website: www.lagunabeachcity.net
Community Art Project (CAP) is a non-profit arts organization established in 1998. Among the founding directors were former members of the Laguna Beach Arts Commission, whose vision was to fill needs not met by existing City and private art organizations, including the facilitation of placing art work on privately owned sites. Since its inception, CAP has partnered with dozens of artists and private property owners in the downtown area to install sculptures and murals in the public view. P.O. BOX 4066, Laguna Beach CA 92652 email: CommunityArtProjectLB@gmail.com website: http://www.caplaguna.org 72
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The Festival of Arts has always been a local leader that has helped with the growth and
development of the community and the arts in Laguna Beach. Established in 1932, the Festival of Arts’ mission is to promote, produce and sponsor events and activities that encourage the appreciation, study and performance of the arts. Festival of Arts Fine Art Show The Festival’s prestigious juried art show includes a wide variety of mediums such as paintings, photography, printmaking, sculpture, jewelry, handcrafted wood and furniture, ceramics, glass and more – all by 140 of South Orange County’s finest artists. From early July through the end of August, the Festival of Arts opens its doors daily for visitors to enjoy the work of exhibited artists, demonstrations and art workshops, daily art tours, live music, special events, on-site restaurants and much more. Pageant of the Masters The Pageant of the Masters is the Festival of Arts’ crowning jewel and arguably one of the most unique stage productions in the entire world. Watch real people be magically transformed into lifesized re-creations of famous works of arts. A live narrator guides you through the story of each living picture accompanied by the music of a professional orchestra. 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949) 494-1145 or (800) 487-3378 email: info@foapom.com website: www.LagunaFestivalofArts.org
First Thursdays Art Walk The art season in Laguna Beach flourishes year round with First Thursdays Art Walk. This educational monthly art event, held on the first Thursday of every month from 6 – 9pm, celebrates the diverse cultural art scene of Laguna Beach and is free to the public. First Thursdays Art Walk is funded by member galleries, local art institutions, lodging establishments, and the City of Laguna Beach.First Thursdays Art Walk’s mission is to promote art education and appreciation in Laguna Beach, the leading year-round destination andcommunity of fine art galleries. We are committed to supporting our member galleries; serving the community by cultivating an appreciation for the arts; and providing a high quality educational experience for art students through the annual Mentoring Program with Laguna College of Art + Design. (949) 683-6871 email: info@firstthursdaysartwalk.org website: www.firstthursdaysartwalk.org
KX 93.5 Radio. XRN is a non-commercial, member- supported radio station dedicated to connecting Laguna’s creative community through unique, alternative music, local performances, and public affairs programming that informs, educates, entertains, and inspires. KXRN is also a dynamic education resource, providing Laguna residents and visitors with valuable, timely information on its community calendar, local news and weather, beach and surf conditions, traffic, as well as training and internships for students. KXRN is an FCC-licensed, Low-Power FM (LPFM) radio station and can be heard worldwide at www.KX935.com. Studio Phone – 949-715-5936 Office Phone – 949-715-4859 website: www.KX935.com 74
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Laguna Art Museum is the museum of California art. It collects, cares for, and exhibits works of art that were created by California artists or represent the life and history of the state. Laguna Art Museum is the museum of California art. It collects, cares for, and exhibits works of art that were created by California artists or represent the life and history of the state. Unlike any other museum in the state, it collects California art and only California art, and ranges across all periods and styles, nineteenth-century to present-day. 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949) 494-8971 contact: :http://lagunaartmuseum.org/contact-us/ website: www.lagunaartmuseum.org
Laguna Beach Craft Guild The Laguna Craft Guild is a non-profit organization open to artists and craftspeople 18 years and older, living or working in Laguna Beach.It’s popular “Arts and Crafts Show,” scheduled on Sundays at Main Beach cobblestones, feature Laguna Beach artists displaying original crafts and arts. (949) 228-6206 website: www.lagunacraftguild.org
Laguna Beach Live! Laguna Beach Live!, a non-profit organization, strives to increase the awareness of and participation in diverse musical experiences, enhancing the reputation of Laguna Beach as a music town, and to offer educational programs to promote the appreciation of music for the enjoyment and education of residents, especially students. Dedicated to artistic excellence and innovation, Laguna Beach Live! presents chamber music concerts on the second Thursday of every month, a summer and winter jazz series, a multi-day Music Festival in February that explores traditional and modern classical music, and special fall and spring concerts. Education outreach programs are presented to our students at the local schools and the Boys & Girls Club, and to adults through a program of Music Insights. P.O. Box 9336, Laguna Beach, CA 92652 (949) 715-9713 Email: info@lagunabeachlive.org website: www.lagunabeachlive.org
Laguna Beach Sister Cities Association Established in January 2008, Laguna Beach Sister Cities Association (LBSCA) Inc. is a broad-based, Laguna Beach City Council approved, all volunteer, non-profit organization. The LBSCA has a primary goal to establish and maintain a long-term relationship between the City of Laguna Beach and our sister city, Menton, France. This partnership will encourage a collaborative exchange of cultural, educational, and business activities. LBSCA is a member of Sister Cities International, an organization providing leadership and guidance in the establishment and operation of sister city organizations world-wide. P.O. Box 221, Laguna Beach, CA 92652 (949) 492-0883 / Fax: (949) 388-7672 email:info@lagunabeachsistercities.org 76
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Laguna College of Art + Design (LCAD) Established in 1961, Laguna College of Art + Design operates with a clear mission: To prepare men and women for careers as creative artists and design professionals in a culturally rich and ethnically diverse world through a curriculum that emphasizes the importance of classical training. The college is committed to offering accredited degree programs that imaginatively combine studio work with academic studies and to sharing its resources with the broader community through continuing education and exhibition programs. 2222 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949) 376-6000 website: www.lcad.edu
The Laguna Community Concert Band and Ensembles including an 18-piece Jazz Big Band have become treasured locally and appreciated throughout Southern California for their entertaining, diverse and professional level performances. Having performed with celebrated guest artist across the performing spectrum from Gene Pokorny, principal tuba for the Chicago Symphony to local Laguna Beach resident Lee Rocker of the “Stray Cats”, Grammy Award winning Producer and Pop Music Icon Peter Asher of famed British Invasion duo “Peter and Gordon” and Max Bennett, internationally known bassist and composerthis award winning concert band has also lent its musical talents to several local film soundtracks and has recorded at famed Capitol Studios in Hollywood, CA. “Performing music of the past and present that appeals to a wide audience with the greatest variety of styles, from jazz to pop, rock to big band, film music to the great American songbook, and Broadway to classical.” P.O. Box 4235, Laguna Beach, CA 92652 Theresa Marino, Booking Agent Phone: (949) 633-7236 email: lagunaconcertband@gmail.com website: www.lagunaconcertband.com
Laguna Dance Festival is dedicated to the development of audience awareness, providing access to all forms of dance through the presentation of dance events and educational opportunities. We are committed to facilitating entertainment, education and outreach programs that enrich the lives of community members and inspire a new generation of creative thinkers and artists. Our mission: to support and promote the development of dance creation, presentation and education and to increase public appreciation of the art form in Orange County and beyond. “Laguna Dance Festival is one of the top ten events that shaped the O.C. arts world this decade.” – Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register P.O. Box 897 Laguna Beach, CA 92652 (949) 715-5578 website: www.lagunadancefestival.org A R T PAT R O N M A G A Z I N E . C O M
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LOCA Arts Education is a nonprofit coalition of arts educators, professional artists and advocates interested in arts education for people of all ages. We have been serving the community for nearly 24 years. Our mission is to provide educational opportunities through outreach to the schools and the community, engaging professional artists, and creating artistic experience and awareness Our organization currently provides workshops to all the Laguna Beach Schools, Glennwood House, Laguna Beach Public Library, TLC, Laguna Beach Boys & Girls Club, CSP Youth Shelter, and the Laguna Beach Senior Center. Workshops are also available to the public. LOCA is a tax exempt 501(C) (3) Education organization. P.O. Box 430, Laguna Beach, CA 92652 (949) 363-4700 email:locaarts@yahoo.com website: www.locaarts.org
Laguna Playhouse Founded in 1920, the historic Laguna Playhouse is one of the oldest continuouslyoperating not-for-profit theatres on the West Coast and proud to be an active participant in the celebrated Laguna Beach arts community. Offering an eclectic mix of classic plays and musical comedies to the current off-Broadway smash, cutting edge and traditional music exhibitions, dance festivals and standup comedy performances, Laguna Playhouse brings the magical experience of the performing arts direct to over 80,000 patrons each season. Laguna Playhouse Youth Theatre offers educational programming which includes year-round classes and productions by and for children and teens. It is one of the few organizations in the region that offer a curriculum-based professional theatretouring program, Theatre Reach, which aligns with the California State Standards for literature, history and performing arts curriculum. 606 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949) 497-ARTS (2787) email:boxoffice@lagunaplayhouse.com website: www.lagunaplayhouse.com
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association was founded in 1996 by Saim Caglayan with the united efforts of Ken Auster, Jacobus Baas, Cynthia Britain and John Cosby. LPAPA provides professional development and business management education to its members. LPAPA enhances its mission through alliances with complementary arts organizations and provides mentoring and scholarships to emerging artists. Members of LPAPA benefit from our many juried and award-winning exhibits throughout the year including the Laguna Plein Air Painting Invitational, Best of Plein Air Show, and Less Is More to name just a few. There are also scheduled lectures and special events planned specially for the membership. The Mentor/Paint Out Program where artists are encouraged to participate in a morning paint-out and have their work critiqued by a Board Member or a Signature Member/Mentor of LPAPA along LPAPA Scholarship Program where artists/applicants striving to further develop their craft are encouraged to submit their work for consideration for scholarship. P.O. Box 4109, Laguna Beach, CA 92652 (949) 376-3635 email: info@lpapa.org website: www.lpapa.org 78
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LagunaTunes Community Chorus,under the direction of Bob Gunn, is a 501(c)(3) organization that presents two local-free-concerts per year. We have performed everything from serious traditional music to pop, rock, and jazz . Our mission is to provide local residents with an opportunity to learn and perform music together. All ability levels are welcome and there are no auditions.LagunaTunes exemplifies the joy of singing, especially when shared with each other and our community. Everyone truly “has a place in the choir.”New members are welcomed at the beginning of each season (September and February). Rehearsals are on Monday evenings at 7 PM and the free concerts are in December and June. Email: Jay Rechter at jrechter@aol.com
No Square Theatre, founded in 1997, is Laguna’s nonprofit community theater. Our mission is our passion: to create rewarding performing opportunities for everyone, regardless of age, experience, or training, and to demonstrate the power of community theater to enhance lives on both sides of the footlights. Each year, we perform musicals, concerts, readings, and workshops. We give an annual $1000 scholarship to an Laguna Beach High School senior. Our flagship production is “Lagunatics” — the hilarious musical roast of life on the coast. We always welcome the participation of amateur performers who want to do their best work in great company. Check us out online and at our home base in historic Legion Hall. P.O. Box 823, Laguna Beach, CA 92652-0823 (949) 715-0333 email: director@nosquare.org website: www.nosquare.org
The Sawdust features the fine art and craft of over 200 Laguna Beach artists from June through September. Come enjoy live entertainment, art demonstrations, classes, and outdoor cafes set in our cool eucalyptus grove, it’s sure to be the highlight of your summer adventures. Art enthusiasts, collectors, and novice artists have come to the Sawdust since our beginning in 1967 for our mix of fine art and craft. Winter Fantasy: Five Weekends: November through December open 10am-6pm. Experience unique artwork by 175 artists, live holiday entertainment, great outdoor cafes, art classes and demonstrations, petting zoo, Santa and much, much more! With amazing art gifts, thousands of holiday decorations and pictureperfect moments, the Sawdust’s Winter Fantasy will become your family’s holiday tradition. Sawdust Art Classes: Boasting over 30 class options, the Sawdust Art Class program has a class for everyone. Classes are offered in a wide variety of mediums ranging from screen printing and painting to glassblowing and jewelry making. For those looking for a fun night out, the NEW Arts & Craft Class series is a perfect fit, it includes a drink of your choice! All the classes are designed for any skill levels, beginner to advanced. 935 Laguna Canyon Road Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949) 494-3030 Email: questions@sawdustartfestival.org Website: www.sawdustartfestival.org 80
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[seven-degrees] is a multi-media art and event venue that defies experience. [seven-degrees] is designed to be a premier arts, exhibition and special events facility offering a unique experience for visitors by fostering a creative and inspirational environment. 891 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (949)497-0418 email: dora@seven-degrees.com website: www.seven-degrees.com
Third Street Writers, based in Laguna Beach is dedicated to fostering the development of new and veteran writers by providing opportunities to study, produce and showcase literature. As well as individual projects, Third Street Writers sponsors writing workshops, public reading events and community outreach. Third Street Writers strives to create a dynamic center to link with other artistic communities in Laguna Beach and into Orange County. Website: www.thirdstreetwriters.org
Laguna Beach Visitors Center offers complimentary information on lodging, restaurants, art events, city maps, transportation information, bus schedules, outdoor activities and more. Information about weddings, banquets, and special event facilities are also available. Open daily, Monday – Sunday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Mission: To market Laguna Beach as a year-round visitor, meeting and wedding destination, partnering with lodging, restaurants, galleries, retail and the arts, and to stimulate the economy and support the village lifestyle. By targeting overnight visitors, Visit Laguna Beach marketing efforts help generate transient occupancy and sales tax revenues as well as new money spent on local goods and services. 381 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA (949) 497-9229 / (800) 877-1115 email: info@visitlagunabeach.com website: www.visitlagunabeach.com
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