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UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art
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Hilbert Museum of California Art
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Christ Cathedral (formerly Crystal Cathedral)
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Oct 18, 2026 - Jan 10, 2027 Laguna Art Museum
Laguna Art Museum prsents Radiant Terrains: Elements of Light in Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection. Drawn entirely from the museum's permanent collection, Radiant Terrains explores how artists working from the 1960s to the present have transformed light into sculpture, painting…
Oct 18, 2026 UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art
Starting in the 1960s, Raymond Saunders (b. 1934, Homestead, Pennsylvania: d. 2025, Oakland) developed a painting practice rooted in improvisation. He combined everyday objects, found imagery, drawing, notational markings, and text in constellated compositions blending abstraction and figuration…
Oct 18, 2026 Frida Cinema, The
The Rooted Film Festival, founded and produced by filmmaker Julian Maya, brings the community together through the power of film to celebrate culture, identity, family, and the many voices that shape who we are and where we come from; high school filmmakers from Southern California create short…
Oct 18, 2026 The Sanctuary Studio for the Arts & Humanities
As October comes to a close, we approach the darkest time of the year and slowly begin to transition into winter. It is time to give thanks for the fall harvest, as well as to let go of anything that we cannot carry through the colder seasons. In this spirit, we invite you to join us in a special…
Oct 18, 2026 - Oct 31, 2026 Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
This exhibition brings together three artists in a cross-cultural dialogue spanning Norway, Tahiti, and the United States. It explores a question that is both deeply personal and universally shared: How are we shaped by the places we inhabit? Is it our culture we are born into or is it the culture…
Oct 18, 2026 Atomic Ballroom
Kick off the afternoon with Mikey & Nikki for a fun Move & Groove lesson designed to get your body moving and help you settle into the music before the party gets going. Come ready to loosen up, try some ideas, and find a few new ways to move to the sounds you’ll hear throughout the afternoon. Then…
Oct 18, 2026 - Nov 21, 2026 Hilbert Museum of California Art
The history of Indigenous American Pueblo pottery stretches back over a thousand years, rooted in the enduring traditions of the Ancestral Puebloans—sometimes referred to as the Anasazi—who lived across the Southwest in what is now New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah. These early potters…
Oct 18, 2026 - Nov 18, 2027 Christ Cathedral (formerly Crystal Cathedral)
The Shroud of Turnin: An Immersive Experience is now on view at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove. Inspired by the technological marvels of the “Van Gogh Exhibition” and “Immersive King Tut,” the 90-minute experience will offer the latest evidence and scientific research about the Shroud…
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