Conventional Conversations: Diverse Voices Find Their Place at WonderCon
Diversity and representation were major talking points in upstairs meeting rooms at WonderCon last weekend, but what did they look like on the exhibition floor? It didn’t take long for...
April 2, 2024
10 Years at The Frida Cinema
The Santa Ana indie theater has endeavored to become a ‘museum of cinema’ with curated films, themed events, panels and community partnerships over the past decade. The past few years...
March 22, 2024
Massive Asian Comics Exhibit on View at the Bowers
Over the past 20 years, the Bowers Museum has hosted some of Asia’s most timeless artifacts and art, from Tibetan treasures and Japanese samurai art to relics of the Silk...
March 18, 2024
Historic Laguna Beach Building That Was Once a Millionaire’s Private Art Museum Has Transformed Into a Public Arts Center
Tucked away on Broadway Street near the waterfront, the old Laguna Beach post office now boasts a state-of-the-art, museum-quality exhibition space that’s open to the public. Bridging the gap between...
March 6, 2024
All That Glitters Really Could Be Gold at Laguna Art Museum
The museum has opened its first decorative art exhibition featuring jewelry as art. When the Laguna Art Museum introduced its newly created Art and Nature Festival in 2013, it was...
March 1, 2024
Hilbert Museum Reopens and Nearly Triples in Size
The expanded museum in Old Towne Orange features California scene paintings and nine new exhibitions on view starting Friday. The chain-link fences and scaffolding have come down, the opening festivities...
February 19, 2024
2023 Top 5 Moments in Culture, Visual Arts and Food
The clock is certainly ticking on 2023. But while we have a few precious moments left, let’s look back on the best in arts and culture this past year in...
December 29, 2023
Bowers Museum Hires First Chief Curator Since 2005
Like the new president, Tianlong Jiao has both an academic and museum administration background. The Bowers Museum in Santa Ana has appointed Tianlong Jiao as its new chief curator, starting this Friday,...
November 30, 2023
A Cornucopia of Options: What to Do in Orange County During the 2023 Holiday Season
Performances, exhibitions, holiday fairs and more are in store for the culturally curious. It seems to approach us quicker each year, but the holiday season is officially upon us. Can’t...
November 22, 2023
New Bowers Museum President Aims to Reach Out to Local Communities
The hiring of a full-time, senior curator is Seán O’Harrow’s top priority. Seán O’Harrow, the new president and CEO of the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, is a multicultural person,...
November 9, 2023
California Arts Council’s Leader Resigns Unexpectedly
Jonathan Moscone, executive director of the California Arts Council, has announced he is leaving his post after less than two years. Moscone, 59, told the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday...
November 7, 2023
Pageant of the Masters Brings Out the ‘Monsters’ in October
Pageant of the Monsters, which occurs every five years, returns this month to the Festival of Arts grounds in Laguna Beach. Every five years, the Festival of Arts and Pageant...
October 23, 2023
