LAGUNA ART MUSEUM
The Laguna Art Museum is at 307 Cliff Drive. For information, call
(949) 494-8971 or go to http://www.lagunaart museum.org.
EXHIBITS
Laguna Art Museum is exhibiting "Laguna's Hidden Treasures: Art
from Private Collections," through July 10; "Paul Paiement Hybrids
1.0 -- 3.5," through July 3; and "Surf Culture Redux" through Oct. 5.
"Paul Paiement: Hybrids 1.0 -- 3.5," is a five-year survey of the
Los Angeles-based painter. Hybrids is an ongoing series of watercolor
and egg tempera paintings based on psychological theories of visual
perception, with the artist acting as a painter, scientist and
entomologist.
"Laguna's Hidden Treasures: Art from Private Collections" focuses
on collectors and their art collections in Laguna Beach and the
vicinity. Works range from the early 20th century to the early 21st
century. Profiles of the collectors, their collections and the
selected artwork will accompany the selections.
"Surf Culture Redux" is a reconfiguration of the iconic works from
the museum's most well-attended show in its history, "Surf Culture --
The Art History of Surfing." Past, present and future links between
surfing and art are explored through works of art by surfers and
artists influenced by surfing.
"While Pollock Was Sleeping: Bay Area Abstract Expressionism from
The Blair Collection" will be on exhibit July 31 through Oct. 2.
EVENTS
From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 11, artist Paul Paiement will be
demonstrating and teaching the art of working with egg tempera,
including exploring the techniques and tricks in working with this
ancient medium.
At 1 p.m. June 26 the museum will feature "Collectors of American
Impressionism." A panel of collectors represented in the exhibition
will discuss collecting and the focus of their collections. Moderated
by the exhibition's co-curator and Laguna Art Museum curator of
collections, Janet Blake.
The seventh annual Laguna Beach Plein-Air Painting Invitational
will be from July 11 to July 17. Each year, 50 nationally recognized
artists from across the country are selected by the Laguna Plein-Air
Painters Assn. to participate in the Laguna Beach Plein-Air Painting
Invitational. After painting in and around the city of Laguna Beach
throughout the week, each artist selects three paintings completed
during the overall competition. These paintings are hung in Laguna
Art Museum along with other paintings completed during the week, for
judging at Saturday night's Collectors' Gala. Award winners are
