Check out the LBCA INFO EXPO this weekend!

Stop by the Laguna Art Museum's booth this Saturday, May 1st, at the LBCA INFO EXPO!!

The LBCA INFO EXPO is a unique gathering of representatives from local community groups, city officials and residents to share information, link up with other groups and rally new supporters. Part education and part coffee-klatch, this free event is your chance to learn, share and network!!

This event is only for groups located in Laguna Beach and serving Laguna Beach Residents. We hope you will stop by to support us, so we can continue to serve you!

The event will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the city lot adjacent to Farmer’s Market in Downtown Laguna Beach. For more information click here.

Laguna Art Museum receives James Irvine Foundation Grant

via Coastline Pilot

Updated: Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:09 PM PDT

Museum receives Irvine grant

The James Irvine Foundation will award the Laguna Art Museum $375,000 to aid in expanding audiences and increasing financial sustainability, museum officials announced. The museum reported a $500,000 drop in assets during the last fiscal year.

“This multiyear Arts Regional Initiative grant will allow Laguna Art Museum to strengthen its internal systems and tighten its long-range planning,” said Director Bolton Colburn.

Through its Arts Regional Initiative, the James Irvine foundation is awarding $4 million in grants to 11 arts institutions in Southern California.

“In this tough economy, we want to underscore our commitment to these regional arts organizations as they explore new ways of achieving financial sustainability and attracting culturally diverse audiences,” said James E. Canales, the Irvine Foundation’s president and chief executive.

The James Irvine Foundation is a private, nonprofit grantmaking foundation. The Foundation’s grantmaking focuses on three areas: arts, California democracy and youth. Since 1937 the foundation has provided more than $1 billion in grants to more than 3,000 nonprofit organizations throughout California.

Support the arts in your community

This is a great way to get involved with the arts in your community and to spread the word about your own art initiatives.
Love American art, especially that of California? Check out Laguna Art Museum's Collecting California: Selections from Laguna Art Museum, on view from November 8, 2009 - January 17, 2010.

via California Arts Council

Tell Americans for the Arts about arts service in your community

Americans for the Arts invites Americans to post arts volunteer stories on their new website serve.artsusa.org, dedicated to promoting community service opportunities for arts groups, arts volunteers, activists, and artists nationwide. Inspired by President Obama's United We Serve initiative, serve.artsusa.org provides a forum for volunteers and arts organizations to share volunteer stories and to upload related photos and videos. "[We] know that the arts have the power to engage and strengthen communities, and that volunteerism in the arts deserves more attention and support," notes an email invitation from Americans for the Arts to its members. "The personal and professional arts volunteer stories you share will be compiled with related videos and pictures and then shared with the White House, Congress, and the media."

Sorting through OsCene 2010 submissions

Good job Orange County! We received your OsCene 2010 submissions, and now poor Alex the Intern has to sort through them all.

Interested to see who our Curator will choose? Visit the exhibition which runs February 20 – May 16, 2010. Become a Museum Member today and join us for the exclusive Members-only opening night party and for the opportunity to visit the Museum as often as you like!

OsCene 2010 celebrates the latest in contemporary art and culture in the OC. Highlighting local Orange County/Long Beach artists, OsCene 2010 features painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, multi-media installations, video, architecture, performance, and design--some of the most provocative art that Orange County has to offer!

Laguna Art Museum mentioned in the Dating Examiner's engagement story - so sweet! http://ping.fm/lsqVa

The Festival of the Arts in Laguna Beach ends 8/31! End your summer by viewing wonderful art by local artists!

have you visited Laguna Art Museum? taken pics? share them in our Flickr pool! http://ping.fm/yJJJn

"Stranger Comes To Town" this Sunday!
This weekend at Laguna Art Museum...
A conversation with New York-based Artist Jacqueline Goss
Sunday, July 26 1:00pm in the California Gallery
http://ping.fm/HSL0b

Flickr Photostream

Click here to check out LAM's Flickr site from recent events, exhibitions and artist talks.

Conversation with Artist Jacqueline Goss on July 26

Jacqueline Goss, based in New York, creates film and video in order to explore the ways we think about ourselves through systemic machines, like politics, culture, and science. Goss will talk about her work in game space, animation, and the documentary form.

Her most recent videos are “How To Fix The World” --a look at Soviet-sponsored literacy programs in 1930’s Central Asia and “Stranger Comes To Town” –an animated documentary about the identity-tracking of immigrants and travelers coming into the United States (now on view at Laguna Art Museum).

A native of New Hampshire, she attended Brown University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She teaches in the Film and Electronic Arts Department at Bard College in the Hudson Valley of New York. She is a 2008 Tribeca Film Institute Media Arts Fellow and the 2007 recipient of the Herb Alpert Award in film and Video.

Her current project is “G10” --an animated fictional film about ten characters from various countries who meet at a Swiss hotel during a conference on globalism.

Who: Artist Jacqueline Goss
What: Lecture by artist currently showcased at Laguna Art Museum
When: July 26 at 1:00 pm
Where: Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Why: To learn about new media practices from a practicing artist

Click here to see Goss' official website.

RIP Michael Jackson

A photo of Michael Jackson's visit to an event at Laguna Art Museum.

The photograph is by Leonard Myszynski and was taken at the first Art for Aids event, which was held at Laguna Art Museum, February 9, 2002.

From left to right are: Penny Marshall, Dr. Arnold Klein, Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Kenefick, Al Roberts, and Merv Griffin.

Laguna Art Museum Interactive Timeline

Laguna Art Museum 90th Anniversary on Dipity.