Collecting California and Weathering the Storm Closing This Weekend

Collecting California: Selections from Laguna Art Museum and Jeremy Fish: Weathering the Storm have been on view for about three months now, but they are coming down this Sunday, January 17.

The two exhibitions have provided patrons with a wide array of California art from the early nineteenth century to the present time. The works of art range from traditional California impressionist paintings to images of cartoon-like figures commenting on today's society. The exhibitions offered something for everyone - no matter one's artistic preferences, there was certainly a piece that each patron could really enjoy.

A Conversation with Jeremy Fish (January 17 at 1:00 p.m.) is the final programmed event that will take place before the exhibitions close. Attendees of this event will be able to hear firsthand from the artist about his first museum exhibition. Jeremy is a fun guy with interesting and creative ideas. This event is sure to be engaging and thought provoking.

I'm a little sad to see the exhibitions close - it seems like opening night was just yesterday - but also excited for the Museum's upcoming events.

Auction 100 is taking place on February 6. This event will feature 100 works of art from 100 California artists, and will offer collectors an opportunity to purchase quality works at competitive prices.

You can preview the exhibition from January 30 to February 5. You may also view the online gallery. All works unsold will be available for purchase on February 7.

Tickets to the event are $125 for Members and $150 for non-members. All proceeds benefit the Museum's education and exhibition programs.

Also coming up is OsCene 2010, which will be on display from February21 - May 16 and will feature 49 artists from Orange County, Long Beach, and San Pedro. Included will be works of art in all media, such as painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, multi-media installations, video, and performance. OsCene 2010 has also collaborated with the OC Music Awards this year. During the exhibition, patrons will be able to visit listening booths in order to hear music from nominated musicians.

This is just a snapshot of exciting events coming up at Laguna Art Museum. For more events, visit our website. It looks like 2010 will be a great year at the Museum!

Jeremy the Fish and his Friend

Say "hi" to Jeremy the Fish and his Friend! The newest addition to the Laguna Art Museum administrative offices. Thanks to the Chapman PR team for all of their great ideas and the new pets!

Haven't seen Jeremy Fish's exhibition Weathering the Storm upstairs at the Museum? It's pretty awesome!

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Collecting California & Jeremy Fish Opening Night Reception Videos

The Collecting California and Jeremy Fish opening night party was so much fun. There was a great DJ, delicious food catered by Las Brisas, and, of course, fabulous art.

Opening night parties are exclusive events open to Museum Members only. Visit our website to learn more about Museum Membership, and how you can take advantage of special perks and deals!

Collecting California Opening Night Reception from LagunaArtMuseum on Vimeo.

Jeremy Fish Opening Night Reception from LagunaArtMuseum on Vimeo.

Evan Pricco from Juxtapoz magazine blogs about Saturday's party

via Juxtapoz Magazine

Posted by: Evan Pricco
A Jeremy Fish Show at Laguna Art Museum

This last Saturday night, M Revelli, Lynzy Blair of FIFTy24SF, and myself headed down to the Laguna Art Museum for an opening of Jeremy Fish's first museum show, "Weathering the Storm." I guess I didn't know what to expect, but once we got there it was amazing to see how many people came out to support Mr Fish; friends, fellow artists, fans, the curious types, members of the museum, all different, joined and made the opening a pretty special evening.

A big contingent of SF folk made the trip down, which I'm sure Jeremy enjoyed. I got to see some friends I hadn't seen in awhile as well, so goddamn, who would have thunk I needed to get to Laguna to see people that live in SF?

Finally, I got to meet Travis Millard and Mel Kadel (three year email relationships are funny things, I almost cried when I saw them, as if we all just got back from the war), Nathan Cabrera is a good dude, Mr Jon Dragonette and Zell Dragonette were great to see, John Trippe, the Grolsch, the Mike Giant look alike that I gave all my drink tickets to... the list goes on.

Read more and see images

OC Register article about Saturday's opening night party

via www.ocregister.com/laguna

November 09, 2009 11:19 AM

Laguna museum opens new exhibits

By CLAUDIA KOERNER

THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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LAGUNA BEACH – Art lovers, artists and donors celebrated the Laguna Art Museum's two new collections Saturday night.

"Collecting California: Selections from the Laguna Art Museum" and "Jeremy Fish: Weathering the Storm" opened to the public Sunday and will run through Jan. 17.

Chloe Martin and Alex Vekich are interns at the museum.

The main and lower levels of the museum feature historic and contemporary work from the museum's permanent collection by California artists. The museum is also publishing a book in conjunction with the exhibit. Upstairs, San Francisco-based Jeremy Fish's paintings, sculptures and a mural take center stage.

Laguna Art Museum

Where: 307 Cliff Drive

Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day

Tickets: $12 for adults and $10 for seniors, students or active military. Children under 12 are free.

More information: lagunaartmuseum.org or 949-494-8971

Jeremy Fish paints a mural in the Museum's upstairs gallery

As part of his upcoming exhibition Jeremy Fish: Weathering the Storm, Jeremy Fish is painting a mural right onto the gallery walls. We've captured some candid photos of Jeremy and his crew hard at work. The exhibition opens this Sunday!

You still have a chance to win 2 invitations to this Saturday's opening party!

We've decided to extend our raffle drawing to this Thursday. Once we reach 700 Facebook fans, we'll randomly select one lucky fan, who will receive two invitations to this Saturday's opening night party. The party celebrates the upcoming exhibitions Collecting California: Selections from Laguna Art Museum and Jeremy Fish: Weathering the Storm, which open to the public on Sunday.
Become our Facebook fan and spread the word to your friends! By becoming our fan, you'll be sure to stay up to date with Museum news and events.

Jeremy Fish on His New Installation at the Museum

In his blog, Jeremy Fish talks about his first museum exhibition Jeremy Fish: Weathering the Storm at Laguna Art Museum. The exhibition will be on display from November 8 - January 17, and features 40 pieces including cutouts, sculptures, paintings, and even a piece of furniture. Fish's stuff looks really cool, and I can't wait to see it next week during the install.
Check out Jeremy's blog to hear what the artist has to say about his process, to preview some of his art, and to take a peek into his studio!

We have a winner!

We decided to launch a social media promotion where, once the Museum got 400 Facebook fans, one of those fans would be selected to receive 4 free admission passes to our next exhibitions, Jeremy Fish: Weathering the Storm and Collecting California: Selections from Laguna Art Museum.

Yesterday we reached our goal of 400 fans, and Andrea Damusis Memenas was randomly selected as our winner! She is "so excited" about her prize. I bet all of her friends and family will be extra nice to her in the coming weeks so that she'll invite them to go to the Museum with her!

We've now set our eyes on a higher goal: once we get 700 fans, one of them will receive invitations for him/her and a guest to attend the opening night party for Jeremy Fish and Collecting California. Opening night parties are normally exclusive events reserved for Museum Members, but one lucky winner will be able to enjoy the music, food, and drinks for free. They will also have the opportunity to meet with the curators and artists featured in the exhibitions.

Become our fan on Facebook to have the chance to win this cool prize, and to keep yourself updated on Museum events and exhibitions!

Become a Member of the Museum to receive invitations for all of our upcoming opening night parties, as well as other special perks.

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It's installation time at the Museum!

The Museum's next exhibitions, Collecting California: Selections from Laguna Art Museum and Jeremy Fish: Weathering the Storm, open on November 8. Now that the Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational is over, the preparators are busy with installing the new exhibitions in the galleries.
Some of the works of art have already been delivered, and it's neat to finally see them in person! I had only seen images of the art that will be displayed, and it's definitely different to view them up close and personal. Photographs surely do not do these works justice, especially in the cases of my two favorite pieces, Jim Isermann's Untitled (Shag Painting) and Frank Cuprien's The Golden Hour, Laguna Beach. Before viewing the work in person, I had no idea that Isermann's work is nearly 8 feet tall! Cuprien's work doesn't photograph very well; in person, the painting actually seems to glow and shimmer.
I haven't seen any of Jeremy Fish's works of art yet, but I'm sure they will also be wonderful.
Become a member of the Museum and you will be invited to the exclusive opening night party for these exhibitions!