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The expert in British artist John Everett Millais has led Orange County’s oldest museum for more than eight years, doubling its annual budget and endowment, and expanding its staff.
The red tier has kept capacity at 25%, yet a potential move to Orange may allow for way more visitors.
As OC inches closer toward Tier Two, local museums and galleries are anticipating reopening after a long and painful period of forced closure.
Farrell Hirsch has not let the coronavirus get in the way of the Muckenthaler’s mission to “enrich the human spirit through the arts.”
Art Along the Coast is a free, self-guided tour of art studios and exhibition venues from Santa Ana to San Clemente involving 34 OC artists in 14 locations.
ArtsOC and Heritage Future have a won a bid to take over the management and use of the Hunt Library space in Fullerton.
The director and CEO of the Orange County Museum of Art, one of O.C.’s largest visual arts institutions, is taking a similar job in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Voice of OC caught up with several Orange County-based artists to see how they’ve been coping with these life-altering events.
From handing out art kits, to providing online experiences, to shutting down altogether, Orange County’s museums and art galleries are doing their best to figure out how to adapt during these uncertain times.
After holding out as long as possible, the Laguna Festival of the Arts and Pageant of the Masters have finally made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 season.