Murals in Santa Ana, many by Shmi and Delt, celebrate the history and spirit of the city’s people.
Category: Visual Arts
Orange County visual arts run from murals and photography to public art, including the fights over who owns a wall and who gets paid for painting it. Our own photojournalism lives here too.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Hodgins: Imagination Celebration Reminds Us the Arts are Important. Are Schools Listening?
Arts education has been fading from the public-school curriculum. Several studies suggest that’s a bad idea.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Culture, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Visual Arts
Quinceañera Dresses Are an Art Form That’s Vanishing from Downtown Santa Ana
Traditional dress designers are being forced out by fast-paced redevelopment and the shifting demographics it brings.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Visual Arts
A Border Made of Butterflies and Flowers, Not Bricks and Barbed Wire
REVIEW: Though simple in execution, Alicia Rojas’ mural about immigration strikes an uplifting chord at Grand Central Art Center.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Santa Ana, Top Stories, Visual Arts
As a Blind Photographer, Kurt Weston Looks Beyond the Surface
ARTIST PROFILE: Weston will have his early work featured in an exhibition at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art titled “Remember: An AIDS Memorial Retrospective.”
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Top Stories, Visual Arts
Diana Ghoukassian is Glimpsing the Nature of Things
ARTIST PROFILE: After decades as a world traveler, Iranian born Diana Ghoukassian has settled down in Orange County and is finding ways to express herself through photographic art.
Posted inFullerton, Top Stories, Visual Arts
Ann Phong Turns Discarded Objects Into Art
“Individually, our choices seem insignificant, but together we can make big changes, good or bad.”
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, San Clemente, Top Stories, Visual Arts
‘The Idle Hour’ Encapsulates Leisure at Casa Romantica
REVIEW: The connection between rarely seen paintings by accomplished artists and the beautiful seaside space makes for a pleasant stroll through California Impressionism.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE
Hodgins: OCMA Moves a Step Closer to Its Goal With OCMAExpand
REVIEW: With many airy galleries on two floors, temporary location offers surprisingly high-quality facilities.
Posted inARTS & CULTURE, Culture, Garden Grove, Orange, Top Stories, Visual Arts, Westminster
Viet Film Fest Returns For Its 10th Edition
PREVIEW: Organizers of the Viet Film Fest took a year off in 2017, but are back this month with renewed energy and purpose.
