Artcetera
Art Walk
Join member galleries from 6 to 9 p.m. the first Thursday of each month for a festive cultural evening. The next Art Walk is Thursday. Asterisk [*] denotes the participating galleries.
Dedicated shuttle service starts at 6:15 p.m. from the Laguna Art Museum at North Coast Highway and Cliff Drive, and Bluebird Center, 1590 S. Coast Hwy. Shuttles run until 8:45 p.m.
First Thursdays Art Walk is funded by member galleries, lodging establishments and the city. For more information, call (949) 683-6871, or visit https://www.firstthursdaysartwalk.com.
*Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Drive
(949) 494-8971
https://www.lagunaartmuseum.org
Open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for seniors, students and active military. Children younger than 12 are admitted for free.
Current exhibition:
Until May 20: Pieces from the collection representing artists who worked in California in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are in the upstairs gallery.
Opening exhibitions:
Opening Sunday: “The Postwar War: 1945 to 1980,” Southern California artists in this seminal time. Through April 29.
Opening Sunday: “Victor Hugo Zayas: Mi Obra,” paintings and sculpture by the Mexican-American artist. Through April 29.
Special Events:
5:30 p.m. Saturday: Special members only unveiling and opening reception for Victor Hugo Zayas’ gun sculpture series, with remarks from LAPD Chief Charlie Beck and Deputy Chief Patrick Gannon, curator Gregorio Luke and new museum executive director Malcolm Warner. The series is made from more than two tons of destroyed guns in the LAPD Gun Buyback Program. The sculptures will be on display to April 29.
1 p.m. Sunday: Lecture by Victor Hugo Zayas. Open to the public.
LAGUNA CANYON
GALLERIES
Laguna Canyon Artists
3251 Laguna Canyon Road
https://www.LagunaCanyonArtists.com
*Laguna College of Art & Design
2222 Laguna Canyon Road
(949) 376-6000
Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Free admission.
February: Art of Chris Sanders, animator of movies “Lilo & Stitch” and “How to Train Your Dragon.”
6 to 9 p.m. Thursday: Opening reception for graphic design exhibition, “For the Love of Type.”
Carl E Smith Fine Art - CES / FA
2075-2097 Laguna Canyon Road Unit B
*[seven-degrees] gallery
891 Laguna Canyon Road
(949) 376-1555
6 to 9 p.m. Thursday: Opening reception during Art Walk for “Landscapes,” mixed media glass by Sian Poeschl and photography on metal panel by Suzi Chauvel.
NORTH COAST
HIGHWAY GALLERIES
*AR4T Space— Artists Republic for Tomorrow
210 N. Coast Hwy.
Winter hours: 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday
Ar4t.com
Multimedia gallery featuring fine art from the world of youth culture.
Until March 24: Dennis McNett solo exhibition: “Wolfbat Shamans and the Whale of Gratitude.”
Blue Jay Gallery
352 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 584-0777
https://www.bluejayartgallery.com
Contemporary Russian art.
6 to 10 p.m. Saturday: UN-Nited Art Association, Art Guevara and Sama Wareh present an art exhibit and sale to benefit the needy in Syria. $10 entry includes music and food. (All proceeds from entry fee will go to United Nations Emergency Relief Fund, plus 30% from art sales.)
The George Gallery
354 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 715-4377
“Accomplished,” contemporary art by seven female artists.
*Sue Greenwood Fine Art
330 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-0669
suegreenwoodfineart.com
Until Saturday: Winter group show with Maurice Gray, Marianne Kolb, Inez Storer and Terry Turrell.
6 to 9 p.m. Thursday: Art Walk reception for Group Show with Sally Chiu, David French, Amber George and Joseph Maruska.
*JoAnneArtman Gallery
326 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 510-5481
https://www.joannartmangallery.com
Through March 31: “Exuberance: New Works” by Colombian-American Artist America Martin.
*Laguna North Gallery
376 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-4324
Lagunanorthgallery.com
Landscapes, seascapes, still-lifes and plein-air by award-winning artists: Kirsten Anderson, Storm Case, Jean Choi, Patti Cliffton, Kevin Davidson, Laurie Downey, Julie Christiansen-Dull, Kathy Esnard, Christine Hooker, Margaret Jamison, Linda Johnson, Pam Panattoni, Elaine Ruettiger and Albert Stanchfield.
*Quorum Art Gallery
374 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-4422
The Quorum Art Gallery is a cooperative association of 12 local artists and a guest artist, which allows us to provide our guests with diverse styles and an impressive collection of fine art paintings. “Aspen Glow on the Minarets” by Mike Kinney is featured.
*S Cube Gallery
346 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-8800
Until March 18: Mexican sculptor Paco Esnayra: “Introspection.”
*Sandstone Gallery
384A N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-6775
Open noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Monday and Tuesday by appointment.
https://www.sandstonegallery.com
Until Monday: “Beneath the Surface,” monotypes by Anne Moore; and “It Figures,” works on paper by Marge Chapman.
Opening Wednesday: “Ocean Views, California Style,” mixed media work by Mada Leach, and “Imaged Narrative,” the abstract landscapes of Lynn Welker. Meet the artists from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday during Art Walk. Also exhibiting are Marge Chapman, KL Heagen, Howard Hitchcock, Sunny Kim, Marjorie Sanders and Anne Moore.
*Studio 7 Gallery—North
384 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-8291
Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
https://www.studio7gallery.com
Live guitar music and oil painting demonstrations by award-winning plein air artists during First Thursday’s Art Walk.
DOWNTOWN LAGUNA GALLERIES
*Art Cube Gallery
266 Forest Ave.
(949) 376-8800
https://www.artcubegallery.com
Peter Blake Gallery
435 Ocean Ave.
(949) 376-9994
peterblakegallery.com
Ed Moses and Jimi Gleason
Coffin/Fulton Fine Art
301 Forest Ave. (upstairs)
(949) 497-2214
Figurative and landscape work by A. Jane Fulton and Lesanne Coffin.
*Dawson Cole Fine Art
326 Glenneyre St.
(949) 497-4988
https://www.dawsoncolefineart.com
6 to 9 p.m. Saturday: Tom Betts one man show.
March: Ongoing exhibition of gallery artists including Chuck Close, Donald Sultan, Richard MacDonald, Jian Wang, James Galindo, etc.
Fingerhut Gallery
210A Forest Ave.
(949) 376-6410
Artwork by contemporary and 20th century artists.
Green Cube Gallery
264 Forest Ave.
(949) 494-1550
Kimerlee Curyl works depicting wild mustangs.
Clark Little Gallery
550 S. Coast Hwy.
https://www.clarklittlephotography.com
Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Featuring surfing photography by Clark Little.
The Lobby Gallery
Hotel Laguna
425 S. Coast Hwy.
(714) 787-4583
hotellaguna.com
The Signature Gallery Laguna
220 Forest Ave.
Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
(949) 376-4244
https://www.thesignaturegallery.com
Showcasing artwork by Charles H. Pabst, Cara Pabst Moran, Jenny Simon, Sue Averell, sculptures by Kira, and fountains by Wolfgang Vaatz.
Swenson Fine Art
460 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-1122
https://www.swensonfineart.com
*Townley Gallery
570 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 715-1860
townleygallery.com
Through March: “TechnoScape Past and Present, Which Brings Us to the Future.”
Village Gallery
502 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-3552
Viszolay Gallery
577 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-0951
Oil paintings and reproductions of Hawaii, Laguna Beach, Catalina and other Southern California scenes by artist-in-residence Walter Viszolay.
Wells Fargo Bank
260 Ocean Ave.
(949) 494-1145
Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.
“Cars,” work by 10 artists.
Whitney Gallery
305 Forest Ave.
(949) 497-4322
Open daily.
SOUTH COAST
HIGHWAY GALLERIES
*Artist Eye Laguna Gallery
1294-A S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-5898
https://www.artisteyelagunagallery.com
A cooperative venture of 16 local artists in watercolor, oil, acrylic and mixed media, as well as photography and sculpture.
*Bluebird Gallery
1540 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-5377
https://www.bluebirdgallery.net
Specializing in California Impressionist paintings. Featuring Felice Hrovat, Mark Cummings, Doug Stotts, William Dorsey, Joseph Aaron, George Gallo, Elaine Hughes, Stephen Schlanser and Mike Brennan.
*La Bottega Dell’Acquaforte
1590 S. Coast Hwy.
https://www.italianetchings.com
(949) 497-6690
Original etchings by Italian artists including Cacciarini, Ceschin, Zec, Zaliani, Mariani, Orselli, Piazza, Caffe, Beuchat, Petro and Faraoni.
6 to 9 p.m. Thursday: Art Walk reception for guest artists Zivana Gojanovic of Ventura, and Boril Radoykov of Santa Fe.
Coolsville – Roark’s Studio Gallery
2894 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-2048
Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday by appointment.
Specializing in underwater photography, “Liquescent,” of dancers and other subjects by Roark Gourley. Also contemporary paintings and sculpture by Roark and Michelle Gourley.
The Cottage Gallery
1524 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-8932
thecottagegallery.org/default.aspx
*Cove Gallery
1492 S. Coast Hwy. No. 8
(949) 494-1878
https://www.covegallerylaguna.com
Introducing four new artists who have joined the gallery: JoAnn Unger, Mary Lehner, Barbara van Rooyan and Sandy Clark.
DeMossa Gallery
1294-D S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 715-9229
https://www.paintedjourney.com
Open noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
*DeRu’s Fine Arts
1590 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-3785
February: “Beauty & Light” Early California Impressionists paint their views of California and beyond.
6 to 9 p.m. Thursday: Art Walk reception for “Highlights from our Collection of Early California Impressionists.”Also contemporary California artists David Chapple and Gerald Rahm.
*FOA South
1006 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-1145
Open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.
Through March: Selections from the Festival of Arts permanent collection.
Ivan Guaderrama Original Arts Gallery
1452 S. Coast Hwy.
(310) 383-5051
https://www.ivanguaderrama.com
Mixed media works by Ivan Guaderrama.
H Gallery
1294-B S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-5578
Featuring a collection of 20th Century masters. Dali, Picasso, Miro, Vasarely, Erte, graphics and originals.
Joseph Wise Fine Art Gallery
1550 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-7902
Presenting contemporary and modern art, frescoes and oils; indoor and outdoor serpentine stone sculpture.
Joseph Muzondo’s “Provenance Collection” of Cubistic and Art Deco-inspired sculptures.
Kuhnert’s Art Gallery
1493 Glenneyre St.
(949) 494-0676
Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment
https://www.kuhnertsartgallery.com
https://www.manfredkuhnert.com
Celebrating 26 years of featuring the original paintings, serigraphs, posters and digital prints of Manfred H. Kuhnert.
Lang Fine Art
The Art Center
1450 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-1397
purelagunabeach gallery
1590 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 315-5015
https://www.purelagunabeach.com
Featuring paintings by owner/artist Todd Kenyon and Mark Kerckhoff, and photography by Tom Lamb.
The Redfern Gallery
1540 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-3356
https://www.redferngallery.com
Thirty-five years specializing in important historical American Art. Now showing works by the early California Impressionists; Guy Rose, Edgar Payne, William Wendt, Granville Redmond and contemporary painting virtuosos Macpherson, Hull and Cosby, with sculpture by Alleman and Rossi.
*Salt Fine Art
1492 S. Coast Hwy., Suite 3
(949) 715-5554
Specializing in Latin Contemporary including masters and emerging talent.
Until Wednesday: “Cuba!” featuring 11 artists from Cuba. 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday: Art Walk reception for “Master Works,” new paintings by Olga Sinclair and sculpture by Victor Hugo Zayas.
Situ Art Gallery
1590 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-6703
Situartgallery.com
Featuring fine contemporary art by Mian Situ, Andrew Peters, Ruo Li, Carole Cooke, Bi Wei, Dan Goozee, Zhuo S. Liang, Longyao Le, Sandy Scott, Robert Peters and Ralph Oberg.
*Vladimir Sokolov Gallery
1540 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-3633
https://www.vladimirsokolovgallery.com
Abstract and mixed media paintings by Vladimir Sokolov, acrylics by Alexander Sokolov and laminated acrylic sculptures by Vasa.
*Studio 7 Gallery – South
1590 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 715-0012
https://www.studio7gallery.com
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
During Art Walk, live oil painting demonstrations by plein air artists and live piano music.
*The Vintage Poster
1476 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-7422
https://www.thevintageposter.com
February: Rene Gruau Cabaret and Fashion designs.
6 to 9 p.m. Thursday: Art Walk opening reception for Antique WW1 poster display.
Watercolor Gallery
1492 S. Coast Hwy., Suite 7
(949) 494-8838