Local Vietnamese Exhibit to Open

The largest exhibition of contemporary art by Vietnamese Americans living and working in Orange County will open Monday at the Old Courthouse Museum in Santa Ana.

“Sang Tao: Beyond Creation--25 Years in America” will feature two dozen original works by 11 artists. The pieces range from lacquer to oil and watercolor paintings, sculpture and mixed media.

“Sang Tao” is also the museum’s first showing of original works by contemporary Orange County artists.

Unlike the Vietnamese art show “A Winding River” at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art in June 1999, the “Sang Tao” show was created by artists who have lived and worked locally for years. The exhibition includes an archive display on loan from the UC Irvine library that reflects on 25 years of Southeast Asian refugees’ experiences in Orange County.

For more information, call (714) 834-3703.