Fullerton Museum Center Adds 6th Day to Weekly Schedule

The Fullerton Museum Center will add an extra day to its hours of operation, starting today. The museum will be open Tuesday through Sunday and closed Monday. Museum hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. It is open noon to 8 p.m. Thursdays.

Previously the museum was closed Mondays and Tuesdays. The additional hours will accommodate the museum’s growing attendance and new season, which includes an ongoing two-year exhibit of legendary guitar maker and Fullerton resident Leo Fender--”A Shower of Brilliance: Leo Fender and his Electric Guitars,” opening May 12.

Laguna Museum Forms Historic Art Council

Laguna Art Museum has formed a new art council that will focus on touring Southern California collections from Santa Barbara to San Diego.

The Historic Art Council is the sixth council to form at the museum in the last four years. Board trustee president Jack Kenefick will head the new council with Kelly Tucker, who will be the group’s vice president. Both men are California art collectors.

Proceeds from the tours will be used to acquire works for the collection and sponsor exhibitions. The first tour begins May 12 and explores the treasures in Laguna Beach. It will be led by curator Debbie Solon. The tour is $150 and includes a $125 membership fee. For information, call (949) 494-8971.

Educators’ Workshop Registration Ends Today

The registration deadline for the Smithsonian Workshop for Educators in Orange County is today. The event will be Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The workshop, “Learning on Display,” is a partnership between Arts Orange County, the Pacific Life Foundation and the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies to present a conference for teachers.

The event explores the resources of area museums, historical sites, libraries, arboretums and nature centers through hands-on demonstrations, seminars and an educational fair. Director of LACMALab at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Robert L. Sain will be the keynote speaker.

The Pacific Life Foundation is underwriting the workshop and will cover all or some of the $35 registration fee for all participants. To register online, visit the Arts Orange County Web site at https://www.artsoc.org. For information, call (714) 556-5160, Ext. 15.

Free Pupil Sessions Scheduled in Fullerton

The Fullerton Museum Center will offer free after-school art workshops for students from seventh to 12th grade through April 25. Held from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, the sessions led by instructor Holly Jerger will focus on linoleum printmaking techniques. Materials will be provided by the museum.

The museum will host an exhibition of participants’ works April 27.

The workshops are part of the museum’s Interact Connect program, sponsored by a group of community-based agencies working to provide youths with alternatives to drugs and gangs. For more information, call (714) 738-3136.

Scholarships Offered in Youth Pilot Project

Chapman University is home to a new pilot art program that provides Orange County high school students with college-level fine-arts training.

For the first time in Orange County, the Ryman Program for Young Artists offers scholarships worth as much as $1,000 to aspiring artists to attend the classes for free. The scholarships offset the cost of instruction, public transportation, live costumed models, guest artists, materials and field trips.

The 12-week program, taught by Brenda Regier, is held at the university from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and is limited to 15 students.

The sessions, which began in February and end May 10, are available every spring and fall and are designed to augment the students’ studies, in addition to their regular high school course work. Year-end exhibitions will be held in the university’s gallery.

The next application deadline is June 1. For information, call (213) 629-2787 or visit the Ryman Web site at https://www.ryman.org.