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.
At 5 p.m., the city of Laguna Beach will hold a Public Art Dedication of the sculpture “Breaching Whale” by Jon Seeman in Heisler Park at Rockpile
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. daily. Open until 9 p.m. during First Thursdays Art Walk. Admission is $12 for adults and $10 for seniors, students and active military. Children younger than 12 are admitted for free. The museum is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s days. Free admission on First Thursdays Art Walk nights.
Current show:
Noguchi: “California Legacy” will be on display to Oct. 2.
Lita Albuquerque: “Emergence” will be on display to Oct. 2.
LAGUNA CANYON
GALLERIES
Laguna Canyon Artists
3251 Laguna Canyon Road
https://www.LagunaCanyonArtists.com
*Gallery 793
793 Laguna Canyon Road
(949) 376-6000
Gallery hours: 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday from Thursday through Aug. 13.
Opening reception for artists from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. The gallery showcases exceptional Laguna College student work for sale.
Carl E Smith Fine Art - CES / FA
2075-2097 Laguna Canyon Road Unit B
*[seven-degrees] gallery
891 Laguna Canyon Road
(949) 376-1555
Southern California Artists Assn.
3251 Laguna Canyon Road F3
(949) 715-6767
NORTH COAST
HIGHWAY GALLERIES
484 North Gallery
484 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 715-4578
Open noon to 6 p.m. daily
Original paintings and vintage prints
*210 AR4T — Artists Republic for Tomorrow
210 N. Coast Hwy.
Ar4t.com
Multimedia gallery featuring fine art from the world of youth culture.
*Edenhurst Gallery
305 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-9222
https://www.edenhurstgallery.com
Dealers in historic Early California paintings, including Guy Rose, Joseph Kleitsch, William Wendt, Granville Redmond, Edgar Payne, Maynard Dixon, Maurice Braun, as well as contemporary and early California Art Club artists.
Essence Gallery
346 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-8224
Original contemporary and traditional works of art from local and international artists.
Gallery McCollum
206 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-4027
https://www.gallerymccollum.com
“Surf & Turf, Terra e Mare,” Caroline Zimmerman works depicting the tropics, Tuscany and California.
*Sue Greenwood Fine Art
330 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-0669
suegreenwoodfineart.com
Opening Thursday: “Postcard Series” by Inez Storer. The artist will discuss her work at noon July 10; make reservations by July 8.
Hobrecht Sports Art
350 N. Coast Hwy.
*JoAnneArtman
Gallery
326 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 510-5481
https://www.joannartmangallery.com
Opening reception 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday for James Verbicky, with live music by the Steve Reid Trio, featuring Elliot Glass.
*Laguna North Gallery
376 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-4324
A co-op gallery of quality artists.
*Lu Martin Galleries
372 N. Coast Hwy.
Open daily
(949) 494-8074
*Marion Meyer Contemporary Art
354 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-5442
https://www.marionmeyergallery.com
Through Sunday: “Selected Works,” summer group show featuring mixed media originals by Quim Bove, John Szabo, Claudia Meyer, Rita Blitt, Christopher Mathie and others.
*Quorum Art Gallery
374 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 494-4422
*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
Closing Monday: “English Seasides” by contemporary painter Elyse Katz, and “Nature’s Mysteries” by watercolor artist Judy Laschober. Also exhibiting are artists Marge Chapman, Jennifer Griffiths, KL Heagen, Howard Hitchcock, Sunny Kim, Anne Moore, Marjorie Sanders and Lynn Welker.
Opening Thursday: “Out of the Woods” by Marge Chapman and “Works on Paper” by Lynn Welker.
Schaar Art Studio
305 N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-7289
Call for appointment
https://www.schaargalleries.com
*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 during First Thursday’s Art Walk.
Whelan Galleries
353 N. Coast Hwy. No. A
(949) 494-5076
https://www.whelanartgalleries.com
Showcasing original fine art oil paintings and rare classic book cover illustrations by Patrick Whelan. Sculpture by Leon Richman.
Annette Wimmer Fine Art
238 N. Coast Hwy.
annettewimmer.com
(949) 494-3700
Len Wood’s Indian Territory Inc.
305-D N. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-5747
https://www.indianterritory.com
DOWNTOWN LAGUNA GALLERIES
*Art Cube Gallery
266 Forest Ave.
(949) 376-8800
https://www.artcubegallery.com
BC Space Gallery
235 Forest Ave.
(949) 497-1880
Gallery open 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and by appointment.
Peter Blake Gallery
435 Ocean Ave.
(949) 376-9994
peterblakegallery.com
Summer Group Show.
City Hall Gallery
505 Forest Ave.
Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
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
DeBilzan Gallery
224 Forest Ave.
(949) 494-2406 or (727) 804-7649
Fingerhut Gallery
210A Forest Ave.
(949) 376-6410
Artwork by contemporary and 20th century artists.
Kush Fine Art
265 Forest Ave.
(949) 376-8017
Featuring original oils, limited edition giclees on canvas and sculptures of Vladimir Kush and eight other artists.
Laguna Art Group
570 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 715-1860
LagunaArt.com
*The Lobby Gallery
Hotel Laguna
425 S. Coast Hwy.
(714) 787-4583
hotellaguna.com
New paintings by John Kilduff, Rick Delanty, Elaine Mathews, and Saim Caglayan.
*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.
William Merrill
Gallery
611 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 464-0067
https://www.williammerrillgallery.com
Miranda Galleries
417 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-4491
https://www.mirandagalleries.com
Miranda Galleries features international and contemporary artwork from all over the world, including an extensive collection of sculpture, fine art glass and works on canvas and paper.
Pacific Edge Gallery
540 S. Coast Hwy., No. 112
(949) 494-0491
Showcasing Laguna Beach painters.
Featuring work by Jacobus Baas; Brenda Bredvik’s “Pacific Rim Landscapes”; and Maria Bertran. Also, work by Tom Swimm and Sandra Jones Campbell.
The Signature Gallery Laguna
220 Forest Ave.
(949) 376-4244
https://www.thesignaturegallery.com
Featuring contemporary masters and emerging talents.
Surf Gallery
911 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-9155
https://www.thesurfgallery.com
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
Viszolay Gallery
577 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-0951
Oil paintings and reproductions of Hawaii, and 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.
Until Sept. 8: “All Media Show” featuring local artists in a variety of media on second floor gallery, sponsored by Community Art Project. Public artists’ reception planned from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 9.
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
Ceramic artist Sharon Jackman featured during July.
*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
June: Etchings by internationally recognized Italian artists including Cacciarini, Ceschin, Zec, Zaliani, Mariani, Piazza, Caffe, Beuchat, Petro and Faraoni. Guest artists: Zivana Gojanovic (Santa Barbara painter) and Miriam Perez (Mexican sculptor).
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
During Art Walk, singer-songwriter Sam Curo performs.
*Cove Gallery
1492 S. Coast Hwy. No. 8
(949) 494-1878
https://www.covegallerylaguna.com
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
Live music and refreshments during Art Walk.
*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.
Featuring a new selection of black and white photographs by Stillman F. Sawyer.
Gallery Alexi
1968 S. Coast Hwy.
alexiallensartstudio.com
*H Gallery
1294-B S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 497-5578
David Schmidt’s paintings of young Israelis in the war against the Jewish state.
Joseph Wise Fine Art Gallery
1550 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-7902
Presenting contemporary and modern art, frescos and oils; indoor and outdoor serpentine stone sculpture.
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
*Mandarin Fine Art Gallery
1294C S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-9608
https://www.mandarinfineart.com
Features art and artist coming out of Mainland China, including new works from Zhao Kailin and Wang Niandong.
“Nostalgia” by Chen Ying from Mainland China; also Ting Shao Kuang’s “Tiger Lily.”
*purelagunabeach gallery
1590 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 315-5015
https://www.purelagunabeach.com
June: 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
Montage Laguna Beach
30801 Coast Hwy.
(949) 715-6193
https://www.redferngallery.com
Contemporary Virtuosos: Gregory Hull, Mark Rossi, Kevin McPherson, John Cosby, Carol Alleman.
*Salt Fine Art
1492 S. Coast Hwy., Suite 3
(917) 957-3387
Specializing in Latin Contemporary including masters and emerging talent.
“Panoramas:” A visual conversation among the photography of Cecilia Paredes, Cinthya Soto and Ana Mercedes Hoyos.
Opening Thursday: “Collectiva,” featuring gallery artists including Costa Rican surrealist photographer, Leo Correa. Also, a large-scale sculpture inspired by the constellations from Victor Hugo Zayas will be on display in anticipation of his upcoming exhibition at Laguna Art Museum. Closing Aug. 28.
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.
*SKYLAB Modern Art
1452 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-2400
https://www.skylabmodernart.com
6 to 9 p.m. Thursday: During Art Walk, enjoy live music and “SKYLAB” martinis.
*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 Arts Gallery
At the Old Pottery Place
1200 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-1619
https://www.studioartslaguna.com
Opening Thursday: “Ocean’s Edge,” glass artist Melody Topping’s kiln castings. Also, “Passion in Gouache” by Fitz Maurice.
*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 Eagle, Egan, Khristov, LaRock, Moore, Nowell, Sines, Wang, and Wiederman. Live piano music.
*The Vintage Poster
1476 S. Coast Hwy.
(949) 376-7422
https://www.thevintageposter.com
4,000 original posters to view.
Wendt International
1550 S. Coast Hwy., Suite 102
(949) 497-4292
Wendt International is a leading gallery specializing in contemporary representational art.
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