SAN DIEGO–For the first time in its nearly 32-year history, Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park will open on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day’s events will feature live performance of American piano music between 1 and 3 p.m. Selections will include ragtime, music by Fats Waller and […]
Days of Art celebrates creative community
OCEANSIDE–Artists throughout Southern California displayed their art at the Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation’s 18th annual Oceanside Days of Art festival Saturday at the Oceanside Civic Center. The two-day festival featured a variety of artwork, including painting, graphics, sculpture, ceramics, wood, blown glass, custom jewelry, photography, art demonstrations, food and live entertainment.
“Tesoros Mexicanos” at Cannon Art Gallery
CARLSBAD–The City of Carlsbad’s William D. Cannon Art Gallery presents “Tesoros Mexicanos: Mexican Treasures from Two Folk Art Collections,” an exhibition drawn from the private local collections of Lawrence Kent, and Tom Pirazzini and Alma Foncerrada Pirazzini. The exhibition opens May 2 and continues through June 27at the William D. Cannon Art Gallery in the […]
Mira Costa College art students, instructor featured at Brandon Gallery
FALLBROOK–MiraCosta College art instructor Diane Adams and 25 of her watercolor students will be featured artists at Fallbrook’s Brandon Gallery in May. According to Adams, many of those included in the exhibition that runs from May 4 through May 31 are award winning artists whose work was honored at the Del Mar Fair, San Diego […]
Fallbrook Art Association announces winners of art show
FALLBROOK–The Fallbrook Art Association announced the winners of the Spring 2010 Open Juried Show of Fine Art at a reception April 9. The show is being held at the Fallbrook Art Center and is open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily. The show closes at 3 p.m. on Saturday April 25. Admission is free. […]
Hollywood Museum display props, costumes worn by celebrities
LOS ANGELES–The Hollywood Museum celebrates the entertainment industry’s awards season with a special exhibition of props and costumes worn by nominees in film, television and music. The “And the Winner Is” special awards season exhibition features items such as the Asian silk jacket Meryl Streep wore while dining in a French café in the film […]
40 Oscar recipients among feature figures at Madame Tussauds
HOLLYWOOD–Celebrities have always been the stock in trade of Madame Tussauds ever since the diminutive French sculptress, whose name is on the front door, literally invented the art of wax figure sculpting 200 years ago. Two-time awards winner Richard Sherman, who composed some of movie Dom’s most iconic tunes, from “Mary Poppins” to “Chitty Chitty […]
San Marcos presents annual antique fair and appraisal
SAN MARCOS–The City of San Marcos Community Services presents its 8th Annual Antique Sale and Appraisal, “Family Heirlooms and Attic Treasures”, on Saturday, February 13 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the San Marcos Community Center, 3 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos. This free event will feature vendors selling a variety of antiques and collectibles including […]
Brandon Gallery features portrait artist
FALLBROOK–Brandon Gallery announced that Elizabeth Taft, an award winning portrait artist, will hold a special showing in its Etcetera Gallery during February. Proficient in oil and acrylics, Taft entitles her Feb. 1-28 exhibition: “About the Face” in which she displays portraits and portrait styles that reflect her “love of the beauty around her and in […]
Exhibition honors Mexican independence and revolution
SAN DIEGO–Heroes and Artisans, opening Sunday, February 28 at Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park, celebrates the 200th anniversary of Mexican independence (1810), the 100th of the Mexican revolution (1910) and the folk art that colorfully and vitally expresses the nation’s spirit. Just as the heroes of independence and the revolution were great artisans in crafting […]