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Festival of Arts - California's Premier Fine Art Show
July 1 - August 31
The Festival of Arts is California's longest-running outdoor fine art exhibition. Its jury process and open-air gallery
setting allow this festival to please all types of connoisseurs. The show features the original artwork by 140 award-winning
artists from Orange County. Special art-related attractions and special events such as jazz concerts, wine and chocolate
pairings, and guided art tours throughout the eight-week run provide entertainment for all. Open July 1 through August 31.
General Admission: Monday - Friday $7, Saturday & Sunday $10; Students & Seniors: Monday - Friday $4, Saturday & Sunday $6;
Free Admission for Children 12 and under, Military, and Laguna Beach Residents. Hours: July 1 - 4 (Open 10 am - 6 pm);
July 5 - August 31 (Open daily 10 am - 11:30 pm)
Art, Jazz, Wine & Chocolate: What Could be better?
Thursdays, 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
TGIFF - Thank Goodness it's Friday @ the Festival
Fridays, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Acura/KOST Celebrity Concert Event
Saturday, August 25, 7:00 pm
Come get an autograph and a photo with your favorite celebrity at The Festival of Arts -
California's Premier Fine Art Show! On select nights of the 2012 season, Festival of
Arts visitors will get an opportunity to meet some of their favorite celebrities at the
Festival's 2012 Celebrity Meet-and-Greet Evenings.
Other meet-and-greet opportunities will be announced! Grab a pen and your camera, and take
home a one-of-a-kind memento of your visit with a star at the Festival of Arts! Dates to be
determined. Visit the Festival of Arts online calendar. Free with Festival of Arts admission ($10).
Art of Cooking Series
Sundays, July 8 - August 26, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Festival of Arts - California's Premier Fine Art Show presents the 8th annual, increasingly popular weekly event
series, Art of Cooking. Unleash your inner foodie as our guest chef (TBD)
shares recipes, food preparation techniques and proper use of culinary tools all summer long at the
Festival of Arts. Demonstrations will include a wealth of information for both novice and experienced cooks.
Recipes to be demonstrated and topics to be explored include:
If you like food (and who doesn't?!), you'll love Art of Cooking! Free with Festival of Arts admission ($10).
Jazz on the Green
Select Saturdays: July 7, July 14, July 28, August 4
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Festival of Arts is proud to welcome some of the finest jazz
musicians living, to perform on select Saturdays from 1pm-3pm throughout
the 2012 season. World-renowned musicians performing in the Festival's Jazz
on the Green series include:
| DATE |
ARTIST |
| July 7: |
TBD |
| July 14: |
TBD |
| July 28: |
TBD |
| August 4: |
TBD |
These living legends play to sold-out crowds and the Festival has the great
opportunity to let our visitors see them in an intimate setting. Each concert
is free with Festival of Arts admission.
Membership Day (includes backstage tour)
Saturday, August 11, Time: TBD
Beatles Sundays
Sundays, July 8 - August 26, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! We love them... Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Rock on this summer at the Festival of Arts
Beatles' Sundays performances with Jason Feddy and Friends. Staying
true to the classic pop and rock tunes of this 1960's legendary band, watch and listen to performances of your
favorite Beatles classics every Sunday. These internationally recognized and award-winning artists will have
you singing and dancing to the Beatles' timeless songs that you know and love every week. Sing along with
the band as you relive the fun and electrifying music of the 1960's. Free with Festival of Arts admission ($10).
Festival Runway Fashion Show
with guest celebrity judge: TBD
Saturday, August 18, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
2010 First place - Brad Elsberry
Where Fashion meets Art!
- a fabulous Fashion Show and Competition on the Festival of Arts grounds in Laguna Beach. The Festival
of Arts is known for putting on truly unique and imaginative events, and for the fourth year in a row,
Festival exhibiting artists are making fashion their medium at Festival Runway Fashion. Think of it as
the Festival of Arts version of Bravo's Project Runway with an eco-friendly twist. Festival artists
compete against each other to create the most inspired couture; 80% of the materials for which must be
reclaimed, reused or recycled. A full runway fashion show, complete with a three-judge panel and celebrity
host (TBD) makes it a one-of-a-kind event that is becoming a summer highlight. As glamour guru
Tim Gunn says on Project Runway, "Make it work!" And Festival of Arts artists make it work like no others!
Be amazed and entertained by high art and high fashion at the 3rd Annual Festival Runway Fashion Show,
free with Festival of Arts admission ($10).
photos credit: Mitch Ridder
2010 People's Choice Award
Brad Elsberry
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2010 Second place
Dagmar Chaplin
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2010 Third place
Adam Neeley
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Family Art Day
Saturday, July 21, 12:00 noon - 3:00 pm
Family Art Day
Family Art Day at the Festival of Arts is bound to be the most fun-filled, art-filled and enchantment-filled day
of the entire summer for Orange County families! Family Art Day is designed for and around the children. When they
arrive, kids will get a booklet full coupons redeemable for special activities and treats. They will take a backstage
tour of the Pageant of the Masters. They'll do printmaking and ceramics in the new Art Center. They will even go on
a scavenger hunt where they will answer kid-friendly questions by investigating exhibited art throughout the grounds.
It's a great way to inspire a conversation for the whole family about things like color, dimension, medium and types
of art. And if that's not enough, there will also be face painting, balloon art and even free ice cream from Gina's!
Mom and Dad will enjoy live musical entertainment by The Fugowies, who perform light rock with a ton of great
harmonies. Family Art Day is a summer 2012 must, and best of all it's free with Festival of Arts admission ($10 for
adults, $6 for seniors and students, and free for kids under 12!).
Arts Education .:. Hands-On Demonstration Calendars
Please note that
General Art Workshop
and
Printmaking
activities are free with Festival of Arts paid admission.
Download our Arts Education flyer.
Music & Entertainment Schedule
With such a wide variety of on-site entertainment, you'll find yourself coming back again and again! Be sure to check out our Music / Entertainment Calendar for details.
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