Save the Date: “LA Residency” at Street Artist in Residence, in San Clemente – Friday July 28th through Sunday July 30th

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Save the Date: “LA Residency” at Street Artist in Residence, in San Clemente – Friday July 28th through Sunday July 30th

Bandit, in association with Street Artist in Residence, open the “LA Residency” at House of Trestles this Friday, July 28th, 2017, and we are really excited!! Check out the preview video here! What started out as a small exhibition of 12 of LA’s top street artists has grown exponentially. The show now boasts nearly 30…

Pacific Rim State of Mind: Gajin Fujita at LA Louvre

Pacific Rim State of Mind: Gajin Fujita at LA Louvre

In 1939, the World’s Fair in San Francisco, also known as the Golden Gate International Exposition, exhibited a transpacific unity that included West Coast modern design, Mexican and Asian artwork, and Pacific Coast goods. Stemming from xenophobic hostilities against Asian and Mexican minorities in California, the exhibition tried to bring awareness and understanding of outside…

“TEN : Orange County” Group Exhibition closes at AR4T Gallery in Laguna Beach this Sunday.

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“TEN : Orange County” Group Exhibition closes at AR4T Gallery in Laguna Beach this Sunday.

Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow, a gallery that we have been following in Laguna Beach, who showcases contemporary art from various regions, with a focus on artists connected to the action sports culture, has a show that we highly recommend seeing before it closes this Sunday, March 22nd. The show is called  “Ten : Orange County”. It is a group show…

Interview with Zara Kand and Tracy Perdue – Show Opens October 14 at SevVen Gallery

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Interview with Zara Kand and Tracy Perdue – Show Opens October 14 at SevVen Gallery

A Cartwheel Art exclusive interview with Zara Kand and Tracy Perdue – two artists showing at Huntington Beach’s SevVen Gallery tonight.

SPACE-SNA Group Show during Santa Ana Artwalk

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SPACE-SNA Group Show during Santa Ana Artwalk

A one-night-only anti-gallery group show will be held during Santa Ana Artwalk on Sept. 7, 2013, from 6 to 11pm. Using 4,500 square feet of blank building-as-canvas, a group of 20 regional artists have assembled to contribute murals, installations and fine art in this historic downtown spot next to the Yost Theater. All proceeds, including…

Preview: Greg Escalante on the Upcoming “Kustom Kulture II” Exhibition

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Preview: Greg Escalante on the Upcoming “Kustom Kulture II” Exhibition

Wendy Sherman interviews curator and collector Greg Escalante during the final stages of preparation for the Kustom Kulture II exhibition, which opens at the Huntington Beach Art Center on July 13. Greg explained why he decided to revisit the original idea 20 years later, and hinted at some of the treasures he has in store for us this time around.

Reporting from Laguna Beach: Spangled and Spankin’ New

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Reporting from Laguna Beach: Spangled and Spankin’ New

Laguna Beach is producing more diverse and vigorous shows than ever, and this month proves it. Within a few blocks of one another, close enough by foot to enjoy a warm fall evening, three art exhibitions opened last weekend.  Like walking from Tomorrowland through Sleeping Beauty’s Castle past Fantasyland to the Haunted Mansion and then…

Closing Weekend of “Common Tread” at Begovich Gallery, Cal State Fullerton

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Closing Weekend of “Common Tread” at Begovich Gallery, Cal State Fullerton

  “Common Tread: Traversing the American Landscape” is a group art exhibition about the great American road trip curated by Martha Lourdes Rocha and Martin Lorigan. Last summer the two curators road tripped to galleries from sea to shining sea, then spent four months installing this impressive show, now in its last week at the…

Soul Project Debuts New Art Tees by Julie Goldstein in October at Del Mar Fairgrounds

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Soul Project Debuts New Art Tees by Julie Goldstein in October at Del Mar Fairgrounds

The Soul Project believes in the power of place, which is something I love about this OC-based apparel art tee project. Places are people, too, at least that’s what I think whenever I turn up in my short list of neighborhoods, beaches and wide-spots-in-the-road. Soul Project was started by Summer and Don Meek of Laguna…