ART WALK
Join more than 40 galleries throughout Laguna Beach on Thursday for a festive cultural evening from 6 to 9 p.m. Free shuttle service starts from the Laguna Art Museum at 6:15 and runs until 9. Information: www.firstthursdaysartwalk.com or (949) 683-6871. (*Denotes galleries that participate in the First Thursday Art Walk.) The next Art Walk will be Oct. 5.
*Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Drive. Information: (949) 494-8971 or www.lagunaartmuseum.org.
“Artists at Continent’s End: The Monterey Peninsula Art Colony, 1875-1907,” through Oct. 1.
“Pervasion: The Art of Gary Baseman and Tim Biskup,” through Sept. 24.
CSP Youth Shelter residents: “As I See It,” youth art exhibition, Young Artists Society Gallery, through Oct. 1.
“California Art from the Permanent Collection: Part II, 1930s to 1950s,” through Sept. 24.
Museum Store Space: Gary Baseman and Tim Biskup.
Panel discussion with Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup and special guests discussing the urban vinyl/artist-designed toy phenomenon, 1 p.m. Saturday Sept. 17.
Annual membership meeting, 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19.
LAGUNA CANYON
GALLERIES
*Laguna College of Art and Design
2222 Laguna Canyon Rd.
(949) 376-6000
www.lagunacollege.edu
Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission free.
September: Animal exhibition featuring works by Disney/Pixar animator Ralph Eggleston, whose career highlights include “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles” and “Monsters, Inc.”
September: Two- and three-dimensional works by faculty, including drawing and painting, illustration, graphic design and feature animation.
*seven-degrees gallery
891 Laguna Canyon Rd.
(949) 376-1555
www.seven-degrees.com
September: “Rumors Unveiled:” Resident artist/designer Jarred Eberhardt presents multiple creations.
NORTH COAST
HIGHWAY GALLERIES
*Peter Blake Gallery
(949) 376-9994
326 N. Coast Highway
www.artscenecal.com/pblake.html.
A source for modern and contemporary art since 1992.
September: Landscape paintings by Geoffrey Krueger.
*Deborah Carman Gallery
(949) 464-9709
305 N. Coast Highway
Featuring the art and sculpture of Debby Carman, including paintings, graphics and ceramic animals and decorative sculptures.
September: Introducing “The Nutcracker: Cats of the Kremlin,” a rhyming parable.
*Gallery McCollum
(949) 497-4027
206 N. Coast Highway
www.gallerymccollum.com
Specializing in original landscape paintings of Italy and France, tropical scenes. Featuring Caroline Zimmermann, Patrick Tobin, David Solomon and Michael Obermeyer.
“An Italian Decade,” Caroline Zimmerman’s original oils on linen; opening reception Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m.; RSVP requested.
*Sue Greenwood Fine Art
(949) 494-0669
330 N. Coast Highway
www.gcgallery.com
(Formerly Greenwood/Chebithes Gallery)
September: Works by Joe Brubaker, Gary Nisbet and Patrick LoCicero.
*Laguna North Gallery
(949) 494-4324
376 N. Coast Highway
September: Featuring watercolors by Hedy Codner and oils by April Raber.
*Lu Martin Galleries
(949) 494-8074
372 N. Coast Highway
September: Featuring a collection of paintings by 15 regional and international artists.
*Marion Meyer Contemporary Art
(949) 497-5442
354 N. Coast Highway
www.marionmeyer gallery.com
September: Rita Blitt, “Dancing Gestures” wall sculpture and drawings. Lois Greenfield, “Parsons Dance Photography.”
*Sandstone Gallery
(949) 497-6775
384A N. Coast Highway
www.sandstonegallery.com
September: Lynn Welker’s “Canyonscapes,” mixed-media paintings on paper and canvas by Lynn Welker. Also showing new works in oil by Kathryn Williams and “Earth Portraits” by returning watercolor guest artist Chizuko De Queiroz.
*Studio 7 Gallery
(949) 497-1080
384B N. Coast Highway
Through September: Oil painting demonstrations by local plein-air artists in residence.
*Whitney Gallery
(949) 497-4322
350 N. Coast Highway
www.marcwhitney.com
September: Featuring the paintings of Marc Whitney. Also Giovanni Casadei, Sara Webber, Peggi Kroll-Roberts, Andrea Krupp and David Shevlino.
DOWNTOWN LAGUNA GALLERIES
BC Space Gallery
235 Forest Ave.
(949) 497-1880
*Endangered Planet Gallery
384 Forest Ave., Suite 13
(949) 497-5690
www.endangeredplanet.com
September: “Tribal Neo-Pop Art” by Terrell.
Autumnal equinox celebration 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 23, entertainment by Evren Ozan and Terrell.
Wells Fargo Bank
260 Ocean Ave.
(949) 494-1145
Silver Images of Nature: A retrospective exhibit of photography by Stillman Sawyer, through Sept. 22.
SOUTH LAGUNA GALLERIES
Bluebird Gallery
(949) 497-5377
1540 S. Coast Highway
September: Contemporary California impressionist paintings.
*Cove Gallery
(949) 494-1878
1294 S. Coast Highway., Ste. B
September: Guest artist Pam Otto, “Everything about Laguna,” oil applied with palette knife.
*Coolsville -- Roark’s Studio Gallery
(949) 376-2048
1143 S. Coast Highway
www.coolsville.com
September: 10-foot version Roark Gourley’s mural “Birds of Paradise,” replication of main lobby installation at Edinburg Children’s Hospital in Texas.
*DeRu’s Fine Arts
(949) 376-3785
1590 S. Coast Highway
September: “Scenes of Laguna as Painted by Early California Impressionists.”
Lang Fine Art
The Art Center
(949) 494-1397
1450 S. Coast Highway
Through October: Fred Eck’s “Affinity Collection,” paintings of nude and draped figures.
*Mandarin Fine Art Gallery
(949) 376-9608
1294C S. Coast Highway
www.mandarinfineart.com
September: Opening exhibition for expressionist and impressionist Li Zengguo of Shanghai.
Pacific Edge Gallery
540 S. Coast Highway, No. 112
(949) 494-0491
Through September: Group show featuring recent works from all five gallery artists: Maria Bertran, Brenda K. Bredvik, Sandra Jones Campbell, John Cosby and Tom Swimm.
*The Redfern Gallery
1540 S. Coast Highway
(949) 497-3356
www.redferngallery.com
September: “Small Paintings,” small landscape paintings by California impressionists.
*The Vintage Poster
1476 S. Coast Highway
(949) 376-7422
www.thevintageposter.com
September: “Around the World” with a collection of original travel posters.
*The Esther Wells Collection
(949) 494-2497
1390 S. Coast Highway
www.estherwells collection.com
September: Sculpture demonstration by Regina Hurley.
*Wendt Gallery
(949) 497-4292
1550 S. Coast Highway, Suite 102
www.wendtgallery.com
Through Sept.30: New works by contemporary California impressionist Lynn Gertenbach and other landscape artists.
Through Sept. 19: More than 25 new works by landscape artists.
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