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2ND & PCH Partners with Local Non-Profits for Charity Art Installation “Show Some Love Long Beach”

By Greer Wylder

February 16, 2022

2ND & PCH, in partnership with Leadership Long Beach and POW! WOW! Long Beach, has unveiled a conversation heart wall titled “Show Some Love Long Beach” for the community to enjoy through March 10. Designed by local artist Andrea James, the acrylic mural features hearts with personalized messages of love and will remain on view through March 10th. In the lead-up to Valentine’s Day, members of the Long Beach community were invited to give the gift of art and purchase a heart to inscribe with a personalized message.All proceeds went to benefit two local non-profit organizations: Leadership Long Beach, whose principled leadership programs for…

Laguna Art Museum’s 40th Annual California Cool Art Auction

By Greer Wylder

February 02, 2022

Laguna Art Museum’s 40th Annual California Cool Art Auction takes place from February 5 to March 5 with both online and in-person auction events. Registration for the online auction will begin via Artsy with bidding starting on February 5. The in-person event will be held at the museum on March 5 from 6 - 9 p.m. The silent online auction will close on March 5, during the event, at 7:50 p.m. PST. The live auction will begin at 8 p.m. “This is Laguna Art Museum’s most anticipated and lively event of the year. From contemporary artworks to plein air painting, the 40th Annual California Cool…

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JoAnne Artman Gallery Presents: ART + NATURE

By Greer Wylder

January 19, 2022

JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly presents Art and Nature, an online exclusive introducing Jane Booth and Carla Talopp. Celebrating organic forms, colors, and textures, Booth and Talopp create works that illustrate the inextricably entangled relationship between art & nature.Jane Booth lives and works on a ranch overlooking broad, open vistas of native prairie, water, and sky, and uses this environment as a foundation for her work. Schooled in ceramics, Booth pursued her love of sculpture and working with her hands by becoming a steel cutter and welder before she turned to fine art. This background continues to inform her paintings, which create…