Mingle with festival artists at Fashion Island on Sunday

The Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters will partner with Newport Beach shopping center Fashion Island to present an opportunity for shoppers to meet a dozen of this year’s artists showcasing their work.

Summer Art Sundays will feature creations by 12 Festival of Arts artists from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at Fashion Island’s Bloomingdale’s courtyard lawn.

A living statue from the Pageant of the Masters’ tableaux vivants also will be on display. It will be the first time a living statue from the pageant has been exhibited to the public outside the Festival of Arts grounds.

Shoppers can enjoy complementary refreshments from select Fashion Island restaurants, including beverages from Lemonade and light bites from Canaletto Ristorante Veneto and Wahoo’s Fish Taco.

Participating artists are Stefan Cummings, Susan Cox, Sharon Jackman, Mark Jacobucci, Shelly Rapp Evans, Mariana Nelson, Jayne Reich, Hugo Rivera, Sherry Salito-Forsen, Tom Swimm, Mike Tauber and Belle Tuckerman.

The following Sunday, children can create watercolor art, make hats and design jewelry out of pipe cleaners from noon to 3 p.m. at the retail center’s Atrium Lawn. The afternoon will also offer face painting and lessons in making flower crowns and masks.

The Festival of Arts’ art show features the work of 140 award-winning artists. Visitors may take part in art workshops and tours, listen to live music and view art and demonstrations until Aug. 31.

The Festival of Arts is at 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. General admission is $4 to $10; children ages 12 and younger, military members and Laguna Beach residents are admitted for free.

Fashion Island is at 401 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.

For more information, call (949) 721-2000 or visit shopfashionisland.com.

—Kathleen Luppi