Arts Commission wrap-up

Suzie Harrison

WHAT HAPPENED

At Tuesday’s meeting the Arts Commission voted to approve a proposal

from the Laguna Art Museum to conduct a music and film series to coincide

with its huge Surf Culture exhibit.

WHAT IT MEANS

The commission will present the recommendation to the City Council on

June 25. The proposed dates will be Sept. 5 and Oct. 6. It will propose

the films be shown at the entrance of Picnic Beach at Heisler Park.

The Surf Culture exhibit will run from July 27 through Oct. 6. The

idea is to parallel the surf theme with surf movies. Byer said the

commission wants the movies to be free, and be shown on First Thursday’s

Art Walk night, but later in the evening after the crowds have visited

the galleries.

vote: 8-0

WHAT HAPPENED

On a recent field trip to Treasure Island, the Arts Commission and

Arts Commission subcommittee for the park, toured the grounds and scoped

out some areas where the commission could put public art. The

subcommittee will present its proposals of where art should be located to

the City Council June 24.

The Arts Commission is deciding how to best utilize its Art in Public

Places budget. The current Art in Public Places funds for the park is

$98,000.

The commission could then run competitions by the end of September

with the selected artists installing their works by the target date of

December.

Artists who want to submit work for Art in Public Places to the

commission must do so by the end of September. The target date for

installing the work is December. Contact Sian Poeschl at

spoeschl@lagunabeachcity.net.

WHAT HAPPENED

The commission is looking for places around Laguna for its rotating

sculpture program and artist designed benches. Jan Sattler and Nancy

Beverage have scouted areas around the community, looking at downtown

locations, beach entrances and near the Festival of the Arts entrance on

Canyon Road.

The commission concurred that the best high-visibility places for the

art would be in the civic arts district and downtown, possibly near the

post office.

WHAT HAPPENED

Alan Barkley, president of the newly renamed Laguna Art Institute,

announced at the Arts Commission meeting that last weeks’ fund-raiser

“Collectors Choice” was the most successful ever bringing in more than

$40,000.

These funds will go toward students and student programs.