Museum’s art auction Saturday Laguna Art Museum’s...

Museum’s art auction Saturday

Laguna Art Museum’s 22nd annual art auction will begin at 6 p.m.

Saturday with a host bar, which will stay open throughout the night,

courtesy of Young’s Market Company. It will be followed by an array

of hors d’oeuvres, coffee and desserts.

The real fun will begin with the live auction. Fine paintings,

drawings and sculptures will be offered for sale by a professional

auctioneer with the competition lively. The prices will be

unbelievable said Laguna Art Museum public relations director Stuart

Byer.

The auction has earned a distinguished reputation over the past

two decades. Hundreds of noted California artists have contributed

work over the years, with such pre-eminent names as Laddie John Dill

and Don Bachardy donating nearly every year since the auction’s

inception.

Tickets are $100. Call (949) 494-8971 ext. 200 for information or

go online to https://www.laguna

artmuseum.org. The art will be on view at the museum during

regular hours until the event. Admission is free. Laguna Art Museum

is at 307 Cliff Drive.

‘New Possibilities’ at Wells Fargo

The Festival of Arts’ “New Possibilities in Photography” is on

exhibit on the 3rd floor at the Wells Fargo Bank. Seven Festival of

Arts exhibiting photographers have been chosen for this show and

include Bill Agee, Rick Ferncase, Spencer Grant, Jennifer Griffiths,

Robert Hansen, Julie Sample and Cliff Wassman.

The exhibit will run through Oct. 29 at Wells Fargo Bank, 260

Ocean Ave. The building is open to the public Monday through Friday 9

a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free.

‘Feast’ moving at the Playhouse

The Laguna Playhouse’s 14th annual fundraiser, “A Moveable Feast,”

will be on Monday. It will be progressive dining experience featuring

13 dining establishments near the theater.

Attendees will begin their experience with a pre-dinner reception

at Tivoli Terrace where they can drink champagne and bid on special

silent auction items.

This fund raising event will benefits the Laguna Playhouse.

Tickets are $125 per person ($75 tax deductible). To receive a

brochure, call (949) 497-2787 ext. 217.

‘The OsCene’ to open in November

Laguna Art Museum will host “The OsCene: Contemporary Art and

Culture in Orange County from Nov. 7 to Feb. 27. “The OsCene” is a

survey exhibition of Orange County artists working in all media

including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, multi-media

installations, video/film, sound/music, architecture, fashion and

tattoo art.

It has been more than 20 years since a survey exhibition of

contemporary art in Orange County has been organized by a museum.

More than 400 artists submitted their work in an open call.

The curatorial team includes Tyler Stallings, Laguna Art Museum

chief curator; Jacqueline Bunge, Laguna Art Museum curatorial

assistant; Keiko Beatie, guest curator of film; and Tim Schwab, guest

curator of music. The exhibition has been organized by Laguna Art

Museum, 307 Cliff Drive. For information, call (949) 494-8971.