ARTCETERA

ART WALK

Join more than 40 galleries throughout Laguna Beach on the first Thursday of each month for a festive cultural evening from 6 to 9 p.m. Free shuttle service starts from the Laguna Art Museum and Bluebird Center at 6:15 p.m. and runs until 8:45 p.m. Information: www.firstthursdaysartwalk.com or (949) 683-6871. (*Denotes galleries that participate in the First Thursday Art Walk.) The next Art Walk will be Sept. 6.

*Laguna Art Museum

307 Cliff Drive

(949) 494-8971

www.lagunaartmuseum.org

The museum’s current exhibitions are as follows:

LAGUNA CANYON

GALLERIES

Brooks Gallery

3251 Laguna Canyon Road

(949) 448-0259

Featuring oil paintings by Fitz Maurice, sculpture, furniture and unique pieces from New Mexico.

*Laguna College of Art and Design

2222 Laguna Canyon Road

(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.

*[seven-degrees] gallery

891 Laguna Canyon Road

(949) 376-1555

www.seven-degrees.com

NORTH COAST

HIGHWAY GALLERIES

*Peter Blake Gallery

326 No. Coast Highway

(949) 376-9994

www.artscenecal.com/

PBlake.html

A source for modern and contemporary art since 1992.

California Art Gallery

305 No. Coast Highway, Suite A

(949) 494-7270

Deborah Carman Gallery

305 No. Coast Highway

(949) 464-9709

Featuring the art and sculpture of Debby Carman, including paintings, graphics and ceramic animals, and decorative sculptures.

*Gallery McCollum

206 No. Coast Highway

(949) 497-4027

www.gallerymccollum.com

Specializing in original landscape paintings of Italy and France, tropical and local scenes. Featuring Caroline Zimmermann, Patrick Tobin, David Solomon and Michael Obermeyer.

*Sue Greenwood Fine Art

330 No. Coast Highway

(949) 494-0669

www.gcgallery.com

*Laguna North Gallery

376 No. Coast Highway

(949) 494-4324

*Lu Martin Galleries

372 No. Coast Highway

(949) 494-8074

Featuring original paintings by 15 regional and international artists, including Donat Barbe, Irene Borg, Paco Garcia, Alfredo Gomez, Cristina Joia, Armenak Karapetian, Mostafa Keyhani, Greg Martin, Lu Martin, Alan Murray, Gerhard Ruhland, Stephen Shortridge. Landscape, seascape, still-life, figurative and abstract styles.

*Marion Meyer Contemporary Art

354 No. Coast Highway

(949) 497-5442

www.marionmeyer

gallery.com

*Quorum Art Gallery

374 No. Coast Highway

(949) 494-4422

Featured artist: Gail Stohl, who has been a member of Quorum Gallery for 11 years. For Gail, all forms of art are her passion and she hopes to pass this on to the viewer when they observe her work.

Rohrer Fine Art

346 No. Coast Highway

(800) 949-5211

Featuring works by old masters and contemporary artists.

*Sandstone Gallery

384A No. Coast Highway

(949) 497-6775

www.sandstonegallery.com

*Studio 7 Gallery

384B No. Coast Highway

(949) 497-1080

Whelan Galleries

353 No. Coast Highway #A

(949) 494-5076

www.whelangalleries.com

*Whitney Gallery

350 No. Coast Highway

(949) 497-4322

www.marcwhitney.com

Featuring paintings by Marc Whitney, figures, interiors, landscapes, still-life florals and tabletops. Also Giovanni Casadei, Peter Colquhoun, Peggi Kroll-Roberts, Andrea Krupp, Bradford J. Salamon, Derek Sterkel, Tracey Sylvester-Harris and Sarah J. Webber.

DOWNTOWN LAGUNA GALLERIES

*Azali on Forest Fine Art Gallery

220 Forest Ave.

(949) 376-4244

www.azali.com

Featuring art from South Africa, Russia and Europe. Styles range from impressionism to contemporary, including a variety of mediums.

BC Space Gallery

235 Forest Ave.

(949) 497-1880

*The Crystal Image

225 Forest Ave.

(949) 497-3399

www.thecrystalimage.com

A natural arts gallery, featuring some of the biggest pieces in the world, world class gem art and museum quality home décor, as well as fossils, minerals, meteorites, gem and mineral jewelry.

*Dawson Cole Fine Art

326 Glenneyre St.

(949) 497-4988

www.dawsoncolefineart.com

*Diane DeBilzan Gallery

224 Forest Ave.

(949) 494-5757

www.dianedebilzan gallery.com

Featuring work by contemporary artists Andrew Myers, Cynthia Grilli, Gerard Basil Stripling, Michael Phillips, Troy Poeschl, William Turner, Wolfgang Bloch and special guest artists.

*Endangered Planet Gallery

384 Forest Ave., Suite 13

(949) 497-5690

www.endangeredplanet.org

*Kush Fine Art

357 So. Coast Highway

(949) 376-8017

www.kushlaguna.com

Featuring the original oils, limited edition giclee on canvas and sculptures of Vladimir Kush as well as eight other international artists.

*Laguna Fine Art

264 Forest Ave.

(949) 494-8900

www.lagunafineart.com

“Five Centuries of Masters:” Renoir, Pissaro, Matisse, Picasso, Miro, Rembrandt, Chagall and others.

SOUTH LAGUNA GALLERIES

Art Edge Gallery

761 So. Coast Highway

(949) 497-7520

www.artedgegallery.com

Featuring a wide range of original art by national and international artists, including contemporary Chinese watercolor and oil paintings.

*Bluebird Gallery

1540 So. Coast Highway

(949) 497-5377

Specializing in California impressionist paintings, featuring works of George Gallo, William Dorsey, Elaine Hughes, Joseph Aaron, Felice Hrovart and Martin Weekly.

*La Bottega Dell’Acquaforte

1590 So. Coast Highway

(949) 497-6690

Original etchings, aquatints, dry points and mezzotints by internationally recognized Italian artists.

*Larry Christy Studio Gallery

1496 So. Coast Highway

(949) 463-4414

Featuring large-field color abstract acrylics on canvas. Works matted on watercolor paper include seascapes, landscapes and figurative. Also pen, charcoal and wash and still-life drawings.

*Coolsville -- Roark’s Studio Gallery

1143 So. Coast Highway

(949) 376-2048

www.coolsville.com

*Cove Gallery

1492 So. Coast Highway. #8

(949) 494-1878

All new works, from plein air to representational.

Emanuel Dale Photographic Arts

1276F So. Coast Highway

(949) 573-0704

www.emanueldale.com

Lydia Delgado Watercolors

577 So. Coast Highway

(949) 376-2833

www.delgadowatercolor.com

Watercolor paintings, including landscapes, traditional and tropical florals.

*DeRu’s Fine Arts

1590 So. Coast Highway

(949) 376-3785

Diana Ferrone Gallery

1951 So. Coast Highway

(949) 715-1842

www.dianaferrone.com

Original works by established and emerging contemporary artists from around the globe.

*Matt Hamilton Gallery

1590 So. Coast Highway

(949) 376-0400

Kuhnert’s Art Gallery

1493 Glenneyre St.

(949) 494-0676

www.kuhnertsartgallery.com

www.manfredkuhnert.com

Featuring original paintings by Manfred Kuhnert.

*Mandarin Fine Art Gallery

1294C So. Coast Highway

(949) 376-9608

www.mandarinfineart.com

Features original contemporary paintings from China and Tibet.

*William Merrill Gallery

611 So. Coast Highway

(949) 464-0067

*Miranda Galleries

417 So. Coast Highway

(949) 497-4491

www.mirandagalleries.com

Miranda Galleries features international and contemporary artwork from all over the world, including an extensive collection of sculpture, fine art glass and works on canvas, as well as paper.

Pacific Edge Gallery

540 So. Coast Highway, No. 112

(949) 494-0491

Vladimir Prodanovich Gallery

950 Glenneyre St.

(949) 494-8813

Pure Color Gallery

570 So. Coast Highway

(949) 497-1129

Noon to 5 p.m. daily

*purelagunabeach gallery

1590 So. Coast Highway

(949) 315-5015

www.purelagunabeach.com

Gallery and studio featuring contemporary oil paintings on canvas and prints by owner Todd Kenyon.

*The Redfern Gallery

1540 So. Coast Highway

(949) 497-3356

www.redferngallery.com

*Sherwood Gallery, Inc.

460 So. Coast Highway

(949) 497-2668

www.sherwoodgallery.com

Contemporary art featuring paintings, wall sculpture, ceramics, glass, indoor/outdoor sculpture.

*Situ Art Gallery

1294-A So. Coast Highway

(949) 376-6703

www.situartgallery.com

A new gallery featuring oil paintings by Mian Situ, Ray Roberts, Ruo Li, Carole Cooke, Bi Wei and Dan Goozee.

*Vladimir Sokolov Gallery

1540 So. Coast Highway

(949) 494-3633

New abstract expressionism and mixed media paintings by Vladimir Sokolov; acrylic paintings by Alexander Sokolov and laminated acrylic sculpture by Vasa.

*Studio Arts Gallery

At the Old Pottery Place

1200 So. Coast Highway

(949) 376-1619

www.studioartslaguna.com

Featuring a select group of Laguna Beach fine artists, plus visiting guest artists in a range of media. Glassblowing demonstrations at the courtyard furnace.

Surf Gallery

911 So. Coast Highway

(949) 376-9155

*Townley Fine Art

1294-D So. Coast Highway

(949) 715-1860

www.townleyfineart.com

*The Vintage Poster

1476 So. Coast Highway

(949) 376-7422

www.thevintageposter.com

Viszolay Gallery

577 So. Coast Highway

(949) 497-0951

Oil paintings of Laguna Beach, Hawaii, Catalina and other Southern California scenes by artist-in-residence Walter Viszolay. Reproductions available.

*Watercolor Gallery

1492 So. Coast Highway

(949) 494-8838

*The Esther Wells Collection

1390 So. Coast Highway

(949) 494-2497

www.estherwells collection.com

*Wendt Gallery

1550 So. Coast Highway, Suite 102

(949) 497-4292

www.wendtgallery.com

Wendt Gallery is a leading gallery specializing in contemporary representational art.

www.wendtgallery.com

Joseph Wise Fine Art Gallery

1550 So. Coast Highway

(949) 376-7902