The Festival of Arts Fine Art Show is now accepting artist applications for its 2024 juried fine art show. Now in its 92nd season, the show spotlights original artwork from more than 100 of Orange County’s top artists and attracts an average of 200,000 art lovers to the Festival of Arts during its two-month summer run.
The Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach welcomed hundreds of families, student artists and art teachers from across Southern California on Sunday, July 16, to its Junior Artists Celebration, an event dedicated to honoring the artistic talents of Orange County's youth.
The 15th annual Art Star Awards were held at the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach on April 28. Gerard Stripling was recognized as the Artist of the Year.
Orange County artists exhibit at Festival of Arts Fine Art Show
Printmaker Noriho Uriu watches as her assistant hangs a print on her display wall at the Festival of Arts opening reception in Laguna Beach on Saturday.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)
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Festival of Arts organizers were unsure if the summer festivals would be able to return this year until a matter of months ago.
Without question, those involved are ecstatic to be back, even if it meant that the work that usually takes place over the course of a year had to be completed in significantly less time.
“There is such a celebratory spirit,” said Sharbie Higuchi, director of marketing and public relations for the Festival of Arts. “It feels like a giant family reunion of the arts, and we are so grateful and pleased that our doors are open and that we get to reconnect with the arts, reconnect with our artists, and actually, one another. I think Laguna Beach and all the art shows are the perfect place to