Cool Things to Do In Southern California 10: Laguna Beach Thursday, July 15, 2021 - by Scott S. Smith and Sandra Wells
Laguna Beach was founded as an art colony and its world-famous art festivals have just been revived after being paused during the pandemic (the summer versions closing in early September and every art lover should sign up immediately). The area also features a lot of public art, from huge murals to dynamic statues: https://www.visitlagunabeach.com/things-to-do/art-culture/public-art/
Despite the economic impact of the past year, over 100 art galleries are still open and our own latest discovery in July was the visionary painter and sculptor
Laguna Beach Local News
Sawdust Art Festival board members Bruce Freund, Monica Prado, and Patsee Ober record artists’ booth selections on May 18, 2021. Photo by Daniel Langhorne
The Sawdust Art Festival grounds buzzed with activity Tuesday as artists picked their booth spots for the 2021 season, signaling that Laguna Beach might be nearing the end of its COVID-19 shutdown of large public events.
Booth-picking Day landed a day before Orange County entered the less-restrictive yellow tier of the state’s color-coded system for reopening the economy. Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to fully reopen the economy on June 15, which would allow summer festivals to restart without limits on crowd capacity.