The FOA Foundation is opening up application submissions for 2024 Art Grants beginning February 1, 2024. Local nonprofit organizations with programs promoting fine arts in and around Laguna Beach may apply.
Irvine-based Beach Cities Commercial Bank is open for business, some 25 months after filing its paperwork with regulatory authorities, disclosing plans to start operations.
Beach Cities Commercial Bank is set to open in Southern California next week. Rising interest rates and consolidation in recent decades have created more opportunities for investors to form new banks, experts said.
The Laguna Beach Arts Alliance (LBAA) will hold its 15th Annual Art Star Awards on April 28 on the Festival of Arts grounds in Laguna Beach at 5:30 p.m. The Art Star Awards is an annual award ceremony that recognizes excellence in outstanding achievements and contributions to the arts in Laguna Beach.
The FOA Foundation has awarded 21 Laguna Beach organizations a total of $100,500 in arts grants for 2023. The FOA Foundation helps support many art-related non-profits in the Laguna Beach community, emphasizing those dedicated to education and the cultural enrichment of the local community through the arts.