Laguna Beach Art Museum and Gallery Information
Laguna Beach is among California's most popular travel destinations, but the crowds
are not flocking to simply enjoy the weather and the beach. The numerous Laguna Beach art
galleries, museums and festivals, have turned this once sleepy beach town into a hot spot for
both the avid art collector as well as the casual passer-by looking to spice up their living room.
We'll shed some light on the Laguna Beach art scene by providing you with up-to-date event
information, gallery reviews, artist spotlights and more!
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Artists' Roundtable
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On the Media
Laguna Beach Magazine asked three gallery owners/directors in the local art community: Does the media help or hinder art? From films and documentaries covering famous artists to the glut of information found on the Internet, what sort of effect does it have on our understanding and appreciation of art?
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Art of the Golden State
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California’s art scene is as striking and diverse as the great state itself.
By Dennis Power, Ph.D., President, Laguna College of Art & Design
Mention “California art” in conversation, and the talk turns toward one of two things, (or both): high praise for the beautiful, sunlit landscape paintings of California impressionism, the kind of work for which many of the first artists in Laguna Beach became famous and widely collected, or the edgy, contemporary statements made with unusual materials and media. Simply put, California’s art scene is wild and deep, inextricably linked with nature, and as bold, varied and cutting-edge as you’ll discover anywhere else in the world. Two museums, one in Northern California and one in our backyard, tell the tale.
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Wyland's Green Mission for Ocean Blue
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Laguna’s preeminent marine artist raises environmental awareness with every artistic stroke.
By Vicki Hogue-Davies
Photography by Courtenay Nearburg
Ideas seem to flow limitlessly from marine artist, Wyland. With a quick mind and enthusiastic energy fueled by a passion for his work, the 51-year-old Robert Wyland, who goes only by his last name, not only thinks on a grand scale, he turns ideas into full-scale reality. This July, he completed the final mural in his 27-year-long-project to paint 100 “whaling walls” around the world. He originally set aside 30 years to reach his goal, but “I came in three years and five minutes under schedule,” he jokes.
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