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Ethos Contemporary Art Gallery on the Balboa Peninsula will be featuring former Newport Beach resident Orlando Agudelo-Botero in a one man exhibition this weekend. A reception for the artist will be held at the gallery from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Agudelo-Botero’s exhibition, titl...

— All photos by Sara Hall © The new Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park officially opened Saturday. A short program commemorating the third phase of the city’s sculpture rotation was held in council chambers. “It’s always an adventure with each new phase,” said Richard...

Newport Beach artist Georgeana Ireland has truly come full circle. Ireland, who owns Ethos Contemporary Art on the Balboa Peninsula, will be featured in her one-woman show “Looking Forward/Looking Back” that opens this weekend at her gallery at 3405 Newport Blvd. The opening...

By Joe Haakenson | Special to the NB Indy Jacquie Moffett has been there, done that. Entering her remarkable 50th year as a presenting artist in Laguna Beach’s Festival of Arts, one might think there is nothing more for her to experience, to inspire her, to tickle her funny bone....

  The Newport Beach Arts Foundation will host its annual fundraiser, the Art in the Park arts and crafts festival, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. October 14 on the Newport Beach Civic Green. Now in its 14th year, this widely-advertised show is expected to attract 1,500 visitors and...

A unique Orange County artist will be featured this weekend at a show at a Newport Beach art gallery. Dick Marconi, 82, will showcase his work in an exhibit titled “ICON” One Man Show from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Ethos Contemporary Art on the Balboa Peninsula. “I’m excited about...

A local mother and daughter duo has put their creative sides to work, while supporting local nonprofits at the same time. Linda and Katie Gerlt have opened Artistique Studios, LLC, on etsy.com, an online marketplace of individual sellers/creators of handmade or vintage items,...

Marine Military Academy senior Charles Chandler of Newport Beach accepts the Marine Military Academy March 2016 Cadet of the Month award from Superintendent Col R. Glenn Hill. — Photo courtesy Marine Military Academy © Newport Native Named Cadet of the Month Senior Charles...

Renowned Amerian pianist André Watts will headline the grand opening of the Pacific Symphony’s 34th season with a performance of Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2, led by Music Director Carl St.Clair, on Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 20-22, at 8 p.m. in the Renée and Henry...

Last Thursday evening, I had the pleasure of attending a special reception hosted by First Foundation Bank at the Irvine Museum featuring museum President James Irvine Swinden, who gave us a first-hand look at some of California’s most beautiful and important works of art, along...

Richard Stott has collected and placed thousands of stones and intricate pieces of tile in mosaic designs for more than 100 beautiful pieces of art. And this is just his hobby. It’s relaxing and a creative outlet for Stott, a retired doctor of clinical psychology. And being a...

As he made his way to the table, I tried to avert my gaze. I didn’t want to be rude, but at the same time I didn’t want to encourage his advances. I knew what he wanted. It just wasn’t what I wanted. Perhaps on another evening I would be more in the mood. It had been a long day...

The artists vying for a potential $50,000 commission to create and build a statue of President Reagan in Newport Beach range from local artists based in Newport Beach and Laguna Beach to out-of-state hopefuls from across the county, including Washington, Utah and Texas. Exactly...

A controversial statue of President Reagan moved a step closer to reality this week as 15 artists’ proposals were received by the city by the Wednesday afternoon deadline. The prize for the winning artist: a $50,000 contract to create a statue of the former California governor...

  My idea of art is a golf ball that moves left when you want it to move left and right when you want it to go right. I’m pretty simple that way. As far as real art goes, I do like to go to South Coast Repertory or the Pacific Symphony and I’m consistently in awe of their...