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About 30 people attended the first General Plan Update Steering Committee meeting Wednesday in the community room at the Civic Center. An earlier meeting held Feb. 13 was a staff-led introductory overview, this week’s meeting was the first time the steering committee officially...

The next phase of the rotating sculpture exhibition in the Newport Beach Civic Center Park is underway, as arts officials heard an outline of the upcoming program last week. The City Arts Commission heard a presentation on July 12 from Library Services Director Tim Hetherton and...

— 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...

The new Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park will officially open Saturday. A short program commemorating the third phase of the city’s sculpture rotation will be held in council chambers at 1:30 p.m., followed by a reception. Visitors can take self-guided tours of the...

Following an audit of the Newport Beach Civic Center project, the construction manager has agreed to reimburse the city $365,000 for certain associated costs, according to an Oct. 9 agreement. Results from the draft audit in 2016 identified more than $1.2 million in possible...

Newport Beach residents may or may not have noticed, but the statue of Ronald Reagan has moved. The sculpture of the former U.S. president, which has been in Bonita Canyon Sports Park for several years, is now placed on the grassy corner of Avocado Avenue and San Miguel Drive in...

New sculptures are headed for the Newport Beach Civic Center Park. On Tuesday, City Council approved the Arts Commission’s proposed placement for nine sculptures and one alternate in the park by city hall. The works make up Phase III of the city’s rotating sculpture exhibition...

Civic Center Park looks a little barren these days — all nine artworks from Phase 2 of the Sculpture in Civic Center Park Exhibition, which have been on display in the park for the past two years, were removed this week. Fortunately, the City Arts Commission officially voted to...

The next phase in the Newport Beach Civic Center Park sculpture exhibition is one step closer to being placed following a public forum on Wednesday where the selection panel decided on which pieces to recommend. About a dozen people attended the public forum and only a handful of...

Officials and members of the public received the first look at the third round of sculptures for the Newport Beach Civic Center Park last week. Richard Stein, president and CEO of Arts Orange County, the organization tasked with managing the coordination of the call to artists...

Homer Bludau was posing for a photo Monday with fellow advisory committee members from the Newport Beach 1st Battalion 1st Marines Foundation, including Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce President Steve Rosansky, when a handful of familiar faces suddenly strolled over to make...

  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...

Newport Beach City Council this week unanimously approved the city’s $306.9 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which focuses on the harbor, paying down the city’s unfunded pension liability and infrastructure. A public hearing was conducted Tuesday on the proposed...

The Newport Beach Arts Commission is taking matters into its own hands. Bound by promises made by former councils, the current Newport Beach City Council warily agreed to fund Phase III of the rotating sculpture exhibition during their April 11 council meeting. Their blessing...

A reluctant Newport Beach City Council mulled over the city Arts Commission’s agenda item on Tuesday night. As the agency responsible for selecting the city’s public art displays, the Arts Commission had requested both funds and contract approval for Arts Orange County to manage...

The sun wasn’t the only thing shining on Tuesday morning. Sphere 112, the popular steel sculpture at the corner of San Miguel and Avocado in the Civic Center Park, was officially dedicated as a permanent exhibit in the city’s Sculpture Exhibition. Purchased last year by the...

The arts are often the foundation of any thriving community, but this city’s Arts Foundation is not exactly thriving. The Newport Beach Arts Foundation is the nonprofit fundraising entity that supports the city Arts Commission, but that support may be in danger of disappearing....

The Newport Beach Arts Foundation will dedicate the sculpture Sphere 112, by Ivan McLean, to the city at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The public is invited to attend the dedication ceremony and reception, which will be held in the Civic Center Park, at the site where the sculpture is located,...

NOTE: Indy reporter Sara Hall compiled this look back at what made headlines in the NB Independent during 2016. This week, we cover July through December. To read part one click here. July — Lifeguards rescued two people from the water after a nearly 20-foot wave overtook them...