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Residents, city officials, and art experts got the first look at all the possibilities for the next round of sculptures in the Civic Center Park over the weekend. The City Arts Commission held a special study session Saturday to review submissions for phase IV of the sculpture...

The next phase of the sculpture exhibition in the Civic Center Park is moving forward following a Newport Beach City Council decision last week. Council voted 7-0 on Jan. 8 to approve the City Arts Commission request to waive the conditions applied to Phase IV of the Sculpture...

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...

At their first meeting of the new year, the Newport Beach City Arts Commission approved additions to the city’s cultural lineup, but stopped short of adding a bit of The Bard on the peninsula. Four new artist exhibitions were chosen for the Central Library’s gallery, located near...

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...

A new, colorful exhibition is on display at the Newport Beach library. The City Arts Commission presents “Abstract Pixel Geometrics Patterns in Watercolors” by Chip Fesko, Nov. 6 through Jan. 5 at the main library at the Civic Center. The exhibit features 12 watercolors created...

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...

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...

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...

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 Newport Beach City Arts Commission presents an exhibition by photographer Scott Amling in the Central Library lobby gallery from Feb. 13 through March 24. The exhibit showcases a collection of black and white photography from Scott Amling’s Shell Series, as well as selected...

The Newport Beach City Arts Commission recently announced the award winners at the 52nd Annual Newport Beach Art Exhibition held on June 18.   The one-day juried event, held at the Newport Beach Civic Center, showcased 263 works of art by 147 artists from throughout Southern...

Hugo Crosthwaite put the finishing touches on a mural gracing the entrance hall of the Orange County Museum of Art shortly before the opening of its 2013 California-Pacific Triennial show. The Tijuana native introduces viewers to the chaotically charged ambiance of his home city...

Creativity was out in full force last week at the 3rd Annual Corona del Mar High School PAMMY Awards, an annual award show for CdM’s Performing Arts and Multimedia Academy (PAMA). This show celebrates the students’ work throughout the year and recognizes outstanding...

Starting July 28, Haute Cakes Caffe will not only be serving up great food as usual, but will also be showcasing great photography by a young, local artist. The cafe will display the best wave photos from Sage Hill School sophomore Parker Reposa, 16, throughout the summer. Reposa...