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After more than 50 years in Newport Beach, the Orange County Museum of Art closed its doors and moved a few miles down the road to South Coast Plaza Village, where its current – make that temporary – exhibit space opened this month. I said temporary, because while the new space...

This has been a busy and exciting year for the Orange County Museum of Art. The nonprofit organization sold its Fashion Island property and moved out of its longtime home, unveiled dazzling designs for its new facility to be build at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and moved...

The Orange County Museum of Art, which recently closed its longtime Newport Beach facility in anticipation of moving to a new building at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, has announced details of its 2018 Gala, the museum’s most important fundraiser and one of Orange...

New renderings and models for the future Orange County Museum of Art complex at Segerstrom Center for the Arts were unveiled Thursday morning during a press conference in an office building overlooking Segerstrom Center and the new OCMA site. During the press conference, Todd D....

As the dust finally settles on the Museum House condominium tower, so does the city on two lawsuits related to the controversial project. Following a closed session on Feb. 27, Newport Beach City Council unanimously approved a settlement agreement that included the Orange County...

OC Community Foundation Holds Annual Meeting  Nearly 700 philanthropists and business leaders discovered how their charitable passions can change their communities at Orange County Community Foundation’s 2017 Annual Meeting. Addressing the sold-out Nov. 8 event at Hotel Irvine,...

  Newport Beach City Arts Commission once again doled out cultural arts grants last week, but this year more than half the funds went back to the Commission — for Concerts on the Green and other programming — and the rest went to only a handful of organizations.   At the Art...

Known for its eclectic and often cutting edge exhibitions, the Orange County Museum of Art has unveiled another in a long line of dynamic artistic projects: the 2017 California-Pacific Triennial, which runs through Sept. 3. The exhibition, officially titled “Building as Ever,” is...

A judge recently denied a motion by Museum House opponents to dismiss the case from Orange County Museum of Art against the Newport Beach City Council as a strategic lawsuit against public participation, or SLAPP suit, according to court records. OC Superior Court Judge Geoffrey...

It’s official, Newport Beach City Council confirmed their decision this week to repeal an earlier approval of the controversial project in Newport Center known as Museum House. Council members voted 4-2 Tuesday to approve the second reading of their decision to repeal any Museum...

Who would have thought that a Campbell’s soup can could be considered art? Andy Warhol did. The iconic pop art pioneer – along with Claes Oldenburg, Roy Lichtenstein, Ed Ruscha, and others – is part of an exhibition at Orange County Museum of Art called “Pop Art Design” that...

A judge this week turned down a request for a temporary restraining order that would have prevented the Newport Beach City Council from the second reading of their vote to rescind the 2016 approval of Museum House. Orange County Superior Court judge Geoffrey Glass heard Orange...

If you love fashion and keeping up on new trends, don’t miss Orange County Fashion Week, which runs March 6 through 9 and features exquisite events (most held in Newport Beach) showcasing the latest fashions. Orange County (and Newport Beach) has become a growing fashion...

Newport Beach City Council agreed with a number of outspoken residents this week regarding the controversial Museum House: Return to sender. Council voted 5-2 Tuesday to rescind its prior approval of the 25-story, 100-unit condominium tower in Newport Center (minus the project’s...

The petition opposing the Newport Beach City Council’s approval of the controversial condominium tower, Museum House, should be found “deficient and voided,” according to a lawsuit filed Jan. 6 by the Orange County Museum of Art. OCMA is asking the Superior Court of Orange County...

New signs and door hangers being distributed in Newport Beach and paid for by OCMA Urban Housing LLC (an affiliate of Related Companies of California—the developer behind the a 25-story condominium tower known as Museum House), warn residents not to sign petitions due to possible...

The Irvine Co. filed a lawsuit Friday against the developer of the Museum House project in Orange County Superior Court, claiming supporters of the project trespassed at several of the Newport Beach shopping centers located on Irvine Company property. This week, volunteers for...

Newport Beach City Council approved the controversial 25-story, 100-unit condominium tower known as Museum House in Newport Center on Tuesday. After more than three hours of discussion between city staff, council members, project proponents, and members of the public, Council...

If good things come in threes, then great things must come in fours, because Orange County Museum of Art unveils a quartet of exhibitions this weekend that run the gamut from a collection of modern art to a large scale installation from a Pacific Rim artist. American Mosaic:...

Dining has truly become an art form—chefs have turned into culinary artists whose canvas is an empty plate waiting to be filled with gastronomic delights. It’s fitting that the Orange County Museum of Art’s annual fundraiser is dubbed Art of Dining, because it successfully...