FESTIVAL OF ARTS OF LAGUNA BEACH
650 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach, CA 92651 info@foapom.com www.lagunafestivalofarts.org
The Festival of Arts was founded in 1932 by Laguna Beach residents as a summer exhibit providing local artists a showcase for their artworks. For more than 85 years, the Festival of Arts has played an influential role in reinforcing that art colony identity. Today, about 450 artists apply to exhibit each year at the fine art show. As a professionally juried show in which artists must submit works of original design and creation, the Festival of Arts carries stringent requirements for exhibitors. The festival has been rated one of the top in the nation, with recent accolades including Orange County Register’s Best Place to Buy Original Art, Art Fair Calendar’s Top Five Art Fairs in the West, and
Top 5 Art
Festivals in the nation voted by USA Today readers.
The 2018 roster of exhibitors includes 140 diverse artists from throughout Orange County housed in an openair gallery setting, which was recently renovated into a state-of-the-art facility. Each summer, paintings, glass, ceramics, photography and a variety of different mediums are on display and available for purchase directly from the artists. Prestigious professional awards and achievements are plentiful among the festival’s artists. Their artworks enrich the private collections of many leading art collectors and museums around the world. Many celebrities, including Bryan Cranston, Joe Mantegna, Mira Sorvino and others, have artwork from the Festival of Arts in their personal collections.
In addition to the artwork on display, the festival offers a wide range of activities for art lovers of all ages. Visitors can take docent-led tours of the exhibit, catch an art demonstration, dine at one of the on-site restaurants, create their own masterpiece or simply sit back and enjoy the creative atmosphere.
Festival of Arts is open July 5 to September 1, weekdays from noon to 11:30 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Admission is $7 to $10 on weekdays and $11 to $15 on weekends, with free admission for children under 5, military and Laguna Beach residents.
“Laguna Beach is a preeminent destination for art buyers and cultural tourism. Whether a budget of $250 or $25,000, visitors and art connoisseurs are sure to find unique original works at the Festival of Arts fine art show which would enhance any collection.”
— David Perry, president, Festival of Arts