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Join more than 40 galleries throughout Laguna Beach on the first Thursday of each month for a festive cultural evening from 6 to 9 p.m. Free shuttle service starts from the Laguna Art Museum and Bluebird Center at 6:15 p.m. and runs until 8:45 p.m. Information: www.firstthursday sartwalk.com or (949) 683-6871. (*Denotes galleries that participate in the First Thursday Art Walk.) The next Art Walk will be Aug. 2.

*Laguna Art Museum

307 Cliff Drive

(949) 494-8971

www.lagunaartmuseum.org

The museum’s current exhibitions are as follows:

  • Through September: “Heart and Torch: Rick Griffin’s Transcendence.” The first museum exhibition and major retrospective to focus on the art of Rick Griffin.
  • Ongoing: California Art from the Permanent Collection: Part II, 1930s to 1950s.

    • LAGUNA CANYON

    GALLERIES

    Brooks Gallery

    3251 Laguna Canyon Rd.

    (949) 448-0259

    Featuring oil paintings by Fitz Maurice, sculpture, furniture and unique pieces from New Mexico.

    *Laguna College of Art and Design

    2222 Laguna Canyon Rd.

    (949) 376-6000

    www.lagunacollege.edu

    Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission free.

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  • MFA student fine arts exhibition at Gallery 793, 793 Laguna Canyon Road.

    • Laguna Plein Air Painters Assn.

    3251 Laguna Canyon Rd. F3

    (949) 376-3635

    www.lpapa.org

    Gallery hours: Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 1 to 5 p.m.

    *[seven-degrees] gallery

    891 Laguna Canyon Rd.

    (949) 376-1555

    www.seven-degrees.com

  • Through August: Resident artist Michael Phillips presents “The Artist Encompassed.” Artist receptions each month during Art Walk.

    • NORTH COAST

    HIGHWAY GALLERIES

    *Peter Blake Gallery

    326 No. Coast Highway

    (949) 376-9994

    www.artscenecal.com/

    PBlake.html

    A source for modern and contemporary art since 1992.

  • Through Aug. 30: Group Show featuring new abstract and representational paintings by gallery artists.

    • California Art Gallery

    305 No. Coast Highway, Suite A

    (949) 494-7270

    Deborah Carman Gallery

    305 No. Coast Highway

    (949) 464-9709

    Featuring the art and sculpture of Debby Carman, including paintings, graphics and ceramic animals, and decorative sculptures.

    *Gallery McCollum

    206 No. Coast Highway

    (949) 497-4027

    www.gallerymccollum.com

    Specializing in original landscape paintings of Italy and France, tropical and local scenes. Featuring Caroline Zimmermann, Patrick Tobin, David Solomon and Michael Obermeyer.

  • “Warm Breezes” group summer show. Works by Patrick Tobin, Michael Obermeyer, Jeff Sewell, Michael Logan, Caroline Zimmerman and Richard Merchan.

    • *Sue Greenwood Fine Art

    330 No. Coast Highway

    (949) 494-0669

    www.gcgallery.com

  • July: Paul Brigham and Patrick LoCicero.

    • *Laguna North Gallery

    376 No. Coast Highway

    (949) 494-4324

  • July: Oils by Pamela Panattoni and Margaret Jamison.

    • *Lu Martin Galleries

    372 No. Coast Highway

    (949) 494-8074

    Featuring original paintings by 15 regional and international artists, including Donat Barbe, Irene Borg, Paco Garcia, Alfredo Gomez, Cristina Joia, Armenak Karapetian, Mostafa Keyhani, Greg Martin, Lu Martin, Alan Murray, Gerhard Ruhland, Stephen Shortridge. Landscape, seascape, still-life, figurative and abstract styles.

    *Marion Meyer Contemporary Art

    354 No. Coast Highway

    (949) 497-5442

    www.marionmeyer

    gallery.com

  • Through Aug. 5: Catalan artist Quim Bove: Microcosm, recent works in oil and reflective resin

    • *Quorum Art Gallery

    374 No. Coast Highway

    (949) 494-4422

    Featured artist: Gail Stohl, who has been a member of Quorum Gallery for 11 years. For Gail, all forms of art are her passion and she hopes to pass this on to the viewer when they observe her work.

    Rohrer Fine Art

    346 No. Coast Highway

    (800) 949-5211

    Featuring works by old masters and contemporary artists.

  • July 14 through August 12: New work by painter Peter Halley alongside aluminum furniture by mid-century master Warren McArthur. Opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. July 14.

    • *Sandstone Gallery

    384A No. Coast Highway

    (949) 497-6775

    www.sandstonegallery.com

  • July: Featuring “Strokes and Structures”, paintings and sculpture by Howard Hitchcock. Also showing “Color and Shape” by Elena Bokareva and “New Work” by Diane Fortuna.

    • Schaar Galleries Ltd.

    484 No. Coast Highway

    (949) 497-7289

    www.schaargalleries.com

    20th anniversary celebration featuring new works by artists Robert Schaar, Joe Jaqua, Betty Billups, Ingeborg Kroeninger, paper sculptor Leo Monahan and sculptor Foot Young.

    *Studio 7 Gallery

    384B No. Coast Highway

    (949) 497-1080

  • Plein air oil painting demonstrations by Laguna artists in residence during Art Walk.

    • *Whitney Gallery

    350 No. Coast Highway

    (949) 497-4322

    www.marcwhitney.com

    Featuring paintings by Marc Whitney; figures, interiors, landscapes, and still life florals and tabletops. Also featuring artists Giovanni Casadei, Peter Colquhoun, Peggi Kroll-Roberts, Andrea Krupp, Bradford J. Salamon, Derek Sterkel, Tracey Sylvester-Harris and Sarah J. Webber.

    Len Wood’s Indian Territory, Inc.

    305-D & F No. Coast Highway

    (949) 497-5747

    www.indianterritory.com

    Now offering two galleries. The main gallery features American Indian antiquities. Adjacent to the main gallery is the recently opened Western Fine Art gallery, featuring paintings and sculptures by leading Native American Indian and Western artists.

    DOWNTOWN LAGUNA GALLERIES

    *Azali on Forest Fine Art Gallery

    220 Forest Ave.

    (949) 376-4244

    www.azali.com

    Featuring art from South Africa, Russia and Europe. Styles range from impressionism to contemporary, including a variety of mediums.

  • July: “Memory & Landscape” group exhibition featuring South African artists Margaret Gradwell, Marie Vermeulen-Breedt and Jaco van Schalkwyk.

    • BC Space Gallery

    235 Forest Ave.

    (949) 497-1880

    *The Crystal Image

    225 Forest Ave.

    (949) 497-3399

    www.thecrystalimage.com

    A natural arts gallery, featuring some of the biggest pieces in the world, world class gem art and museum quality home décor, as well as fossils, minerals, meteorites, gem and mineral jewelry.

  • Sunday mornings, 11 a.m. “Romancing the Stones Tour,” free. Call for reservation.

    • *Dawson Cole Fine Art

    326 Glenneyre St.

    (949) 497-4988

    www.dawsoncolefineart.com

  • “Moments of Splendor -- Celebrating Beauty and the Joy of Dance.” Select sculpture, paintings and drawings by Richard MacDonald.

    • *Diane DeBilzan Gallery

    224 Forest Ave.

    (949) 494-5757

    www.dianedebilzan gallery.com

    Featuring work by contemporary artists Andrew Myers, Cynthia Grilli, Gerard Basil Stripling, Michael Phillips, Troy Poeschl, William Turner, Wolfgang Bloch and special guest artists.

    *Endangered Planet Gallery

    384 Forest Ave., Suite 13

    (949) 497-5690

    www.endangeredplanet.org

  • Through July: Keef Ward: “Re:Cycle.” New collage works from this San Francisco artist.

    • *Kush Fine Art

    357 So. Coast Highway

    (949) 376-8017

    www.kushlaguna.com

    Featuring the original oils, limited edition giclee on canvas and sculptures of Vladimir Kush as well as eight other international artists.

  • New original oils on canvas, limited edition giclees and sculptures.

    • Wentworth Gallery

    305 Forest Ave.

    (949) 376-3878

    SOUTH LAGUNA GALLERIES

    Amin Fine Art

    688 So. Coast Highway

    (949) 715-9089

    www.aminart.com

    *Coolsville -- Roark’s Studio Gallery

    1143 So. Coast Highway

    (949) 376-2048

    www.coolsville.com

  • July: Opening of summer show. Presenting new works by local artist Roark Gourley in his brightly colored, high gloss finish wall sculptures.

    • *Cove Gallery

    1492 So. Coast Highway. #8

    (949) 494-1878

    All new works from plein air to representational.

  • July: Join us at our new location featuring Jess Hess’ works on paper.

    • Emanuel Dale Photographic Arts

    1276F So. Coast Highway

    (949) 573-0704

    www.emanueldale.com

  • “The Atlantic Coast and Beyond.”

    • *DeRu’s Fine Arts

    1590 So. Coast Highway

    (949) 376-3785

  • July: Selection of highlights from early California impressionists (1890-1940).

    • Diana Ferrone Gallery

    1951 So. Coast Highway

    (949) 715-1842

    www.dianaferrone.com

    *Mandarin Fine Art Gallery

    1294C So. Coast Highway

    (949) 376-9608

    www.mandarinfineart.com

    Features original contemporary paintings from China and Tibet.

  • July: Treasures from the East, Asian antique exhibition.

    • *William Merrill Gallery

    611 So. Coast Highway

    (949) 464-0067

  • July: Jill Daniels and James Shilaimon.

    • *The Redfern Gallery

    1540 So. Coast Highway

    (949) 497-3356

    www.redferngallery.com

  • July: Hull and Macpherson recent landscape paintings from Europe and the United States.

    • *Situ Art Gallery

    1294-A So. Coast Highway

    (949) 376-6703

    www.situartgallery.com

    A new gallery featuring oil paintings by Mian Situ, Ray Roberts, Ruo Li, Carole Cooke, Bi Wei and Dan Goozee.

  • July: Master artist Ruo Li’s seascape paintings.

    • *Townley Fine Art

    1294-D So. Coast Highway

    (949) 715-1860

    www.townleyfineart.com

  • July: Townley and guest artist Shayla Maddox.

    • *The Esther Wells Collection

    1390 So. Coast Highway

    (949) 494-2497

    www.estherwells collection.com

  • July: “The Evanescent Light;” painting demo by plein air artist Cynthia Britain during Art Walk.

    • *Wendt Gallery

    1550 So. Coast Highway, Suite 102

    (949) 497-4292

    www.wendtgallery.com

    Wendt Gallery is a leading gallery specializing in contemporary representational art.

    www.wendtgallery.com

  • July: Annual summer group show featuring nationwide contemporary artists.
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