Quarantine, Art-History-Style: Recreate Classic Artwork
If you’ve been on social media in the past few hours (come on, we know you have), you’ve most likely been discouraged by more coronavirus news. Unless, that is, you follow Covid Classics on Instagram. Ran by four roommates who “love art” and are quarantined “indefinitely,” Covid Classics (@covidclassics) will bring some much-needed cheerful, art-historical […]
Celebrate Youth Art Month This March!
As many of you already know, as it’s officially March, Youth Art Month, (YAM) is upon us! We’re always particularly excited when March rolls around, but we have a feeling that this year’s celebrations are going to be extra exciting. For those of us who aren’t super familiar with how Youth Art Month came around, here’s […]
Artist Spotlight: Ofelia Esparza
As you might know, we’re spotlighting several of the artists we’ve added to our new curriculum here on the blog (see more on how we’ve updated and diversified here). And we wanted to learn even more about Ofelia Esparza after featuring her 2018 artwork, Altar to el Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles (the […]
Sacramento, Get Ready for Wide Open Walls 2018!
Get ready, Sacramento: as of next month, Wide Open Walls is back! The wildly-popular Wide Open Walls Mural Festival will be held at locations throughout Sacramento starting on August 9th and running through 19th, 2018. That’s ten whole days of murals from over 40 acclaimed artists, ranging from local artists to international muralists, who will […]
Local Art Float Features Student Art for the Entire Community
Public art is at its best when it involves the entire community. And the southern California city of Riverside’s recent Art Float exhibition is a great example of an entire community embracing public art, down to its youngest residents. Our blogger, who’s from the area, had the chance to visit the exhibition, and was impressed […]
One-Stop Holiday Shopping: Your Local Museum Store?
Looking for a unique place to find a Christmas gift for the art-lover in your life? (Or, let’s face it, a special gift for yourself?) Here’s a thought: try your local museum shop. Despite criticism by Banksy (whose film is derisively titled Exit Through the Gift Shop) and others, museum shops often serve a vital purpose: […]
Time to Check Out “Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA”
First of all, let’s get this out of the way: no, LA/LA isn’t related to La La Land in any way besides the fact that the art show is also centered in Los Angeles. If you don’t live in Southern California, you might not have heard about the huge exhibition, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, currently taking place […]
Exploring Laguna Beach’s Festival of the Arts
We’ve explored the Pageant of the Masters here at the Art Docent Program blog, but we’ve never dove into its sister event, the Festival of the Arts. The two events occur at the same complex in Laguna Beach, with the Festival of the Arts open to Pageant patrons to peruse. In its 85th year, the […]
High Art on Lowriders at the Petersen’s Latest Exhibit
The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is celebrating unique pieces of high art on what might at first seem like unlikely canvases: lowrider cars. Opened last month, The High Art of Riding Low: Ranflas, Corazón e Inspiración is currently running through July of next year. The exhibit celebrates lowrider culture and, according to the […]
You Can Add to this Library of Sketchbooks
The phrase “The Sketchbook Library” sounds like a book title (specifically, the next big Elizabeth Kostova [or, if you imagined hard, possibly Dan Brown] novel. Honestly, it doesn’t matter–either one of those would make for an awesome read.) But for once in life, real life may have beaten the authors to the idea. The Brooklyn […]