Unseen Ties: The Visual Collection of Sherman Libr …
March 18 – June 4, 2023
A special partnership between Sherman Library & Gardens and Laguna Art Museum brings the legendary collection out of the library for the first time. Each artwork in Sherman Library’s fine art collection is an opportunity to make connections between past and present, tell a tale of local lore and notoriety and see the ties that weave California’s coastal and artistic communities together.
Unseen Ties correlates the culture of Southern California with its storied history of art collecting.
Her Great Gift: The Nancy Dustin Wall Moure Collec …
August 28, 2022 – February 12, 2023
Presented together for the first time, this eclectic collection of California art is full of gems. The Nancy Dustin Wall Moure Collection spans across time and demonstrates how early preferences for painting dark, formal and interior spaces were replaced by scenes of the outdoors, explorations of light and imagery that captures the quintessential California lifestyle.
Introduction to California Impressionism
Join Curatorial Fellow Jean Stern as he discusses the California Impressionist Style and examines the principal painters in California between 1890 and 1930.
Art Access: Centuries of California Artists
Join Laguna Art Museum for a morning celebrating California artists from the 19th century to the present day.
Historic Artists of Laguna Beach
Join art historian Jean Stern as he examines the principal painters of Laguna Beach between 1890 – 1930.
Six California Artists in Mexico
Curator of historical art Janet Blake discusses watercolors in the Crain Collection exhibition.
Thomas Hunt: California Modernist
In conjunction with the current exhibition, curators Janet Blake and Keith Colestock discuss the life and work of Thomas Hunt.
Gala 2019
The museum launches its second century with an evening of fine dining, exquisite wines, performance art, and dancing.
Centennial Ball
On Saturday, September 29, 2018, this once-in-a-lifetime event celebrates Laguna Art Museum’s one hundred year legacy.
George Hurrell: Laguna to Hollywood
February 24-May 19, 2013
On display on the museum’s upper level was an exhibition of photographs primarily from the permanent collection by noted Hollywood glamour photographer George Hurrell (1904–1992).