Reconnect with the Arts July 5 – September 3, 2021

“We are overjoyed to reconnect our community and visitors with our exhibiting artists again this summer,” shared Christine Georgantas, Exhibits Director at the Festival of Arts. “We missed the in-person (element) last year because of the pandemic, so this show carries inspirational importance and has generated excitement in our artists and within our entire organization.”

As one of the nation’s oldest and most highly acclaimed juried fine arts shows, the Festival of Arts Fine Art Show offers avid art collectors and festival goers an outstanding variety of fine art to browse and purchase. Since opening in 1932, thousands of artists have shown and sold their artwork at the Festival, with many exhibiting artists’ work featured in the private collections of leading art collectors, celebrities, 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 collections.

The 2021 Fine Art Show will showcase the 100+ artists who were juried into the 2020 art exhibit, but unable to display their work last summer. Guests may immerse themselves in the beautiful outdoor venue with a wide variety of media to appreciate including paintings, photography, printmaking, sculpture, jewelry, handcrafted wood and furniture, ceramics, glass and more. For a full list of the 2021 participating artists, please visit www.foapom.com/exhibitor-gallery.

“Art not only reflects community values but brings people together. From local galleries to life-size wall murals, a community full of art is a community full of culture,” said Festival of Arts President David Perry. He continued, “Organizations such as the Festival of Arts serve to enrich the physical, economic, social and cultural elements of our arts community.”

In addition to featuring work from top artists in Southern California, the 2021 Fine Art Show will haveart demonstrations, live music performances on select nights sponsored by Yamaha, opportunities to meet the artists and more. The calendar includes guided art tours, special events and weekly series including Concerts on the Green and Art, Jazz, Wine, and Chocolate, sponsored by Charles Schwab. The Festival and Pageant’s annual fundraising event, the Celebrity Benefit Concert and Pageant, sponsored by Volvo, KOST Radio 103.5 and Yamaha, will take place on August 28, 2021 and feature a performance by living Jazz legend Poncho Sanchez followed by a special showing of the 2021 Pageant of the Masters “Made in America: Trailblazing Artists and Their Stories.”

The Junior Art Exhibit, sponsored in part by the FOA Foundation, California First Leasing Corporation, and Mark Porterfield of Laguna Beach, will also return this summer and has come to be regarded as one of the highlights of the show. Since 1947, the Junior Art Exhibit not only showcases art from new generations of young Orange County students but is also­ a vivid testimonial to the value and importance of continuing arts education in our school systems.

Nationally and critically acclaimed as one of the finest outdoor art venues, the Festival of Arts Fine Art Show will open on July 5 and welcome patrons daily through September 3 with general admission tickets starting at $10 per person. Operation hours are weekdays from 4pm to 11:30pm and weekends from 10am to 11:30pm. Protocols will be in place to ensure a safe reopening of the art show in compliance with government and public health guidelines. See website for details.

The Pageant of the Masters, running in conjunction with the Fine Arts Show, is July 7 to September 3, 2021. To stay up to date on all things Festival of Arts, follow the Festival on social media at @FestivalPageant, and visit www.foapom.com.

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