LOCA Arts Education, Laguna Beach, invites everyone to engage in their online auction “For the Love of Art”. Bidding is open January 28, 9am through January 30, 8pm. Registration is free, and works may be viewed now at 32Auctions.com/LOCA.
More than 60 spectacular originals are available, with bids opening as low as $50. Many of Orange County’s top artists are represented. Highlights include landscapes by Hedy Buzan, Michael Obermeyer, and Wendy Wirth; jewelry by Morgan Amirani, Kate Cohen, Maaria Kader, Sherry Salito-Forsen, and Ken Sugimoto; figurative works by Sandra Jones Campbell, Valerie Gorrell, and Rich Linder, and still lifes by Rich Fair, Cynthia Fletcher, David Milton, and Kirsten Whalen. Artisanal books, ceramics, printmaking, and wearable art add a uniqueness and diversity to the collection.
LOCA has provided arts education services to Orange County residents and visitors for more than 28 years, by connecting professional artists and teachers with newcomers. Outreach workshops are provided free at institutions including public schools and libraries, Boys & Girls Club, Waymakers youth shelter, and Glennwood House a residence for special needs young adults. Community workshops are provided to the public free, or at low cost so everyone at all abilities can benefit from creative learning. Workshops are online and in-person at the Laguna Beach Community Center, local studios, galleries, gardens, parks, and the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.