Press Releases

Featuring the Work of Three Watercolor Painters from the Festival’s Permanent Collection The Festival of Arts presents foaSOUTH’s newest show “Three Painters” featuring Festival of Arts exhibitors Roger Folk, Jacquie Moffett, and Gregg Stone. The exhibit, on display now through … MORE

Exhibit Runs Now Through April 30, 2013 with Opening Reception April 6, 2012 The Festival of Arts is pleased to announce a new exhibit, “Figures and Faces” now on display at the Wells Fargo Bank in Laguna Beach through April … MORE

LAGUNA BEACH, CA -  Ron Morrissette has been hired as the Exhibits Director of the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach, California. He will be responsible for the development, implementation, coordination and scheduling of summer and off-season exhibits and arts … MORE

LAGUNA BEACH, CA –  Former Festival of Arts artist and board member Robert Freeman, aka Philip, died of natural causes on February 13, 2013. Philip Freeman was born in River Rouge, Michigan, in 1925. He met his wife to-be Jean … MORE

LAGUNA BEACH, CA – Recently, the Festival of Arts board of directors appointed Laguna Beach resident Tammie Arnold to an open board seat. Arnold is filling a position on the board that was left open by Steve Dicterow who resigned … MORE

Can You Stand Still? “Lights! Camera! Inaction!” Excitement is already building for the 2013 Pageant of the Masters as it celebrates the 80th birthday of living pictures. In preparation of next summer’s show, The Big Picture, the Pageant is looking … MORE

In celebration of the Festival’s 80th Anniversary, enjoy over 25 years of the organization’s history with a retrospective of annual posters now on display at the downtown Laguna Beach Wells Fargo. This exhibit runs through January 31st, 2013 and features … MORE

THE LAGUNA BEACH FESTIVAL OF ARTS / PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS LAUNCHES ITS NEW WEBSITE, NOW LIVE! The Laguna Beach Festival of Arts, home of the Festival of Arts Fine Art Show and the Pageant of the Masters, is pleased … MORE