Arts & Culture
Galleries, festivals, the Playhouse, and the cultural life of the art colony.
Updated October 10, 2026
LAGUNA BEACH
30 Master Painters Race the Clock in Today's Quick Draw as the 28th Plein Air Invitational Opens
Nine days of open-air painting began Saturday across the cliffs, canyons and coves. The association reshaped this year's celebration after a companion concert series moved to 2027.
By Wren Sullivan · October 4, 2026
LAGUNA BEACH
Seven Staffers, Two and a Half Weeks: The Museum's Biggest Install Yet
The de la Torre brothers' "The Tipping Point" fills Laguna Art Museum with a 304-inch banquet table, golden pigs and political maximalism through Jan. 24, 2027.
By Wren Sullivan · October 1, 2026
LAGUNA BEACH
Pageant of the Masters Closes Its “Greatest of All Time” Season
The 2026 production turned 40 of art history’s most famous works into living pictures nightly from July 9 through Sept. 4 at the Irvine Bowl.
By Wren Sullivan · October 1, 2026
LAGUNA BEACH
Laguna Art Museum Opens “Radiant Terrains” From Its Permanent Collection
The Art + Nature season launches Sept. 19 with an exhibition tracing how California artists have worked with light from the 1960s to today, on view through Jan. 10, 2027.
By Wren Sullivan · October 1, 2026