LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (July 9, 2024) — Laguna Art Museum is proud to announce it has been awarded a $3000 grant from the prestigious Festival of Arts (FOA) Foundation. This generous grant will support the museum's twelfth annual Art + Nature Family Festival, a full-day event brimming with enriching hands-on activities and educational stations designed for all ages.
"We are deeply grateful for this extraordinary gift from the Festival of Arts Foundation, which will significantly enhance our twelfth annual Art + Nature Family Festival," said Julie Perlin Lee, Executive Director of Laguna Art Museum. "This crucial funding allows us to offer families an exceptional opportunity to delve into the profound connection between art and nature."
The FOA Foundation has consistently supported the museum's educational initiatives, including providing bus transportation for school field trips, covering teaching artist fees, supplying art materials for school visits and sponsoring programs like Art + Nature and LAM’s Imagination Celebration. Both Laguna Art Museum and The FOA Foundation are dedicated to arts education, sharing a legacy of over 100 years of enriching the artistic community of Laguna Beach.
Kicking off this year's twelfth annual Art + Nature, there will be a Pre-Celebration Family Festival during the weekend of November 3.
During the weekend of November 9, art and nature enthusiasts of all ages are invited to Laguna Art Museum's eagerly awaited Art + Nature Family Festival, held at the Main Beach Cobblestones and the museum. This dynamic event will feature an engaging docent-guided tour to the Main Beach Cobblestones, where attendees can experience this year's exceptional outdoor exhibition before returning to the museum. The festival also includes free access to LAM's outstanding exhibitions, hands-on art activities, science and nature-based programs, docent-led tours and educational sessions that celebrate the artistic and natural beauty of Laguna Beach while emphasizing the intersection of art and the environment.
The twelfth annual Art + Nature will kick off with a Pre-Celebration Family Festival the weekend of November 3, followed by the eagerly awaited event during the weekend of November 10. Art and nature enthusiasts of all ages are invited to the Laguna Art Museum's Art + Nature Family Festival, featuring an engaging docent-guided tour to the Main Beach Cobblestones where this year's exceptional outdoor exhibition awaits. The festival, held at the Main Beach Cobblestones and the museum, includes free access to LAM's exhibitions, hands-on art activities, science and nature-based programs, docent-led tours and educational sessions. It celebrates Laguna Beach's artistic and natural beauty, emphasizing the intersection of art and the environment.
For more information about Laguna Art Museum and the twelfth annual Art + Nature, visit lagunaartmuseum.org. To stay connected and learn about upcoming events, follow the museum on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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About Laguna Art Museum
Laguna Art Museum exists to engage and enlighten people of all ages through art that embodies and preserves the California experience. Laguna Art Museum presents exhibitions relevant to California art and artists throughout the year and is home to the annual Art + Nature celebrating the museum's unique relationship to the environment.
For more information, please visit www.lagunaartmuseum.org
Location
Laguna Art Museum is located at 307 Cliff Drive in Laguna Beach, on the corner of Coast Highway and Cliff Drive.
Hours
Tuesday-Sunday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays, except Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth and Labor Day.
Closed Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
