In The Arts

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FOA posters at Wells Fargo

A retrospective of Festival of Arts annual posters from the past 25 years is now on display at the downtown Laguna Beach Wells Fargo through Jan. 11.

"The exhibit invites the viewer to take a visual stroll through history as well as explore a variety of artistic styles," curator Pat Sparkuhl said.

The poster exhibit portrays not only the history of the Festival of Arts, but also that of Laguna Beach. Included are the 2006 poster "Casa La Vita" by Caroline Zimmermann, the 1993 Festival of Arts poster by Eugene Kaspin called "Moss Point Beach" and the 2009 Festival poster "Crystal Cove Surf" by Todd Kenyon. Other posters include reproductions of paintings by Hal Akins, Ken Auster, Sandra Jones Campbell, Agnes Copeland, Marci Lyster, Jacobus, Kathy Jones, Michael Obermeyer, Virginia Wooley, Joanne Cromwell, Julie Watson, and Karl Yens. There are also Pageant of the Masters posters from the 1999 "20th Century" by David Solomon, 2008 "Souvenir Program Collection" featuring past souvenir program covers and 2009's "The Muse". As well as the addition of the new 2010 poster, "Eat, Drink and be Merry", showcasing Tom Swimm's "Splendido Evening".

The exhibit is on the third floor of the Wells Fargo building at 260 Ocean Avenue, Laguna Beach. The Sawdust Festival has an exhibit on the main floor of the building, while Community Art Project (CAP) has an exhibit on the second level. The building is open to the public 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. For more information call (949) 464-4282.