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Laguna Beach was first settled in the 1870s, but was founded officially in 1887 and, in 1927 it incorporated as a city. Beginning in 1944, a council-manager form of government was adopted. [2] Residents of Laguna Beach elect five non-partisan council members who serve four-year staggered terms, with elections occurring every two years. The ...
"William Wendt: Plein Air Painter of California". Laguna Art Museum: In Nature's Temple: The Life and Art of William Wendt. Resource Library. John Alan Walker, Documents on the Life & Art of William Wendt, self-published, 1992. Ruth Lily Westphal, Plein Air Painters of California: The Southland, self-published, 1996 ISBN 978-0-9610520-0-3
One year after the success of Fox's The O.C., MTV took a look at the actual town, launching Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County in 2004. The reality show focused on the personal lives of then ...
The Pageant of the Masters is an annual festival held by the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach, California, United States.. The event is known for its tableaux vivants or "living pictures" in which classical and contemporary works of art are recreated by real people who are made to look nearly identical to the originals through the clever application of costumes, makeup, headdresses, lighting ...
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Artists will gather throughout the city for the event, which once again benefits the Marine Discovery Center and the Artists' Workshop NSB.
By 2003, the festival had acquired professional management, was charging $5.50 for admission, had about 200,000 visitors a season, and new artists were only allowed to exhibit if they were Laguna Beach residents. [17] By 2015, the Sawdust joined Laguna's other two festivals in offering one admission ticket for all three events. [22]
The artistic foundation of Laguna Beach was marked by the arrival of San Francisco artist Norman St. Clair. His art inspired many residents of the area to start painting the landscapes of Laguna Beach and Laguna Canyon. The community's later desire for art-based gatherings later led to the formation of the Festival of Arts.