Program Guide
September 2024

Arthur Rider
Rain on the Hills, San Juan Capistrano, c. 1930

Jay DeFeo, Untitled (Tree series), 1954. Tempera on paper,

15 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches (38.7 x 29.8 cm). JDF no. E1408. The
Jay DeFeo Foundation, Berkeley © 2024 The Jay DeFeo
Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Photography: Ben Blackwell.

SEPTEMBER 2024
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1:00 pm

LIVE! At the Museum:Yoshika Masuda andTaso Comanescu.
L I V EM U S I C

Join us for an enchanting concert
featuring exquisite performances byYoshika Masuda on cello and Taso
Comanescu on guitar. In partnershipwith Laguna Beach LIVE!

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Sep 5, 2024

6 - 9:00 pm

First Thursdays
Laguna Beach Art Walk
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Featuring: Nick Yrizarry, Classical Guitar.
Admission to the museum is free on eachmonth’s First Thursday Art Walk.
On Now: Latest and Greatest: New workat Laguna Art Museum

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6:00 pm

Trivia Nightat the Museum
T R I V IA ,P I Z Z A ,&B E E R !

Are you ready for an exciting evening ofbrain-teasing fun at LAM’s Trivia Night?
We will test your knowledge across awide range of arts and culture
categories including art, fashion, music,food, and drink, and even the Olympics.

yes, pleaseSep 14, 2024

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

What’s It Worth?
P R O F E S S I O N A L

V A L U A T I O N SJohn Moran Auctioneers & Appraisers,
in partnership with the Laguna Art
Museum, invites the public to have up tofive items professionally valued.
Appraisers will provide a verbal
valuation of your treasures.

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Sep 15, 2024

10:00 am

Jean Stern Presents:
The Life and Art ofArthur G. Rider
I L L U S T R A T E D

L E C T U R E

Join us for a slide-illustrated lecture on
one of the most interesting California
artists whose career was influenced bySpanish impressionism and, later, by timespent in Laguna Beach and Los Angeles.

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Sep 20, 2024

4:00 - 7:00 pm

Art Workshop:
Figure Drawing
L I V EM O D E L

Join Peter Zokosky, Chair of MFADrawing + Painting at LCAD, for a figure
drawing workshop. Learn the basics andbuild on your knowledge of how to draw
the human form with a live model.
Supplies included with purchase of ticket.

sign up nowJay DeFeo, Untitled (Tree series), 1953. Tempera on paper, 11 3/4 x 17 inches. JDF no. E3020.
Collection Laguna Art Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Merle S. Glick, 1991.077 © 2024 The Jay DeFeo
Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photography: Ben Blackwell.

Sep 22, 2024

11:00 amJay DeFeo: Trees
Opening Conversation
Join guest curator Rochelle Steiner and Leah
Levy, executive director of The Jay DeFeo
Foundation, for an in-depth conversation about
DeFeo’s career and the two bodies of works
featured in the exhibition—the Tree drawings fromthe 1950s and her photographs of trees from theearly 1970s. This special event will be followed by
an opportunity to view the exhibition, which also
includes archival materials that provide insights
into the artist’s work.

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Sep 28, 2024

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

LAM Kids
Art StudioK I D SA R T

W O R K S H O PUnleash your imagination and create
your own masterpieces at our monthly
LAM Kids Studio program! Kids will
experiment with different artistic
mediums and styles, explore themuseum galleries, and engage in funfilled activities! Kids under 12 are free!

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