Now in its 80th year, the prestigious National Watercolor Society's Annual shows are always a favorite here at the Muckenthaler. Selected from over a thousand entries by artists all over the country, the seventy works accepted for this year's exhibition are all stunning examples of the technical and creative artistry of watercolor painting. A beautiful full-color catalogue will be available during the exhibition. Two watercolor workshops with professional artists will be offered in November. This annual visual and performing arts festival on opening day provides children with an opportunity to display their artistic and performing arts talents and participate in arts projects planned by the Fullerton School District's Foundation for the Arts.
Students hold a performance in the outdoor amphitheater.
Then come see the children's art on display throughout the Muckenthaler's galleries. This original new exhibition brings together three prominent young California artists whose work draws parallels between the processes of art making and the performance of routine daily functions. Ayenne Applebaum, Lynn Beldner and Steve Schmidt use common household materials such as teacups, vinyl flooring, dinner menus and plastic bottles for art that explores identity and memory in contemporary and historical domestic life. Kenro Izu carried over two hundred pounds of custom designed camera equipment over the fallen stones and winding tree roots of Cambodia's temples at Angkor to capture the sublime images on view in the galleries through mid August. Watercolorist Dennis Brown's elegant portraits of Ferraris and classic Cadillac's join Nicola Wood's tributes to the exotic Delahay and the splendidly mirrored surfaces of Ernest Wrege's Packards for our best auto show yet.