Laguna Art Museum
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| Established | 1918 (Laguna Beach Art Association) 1972 (Laguna Beach Museum of Art) 1986 (Laguna Art Museum) |
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| Location | 307 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach, California |
| Type | Art museum |
| Director | Malcolm Warner |
| Website | https://lagunaartmuseum.org/ |
Laguna Art Museum is a museum located in Laguna Beach, California, on Pacific Coast Highway. It was previously known as the Laguna Beach Art Association and the Laguna Beach Museum of Art.
The museum’s history begins with the creation of Laguna Beach Art Association by local artists in 1918. Using funds raised by artists, Edgar Payne, who became the first president in 1920, converted an old town pavilion into an art gallery to exhibit members’ artwork for sale. With fundraising largely attributable to the efforts of the artist Anna Hills, members opened a fireproof, custom-built gallery designed by the noted Los Angeles architect Myron Hunt in 1929. Meanwhile, LBAA had begun offering art classes for both children and adults. In order to expand, the Association doubled the size of its original building in 1951. By growing the size of the permanent collections and increasing the quality of exhibitions, LBAA gradually began to operate as a museum. As a result, it became the Laguna Beach Museum of Art in 1972. It changed its name to Laguna Art Museum in 1986, and a new building opened which completed the building as it now stands.
In 2016, the Laguna Beach City Council approved a matching grant program to issue $1 million to Laguna Art Museum over next 4 years. The museum shows works from its permanent collections, temporary exhibitions, and presents an array of programs, including Art & Nature, Film Night, Family Art Studios, and more.
The museum’s permanent collection, which consist of more than 3,500 artworks in various forms from the early 19th century to the present day, focuses only on California art. Significant examples from all periods of California art are represented.
Collections from the 19th and early 20th centuries include artists such as Anna Hills, William A. Coulter, Edwin Deakin, Ferdinand Deppe, Thomas Hill, George Hurrell, Ferdinand Deppe, Joseph Kleitsch, Edgar Payne, Granville Redmond, Julian Rix, and William Wendt. Contemporary artists include, Peter Krasnow, Helen Lundeberg, Wayne Thiebaud, Judy Chicago, John Altoon, Robert Arneson, Frank Cuprien, Francis De Erdely, Tony DeLap, Manny Farber, Oskar Fischinger, Llyn Foulkes, Sam Francis, George Herms, Craig Kauffman, Roger Kuntz, John McCracken, and DeWain Valentine.
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