April 10 - June 12, 2015

Summer time is just around the corner and the Festival of Arts is excited to announce its newest exhibit, Fresh Faces 2015. Presenting the works of newly juried Festival artists, the exhibit will showcase a wide range of mediums including photography, jewelry, mixed media, sculpture, watercolor, glass and oil paintings. Fresh Faces 2015 runs April 10 through June 12 at the Wells Fargo Bank in Laguna Beach. The public is welcome to join the artists for a free reception on Saturday, May 2 from 11am – 1pm at the Wells Fargo Bank.

Fresh Faces 2015 showcases a fascinating look into the world of the innovative and fresh new artwork of fourteen prestigious artists from Orange County. These exhibitors were recently juried into the Festival of Arts by a panel of seven knowledgeable artists and/or art experts which included Senior Art Director of Blizzard Entertainment Sam Didier, watercolorist Roger Folk, Coastline Art Gallery Curator David Lee, oil painter Michael Obermeyer, Dean of Clair Trevor School of Arts Joseph S. Lewis III, sculptor Jon Seeman and painter Tom Swimm.

“We are very excited to have fourteen of the sixteen new artists joining us for this exhibit,” said Director of Exhibits, Education and Permanent Collections, Ron Morrissette. “Their work, along with our longtime exhibitors, will help create one of the most exciting years the Festival has ever seen.”

The artists and mediums being presented in Fresh Faces 2015 are Christopher Allwine (photography), Gregory Boratyn (photography), Mary Church (photography), Sheri Cohen (jewelry), Jordan Dimitrov (sculpture), Michael Duggan (photography), Brian Giberson (mixed media), Susan Hoehn (oils), Jangwon Lee (mixed media), Richard Moren (ceramics), Jayne Reich (sculpture), Teri Starkweather (watercolors), N.C. Swan (watercolors), and Belle Tuckerman (sculpture).