FALLBROOK– Brandon Gallery has unveiled and mounted a 30-foot long section of art-paper signaling the start of its third “Art by the Inch” program. Carol Zaleski, curator for the “Art By the Inch” fundraising effort, said that this year the gallery will add two new features to the program.  Brandon will share proceeds with another local [...]

BEVERLY HILLS–Film director Brett Ratner gave a $1 million gift to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said today. “Brett has a sincere love of movies and film history, and we are excited to welcome him to our group of supporters,” said Bill Kramer, the museum’s managing director [...]

SAN MARCOS–The San Marcos Arts Council and the Art Miles Mural Project will team up once again to facilitate “healing murals” for both Boston’s tragedy and Moore, Oklahoma’s devastating disaster. The community mural project will take place on May 24 and May 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at San Marcos’s new Charity Wings [...]

FALLBROOK–Brandon Gallery will feature a special exhibition featuring Korean-American artist Jessica Jange May 1 through 31. Her work, which will be on display in Brandon’s Studio 105 wing, illustrates the patterns and textures of natural subjects.  Among the many pieces she will display are oils, acrylics and mixed media. Jange, who is an active member of [...]

ESCONDIDO–The California Center for the Arts, Escondido will celebrate 80 years of comic artwork with a special exhibition this summer. The exhibition, “Art Illustrated Celebrating Comic Art,” kicks off June 15 with a special preview party hosted by the art center. The event will feature a champagne reception, silent auction, and dinner. Invited guests include [...]

BEVERLY HILLS–The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has received a $25 million commitment from The David Geffen Foundation for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The gift was made as part of the Academy Museum’s $300 million capital campaign and is the largest commitment received to date. In recognition of this gift, the [...]

SAN DIEGO–Now in it’s seventh year of operation, the non-profit group Charity Wings is expanding its ongoing support for a number of charitable causes that work to save pets, the planet, and lives. The grassroots organization is opening a very special community art center in North San Diego County on April 29. This facility will be filled [...]

Tijuana, BC-To counter the alarming population decline of the monarch butterflies that hibernate in Mexico, which reached only 59% this winter, the lowest in two decades when this phenomenon first began to be recorded, the Tijuana Cultural Center IMAX will be showing the film “The Flight of the Monarch” to support this effort in reducing the risk that these butterflies face. According to information published in various media sources, this is the third year of the population [...]

SAN DIEGO–The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) will host its second annual 25 and Under Art Contest, inviting people ages 25 and under to submit their original art for the chance to win $500 in art supplies and have their work displayed at a showcase event at the Museum’s downtown location on May [...]