Instructors Carolyn Machado and Mia Moore will encourage students to get "artsy" in creating a unique abstract contemporary collage. The finished work will be suitable for framing. The location will be a Laguna Beach outdoor garden setting, with all safety precautions observed. LOCA members get priority registration. Non-members $50 / $25 LOCA members.

Non-members $100 / $50 LOCA members.

Gallery Q at the Laguna Beach Community and Senior Center is hosting LOCA in a virtual art exhibition. Titled "A Celebration of Community Creativity", the show is viewable online now through August 13. More than 60 originals, by LOCA teachers and members, are on view in this amazing "must see" exhibition. Many works are available for purchase, and artist biographies are included.

LOCA's popular art and books workshops for children, presented in collaboration with Laguna Beach Public Library, are now online!

The fun, two-part videos feature a book reading by the librarian, followed by an art lesson inspired by the book. Art supplies, listed at the beginning of each art class, include pencils, crayons, paper, glue, and scissors.

Draw Little Owl with LOCA instructor Reem Khalil. Inspired by the book "Little Owl's Snow"

Create a Snow Scene with LOCA instructor Elizabeth McGhee. Inspired by the book "Over and Under the Snow."

LOCA sends a big "Thank You" to City of Laguna Beach for grants received, in support of LOCA's 2021-2022 programs. The Business Improvement District grant, funded in part by local lodging establishments, will support LOCA's Art and Sea Lion workshops for families at Pacific Marine Mammal Center, and landscape painting classes in collaboration with Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. The grants allow LOCA to keep registration fees affordable for everyone. The City's Community Assistance grant supports LOCA's free art and books programs for children at Laguna Beach Public Library. "Thanks to the City, LOCA can continue making visual arts education accessible to everyone," said LOCA President Carla Meberg.