Palm Court Arts Complex

Marks on the Land – The View from Here, Aerial Photography by Tom Lamb

On exhibit March 24-June 17, 2012

Marks on the Land – The View from Here, Aerial Photography by Tom Lamb is the third in a series of Great Park Gallery exhibitions showcasing artwork inspired by the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro environment. For several decades, Lamb has employed helicopters to photograph Southern California’s agricultural lands, abandoned industrial sites and former military bases from an elevated vantage point. In Lamb’s oversized images, patterns and textures emerge that free the viewer from references to perspective to reveal hidden beauty. Marks on the Land – The View from Here exemplifies the site-specific focus of the Great Park Gallery program and underlines an intent to continue to encourage artists to document and interpret the on-going transformation of a former Marine air base into the Orange County Great Park. The public is invited to an exhibition opening reception on Saturday, March 24 from 7 to 9pm. Pick up a signed copy of Marks on the Land – The View from Here, a fully illustrated exhibition catalog that also includes an essay by Kristine Thompson.

The Gallery is closed for exhibition installation until March 24 at 7:00 p.m. Regular Gallery hours resume beginning Sunday, March 25.

Portrait Project: In Case You Get Lost

The final installation of the Portrait Project: In Case You Get Lost

Amy Caterina integrates fiber art, photography and video in her work. Her unique style of free-range knitting includes objects and environments that comment on the real and the artificial. Caterina also works as a freelance curator and is an avid yarn bomber. Amy resides in Santa Ana and holds a master’s degree in photography with an emphasis in video from California State University Fullerton.

For a list of Amy’s upcoming events, click here.

Korean-American pianist Kevin Kwan Loucks has been hailed as “a shining talent” (Völser Zeitung, Italy), “impeccable” (La Presse, Montréal), and an artist “with exhilarating polish, unity, and engagement” (The Orange County Register, California). He has performed in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Prösels Castle in Italy, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Lichtenstein Palace in Prague, and Aspen’s Harris Concert Hall where he was featured on National Public Radio’s Performance Today. A graduate of the Juilliard School in New York, Mr. Loucks is currently completing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Stony Brook University where he served as Head of Piano for the Pre-College Division, and Teaching Assistant for both the Emerson String Quartet and the Graduate Chamber Music Program. Yamaha piano provided for Kevin courtesy of Yamaha Corporation of America.

Kevin Kwan Loucks will continue through April 2012.

For a full list of Kevin’s upcoming events, click here.
Kevin will be performing at the Artisan Food & Arts Festival. Click here for details.

Deborah Aschheim makes installations, drawings and sculptures based on invisible networks of perception and thought. Her recent work exploring the subject of memory has led her to collaborate with musicians and neuroscientists. Her project for the Orange County Great Park is based on her life long fascination with Richard Nixon.

For a full list of Deborah’s upcoming events, click here.