Santa Ana's top news & views blog

Santa Ana's top news & views blog

Tag Archives: amy caterina

O.C. Great Park’s first artist in residence is Santa Ana’s Amy Caterina

Posted on by Posted in Arts and Culture, Irvine, Orange County, Parks and Recreation, Santa Ana Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

CONTACT: JENN STARNES, 949-724-6574

Great Park Launches New Artists-in-Residence Program

Public Program Begins with Fiber Artist Amy Caterina

September 7, 2011 – IRVINE, California – The Orange County Great Park has announced its inaugural lineup of four Artists-in-Residence: Amy Caterina, Deborah Aschheim, Kevin Kwan Loucks and Suguru Goto. The Great Park Artists-in-Residence program is dedicated to showcasing artists, providing an educational experience for the community and designing site-specific art for the Great Park. Continue reading→

Godinez High School students take free arts classes at the Grand Central Art Center

Posted on by Posted in Arts and Culture, Education, Santa Ana, Youth Activities Leave a comment

The Grand Central Art Center and Godinez Fundamental High School in Santa Ana have partnered to present Arts Central – a weeklong series of free art classes for high school students. The camp continues through Saturday, Aug. 14 and is attended by 30 students who had been nominated by their high school art teachers, according to CSUF Inside.

The classes, taught by center staff and Cal State Fullerton master of fine arts students who live at Grand Central, include computer art and graphic design; performance art; acting and monologue writing, sculpture and three-dimensional forms; and digital photography.

In addition to studio work, every day of class will end with guest artists speaking to the students about their work and professional experiences. Guest lecturers include, Robot Boy sculptors David Brokaw and Preston Daniels, former artist-in-residence Amy Caterina, Chris Bradley and Jason Maloney of Orange County action sports brand Hurley International. Hurley is a camp partner, providing all participants with t-shirts and inviting students and staff to their facility for tours and talks one of the days.

Click here to read the rest of this post.