Studio del Sotano in The Santora presents: The Vanguard Avant-Garde!
In order to better lubricate the smooth arrival of the “Avant Garde” Musical Infiltration & Nazi Blitzkreig style Gentrification of the Santora, we are sending in our very own Vanguard Art Front the evening before.
Oh Yeah! Please join us the evening of Friday, February 21 7:00 pm as we feature: Continue reading
The party is over at The Crosby
The hipsters and gentrifiers are trying to argue that all is well in Downtown Santa Ana, in the wake of the brutal murder of Kim Pham, who was literally kicked in the head until she went into a coma, in front of The Crosby, a bar/restaurant. She later died in the hospital.
The Crosby is done. According to the OC Weekly they are not going to reopen. And the Memphis at the Santora is also done. They will apparently be replaced by a “High End Mexican Restaurant,” whatever the heck that is. Imagine the limo liberals from Irvine and Long Beach holding Drinking Liberally in a Mexican restaurant! LOL!
And Jack Jakosky, the owner of the Santora building served eviction notices yesterday on the Studio del Sotano and the Green Door Gallery, weeks after whitewashing a mural at the Santora and painting over the Studio del Sotano’s marquee. Continue reading
This is where the Santora mural used to be
When Newport Beach resident Jack Jakosky bought the Santora building, in October of this year, he told the Voice of OC that “I want to increase the number of art-related tenants,” Jakosky said. “It needs to go back to its roots, frankly, and that’s my objective.”
“I think Jack is genuinely interested in using the Santora to support the arts in Santa Ana,” said Mike McGee, director of the Cal State Fullerton Begovich Gallery and a founder of the Grand Central Art Center. “I think he sees the Santora as an opportunity to use his knowledge about commercial properties and give back to the community at the same time,” according to the O.C. Register.
But tonight I found out that Jakosky has painted over a mural in the Santora basement that was painted by several artists including Matt Southgate and Alicia Rojas. He also painted over the storefront of the Studio del Sotano, which is run by Southgate. Continue reading
Did you know that you can get your body pierced, at the Santa Ana Artists Village, but you cannot get a tattoo? Such is the state of the City of Santa Ana’s planning ordinances.
I visited the Santora Building, this Saturday, during the February Art Walk, along with Santa Ana Planning Commissioner Sean Mill. While we were visiting with Matt Southgate, at the Studio Del Sotano, I wandered over to his new neighbor, Seven 1 Four Underground.
I found out that this new gallery is quite different – their services and products include:
Seven 1 Four also is home to SA Cheapskate, which offers custom airbrushed skateboards and supplies.
They would love to offer tattoos, but first we will have to work on changing the zoning ordinance for the area. For whatever reason, the folks at City Hall have not been very warm to the idea of tattoos, but the fact is that tattoos are an accepted art form. Some of the wealthiest people (athletes and musicians) are covered in tattoos. The gang stigma is really just a small sliver of the tattoo universe and should not be a reason to ban tattoo shops in our downtown.
Seven 1 Four Underground is a group of active and dedicated artists from different corners of Orange County. Their goal is to diversify the car and bike culture by working on projects together and sharing their personal techniques and experience to give their clients a wider spectrum of choices for their unique projects.
Seven 1 Four Designs can handle full show ready paint jobs, including air brushing, but they also offer a weekend cruiser special which varies in pricing according to your vehicle and layout desired.
Come by and see them at their gallery, located at 207 N Broadway, Suite B-10, in Downtown Santa Ana, at the Santora Building.
Be sure to call if you would like to be one of their featured artists: (714) 597-0716 / (714) 307-6704.