Summer is here, and with it the art festival season in Laguna Beach. Prime among them, the Festival of Arts is open for its 92nd year, with creations by 120 artists, including 21 newcomers. It’s no exaggeration to say that there is something for everyone at the Festival of Arts.
Throughout the uniquely arranged and decorated booths, there’s the work of photographers, painters, printmakers, glass artists, ceramicists, textile artists, jewelry makers and multimedia artists combining a variety of skill sets. For some art fans, it might take more than one visit to take it all in. Photographer Greg Boratyn took these photos of indigenous horses in the coastal Camargue region of southern France.
His work is on display at the 2024 Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach.(Courtesy of Daniella Walsh) The colorful, geometrically shaped ceramics by Fred Stodder have been a draw at the Festival of Arts since 1980. Here they are at the 2024 Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach.
(Courtesy of Daniella Walsh) First-time Festival of Arts exhibitor Cody Nicely creates fish and other sea creatures out of glass. Here he stands with his abstract rendition in clear glass of a fish suspended from a metal post and hook at the 2024 Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach.(Courtesy of Daniella Walsh) Mustapha El Basri specializes in street photography and portraits, with an emphasis on the homeless and addicts in Santa Ana.
Here is work is on display at the 2024 Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach.(Courtesy of Daniella.