{"id":53232,"date":"2022-10-07T15:53:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T22:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=53232"},"modified":"2022-10-07T15:53:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T22:53:08","slug":"orange-county-museum-of-art-civic-dedication-and-ribbon-cutting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=53232","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Museum of Art Civic Dedication and Ribbon Cutting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Costa Mesa, CA, October 7, 2022 \u2013\u00a0<\/b>A civic dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony inaugurated the highly anticipated\u00a0new Orange County Museum of Art<\/a>\u00a0today ahead of the public opening of the 53,000-square-foot building on the campus of Segerstrom Center for the Arts on October 8 at 5:00 p.m. The event included remarks by Orange County\u2019s civic leaders and OCMA\u2019s leadership including\u00a0Heidi Zuckerman<\/b>, CEO and Director, OCMA;\u00a0Cottie Petrie-Norris<\/b>, Representative, California State Assembly, 74th District;\u00a0Katrina<\/b>\u00a0Foley<\/b>, Member, Orange County Board of Supervisors, 2nd District;\u00a0Lisa A. Bartlett<\/b>, Member, Orange County Board of Supervisors, 5th District;\u00a0John Stephens<\/b>, Mayor, Costa Mesa;\u00a0Craig Wells<\/b>, Board President, OCMA;\u00a0Anton Segerstrom<\/b>, Trustee, OCMA and Partner, South Coast Plaza; and architect\u00a0Brandon Welling<\/b>, Partner-in- Charge, Morphosis. Following the ceremonial ribbon cutting, guests were invited to explore OCMA, which will offer free admission for the next decade.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"OCMA<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so excited to welcome everyone to the new OCMA at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. And by that, I mean welcome\u00a0everyone,\u00a0<\/i>not just today but every day,\u201d said Zuckerman. \u201cOur mission here is to enrich the lives of people in a diverse and fast-changing community. We carry out this work with the conviction that access to art is a basic human right. And we want to provide that access in such a way that everyone feels welcome and at home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Designed by Morphosis under the direction of Pritzker-Prize winning architect Thom Mayne and Partner-in-Charge Brandon Welling, OCMA\u2019s new home opens to the public with five inaugural exhibitions. These include the\u00a0California Biennial 2022: Pacific Gold<\/i>, a Fred Eversley survey, a project on landscape architect Peter Walker, a newly commissioned outdoor sculpture by Sanford Biggers, and an exhibition curated from OCMA\u2019s permanent collection to honor the 13 women who founded the museum 60 years ago. Admission is free.<\/span><\/p>\n

The museum opens with a\u00a024-hour celebration<\/a>\u00a0that kicks off Saturday, October 8th<\/sup>\u00a0at 5:00 p.m. and activates the new museum with music, food, films, yoga, dancing and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Orange County Museum of Art<\/b><\/span>
\nThe Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) has a proven reputation as an innovative art museum with a history of discovering and actively engaging with living artists at pivotal points in their careers. The museum has organized and presented critically acclaimed exhibitions that have traveled nationally and internationally to more than 35 venues. The museum\u2019s collection of more than 4,500 works of art includes important examples of modern and contemporary art and artists inspired by or working in California, including: John Baldessari, Chris Burden, Vija Celmins, Bruce Conner, Richard Diebenkorn, Robert Irwin, Catherine Opie, Charles Ray and Ed Ruscha. When the museum opens in its new building on October 8, 2022,\u00a0California Biennial 2022 (CB22)<\/i>\u00a0will be one of five inaugural special exhibitions in its new home as a celebratory nod to the museum\u2019s rich history. Begun in 1984 at OCMA\u2019s predecessor institution, the Newport Harbor Art Museum, and now being resumed after a hiatus, CB22 will be guest co-curated by Elizabeth Armstrong, Essence Harden and Gilbert Vicario and continues the museum\u2019s six-decade history of presenting new developments in contemporary art and identifying emerging artists on the verge of national and international recognition. Heidi Zuckerman will also organize\u00a013 Women<\/i>, drawing from the museum\u2019s collection and honoring the women who originally founded the museum. Additional opening exhibitions include\u00a0Of many waters<\/i>…a newly-commissioned outdoor sculpture by Sanford Biggers;\u00a0Reflecting Back (the World)<\/i>, a survey of work by artist Fred Eversley; and\u00a0Minimalist Landscape<\/i>, a site-responsive project on landscape architect Peter Walker. For more information go to Ocma.art<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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