Best Free Art Galleries In Orange County
Looking for an art experience without a museum admission price tag? Considering investing in an artist's works rather than just in a day at a cultural institution in Orange County? Then these free art galleries will fit the bill for potential collectors and those simply seeking a day or evening of top-notch art in the O.C.
Curbside Gallery
928 E. Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
www.curbsidegallery.com
Curbside Gallery is a small, but really packs a bunch with cutting edge art in the Santa Ana arts district. Featuring underground and emerging artists working in mixed media, there's plenty here for the art lover to experience. Receptions are held in conjunction with the Santa Ana art walks on the third Saturday of each month.
Marcus Gallery
305 E 4th Street #103
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 760-4637
www.marcasgallery.com
Contemporary emerging artists are the name of the art game at the Marcas Gallery in Santa Ana. Opened in 2014, the gallery offers a wide array of workshops, classes, and tutorials as well as gallery exhibitions. Quality contemporary art in a sleek yet welcoming environment sums up this attractive exhibition space.
F + Gallery
661 Poinsettia St
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 493-9430
www.fplusgallery.com
F+ Gallery is a hip and trendy art gallery and events center owned and curated by furniture maker and painter Micah Kersh. Recent top shows have been eclectic, including cartoon art, watercolors, and collage. The reclaimed furniture Kersh produces is also sometimes present in the gallery space.
Grand Central Art Center
125 N Broadway
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 567-7233
www.grandcentralartcenter.com
A part of California State University, Fullerton – College of the Arts, the Grand Central Art Center explores regional, national, international, and local contemporary art. Students frequently exhibit here, and include large scale immersive exhibitions to intimate works of art. The gallery strives to present artworks that are thought-provoking, and they go a terrific job doing so.
Artist Eye Laguna Gallery
294-A South Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
(949) 497-5898
The Artist Eye Gallery in Laguna Beach offers oils, watercolors, and mixed media produced in primarily classical fine art tradition with a touch of the contemporary. The quality here is excellent, no hokey tourist landscapes allowed. Well curated, this spot is an excellent addition to the art-full beach city scene.