COURTESY OF PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS
Investigating
the Masters
GET AN INSIDER’S
LOOK AT ONE OF
THE MOST BELOVED
TRADITIONS IN
LAGUNA BEACH.
BY BRIA BALLIET
Artwork comes to life at Pageant of the Masters.
A mix of mediums is
represented at the event, from
jewelry and sculpture to classic
oil and watercolor paintings, photography, printmaking, digital and
mixed-media art, with about 15 to
30 new exhibitors each year.
Only original artwork is
allowed—no prints or reproductions may be exhibited—and
organizers pride themselves on
the festival’s quality. Jurors select
exhibitors and then score artists
again during the summer, asking
about 30 percent to repeat the
jury process the following year.
“We invest a lot of time and effort
in that process,” says Fred Sattler,
president of the Festival of Arts.
“… We like to think we have the
best that southern Orange County
has to offer.”
SAWDUST
ART FESTIVAL
This year marks the Sawdust Art
Festival’s 48th edition, presenting
JODY TIONGCO
W
ith three annual arts
festivals, summer is
when Laguna Beach
comes alive. The ocean air buzzes
with excitement as festivalgoers
make their way up the canyon to
explore this showcase of the best
creative work in Laguna, Southern
California and beyond.
The Festival of Arts, a juried
art show that started more than
80 years ago, presents premier
artists from southern Orange
County and the acclaimed
Pageant of the Masters, a show
of