“Blessings”, fine art banner on west side of 300 block, South Coast Highway between Michigan & Missouri, Oceanside

The Oceanside Arts Commission is proud to announce its third annual Fine Art Banner Display, just in time for July 4th. These ten original works of art are now on display on Coast Highway from Michigan Avenue to Washington Avenue and will remain on view through September. All are on sale to the public, with proceeds benefiting Arts Commission services. The display was juried by the Commission and is from the public fine art collection of Oceanside.

Everyone in the community has the rare opportunity to purchase one of these remarkable works, showcasing a variety of artists’ visions. For details including starting price, and to make an offer, please contact Arts Commission staff Brad Penner at bpenner@ci.oceanside.ca.us or (760) 435-5575. Patrons of the arts who have chosen to make one of these colorful banners their own will be able to pick up their selections when the exhibit is taken down in September.

Please contact Eugenia Bizzaro, Oceanside Arts Commission Vice-Chair,at eugeniabizzaro@yahoo.com for more information regarding Oceanside’s public fine art collection. Artistic landmarks for visitors and locals to discover include the Pacific Street Bridge mural at Oceanside Harbor, the “Oceanside Harbor Artwalk: Heritage and History,” and the Mitchell Gaul sculpture T(h)ree Up at Oceanside Municipal Pier by the Wyndham Oceanside Pier Resort.

These are just some of the pieces of fine art that the Oceanside Art Commission has contributed to getting in place for the public to enjoy within the past five years. Oceanside is a beautiful, vibrant community that inspires and attracts talented and creative artists to make it their home, and to help make fine art part of the city’s environment everywhere.

Seven North County museums will work together to produce the first-ever North County Arts & Culture in June event. The collaboration means that visitors to these museums in June will receive half-off admission prices, as well as several special events.

The museums are the California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum in Escondido, California Surf Museum in Oceanside, Lux Art Institute in Encinitas, Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad, the Oceanside Museum of Art, the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas and the San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum, formerly known as the Escondido Children’s Museum.

The public can secure a free passport atwww.northcountyartsandculture.org, then present it at any of the museums to get half-price admission for as many as four people. The passport is good for one visit to each museum during the month.

Grace Madamba of the Lux Art Institute in Encinitas, and one of the June event’s co-organizers, said the idea sprang from the popularity of the countywide museum month that happens each February.

More on the story here at the North County Times.