HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-09-2016 - City Arts Commission - 03 Staff Report Cultural Arts Activities for May 2016
Bea Riley: May 5 - June 3, 2016, Central Library
The art of longtime local painter, Bea Riley,
was featured in the Central Library during the
month of May. A native of California, Bea Riley
moved to Newport Beach in 1952. Her early
art training included studying at Otis Art
Institute in Los Angeles, and later Orange
Coast College and Laguna Beach School of Art
and Design. She is a signature member of
Watercolor West, a transparent watercolor
society, and her exhibit showcases her scenic
watercolors, but her art work also includes life
drawing, painting in all mediums, lithography,
etching, wood cut, monoprinting and
serigraphy.
According to Riley, sketching and watercolor
equipment is always among Riley’s travel gear,
producing a collection of art from far‐off
locations. Riley’s work covers sixty five years
and has been in California exhibitions from La
Jolla to San Francisco. Her art is also in
collections on the East Coast, Midwest and in
Western Europe
Fine Art Exhibitions at Central Library: The following artists are scheduled for exhibitions in the Central
Library gallery space:
June/July 2016: Salli Hosseini
August 2016/September 2016: Fernando Del Rosario
Summer Arts Events
TO: Newport Beach City Arts Commission
FROM: Library Services Department
Tim Hetherton, Library Services Director
949‐717‐3810, thetherton@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Tim Hetherton
TITLE: Cultural Arts Activities for May 2016
Newport Beach Art Exhibition – June 18
Concert on the Green: Hollywood Stones – July 31
Concert on the Green: Rumours – August 21
Concert on the Green: Springsteen Experience – Sept 11
Consulate of Mexico in
Orange County
The consulate of Mexico
sponsored a display of
traditional Mexican toys in
the Central Library. The two
glass cases contain dozens of
colorful toys created by the
hands of Mexican artisans,
crafted using simple materials
and designed to wake up the
amusement and curiosity of
children. The story of these
toys goes back to pre‐Hispanic
times, when they were
created in clay and painted
with natural pigments.