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Michele Taylor gets ‘Artist of the Year’!
Sawdust glass and mixed media artist Michele Taylor, and former Sawdust artist Gerard Stripling won “Artist of the Year” at the Laguna Beach Alliance of the Arts’ Art Star Awards on Sunday night. The...
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‘Sculpt Your Family’ at Top of the World Elementary
Media Contact: Richard Chang Phone: 949-497-0517 Email: rchang@sawdustartfestival.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘Sculpt Your Family’ Workshop Friday at Top of the World Elementary Media, photographers...
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The 49th annual Sawdust Art Festival opens June 26!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 49th Annual Sawdust Art Festival Opens June 26 The 2015 Sawdust Art Festival runs June 26 through August 30, 2015 Laguna Beach, CA – The Sawdust Art Festival celebrates its...
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Sawdust wins a 2015 Certificate of Excellence!
The Sawdust Art Festival has just won a 2015 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor! The award is given for consistently great reviews from TripAdvisor travelers. Thanks to TripAdvisor and all the...
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On an elementary school field trip, artist Jeff Lavinsky had an “a-ha!” moment when he saw Wyland’s mural at the Long Beach Convention Center. The artist’s colorful representation of the beauty of...
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Parking Tips and Suggestions
Parking can be extremely challenging during the festival season however there are many public parking and transportation options in the local area. Please allow yourself at least 30 minutes to park and...
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Less than a week away!
As wheelbarrows full of sawdust roll onto the grounds, people are scrambling left and right. The festival grounds are buzzing with activity as the artist booths begin taking form and they hammer the...
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Sawdust Art Festival is now OPEN!
Sawdust President Jay Grant welcomes the crowd to the opening This morning, to a crowd of artists and guests, Sawdust President Jay Grant provided welcoming words describing the traditions of...
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Step inside the Magic Room!
The Sawdust Magic Room Sawdust glass artist Liz Avalon has created a very special experience for Sawdust visitors this year. Her first conceptual art installation, the Sawdust Magic Room, is a...
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Tuesday Chef’s Night with Evan’s Gourmet
Evan’s Gourmet is a fresh and organic taste that is new to the Sawdust Festival this year. A Laguna Beach native, Evan has seen the Sawdust Festival flourish her whole life and spent years training in...
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Tuesday Chef’s Night with Chef Jin Heo
Chef’s Night is back this week! We have chefs from Laguna Beach’s top-rated restaurants visiting us at the Sawdust Arts Festival to do a 30-minute food demo and provide a sample tasting for attendees....
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“CUT” Fashion Show, Sunday, July 26, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Sawdust Arts Festival Fashion Shows are coming up! The shows are called “CUT,” featuring works from 10 Sawdust textile artists. Each designer has created three to five pieces, one of which is a...
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Green Day, Saturday, July 25, 2015
Our artists thrive on nature’s beauty and on Green Day we take time to appreciate that resource. Come support the environment and see how our artists take precautions in their work to use recyclable...
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Tuesday Chef’s Night with Chef Lindsay Smith-Rosales
This Tuesday, August 4 at 5:30 p.m. on the Main Deck, we are welcoming one of Laguna Beach’s most notable chefs! We will be hosting Lindsay Smith-Rosales, Chef/Proprietor of Nirvana Grille &...
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Artist Feature: Allison Keefe – Booth 306
Sawdust Arts Festival Artist Feature Allison Keefe Booth # 306, Medium: Painting Allison Keefe / Allisonkeefe.com I am a painter born and raised in Laguna Beach. I have been coming to the Sawdust...
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Artists’ Benevolence Fund Auction – Sunday, August 9
Sawdust Arts Festival Artists’ Benevolence Fund Auction to be held Sunday, August 9 Laguna Beach, CA—The Sawdust Art Festival is hosting an Artists’ Benevolence Fund Auction on Sunday, August 9, from...
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Tuesday Chef’s Night with Mark Medina
Chef Mark Medina will be our Chef Guest next Tuesday on August 18 As Pastry Chef of Tamarind of London, Mark Medina has single-handedly transformed the high-end Indian restaurant’s dessert menu....
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“CUT” Fashion Show Sunday August 23, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
The Sawdust Arts Festival will be hosting its second fashion show this summer. The show is called “CUT,” featuring works from eight Sawdust textile artists. We had a great turn out during our first...
View ArticleIn the News: Cherril Doty, Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot Op-Ed
Chasing Down the Muse: My path is leading me toward good works By Cherril Doty August 14, 2015, Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot If you light a path for somebody, it will also brighten your path. — Buddha...
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Sawdust Artist, Dion Wright, leads exhibit at the Coastline Art Gallery:...
Mystic Arts World, the epicenter of the underground counterculture scene in Southern California, was a hangout spot for experimental, avant-garde artists at the tail end of the 60s. Though the gallery,...
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