I also wanted to shed light on the great work Georgeana Ireland is doing for Californian artists at Ehtos Contenporary Art in Newport Beach.
Read the full letter at the Newport Beach Independent here.
Laguna Beach fine artist Jorg Dubin wrote a letter to the Laguna Beach Independent titled “Save Our Laguna Beach Artists.” Jorg defined the Laguna creative community as artists, craftspeople, musicians, writers and performers. Jorg said creativity is “A natural resource that has been woven into the fabric of Laguna. It’s a resource that is so important to this community and without it we would be just another beach town.”
If you know a working artist, you know their plight. Lack of affordable living, nowhere to create, and City Council needs to care about art as a business.
On March 1, I moved to Laguna Beach. I have found a creative art spirit here, but my challenge is business growth.
I have known successful fine artist Georgeana Ireland for a few years. Georgeana was an artist in the Fingerhut Gallery in Laguna Beach on PCH until the gallery closed nine years ago. At that moment, Georgeana decided to go into the gallery business and help artists.
Georgeana opened Ethos Contemporary Art Gallery at 3405 Newport Blvd. in Newport Beach. She is now a leader in marketing and selling fine art. When COVID came, Georgeana went digital, and then became global. She inspires all artists to embrace the Internet.
You can see my work here: https://ethosartsinc.com/collections/clara-berta
Thank you for a warm welcome Newport Beach. I am home.