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ABOUT THE EVENT
ARTventure is a Juried Art Exhibition accompanied by a Community Arts Day event for families and friends and an Awards Ceremony.
ARTventure was originally a three-day art event created to highlight the Costa Mesa’s “City of the Arts” motto, designated by the City Council in 1984. The inaugural event showcased a Juried Art Show of local artists and featured performances, demonstrations, and interactive activities from all art disciplines.
Over the past 8 years, the event has changed locations and been hosted at various venues including, Cisco Home and Design Within Reach Showrooms located within the South Coast Collection (SOCO), the lobby of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, and the Samueli Theater.
For the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 the event was hosted at two locations: Norma Hertzog Community Center/Lions Park Event lawn and at the Orange County Museum of Art. The Community Arts Day showcased live performances and hosted interactive art activities for the whole family, as it has in years past, on the Lions Park Event lawn and the Juried Art Exhibition was on display for over a week at the Norma Hertzog Community Center. The Awards Ceremony took place at OCMA.
For the year 2026, the opening reception and awards ceremony will take place at the Norma Hertzog Community Center on September 12, 2026 from 4pm to 7pm.
Event Details for 2026
Check out the ARTventure Juried Art Exhibition Guidelines
