Orange County Center for Contemporary Art

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art OCCCA is an all-volunteer organization that invites artists to think about their practice. Interested in Renting OCCCA's Space? Our space features 6,300 sq. ft.

Located in the historic downtown Santa Ana Artist Village, OCCCA's light-filled gallery space is perfect for your event. The large open space main gallery is fronted by an all-glass foyer space, with 14 ft. tall open beam wooden ceilings and track lighting. and is a superb venue for weddings, cocktail receptions, screenings, seminars, recitals, fundraisers, business presentations & film/photo prod

uctions. This large space can comfortably accommodate up to 200 guests and have room to set up an open bar as well as space for a dance floor. A roll-up door is located on the side of the gallery for transporting equipment to and from the gallery. Power supply, back room staging area and bathrooms are included. Please visit during our open hours to view the space. We're happy to answer any questions. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA)
117 North Sycamore Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 667-1517
occca.org


http://www.occca.org/GALLERY-RENTAL.html

Rates*
Half day rate: (6 hours)
6 hours start to finish on one day only - including setup, event, and breakdown/clean up
$2,500 including $500 refundable deposit

Full day rate (ex. weddings)
Event Ending at 11pm*
Includes time prior to event day for setup,
Includes time day after event for clean up take down
$3,300** price includes $500 returnable deposit =($2800)

Receipt of deposit locks in price if any price changes occur.

*Additional hours fee, see clause #18 of contract
** All rates subject to change without notice
**Receipt of deposit locks in price if any price changes occur

Fees
Liability Insurance rider required
$500 security deposit


Please contact Andrea
at - [email protected] - for availability with subject line:

"Gallery Rental -[type of event,] [your name,] [date of event]"
Ex. "Gallery Rental - wedding, J. Smith, July 12, 2015"


http://www.occca.org/GALLERY-RENTAL.html

Send us your artwork at https://www.entrythingy.com/d=occca.org?start=list Fashionistas, 2025, an international call for...
09/16/2024

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Fashionistas, 2025, an international call for art.

Announcing our juror:
Manon Thibodot, Curatorial Projects Officer, Centre Pompidou, Paris
Manon Thibodot, graduated from Sciences Po Paris and the École du Louvre, specializing in modern art, photography and fashion/luxury and is currently working for the Modern collections department of the Centre Pompidou. She is involved in the essential curation of the museum rooms and the organization of exhibitions. Thibodot has collaborated in various photographic shows and contests in Paris and worked for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2019, where she participated in provenance research on a collection of 19th and early 20th century photographs.

Through September 27th
09/13/2024

Through September 27th

Painting in Real Time, opening Sept 7 at OCCCA.. Painting by Jenny Gagalka, "Pop Secret", NFS
09/05/2024

Painting in Real Time, opening Sept 7 at OCCCA.. Painting by Jenny Gagalka, "Pop Secret", NFS

Free seminar for Artists at OCCCA. How to apply to the Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters
09/03/2024

Free seminar for Artists at OCCCA. How to apply to the Festival of Arts/Pageant of the Masters

OCCCA Presents A Free Seminar About the Festival of Arts Artists’ Application Process

09/03/2024

OCCCA Presents A Free Seminar About the Festival of Arts Artists’ Application Process

08/09/2024
Calling all Santa Ana artists! Free to enter our community Pop-Up exhibition. Adult and student categories.
08/02/2024

Calling all Santa Ana artists! Free to enter our community Pop-Up exhibition. Adult and student categories.

360 degree walk through tour of Art with a messageCreated by Tom Lamb
07/12/2024

360 degree walk through tour of Art with a message
Created by Tom Lamb

Virtual Tour | An Open Call for Art from OCCCA - Juror: Nicolad Orozco-Valdivia | 1-img 20240710_115500_00_merged

07/04/2024

you are invited to

Art with a Message!

Opening Reception July 6 from 6 to 10 PM

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art

"Messaged Art helps us to envision a future free from the unconscionable tyranny of blind ignorance, oppression and mindless discrimination"

“Take your broken heart and make it into art”❤️

Congratulations to Becky Black! Art A-Fair opening reception now in Laguna Beach.
06/27/2024

Congratulations to Becky Black! Art A-Fair opening reception now in Laguna Beach.

Opening July 6th!
06/25/2024

Opening July 6th!

https://conta.cc/3RFS9Z5, Tonight, 6-8 pm on June 20th,  ,  ,   art,  ,
06/20/2024

https://conta.cc/3RFS9Z5, Tonight, 6-8 pm on June 20th, , , art, ,

June 20th Dembrebrah Drum and Dance Ensemble   Spirit Possession OCCCA is pleased to present: Spirit Possession June 1st through June 29th, 2024 12:00 noon- 5:00 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday Free

https://conta.cc/3z4Zuem  event,  ,  ,  ,   discussion,   host bar
06/18/2024

https://conta.cc/3z4Zuem
event, , , , discussion, host bar

June 20th for West African Drummers and Dancers   Spirit Possession OCCCA is pleased to present: Spirit Possession June 1st through June 29th, 2024 12:00 noon- 5:00 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday F

https://conta.cc/3KIkWZ9  ,  ,  ,   African Drummers, Spirit Possession through June 29th at OCCCA. photo by Tom Lamb, "...
06/14/2024

https://conta.cc/3KIkWZ9 , , , African Drummers, Spirit Possession through June 29th at OCCCA. photo by Tom Lamb, "Slave Holding Passageway".

Join us on June 20h for special programming   Spirit Possession OCCCA is pleased to present: Spirit Possession On view June 1st through June 29th, 2024 12:00 noon- 5:00 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sund

06/08/2024

Congratulations to these artists who were selected for Art with a Message, opening July 6th.
1. Banan Al-Nasery
Air Sculpture, 2022
2022
film photography
2279 × 1535 pixels
900.00 (edition1/5)

2. Priscilla Amezola
Behold the Revelation
2019
Mixed media
11x14
$5000

3. Stephen Anderson
profiting from others misery
2022
Image transfer on wood, clock mechanism
6x6 inches
200

4. Stephen Anderson
Our side your side
2019
Image transfer on wood, clock mechanism
6x6 inches
200

5. terry arena
Whiskey: Require Medical Assistance
2022
humanely sourced bee cadavers, floss, mica
60 x 5.75 x .5in
300

6. terry arena
Xray: Stop Your Intention
2022
humanely sourced bee cadavers, floss, mica
60 x 5.75 x .5in
300

7. Stephanie Butler
This Made Me Think Of You Amanda
2024
Acrylic on Canvas
12in x 12in
600

8. Stephanie Butler
This Made Me Think Of You Julianne
2024
Acrylic on Canvas
12in x 12in
600

9. Stephanie Butler
This Made Me Think Of You Allen
2024
Acrylic On canvas
12in x 12in
600

10. Ron Caraway
The Greeting
2019
oil on canvas
48 x 48in
2,500.00

11. Maria Coletsis
Intermission: Industry
2020
Giclee Print
30inx20inx 2in
$800

12. Neifa Cosenza
Armadura
2023
Mixed Media on Canvas
24x30
700

13. Lee Anne Dollison
Big A** Tornado
2019
mixed media/collage/assemblage on panel
30in x 30in x 1.5in Framed: 38’ x 38in x 1.25
$1800 + commission

14. Lauren Evans
In the Absence of
2023
Modeling clay, mouse traps. steel
20in x 6in x 3in
$1,200

15. Dellis Frank
Be Amended
2019
Acrylic on canvas, repurposed items, fiber, paper
40 x 30 x 2.5 in
$5000

16. Jeffrey Frisch
Or Another
2008
Ink on Shaped Gator Board Panel
14inW x 4.5inH
$150.00

17. Sandra Gallegos
I Don't Understand
2016
paper collage
4.5inX5.5in 9.5inX12in FRAMED
225.00

18. Sandra Gallegos
I Can Easily Understand
2024
paper collage
4.5inX5.5in 9.5inX12in FRAMED
225.00

19. stephen frank gary
Segue to Epilogue
2014-2024
acrylic, oil pastel, pencils on plywood with glicee portions on paper
14 ft x 4 ft
17000

20. suvan geer
Shifts - Faith
2018
Paper
8.5 in x 36 in
$600

21. Jennifer Gibello
About Time
2018
photograph
na
$250

22. mariano gonzales
"The Demon Wears a Jesus Shirt
2014
Graphite on paper
8in x 11in
$300.

23. emanuela harris sintamarian
Deus ex machinae
2024
acrylic, gouache on paper
127in x 120in
40000

24. Lynette K. Henderson
DDT I
2022
Acrylic on canvas.
9in x 12in x 1.5in
425.00

25. Lynette K. Henderson
DDT III
2022
Acrylic on Canvas
12in x 9in x 1.5in
425.00

26. Lydia Kann
Eviction
2022
Acrylic Paint on Paper
48 inches x 90 inches
$6000

27. DeannaILoveLeyla!12 Lamour
Greedy Pig
2019
acrylic on stretched canvas
32h x 34w x1d
800

28. Dean and Laura Larson
The Council Gathers in Time
2018
Archival ink on Hannemule Fine Art Canvas
17inx22ft (other sizes: 17inx15ft; 17inx23.5
$5,000

29. Greig Leach
Sticks and Stones, Bombs and Drones
2024
Oilsticks on paper
37inx52in
$4,900

30. Lisa Lesniak
neologos
2018
digital print /silk, cedar, steel, ribbon and thread
23 x 17 x 3 inches
NFS

31. Roberta Levitow
The Bottom Line
2024
egg tempera
11in x 14in
$1000

32. Dorothy Magallon
Symphony
2024
Maniquin cage, toy violin case, oil painting
29in x 16.5in x 13.5
$1650.00

33. Lori Markman
There is No Room At The Table
2019
Oil and charcoal on canvas
36 x 48 inches
$2,200

34. Myra McCants
UCI Encampment I
2024
35mm film photograph
8 x 12
NFS

35. Julio Pagán
La Pieta MMXXIV
2024
Mix media
6 feet tall with a 4x4 foot base
Priceless

36. Sihyeon Park
Sun, Moon and Superstition
2023
Natural powdered colors on Korean Paper(water based)
30x40 inch
$2800

37. Fabiola Penafiel
Every Walk of Life Traveling the Same Road
2024
Black Mountain Clay
40 1-2 inch figures
Not for sale

38. Barbara Pieper
Remember Parkland?
2019
cast bronze figures, barbed wire, wood base
16in x 14.5in x 13.5in
$1500.00

39. Maruja Powys Heiser
Collateral Damage
2024
Stoware clay, oxydes, glaze
18x8x8 inches
$2000

40. ALKAID RAMIREZ
Gentrification Intervention: Citron
2024
archival inkjet prints
3 - 16x20 frames
$1700

41. Ellen Rundle
Key of Willingness
2021
Mixed Media Assemblage
8 x 10
500.00

42. kamelia Sadeghi
10 Baha'i Women of Shiraz
2024
Intaglio Etching Copper Inked a-la-poupee
8x8
250

43. kamelia Sadeghi
Women Life Freedom
2022
Silkscreen on Printmaking Paper
11x14
$250

44. shilla shakoori
Quiet dignity
2024
oil on canvas
40inx40in
$6500

45. Rosanne Stutts
For You
2024
Silver-gelatin
18inx24in
$100

46. Carol Taylor
Peace or Pieces
2024
work on paper, collage, and paint
11 X 22
5000

47. Carol Taylor
5 Weeks Beat
2024
Work on Paper, Collage, Paint
11 X 22
$7500.00

48. Rhiannon Valenti
Better Homes &Gardens
2024
Oil on canvas
48x72
10,000

49. Lillian Warren
A Desire to Belong
2023
acrylic and oil on mylar
24in x 30in
$3,200

50. Jasmin Wenigha
Ur LAgos
2024
Oil on Linen Canvas
48 inches x 60 inches
$20,000

51. Stacey Wexler
Sacrifing Flowers
2023
Earthenware, underglazes, multiple glazes, wire, resin sculpt and acrylic
13in x 10.5in x 10.5in
750.00

52. Stacey Wexler
Persistance of Sunflowers
2023
Earthenware, underglazes, multiple glazes, wire, resin sculpt and acrylic
11.5in x 11in x 9in
750.00

53. Stacey Wexler
Hands Off
2022
Earthenware, underglazes, colored slips and multiple glazes.
11.5in x 10in x 9in
750.00

54. Kenneth Wilbanks
LilBoy Boom: In God We Thrust
2021
Laminated 3/4” Baltic birch plywood; walnut, teak & pine; clear polyurethane
36”H x 40”W x 19”D
$9,000

Free workshop! Still a few spaces left.
06/05/2024

Free workshop! Still a few spaces left.

Free documentary/ street photography workshop with Tom Lamb and Thomas Fynn. Register with name, email and phone number at [email protected]
June 8th 9am-12 noon.

Take a look with this 360 degree tour of Spirit Possession
06/05/2024

Take a look with this 360 degree tour of Spirit Possession

Virtual Tour | Spirit Possession | 1-img 20240603_200014_00_merged

Free documentary/ street photography workshop with Tom Lamb and Thomas Fynn. Register with name, email and phone number ...
06/03/2024

Free documentary/ street photography workshop with Tom Lamb and Thomas Fynn. Register with name, email and phone number at [email protected]
June 8th 9am-12 noon.

OCCCA DOCUMENTARY and STREET PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPSaturday, June 8, 20249:00 AM – 12:00 NoonREGISTER NOWFree to 15 partic...
05/24/2024

OCCCA DOCUMENTARY and STREET PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Saturday, June 8, 2024
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
REGISTER NOW
Free to 15 participants with advanced registration
contact: [email protected]
Thomas Fynn, visiting world renown Ghanaian documentary photographer
Tom Lamb, OCCCA artist member and photographer
(photo credit: Tom Lamb)

Last chance to see 2%: A Celebration of Black Artistry at OCCCA. Friday and Saturday.    Photo: Myra McCants
05/23/2024

Last chance to see 2%: A Celebration of Black Artistry at OCCCA. Friday and Saturday. Photo: Myra McCants

📸Meet Britt Samuels, artist and co-curator of our current exhibition: 2%: A Celebration of Black Artistry. On view until...
05/20/2024

📸Meet Britt Samuels, artist and co-curator of our current exhibition: 2%: A Celebration of Black Artistry. On view until May 25, 2024 ⏰

117 N Sycamore St
Santa Ana, CA
Friday - Sunday: 12pm - 5pm
Monday - Thursday: By appointment

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Coming in June, "Spirit Possession".Quilt by Allyson Allen
05/14/2024

Coming in June, "Spirit Possession".
Quilt by Allyson Allen

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Santa Ana, CA
92701

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Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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Interested in Renting OCCCA's Space? Located in the historic downtown Santa Ana Artist Village, OCCCA's light-filled gallery space is perfect for your event. The large open space main gallery is fronted by an all-glass foyer space, with 14 ft. tall open beam wooden ceilings and track lighting. Our space features 6,300 sq. ft. and is a superb venue for weddings, cocktail receptions, screenings, seminars, recitals, fundraisers, business presentations & film/photo productions. This large space can comfortably accommodate up to 200 guests and have room to set up an open bar as well as space for a dance floor. A roll-up door is located on the side of the gallery for transporting equipment to and from the gallery. Power supply, back room staging area and bathrooms are included. Please visit during our open hours to view the space. We're happy to answer any questions. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) 117 North Sycamore Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 667-1517 occca.org http://www.occca.org/GALLERY-RENTAL.html Rates* Half day rate: (6 hours) 6 hours start to finish on one day only - including setup, event, and breakdown/clean up $2,500 including $500 refundable deposit Full day rate (ex. weddings) Event Ending at 11pm* Includes time prior to event day for setup, Includes time day after event for clean up take down $3,300** price includes $500 returnable deposit =($2800) Receipt of deposit locks in price if any price changes occur. *Additional hours fee, see clause #18 of contract ** All rates subject to change without notice **Receipt of deposit locks in price if any price changes occur Fees Liability Insurance rider required $500 security deposit Please contact Area at - [email protected] - for availability with subject line: "Gallery Rental -[type of event,] [your name,] [date of event]" Ex. "Gallery Rental - wedding, J. Smith, July 12, 2015" http://www.occca.org/GALLERY-RENTAL.html

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