Brea Arts Programs Featured in Exhibition at John Wayne Airport

(SANTA ANA, CA) – The Destination Gallery at John Wayne Airport is currently hosting the exhibition Experience Brea Arts, a showcase of the diverse art programs run by the City of Brea. For nearly 50 years, the City of Brea has been dedicated to the arts. Fully funded by the City of Brea, impressive programs provide rich cultural experiences for Brea residents and visitors.

Located in the Brea Civic and Cultural Center, the Curtis Theatre is a 199-seat venue that hosts a variety of plays, musicals, concerts, recitals, and community events year-round. This municipal facility opened in 1980 to highlight the performing arts in Brea and provide a place for guest artists from around the world to showcase their talent. In 1982, the theatre was named for Dr. Glenn Curtis, a philanthropist and patron of the arts who practiced medicine in Brea from 1927 to 1959.

Curtis Theatre display featuring images and items from Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and Once

Install shot of Experience Brea Arts Exhibition

Frogtown Fences, Mary E Kudlak, Acrylic on Canvas, 2023

The Brea Gallery is a sprawling contemporary art space established in 1980 at the Brea Civic and Cultural Center. With 6,500 sq ft of exhibition space and floor-to-ceiling windows, it is one of the largest in the region run and funded by a city. The space hosts four exhibitions per year, including the renowned The Brea Gallery is a sprawling contemporary art space established in 1980 at the Brea Civic and Cultural Center. With 6,500 sq ft of exhibition space and floor-to-ceiling windows, it is one of the largest in the region run and funded by a city. The space hosts four exhibitions per year, including the renowned Made in California regional exhibition, plus a wide variety of workshops and programming; the Brea Gallery has become a must-visit destination in Orange County for dynamic, culturally relevant, and progressive contemporary art.

Brea Gallery featured artist Mary E Kudlak was introduced to the gallery via the Made in California exhibition last year and most recently was invited to show a body of work in their Through the Dreamhouse exhibition in January. A selection of these works, acrylic paintings of local Southern California streetscapes filled with comical imagery and exaggerated perspectives, are shown alongside photographs of the Gallery’s past exhibitions.

This exhibition will be on view through September 2, 2024. The Destination Gallery is located on the upper level on the non-secure side of the airport between Terminals B & C.

For more information about the arts in Brea, visit www.experiencebreaarts.com.

For more information about the John Wayne Airport Arts Program,
visit www.ocair.com/terminal/artexhibits.

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