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Liz Goldner

Liz Goldner at L.A. Press Club

Liz Goldner is an award-winning art and cultural journalist based in Laguna Beach. She contributes to the LA Times, LA Weekly, Visual Art Source,  AICA-USA Magazine and several other print and online publications.

Liz Goldner at L.A. Press Club
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Sarah Rafael García poses next to her LibroMobile mobile library. | Courtesy of Sarah Rafael García
Sarah Rafael García, founder of the mobile library LibroMobile, is a familiar face of success in Santa Ana. Yet she attributes her accomplishments in writing, teaching, publishing and more to acknowledging her discomfort as an out-of-place Chicana.
UCI Dance's Piper Bockstahler choreographed "Lost in the Soft Light" | Courtesy of UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts
When the statewide shutdown occurred in March, UC Irvine's art departments created new teaching models. Some proved so effective that the school plans to use them in the Fall and into the future.
A piece from Juri Koll's "The Handshake Series," which he started when the lockdown began. |  Courtesy of Juri Koll
Artist/gallerist/curator Juri Koll reaches out to artists and their supporters, encouraging them to break through the psychological confines of the current pandemic.
An image from Tom Lamb’s “Marks on the Land” series. | Courtesy of Jacques Garnier/The Legacy Project
The legacy has of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro has endured largely through several aviation-related art exhibitions displayed in the Palm Court Arts Complex, which is part of the Orange County Great Park, where the marine base once stood.
The Big Orange: Great Park, Orange County | Joe Wolf via Flickr
The Orange County Great Park could have been an idyllic oasis in overbuilt Orange County, CA had its original plans been achieved, but there is still opportunity to turn its fortunes around.
Señor del Maiz | Courtesy of Alfadir Luna Talking to Action PST LALA
A seven-foot-tall animastic sculpture made of corn connects the markets of Santa Ana, California and Mexico City. 
9 Peaceful Protest Helmets - James Berson | Courtesy of James Berson
Arts entrepreneur Cribb intentionally spearheaded the city’s artistic renewal. While gentrification is often controversial, Cribb and his supporters ultimately prevailed, leaving some satisfied and others troubled.
California-Pacific Triennial 2017 opening night | Ryan Miller OC Triennial
When the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) launched the California-Pacific Triennial in 2013, it became the first California museum to survey the work of Pacific Rim artists. Its tradition of highlighting artists in the region continues this year.
SanTana Sarah Garcia Rafael
Writer Sarah Rafael García is a modern-day Brother Grimm, transforming Santa Ana, California's stories into fairy tale format.
The Laguna Canyon Project by artists Mark Chamberlain and Jerry Burchfield | Photo: Courtesy of BC Space (featured)
In 1980, an environmental art project inspired residents to take charge of their own destiny and prevent the construction of a 3,200 unit housing community in Laguna Canyon, California.
OCMA history -- Preparing for the Balboa Pavilion Gallery opening, 1962. (featured)
The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) was started by 13 innovative women, who learned to become gallery managers, curators and preparators. How this museum has thrived is a story of foresight, hard work and the mounting of forward-looking exhibits.
Jon Harguindeguy art
Many veterans have been able to confront their own war-related demons by engaging in the creative process.
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