05/02/2025
July 28 Monday
The amazing PAGEANT OF THE MASTERS……
Get ready for a one-of-a-kind experience with the 2025 Pageant of the Masters, “Gold Coast: Treasures of California.”
This epic show takes you on an unforgettable journey along California’s coast, showcasing masterpieces from world-class museums like the Getty, LACMA, Laguna Art Museum, de Young Museum, Timken Museum of Art, and more, plus iconic monuments from some of the state’s most famous cities. With living pictures, original music, and captivating storytelling, the Pageant brings California’s rich legacy to life in a way you won’t want to miss.
Highlights include Edgar Degas’ “Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen” from the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena and Millard Sheets’ “Pleasures Along the Beach” from the Hilbert Museum at Chapman University. And what comes next will be one of the most spectacular events you will ever see !!! So many of us have been down to Laguna Beach to see this show multiple times. It’s a brand new show every single year. You can look forward to awesome narration, beautiful music, a display of artwork like you have never seen before, unless of course you have been to the Pageant of the Masters. AND one of the most beautiful venues you will ever experience .The Pageant of the Masters is poised to make history this summer by launching its 2025 production of “Gold Coast: Treasures of California” with the recreation of three paintings by longtime Festival of Arts exhibitor Susan Hoehn. Hoehn, now in her 11th year exhibiting at the Festival of Arts, has captivated audiences with her vibrant paintings of museum visitors engaging with art. This summer, her paintings “Blue Dog,” “The Artist at LACMA,” and “Local Legend” will be transformed into tableaux vivants, bringing her distinctive perspective to life in a new way. “I believe that all artists are inspired by the subjects they paint,” Hoehn said. “Visiting museums is one of my favorite activities, and I can't help but be inspired by the great works of art created by the masters of the past. Seeing my own work re-created in this way is a surreal and humbling experience.” Each piece reflects the relationship between the viewer and the artwork. “Blue Dog” captures a visitor's quiet moment of contemplation before a striking piece at The Broad Museum, while “Local Legend” pays tribute to the legacy of Wayne Thiebaud, one of California’s most celebrated painters, as his works are admired at the Laguna Art Museum. The most personal of the three, “The Artist at LACMA,” is particularly meaningful to Hoehn as it is a self-portrait.
$171 person
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