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Jynx Prado: Intimidating Intimacy

Intimidating Intimacy Jynx Prado March 5 – June 12, 2022 Opening Reception: Sat. March 5 from 7 – 10pm Intimidating Intimacy is a recreated documentation of a video performance from a year prior, represented in a multimedia installation. With a reflection of time, the work on exhibition revisits the past performance with a deeper understanding of […]

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Man in wetsuit standing in front of tank filled with water.

Charlotte Ginsborg: 22:22

22:22  Charlotte Ginsborg March 5 – June 12, 2022 Opening Reception: Sat. March 5 from 7 – 10pm 22:22 tells the story of Tom Sietas, who in 2012 set a world record at that time of twenty-two minutes and twenty-two seconds in Static Apnea, the ability to hold one’s breath underwater. Through evocative underwater photography, Charlotte […]

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Individuals in a line climbing an airplane entry staircase

Adrian Paci: Centro di permanenza temporanea

Centro di permanenza temporanea  Adrian Paci December 4, 2021 – February 13, 2022 Opening Reception: Sat. Dec 4 from 7 – 10pm The central setting is an airport. A crowd of people are patiently moving towards an aircraft boarding staircase. They form a queue while we can observe planes taking off and landing in the […]

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Yaron Michael Hakim: Psittaciformes

PSITTACIFORMES YARON MICHAEL HAKIM September 4, 2021 – January 9, 2022 Opening Reception: Sat. Sept. 4 from 7-10PM In his current body of work, Psittaciformes, Yaron Michael Hakim has adopted the formal approach of naturalist illustration to depict imagined anthropomorphic creatures. Through these paintings, he examines his South American heritage and the kind of exoticization that has been projected onto […]

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Roksana Pirouzmand: they last forever

THEY LAST FOREVER ROKSANA PIROUZMAND September 4 – December 5, 2021 Opening Reception: Sat. Sept. 4 from 7-10PM Roksana Pirouzmand’s they last forever series are a psychological extension of sketches for performance ideas. The works are slabs of clay painted upon with additional clay, allowing the artist to cut through and puncture the slabs to create actual […]

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Mel Chin: 9-11 / 9-11

9-11/9-11 MEL CHIN SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 – NEW YORK CITYSEPTEMBER 11, 1973 – SANTIAGO September 4 – November 14, 2021 Opening Reception: Sat. Sept. 4 from 7-10PM The terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City forever scarred the trust of the American people. On the same date, […]

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GCAC Receives $100,000 Warhol Foundation Grant!

Grand Central Art Center Receives $100,000 from  The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Cal State Fullerton Grand Central Art Center is honored to be receiving a $100,000 grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, supporting artists through our artist-in-residence program. Through the generous support of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts, Grand Central Art Center is excited […]

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ANNUAL REPORT 2020/2021

GRAND CENTRAL ART CENTER SANTA ANA, CA A UNIT OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON ANNUAL REPORT 2020/2021 The focus of Grand Central Art Center (GCAC) exhibitions and residencies is on the relationships and connections built through engaged contemporary art practice, inviting artists of diverse backgrounds to explore with an open process.  We thrive on discoveries, research, risk, and […]

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The Adjacent Possible: An Evolving Communal Orchestra

The Adjacent Possible: an evolving communal orchestra Hosted by Grand Central Art Center Currently through May 2020 Grand Central Art Center is excited to be hosting a FREE limited series of performances of The Adjacent Possible. UPCOMING PERFORMANCE DATES AND FREE REGISTRATION HERE The Adjacent Possible is a live, online theater experience that mixes storytelling, […]

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