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Lainey’s Latest: Art Los Angeles Contemporary

It was an above average Thursday at Grand Central, the heat had been turned back on ending the dark ages of puffer jackets, scarves, and beanies in the office and, on top of that, it was beautiful day in Santa Ana.   Doing my usual work: checking emails, making promotional buttons, and preparing for the […]

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That’s a Wrap! – Recap of Vireo’s Final Filming, Episodes 10-12

Vireo is a CSUF Grand Central Art Center artist-in-residence project with Lisa Bielawa, in partnership with KCET Artbound. This month, Vireo wrapped production of its 12-episodes serial  broadcast opera with a marathon of shoots across the Bay Area. From stunning scenery in the California Redwoods to the inside of a 1962 Plymouth Valiant, here’s a […]

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Permanent Change of Station, Leave No Traces: Gosia Herc-Balaszek

Permanent Change of Station, Leave No Traces Gosia Herc-Balaszek February 4 through April 16, 2017 In the artist’s own words: Camp Pendleton: ten thousand people and no ghosts. The nomads leave no trace. Their dwellings are in the spaces that are neither public nor private. They hover above and between the surfaces that protect them […]

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Lainey’s Latest: Sweet Life

This past Friday, January 13, our preparator Christopher Wormald performed at the Sweet Life exhibition in Chinatown, Los Angeles.   The art exhibition and benefit show for Syrian refugees was organized by Jacquie Li.   Li asked participating artists to submit works that spoke to the surrealism of the current state of the world.   […]

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Lainey’s Latest: First Issue and Dayjob Espresso and Culture

Hello and welcome to the newest, and first, edition of Lainey’s Latest.  I, Lainey LaRosa, studied Photography at Fullerton College and work as Gallery Assistant for Grand Central Art Center.  I will be granting you  all behind the scenes access for our latest and greatest exhibitions!  Hope you’ll join me in following all the outstanding […]

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Dayjob Espresso and Culture: Deborah Fisher and Paul Ramirez Jonas

DAYJOB ESPRESSO AND CULTURE: DEBORAH FISHER AND PAUL RAMIREZ JONAS January 6 – January 10, 2017 @ GCAC Artist-in-Residence Storefront Studio Deborah Fisher and Paul Ramirez Jonas are incubating Dayjob Espresso and Culture, a business in the real world that is also an artwork in the real world. Coffee houses have a long history as […]

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Stretching Out Flat: Charlotte Ginsborg

Stretching Out Flat Charlotte Ginsborg January 7 through March 12, 2016 Opening Reception: Saturday, January 7 from 7-10pm On a daily basis, we observe and are observed by others. Based upon these observations, we make judgments and adjustments in our lives. Occasionally, we are watched, but such observations go unnoticed; sometimes we know someone is […]

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GCAC Artist-in-Residence – Warhol Foundation Report

Grand Central Art Center recently concluded a  two-year funding cycle from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts that helped to support our artist-in-residence initiative.  We wanted to share with you  information and images from our GCAC report to the Foundation, providing greater insight into the artist-in-residence projects realized during this funding period (June […]

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Pulling the Forest Along the Road: Darren Petersen and Diana Markessinis

    PULLING THE FOREST ALONG THE ROAD Darren Petersen and Diana Markessinis November 5, 2016 through January 15, 2017 Opening Reception: November 5th from 7-10pm Pulling the Forest Along the Road is a collaborative work of HOPE Center for the Arts artist Darren Petersen and mentor artist Diana Markessinis. Developed through a year-long collaboration, […]

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