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Past Exhibitions

Swampland: Jennie Cotterill – August 1, 2015 through February 7, 2016 @ Grand Central Art Center

OPENING RECEPTION August 1 from 7-10PM Curated by Jennifer Minasian, CSUF Exhibition and Design MFA The Project Wall is a new initiative of Grand Central Art Center, inviting artists to create large-scale projects for six-month exhibitions. As  the first for  this series, we have invited artist Jennie Cotterill to take over the space, where she […]

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Manos Unidas Creando Arte (MUCA) // Preview Pop-Up Shop: Manos Unidas Creando Arte and Cogâ•nate Collective: August 1 and Ongoing @ Grand Central Art Center

POP-UP SHOP August 1 from 7-10PM Manos Unidas Creando Arte (Hands United Creating Art), is a local collective that provides social + cultural + economic opportunities to community members in Santa Ana through the production and sale of handmade crafts made from recycled materials. The group will be showcasing their first series of products that […]

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Would you like to participate in an artistic experience? (SNA/TJ Edition): Cogâ•nate Collective with Juan Villavicencia, initiated by Ricardo Basbaum – August 1 from 7-10PM @ Grand Central Art Center

PARTICIPATORY OPPORTUNITY August 1 from 7-10PM A collaboration with binational publics to elucidate transborder imaginaries. Would you like to participate in an artistic experience? is an international project initiated by Brazilian conceptual artist Ricardo Basbaum, that consists of an invitation to activate an object that is meant to â“reveal the desire and effort of the […]

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A Gender Monologue: D. Hill – August 1 through October 11, 2015 @ Grand Central Art Center

OPENING RECEPTION: August 1 from 7-10PM D. Hill, A Gender Monologue. A Gender Monologue explores the complexities of gender behavior and performance. Influenced by Judith Butler’s writing on the concept â“gender performantive,â” Hill establishes a stage in a photography studio setting and performs the ideological behaviors of a man and a woman. The artist takes […]

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30/30+: Juliana Rico – August 1 through October 11, 2015 @ Grand Central Art Center

OPENING RECEPTION: August 1 from 7-10PM Juliana Rico, Day 17 and Involuntary Response Series (38 minutes). For at least 30 minutes everyday, over the course of 30 days, artist Juliana Rico ran. Beginning from the same location, each day a new route was explored–north, east, south, and west. The duration was dependent on her physical […]

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Trees: Dave Creek – August 1 through October 11, 2015 @ Grand Central Art Center

OPENING RECEPTION: August 1 from 7-10PM Dave Creek, Trees (detail). In the artist’s own words: I don’t know why I look at trees so much; it’s dangerous when I drive. Every time I look at a tree I try to find the perfect available real estate within its body that could fit a structure – […]

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Liberty Weeps: Joseph DeLappe – June 6 through September 13, 2015

OPENING RECEPTION: June 6 from 7-10PM Joseph DeLappe, Liberty Weeps. Artist-in-residence Joseph DeLappe has installed his sculptural work Liberty Weeps In the lobby of Grand Central Art Center. Built onsite as a commissioned project for ManifestJustice, a pop-up exhibition held in Los Angeles in May, the work is collaboration between curator Yosi Sargant, sculptor/designed Charlie […]

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Audition Notice – Female Small Ensemble for Broadcast Opera

Audition Announcement!!!! Female Small Ensemble Singer-Actors – Role of “Forest Women” in Broadcast Opera Project  Vireo Audition date – June 7, 2015, afternoon (20-minute slots) Grand Central Art Center (GCAC)  in Santa Ana, CA, a unit of  Cal State University Fullerton’s College of the Arts, is holding auditions for 4-6 female singer-actors, of any voice […]

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Homeland: Jimena Sarno – May 2 through July 12, 2015 @ Grand Central Art Center

OPENING RECEPTION – WITH SPECIAL PERFORMANCE MAY 2 from 7-10PM   Jimena Sarno’s video and sound installation Homeland investigates power relations, surveillance, security culture and the urban landscape as a zone of conflict. Inspired by the questions in the American citizenship application form N-400, the work interrogates what constitutes a good citizen and what defines […]

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