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ArtVenture attendance rose; staff outlines possible ceremony move and notes UC Irvine/OCMA merger
Summary
The city's art specialist reported higher attendance numbers for the juried exhibition and awards ceremony, proposed moving the ArtVenture awards to Lions Park for a combined outdoor ceremony in 2026, and provided an update on the Orange County Museum of Art transition to UC Irvine (official name: UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art).
Art Specialist Megan Gardner presented a monthly report on city arts programming, reviewing ArtVenture attendance, upcoming exhibition schedules, the arts-grant calendar and a museum transition update.
Gardner said the commission's arts-grant award amount for this fiscal year is $12,500. The application window will open in January and close in March, with a funding…
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