Join Laguna Art Museum at the Main Beach Cobblestones for a community art project led by artist and scientist Oriana Poindexter, who seamlessly blends art and science to showcase the ocean's beauty. In celebration of LAM’s Art + Nature initiative, the collaborative artwork will embody a "portrait of place" by using historic photo techniques to create a portrait of the marine ecosystem of Laguna Beach. Participants will study ocean specimens with Oriana and collaboratively create detailed artworks that celebrate underwater life. This project provides a special chance to contribute to a collective view of the ocean and deepen our connection with it. 

The collaborative art produced during the workshop will be exhibited at LCAD’s Downtown Gallery as part of Oriana Poindexter’s exhibition Blue Forest Portraits through November 7-24.

Photographer and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter will share an overview of her ongoing visual storytelling projects focused on kelp forests and abalone conservation. Her work explores how direct observation and creative intuition can be of service to the worlds of science, communication and conservation.

Join us on October 5, 2024 at 2pm for a series of Artist Talks associated with the Flora and Fauna exhibit.

Join Oriana Poindexter at Patagonia Ventura for an interactive workshop to learn this alternative photographic process and use organic subjects to create your own cyanotype prints.

Join Oriana Poindexter at Patagonia Santa Monica for an interactive workshop to learn this alternative photographic process and use organic subjects to create your own cyanotype prints.

Solento Surf Festival Art Event at Four Moons Spa

On view from August 26 - September 27, 2024

Opening Reception and Artist Lecture September 12, 2024

Join Oriana Poindexter and Found Studio for an interactive workshop to learn this alternative photographic process and use organic subjects to create your own cyanotype prints.

Join the Hold Fast team for Oceans at Night at the Birch Aquarium!

Join Oriana Poindexter and The Ocean Institute for an interactive workshop to learn this alternative photographic process and use organic subjects to create your own cyanotype prints.

Join the artists for a closing walkthrough of the Ebb + Flow exhibit at the UC San Diego Geisel Library.

Join Oriana Poindexter and the Catalina Island Conservancy for an interactive workshop to learn this alternative photographic process and use organic subjects to create your own cyanotype prints.

Maker’s Market at Found Studio La Jolla

Join Oriana Poindexter at Patagonia Cardiff for an interactive workshop to learn this alternative photographic process and use organic subjects to create your own cyanotype prints.

Join Oriana Poindexter and Usal Projects in Malibu, CA, for an interactive workshop to learn this alternative photographic process and use organic subjects to create your own cyanotype prints.

Join Oriana Poindexter at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History for an interactive workshop to learn this alternative photographic process and use organic subjects to create your own cyanotype prints.

JEFFREY B. GRAHAM PERSPECTIVES ON OCEAN SCIENCE LECTURE

Join biologist Mohammad Sedarat and artist Oriana Poindexter in an exploration of their collaboration on the Aquarium’s new art exhibition, Hold Fast, an immersive journey through our local giant kelp forests. Learn how their unique perspectives are combined to provide visitors with insight into climate change through the lens of art.

Please join the UC San Diego Library for an exhibit reception to celebrate "Ebb and Flow: Giant Kelp Forests through Art, Science and the Archives".

Join Oriana Poindexter and Campana Studios for an interactive workshop to learn this alternative photographic process and use organic subjects to create your own cyanotype prints.