Studio Arts Gallery will present a select group of Laguna Beach artists to residents and visitors in an upscale, yet comfortable, venue within The Old Pottery Place. Our mission is bringing a greater awareness of work created or inspired in the art colony of Laguna Beach, offer a showcase for local artists beyond the two-month festival season, and provide inspiration to local artists via the introduction of a small number of highly regarded artists from other areas. It is our intention to include all media showcased at the local art festivals and to certify that all work sold is designed and executed by the artists.

Studio Arts Gallery hosts two new exhibits for the next two months, beginning with a reception Aug 5 coinciding with First Thursdays Art Walk, from 6-9 p.m.

Artist Suzi Chauvel "Chasing the Horizon" series explores interior and exterior boundaries in photography layered with poetry and painting.

Susan Thacker's paintings, "Over and Above," are visual allegories about personal, political, cultural and moral questions.

The reception will also feature Sasha Evan and Doug Miller on the patio and jewelry designer Gabriella Ferrin's multi-ethnic fusion fashions.