About Us







The Art-A-Fair Foundation is a non-profit organization working in conjunction with the Art-A-Fair Festival in Laguna Beach California with a mission to promote the growth of art and and artists. With the hard work of our members and the generous support of the community and corporate sponsors, the Art-A-Fair Foundation provides ongoing art education and art sponsorship in Southern California. We provide art supplies for school art classes hard hit by cuts to their budgets.    <more>
News
  • June 2010:The Art-A-Fair Foundation donated over $1000.00 in supplies for the 2010 All Ages "Make It and Take It" Center at the Art-A-Fair Festival.

  • May 2010:Canadian Artist Caroline Richards won the 2010 T-Shirt Design Competition with two beach themed t-shirt designs.

  • May 2010: Artist Ralph Burch won the 2010 Art-A-Fair Poster Competition with his Pinup Girl - Fun and Sun in Laguna Beach.

  • May 2010: Student Artists Sloane Loafy and James Bui were chosed for the Student Artist program at the Art-A-Fair Festival 2010.

  • October 2009: Student Artists sold over $5,000 in original artwork, prints and note cards at the Art-A-Fair Festival in Laguna Beach during the Summer of 2009.

  • June 2009: The Art-A-Fair Foundation contributed $1,500.00 to the Meet the Masters Program in Tustin, CA.

  • January 2009:Over $5,000 in art supplies were delivered to Orange County schools.
  • Silent Auction - 2010


    Board of Directors
  • Ron McWhorter: President
  • David Linnig: Vice President
  • Loretta Alvarado: Treasurer
  • Laura Berry: Secretary
  • 052010

    2010 Student Artist Scholarship Winners Announced

    Two fine art students have been awarded schoalrships for the 2010 Art-A-Fair Festival Student Artists Program.

    Sloane Loafy and James Bui with be exbiting and selling their artwork throughout the summer at the Art-A-Fair Festival in Laguna Beach, California.

    Loafy will be exhibiting her functional and artistic ceramic creations and Bui will be displaying his mixed media drawings and paintings.

    During the summer or 2009, our scholarship winners not only receive the full value of any art sold during hte summer season, they also received many other benefits including:

    • Shared exhibit space at the 2010 Art-A-Fair Festival - Valued at approximately $700.00 each
    • Two-dimensional artists receive up to $1,000.00 in custom framing, gicleè reproductions and note-cards of their work.  Three dimensional students receive cash to pay for the cost of supplies for creating their artwork.
    • Student Appreciation day - a dessert social introducing the students to the art community and Art-A-Fair Festival Patrons.
    • Expert mentoring in sales and marketing from seasoned art professionals is available throughout the summer
    • Experience selling directl to customers

    Contact Ron@ArtAFairFoundation.org with any questions or interview requests.

     
    052010

    2010 T-Shirt Design Winner Announced

    Caroline Richards won the international 2010 Art-A-Fair Festival T-shirt design competition.  Caroline submitted two designs that will be used on Art-A-Fair Festival Apparel for the 2010 show season.  Ralph Burch's winning 2010 Poster Competition Design will also be used.

    Our theme this year is the Beach, especially Laguna Beach and will be sold in our festival store for the period  between June 23 and August 29th.