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EXHIBITIONS Gallery admission, parking, and opening reception are free to the public. yourgreatpark.org/arts
GALLERY GREAT PARK
More Than You Can Chew January 26–April 20 | Great Park Gallery exhibition opening Sunday, January 26, 1–3 p.m.
Extending beyond aesthetics and taste, More Than You Can Chew surveys contemporary artworks that examine the cultural, economic, and political foundations that shape our culinary experiences. Acting as conduits for discourse, the artworks included in this exhibition bring new ideas to familiar subjects. Explore the complexities of food through a lens that merges the edible with artistic integrity, showcasing that some of the most simple and familiar things can hold hidden and elaborate meanings. Image Credit: Eriko Kobayashi, Sunny Side Up, Borosilicate Glass and Flameworking, 2022.
HANGAR 244 ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
Closing Marine Corps Air Station El Toro In 1993, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro was designated for closing by the Base Realignment and Closure Commission and all of its activities were to be transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The station officially closed on July 2, 1999. Since 2002, the Legacy Project has documented the transformation of the former Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro into the Great Park. They have created more than 200,000 images and famously turned a giant jet hangar into the world’s largest camera and used it to take the world’s largest picture. Photos from this exhibition capture the Flying Bull insignia around the military base and its buildings. A Guide to Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro A Guide to Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro is a documentary about the history of the region. This 9-minute archive will take you on a retrospective journey from the early days of the Irvine family’s prodigious ranching and agricultural projects, to the coming of World War II and the subsequent arrival of Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro. The film screens every 20 minutes in the History Room hallway of Hangar 244. gallery & hangar hours Thursday–Friday, Noon–4 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit yourgreatpark.org/arts . Great Park Gallery, Hangar 244, and Great Park Studios are located in the Palm Court Arts Complex. Locations are subject to closures due to private event rentals and/or larger city-wide events. For building closure status, please call 949-724-6599.
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Inside Irvine
Winter 2024–25
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