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Curator Talk: Miranda Lash
Thursday, October 22 at 7PM 117 N Sycamore, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Grand Central Art Center, in collaboration with the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA), invites you to join us on Thursday, October 22, 7:00pm at OCCCA for a curatorial talk by Miranda Lash, Ellen Bruss Chief Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. This event […]
THE LOST CHAMPION – MEASURING / ACTIVATION #2
THE LOST CHAMPION – MEASURING AN ONGOING ARTIST RESIDENCY PROJECT OF BEN KINSLEY Saturday, September 19 @ 10AM Meet Location: GCAC Lobby *This is a free program and includes walking. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring water. If you joined us for Activation #1, you already know the magic of The Lost Champion—and if you missed it, […]
Aryana Polat: A Boundary Meant to Separate
August 1 – October 11, 2026 OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, August 1 from 7 – 10PM A Boundary Meant to Separate transforms the gallery into a contemporary ruin, inspired by Aryana Polat’s research on Cold War infrastructure. She focuses on how their meanings continue to shift long after their military function has ended. Cast concrete walls, […]
Pablo Helguera: The Esperanto Project
ONGOING Artist Pablo Helguera has invited Grand Central Art Center to join his newest initiative, The Esperanto Project—a distributed international exhibition that comes to life through the participation of museums, galleries, universities, and alternative art spaces around the world. GCAC is pleased to participate, and selections from the project will be on exhibition at Grand […]
Misty Choi – CuppyBreak: A Cup of My Own
OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, October 3 from 7-10PM Misty Choi’s work, CuppyBreak: A Cup of My Own, begins with close attention to ordinary gestures: drinking coffee, holding a cup, eating, resting, and moving through a room. Through repetition, she discovers subtle differences within the familiar and considers how everyday experiences accumulate within the body. When an object breaks, […]
Antonio Palomo: Taken from EARTH
June 6 through November 8, 2026 Taken From EARTH reflects on the rocket’s double meaning as one of humanity’s most powerful inventions. As a child, the artist saw rockets as symbols of wonder, discovery, and the desire to reach beyond the known world. Over time, that awe became complicated by the misuse and growing normalization […]
Ben Kinsley: The Lost Champion
(image: Ben Kinsley, The Lost Champion, State Champion Jacaranda Mimosifolia, Santa Ana, CA. Image courtesy of Nick Araya and UFEI website.) ACTIVATION #1 – EXPLORING THE LOST CHAMPION Ben Kinsley with arborists Rhonda Wood and Humberto Mojica activation one of a five-part series Saturday, June 27 | 10:00 AM–12:00 PM Meeting Location: Grand Central Art Center […]
Joseph Peragine: Pass The Ammunition
May 2 through July 12, 2026 OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, May 2 from 7-10PM Joseph Peragine’s video Pass The Ammunition uses the visual language of animation to examine how violence is normalized, circulated, and sustained—often through systems that feel impersonal, routine, and “built in.” In the context of today’s escalating tensions, the work feels especially urgent—not as commentary […]
Jon Rubin: The Stolen Dove
(Helena Odeh holding the dove that was once stolen off a monument to her father Alex. Photo credit: Patrick Shartzer. Courtesy of artist Jon Rubin and Grand Central Art Center.) It’s a dove that was once stolen off the only monument of an Arab American in the United States — let me tell you the story. […]
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