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A hand-built ceramic sculpture resembling a stylized skull, with a rough gray surface, carved dark facial features, and an open back revealing a warm orange interior, photographed against a soft blue-gray background.

Reniel Del Rosario: Barotoy’s Tiki n’ Trading Post

November 7, 2026 – February 14, 2027 OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, November 7 from 7 – 10PM Barotoy’s Tiki n’ Trading Post is an installation by Los Angeles-based artist Reniel Del Rosario that examines exotification, conquest, and erasure through the context of a fictionalized tiki bar. The American imperial conquest of the Pacific is a long […]

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A split image left and right. On the left, a woman's hands hold a metal (bronze) dove sculpture. On the right, the movie poster for the film titled "Who Killed Alex Odeh? that features text with the title and an image of Alex Odeh.

‘The Stolen Dove’ Community Hosting + Santa Ana Premiere of ‘Who Killed Alex Odeh?’

Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Santa Ana, California A Collaborative Evening with Grand Central Art Center & The Frida Cinema The Stolen Dove Community Hosting + Santa Ana Premiere of Who Killed Alex Odeh? FREE PUBLIC DOVE HOSTING | Grand Central Art Center | 7:00–8:00 PM FILM SCREENING | The Frida Cinema | 8:30 PM […]

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Image a woman with brown hair wearing a while blouse.

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 […]

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Individuals stand in a circle around a large tree.

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, […]

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Two large vertical concert panels being pushes and supported halfway up a white gallery wall by metal triangle support posts.

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, […]

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Black text in the language of Esperanto over a light tan background,

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 […]

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a grid of eighty-two different ceramic cups

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, […]

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Abstract image of collage with mirror type material and yellow flowers against red background

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 […]

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A large treee in the foreground with an apartment building and blue sky behind it.

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 […]

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