"The carpet of green grass in front of Laguna Beach City Hall has become a stage for discussion. There, sculptor and installation artist Mark Jenkins has set five life-sized male figures clad in khakis and gray hoodies with black gloves and sneakers. In the installation "Caretakers," Jenkins has the men busy with random activities. One is vacuuming, one is holding a hot dog on a skewer and another has a bow and arrow--fitted with a toilet plunger ready to shoot an apple off the head of another figure. The fifth is playing a game of horseshoes. The figures have drawn an array of reactions from people. Some think they're weird, others find them alarming and still others find them interestingly thought-provoking." Read more in the Orange County Register article here.

Santa Ana artist Brian Peterson was commissioned by Orange County United Way to create a mural in the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church in Costa Mesa to help promote their campaign to end homelessness. (Peterson was honored in 2018 at ArtsOC's OC Arts Awards for his "Faces of Santa Ana" initiative.) Read more about the artist and the project in this article in the Orange County Register.

CanstructionOC combines the fun of a design-build competition with an ingenious way to help feed hungry people. Local prominent architectural, engineering, planning, and design firms, and students mentored by these professionals, create phenomenal structures built entirely out of canned food. The structures will be on view to the public at South Coast Plaza (in conjunction with the Festival of Children), John Wayne Airport, and ARTIC throughout the month of September. More details here.