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Studios, galleries, schools and groups worth knowing in Orange County.

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Links checked November 2026

Bronze and white sculptures outside LCAD

School

Laguna College of Art and Design

Art and design college in Laguna Beach.

The white tiled facade of OCMA

Organization

Orange County Museum of Art

Contemporary art museum in Costa Mesa.

Photo: DarkNight0917, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and color graded

Designers collaborating over a laptop

Community group

AIGA OC Slack

Our free Slack for OC creatives. Ask for feedback, share a job or find a printer.

A designer’s desk with page layouts open on two screens

Career resource

AIGA Design Careers

AIGA’s national job board. Search for roles in Orange County or remote work.

The brick facade and fountain of the Grand Central Art Center in downtown Santa Ana

Organization

Grand Central Art Center

Cal State Fullerton’s contemporary art center in downtown Santa Ana, with exhibitions and artist residencies.

The Visual Arts sign outside Cal State Fullerton’s Visual Arts Complex

School

Cal State Fullerton

Graphic design and illustration programs in the Department of Visual Arts.

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