Artistic License

"100 Artists See Satan" Fundraiser and Exhibit Opens June 26

June 22, 2010

Grand Central Arts Forum, the support group for Grand Central Art Center is revitalizing the hit exhibition, “100 Artists See Satan,” a survey of contemporary artists and their interpretation of the supreme demon.

Unlike the original exhibition, this iteration of the collection will be presented as a fundraiser, with works available for sale to the public. All proceeds will benefit future GCAC programs and exhibitions.

The public opening reception is scheduled Saturday, June 26, from 7-10 p.m. On July 3, from 7-10 p.m., GCAC hosts another reception to coincide with Downtown Santa Ana’s First Saturday Arts Walk. The exhibition will remain on display through Aug. 15.

The exhibit “100 Artists See Satan” was originally organized by GCAC in response to the exhibition “100 Artists See God,” curated by John Baldessari and Meg Cranston for Independent Curators Inc. New York. The two shows exhibited simultaneously in 2004 — "Satan" at GCAC and "God" at Laguna Art Museum — and gained notable attention from the public and media.

This second installation of the exhibit will offer the public a chance to purchase works from acclaimed artists. To further raise funds, Grammy Award-winning graphic and packaging designer Hugh Brown has been commissioned to design "Satan’s credit card," a limited edition of 666 that will be available at the GCAC bookstore for $50. Cardholder’s benefits include a discount on select merchandise in the center’s Sales Gallery, as well as the opportunity to win an artwork from the exhibition.

Exhibit artists include: Kim Abeles, the Rev. Ethan Acres, Robby Adams, Peter Adamyan, Shag aka Josh Agle, Kii Arens, Julie B., Ana Bagayan, Gary Baseman, Becca, Bigfoot, Chris Bradley aka SMASH, Scott G. Brooks, Mike Brown, Hugh Brown, Liz Carroll, Amy Caterina, Luke Chueh, COOP, Albert Cuellar, Bryan Cunningham, Dalek, Kelly Hutchison aka Dark Vomit, Bob Dob, Diana Donaldson, Richard Edson, Ron English, Korin Faught, Eric Finzi, Alan Forbes, Paul Frank, Camille Rose Garcia, Gregg Gibbs, Jeff Gillette, Mat Gleason, Alex Grey, Des Grisham, Don Ed Hardy, Alexander Harris, Andrea Harris, Dana Harvey, Laurie Hassold, Mercedes Heinwein, Tim Hendricks, F. Scott Hess, James Hill, Jason Houchen, Jim Jenkins, Michael Knowlton,Will Koffman, Charlie Krafft, Dennis Larkins, David Michael Lee, Joshua Levine, Bad Otis Link, Laurie Lipton, Tiffany Liu, James F. Lorigan, Danni Shinya Luo, Jason Maloney, Chris Mars, Sally Mars, Elizabeth McGrath with Brian Poor, Jeff McMillian, Tara McPherson, Matthew William Miller, Miso, David Molesky, Gary Musgrave, Scott Musgrove, Jessica O'Dowd, Skot Olson, Joe Ongie, Naida Osline, Nathan Ota, Sonya Palencia, Manuel Pardo, Joshua Petker, Gail Potocki, Matthew J. Price,Victoria Reynolds, Drew Roulette, Beau Roulette, Mark Ryden, Leigh Salgado, Krystopher Sapp, Kathy Staico Schorr, Todd Schorr, James P. Scott, Mike Shine, Skinner, Morgan Slade, Nathan Spoor, Tyler Stallings, CR Stecyk III, Cole Sternberg, Mike Stilkey, Eric Stoner, Ken Tanaka, Paul Torres, Christopher Ulrich, Jeffrey Vallance, NicolaVerlato, Marnie Weber, CW West, Mark Whelan (Kill Pixie), Eric White, Edward Walton Wilcox, Robert Williams, Witnes AWR and Christine Wu.

The free, public exhibit is open from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, plus 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Free docent group tours of the exhibition and building 11-4 p.m. daily, except Monday. Grand Central Arts Center is located at 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana. To schedule a docent tour or for more information, call 714-567-7233.