Coastline Community College to hold psychedelic art exhibition

Coastline Community College will present an exhibition examining psychedelic art produced in Orange County.

“Orange Sunshine and the Mystic Artists, 1967-1970,” opening Monday and running through Sept. 26 at Coastline Art Gallery in Newport Beach, will display artwork ranging from Beat assemblage to craft and figuration created by Mystic Artists, a loosely organized group of artists interested in alternative culture.

Mystic Artists congregated and exhibited their art at Mystic Arts World, a psychedelic emporium in Laguna Beach, which operated from 1967 to 1970.

The collection curated by Bolton Colburn will include art that was displayed at Mystic Arts World and work by Mystic Artists dating from roughly the same time period. The gallery also will feature cultural artifacts, photographs, posters, fliers and other material relating to Mystic Arts World.

A free opening reception will start at 6 p.m. Saturday at Coastline Art Gallery followed by a panel discussion moderated by Dion Wright, original Mystic Arts World gallery director, at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Nicholas Schou, author of “Orange Sunshine: The Brotherhood of Eternal Love and Its Quest to Spread Peace, Love and ACID to the World,” will talk about his book at noon Sept. 2.

The exhibition will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, except for Aug. 29, when it will be closed. It is at 1515 Monrovia Ave., Newport Beach.

Admission is free. For more information, call (714) 241-6213 or visit coastline.edu.

—Kathleen Luppi