California Center for the Arts Escondidio
California Center for the Arts Escondido 1/16/18 What a splendid day spent exploring the Center and accompanying grounds. The various groups and agencies that were true visionaries in wanting their community to celebrate the arts and art education collaborated to bring their dream to fruition in October 1994. Visited the museum first before viewing the campus grounds. Even before you venture inside there is beauty to behold just outside the front doors. Besides large, rare, black granite rocks, the main entrance is graced by a large LithoMosaic called Star Streams, a permanent exterior public artwork combining small pieces of colored materials with concrete. It was installed last month and the first of its kind at a U.S. museum. Niki de Saint Phalle's Grande Step Totem Lucky for me/us, the Niki de Saint Phalle exhibition had just opened to the public last week. So many gorgeous pieces to see with so many intricate details, not only by Niki but by so many ot