Chris Cutroneo
1. When did you start working for the city of Manhattan Beach?
July 2016
2. What about art are you most passionate about?
Creating art has always been an important part of my life, as it has been the perfect left-brain counterbalance to my right-brain nature. Art's ability to engage your brain in an immersive way has the capability of not only engaging your creativity an expression but also allowing oneself to be just in the moment. The ability to eliminate the "outside noise" has been such an amazing experience- day-to-day stress melts away.
3. Given all of our past exhibitions, what is your favorite piece that has been exhibited in the Manhattan Beach Art Center?
This is an impossible question to answer. There have been many-many- beautiful pieces from the curated exhibits to the Community art shows. I can't pick one.
Lara Odell
1. When did you start working for the city of Manhattan Beach?
May 2022
2. What about art are you most passionate about?
I'm most excited about helping community members gain access to the ceramics arts and supporting their ambitions to learn about the medium.
3. Given all of our past exhibitions, what is your favorite piece that has been exhibited in the Manhattan Beach Art Center?
'Wet Winter in Manhattan' by Timothy Owens from the 2023 Annual Community Exhibition.
Ernesto Oshiro
1. When did you start working for the city of Manhattan Beach?
January 2017
2. What about art are you most passionate about?
I like the community aspect of art. Getting together to talk about it, create and collaborate.
3. Given all of our past exhibitions, what is your favorite piece that has been exhibited in the Manhattan Beach Art Center?
I would choose
Toyetic from 2018. I liked how something typically soft like teddy bears were made out of concrete.
