Our situation was very unique with OCCCA. My fiance and I both are interested in art, and we wanted an ecclectic wedding. We didn't want a typical traditional ceremony or reception space, so we chose to do it at this Art Gallery in the Artist District of Santa Ana. The space was beautiful, with loft ceilings and it was an open canvas for us to design our special day on. Pamela was our contact and she was so excited to work with us, as OCCCA had never hosted a wedding before! We were the first ones, and it was amazing. They hung paintings on the walls and the lighting was awesome! I would reccommend this venue to people that want a different, unique space for their ceremony or reception.

I participated as an artist in an OCCCA exhibition. Detailed repacking instructions for return of artwork (with photographs!) went ignored. They literally placed the framed oil painting in the box, then shoved all packing materials (including 4 form corners that should have been attached to the frame) to one end of the box, taped it shut, and called it a day.

The expensive frame was severely damaged. This is shameful! Communication with exhibiting artists always comes from the Director. In this instance, nothing ever came from the Director, all communication was from someone whose title was "secretary", who ultimately handled return shipping of my now damaged painting over to an off-site person at some college down the block.

DISGRACEFUL!