In the Land of Retinal Delights: The Juxtapoz Factor is an exhibition that presents the work of approximately one hundred and fifty artists and posits that there has been a huge, but unacknowledged, art movement taking place in this country for the last forty years. Since 1994, this ground swelling of lowbrow, surrealistic, pop, figurative, and narrative work has coalesced and found a voice in the pages of Juxtapoz magazine published in San Francisco. This “rag” has become the most widely read art magazine in the U.S. It is an influencing force on the aspiring artists of generation Y and the millenials, who are now enrolling in art schools in numbers never before seen. Juxtapoz magazine was founded by Los Angeles artist Robert Williams. The “Juxtapoz aesthetic or lowbrow art” is almost always figurative and is inspired by movies, TV, advertising, black-velvet painting, psychedelic posters, sci-fi and horror, carnival art, comics books and all things lower and middle class.

Featuring a Venetian theme, this year's festival gives you the opportunity to stroll the festive streets of Palazzo Laguna and See the World Through an Artist's Eyes. Unique among local cultural events, Art-A-Fair features 125 internationally juried artists and master craftsmen. Increasingly popular among artists and visitors alike as a showcase for emerging talent, it has become one of Laguna's must-visit summer affairs. Recently celebrating its 40th anniversary, Art-A-Fair is the city's only international art festival and offers guests the chance to experience the passion of artists working in oil painting, sculpture, mixed media, digital art, ceramics, glass, jewelry, and wood firsthand.