Category Archives: Ventura Art Scene

ARTLIFE Limited Editions placed in numerous library collections

The ARTLIFE Foundation has placed ARTLIFE Limited Editions in the library collections at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the University of California at Berkeley.

MoMA added 85 issues to fill gaps in their existing collection of ARTLIFE. UC Berkeley added over 181 issues to their current Special Collections in the Bancroft Library. The Library at the Whitney Museum added 199 issues of ARTLIFE.

ARTLIFE is the original collaborative art publication created and edited by Joe Cardella. Artists from around the globe mailed up to 150 original prints, collages, drawings, and visual poetry which were assembled into monthly issues of 30 to 40 pages. Cardella published 11 issues per year from 1981 through 2005, a total of 275 issues over 25 years.

At one time, ARTLIFE Editions sold at Museum gift shops throughout the country including the Guggenheim and LA’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). ARTLIFE Editions can also be found in library collections of the LA County Museum of Art, Yale University, Harvard University, the Getty Research Center, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and more.

The ARTLIFE Foundation is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to preserving artist Joe Cardella’s lifework and legacy. Joe passed away in May, 2018. The ARTLIFE Foundation maintains Cardella’s home studio and archives, housing over 400 works of object art and a complete set of the ART/LIFE Limited Editions. By providing these volumes to museums and libraries, we are ensuring that these seminal works, ARTLIFE Limited Editions, are available to art historians, researchers, and creators for years to come.

Fox Fine Jewelry presents All About Light

Fox Fine Jewelry presents All About Light, an art show with Jannene Behl and Susan Marcelletti from January 12th to April 16th, with an Art Reception on January 14th from 5 – 7 pm.

There isn’t much that Jannene Behl hasn’t done. Whatever she does, she gives herself to it fully because, she says, “the universe always has a plan.” 

Her life is active! She’s done deep dives into ice skating, surfing, horseback riding, playing piano, performing in plays, among plenty others.

Marcelletti returned to her Thousand Oaks home and enrolled in a drawing class. She enjoyed it, and found she had a natural talent for it. So, she took another class, and learned of the Ojai Studio Artists tour.

After years of working in pastels, a year ago Marcelletti began working in acrylics with Behl. She usually paints in the evening in her garage studio, but still travels weekly to Ojai to paint with Behl.

Show information: https://www.foxfinejewelry.com/pages/all-about-light

Holiday Member Show Original Artwork by Buenaventura Art Association Members

Paper Fantasy – Hand made paper, buttons, plant material – Darlene RokerAt Studio 99 @ The Bell Arts Factory. Holiday Member Show Original Artwork by Buenaventura Art Association Members

Plus Featured on the Triangle Showcase Solo Show by Darlene Roker

“A Little of This, A Little of That”

Beautiful artwork in both shows, of all sizes and media, large and small, including ceramics, textiles and jewelry, for unique gift-giving!

Exhibit Runs thru December 24, 2022

Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) kicks off annual holiday fair and festival

Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) kicks off the holiday season with its annual holiday fair and festival, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 3, and continues noon to 4 p.m., Dec. 4. Enjoy unique gift shopping this holiday season for your family and friends while browsing through 40 professional artists studios and additional guest vendors! There will be free activities for kids, delicious food and treats available for purchase, and craft beer and wine. Admission is free and plenty of parking will be available. Visit studiochannelislands.org or call 805-383-1368 for full details.

Ventura Pottery Gallery announces third annual ‘Tis the Season for Holiday Giving event

The Ventura Pottery Gallery is pleased to announce our third annual ‘Tis the Season for Holiday Giving event. Not only is our gallery a great place to purchase your holiday gifts, but beginning November 19 we have a free gift for you when you spend $30. 

Potters always accumulate extras piece in their studios, and we love to clean our shelves. Our forty potters are donating bowls, vases, mugs, plates and ornaments as gifts to our cherished customers.  We want to thank those who support our handmade ceramic creations, from our studios to your home. 

We invite you to stop by the Ventura Pottery Gallery to view work of local artists and potters. The gallery is located at 1567 Spinnaker Drive, Suite 105 in Ventura Harbor Village. The gallery is open from 11 – 6 seven days a week. We also have an online store at  www.venturapotteryonline.com and for more information please visit www.venturapottersguild.org. 

“A Year Without You,” for 30 days in the Museum of Ventura County’s Pavilion

Saturday, November 19th 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – A Year Without You Opening Reception – The RAD Foundation & artist Julie Dahl-Nicolle are collaborating to showcase “A Year Without You,” for 30 days in the Museum of Ventura County’s Pavilion. The collection of one hundred floral mixed media canvas paintings represents a sense of loss many have experienced for the last two years due to COVID-19. The collaboration aims to bring acceptance and understanding to loss all while giving hope & joy for the future ahead. The opening reception will invite guests to participate in hanging clouties – an homage to the Irish Rag Tree tradition. (Free, Drop-in Event)

Ventura County Potters’ Guild to host double event in downtown Ventura Nov. 5-6

The Ventura County Potters’ Guild will host a double event in downtown Ventura on November 5 and 6 (10am-6pm). There will be an outdoor market on Main and California Streets showcasing many local potters just in time for your holiday shopping. Handmade pottery makes a thoughtful, personal gift. Peruse the gorgeous mugs, bowls, vases, planters, sculpture and more. You will have your holiday gift list checked off in no time.

In addition, there will be a Bowl of Thanks fundraiser. Local potters are donating hundreds of bowls that can be purchased for $20 each. Funds raised will be donated to Downtown Ventura’s Family Reconnection Program,

Each bowl purchase is accompanied by a punch card allowing the purchaser to sample tastes from over 15 restaurants and pubs.  Bowls for pasta, ice cream, cereal, berries, loose change or your doggy (or kitty) will be available in all sorts of sizes and colors.

The Ventura County Potters’ Guild, a non-profit founded in 1957, continues its mission of promoting ceramic arts through its Gallery in Ventura Harbor, workshops, and monthly meetings.  www.venturapottersguild.org.

Buenaventura Art Association closing out 2022

Buenaventura Art Association is closing out 2022 with a flourish, presenting six exhibitions of members’ works at three locations and wrapping up its monthlong Under $50 fundraising sale.

Two of the shows will be at Harbor Village Gallery & Gifts. The current fundraiser will be up until Nov. 7 and a members’ holiday show will run Nov. 8 through Jan. 10. The gallery is open 11 a.m.-6 p.m., seven days a week. The fundraiser features 8-by-8-in. original artworks created and donated by BAA members, selling for $49 each.

In Studio 99 at Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave., a display through Oct. 29 of members’ original works will be followed by one for the holiday season, Nov. 4-Dec. 24.

Two evening receptions are planned for the Studio 99 holiday exhibition, 6-9 p.m. on Nov. 4, opening night, and Dec. 2, in conjunction with Ventura’s First Friday celebration of the arts. Regular hours are noon-4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

BAA, a nonprofit arts cooperative founded in 1954, welcomes additional business partnerships to expand its exhibit space and artist exposure. For more about BAA and its programs, call the gallery at 805-648-1235 or visit buenaventuraartassociation.org.