The whimsical but thought provoking art of Jane Peterson can be seen at her new working studio located at Dab Art, 1793 E. Main.
Peterson holds a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa, and her work can be seen in collections from coast to coast. She works in an assortment of mediums, ranging from paint, oil, watercolor, wood, ceramic (mixed-media), sculpture, and photography. She also is affiliated with Galerie 102 in Ojai and TAG Gallery in Santa Monica. [email protected]
While the World Burns, 1st Place winner, 2018 Open Competition, pastel, by Veronica Lambert
Buenaventura Art Association is gathering the best recent works by talented amateur and professional artists from throughout Southern California and the nation to showcase in Ventura early next year.
BAA’s 33rd annual Open Competition will be displayed Feb. 9-March 2, 2019, in the Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Pavilion at the Museum of Ventura County, 100 E. Main St., Ventura. Two- and three-dimensional original artworks offered for sale are eligible for online-only entry at www.buenaventuraartassociation.org. Entry deadline is midnight Jan. 26, with notification of acceptance via email on Jan. 29.
Cash awards and association memberships are the prizes. First, second and third places will earn $500, $350 and $250, respectively, and one-year memberships. Four honorable mentions will come with $100 prizes and six-month memberships.
An opening reception and awards ceremony will be 5-7 p.m. Feb. 9.
The fee for each piece submitted is $15 for BAA members and $20 for nonmembers, plus a $3 processing fee per total entry. A $10 fee will be added for works over 4 feet in any direction. Complete entry and shipping specifications are in a prospectus on BAA’s website.
Juror for the competition is noted California painter William Wray. He worked in animation as a teen in the late 1980s before studying fine art at The Art Students League in New York, then worked in commercial art for 15 years on the “Ren and Stimpy Show,” comic books, and as a contributor to Mad Magazine. Wray returned to oil painting in 2005, eventually finding success and satisfaction exploring what he terms “realistic abstraction.”
BAA’s new gallery home in Studio 30 at Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave., is open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. For more about the 64-year-old nonprofit artists cooperative and its programs, visit www.buenaventuraartassociation.org or call 805-648-1235 during gallery hours.
Dab Art at H Gallery in Midtown Ventura displays a variety of art styles. H Gallery + Studios is a 10,000 square foot vintage building completely dedicated to the arts. Included is a large 3000 square foot main gallery on the first floor and a 2700 cubic foot suspended installation area all of which is focused on contemporary artists, while promoting a wide spectrum of genres and mediums. To complete the creative atmosphere are a total of 18 artist studios where local artists work, create and display their work.
Dab Art, 1793 East Main Street 805 626 887 www.DabArt.me
Buenaventura Gallery at the Bell Arts Factory
$25 per person, includes materials
Holiday Cranes of Peace workshop will lead you through the process of making origami cranes. We will also be using text, working on individual cranes, and a group mobile as well. All materials included.
Come celebrate Peace with us!
Participants can expect to make at least 2 cranes to take home as ornaments or gifts, for family, friends or for yourself!
Ventura born, instructor Dawn Reily started showing and selling her art in the local gallery scene as a teenager and started her own jewelry design business at age 16. Reily graduated from Sonoma State with a Bachelors in Fine Art, teaching credentials, and Associate degrees with concentrations in 2-D arts, sculpture, gallery management, jewelry design, printmaking, metals, Chinese brush painting, and computer graphics.
Buenaventura Art Association Gallery
Bell Arts Factory, Studio 30
432 N. Ventura Ave.
Join for an immersive evening at E.P. Foster Library with master dyer and textile artist, Porfirio Gutiérrez, and learn about the rich history of the craft in its cultural context. Recently featured in The New York Times, Gutiérrez is committed to keeping his family’s traditional Zapotec practices and knowledge alive.
Gutiérrez and his family are masters of Zapotec weaving and come from a long line of weavers from Teotitlán del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico. They are among a small group of textile artisans working to preserve the use of plant and insect dyes.
This special presentation will be hosted at E.P. Foster Library on Saturday, January 5, at 6 pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Ventura County Library is honored to host this event, made possible by funding received from the California Council for the Humanities Library Innovation Lab Grant for the project entitled “Celebrate Mixteco Culture,” and partnerships with MICOP, CSUCI, El Rio NFL, and UCSB.
“Library Innovation Lab: Exploring New Ways of Engaging California’s Immigrant Communities” is a new statewide competitive grant program offered by California Humanities. The program encourages California libraries to develop creative and innovative programs that will respond to the needs and circumstances of today’s immigrants and immigrant communities and foster more inclusive communities within our state.
The Foster Library is located at 651 East Main St. Hours of service are 10am to 7pm Monday through Thursday, 10am to 5pm Friday and Saturday, and 1pm to 5pm on Sunday.
This month, Buenaventura Art Association (BAA) is upholding a pair of year-end traditions—the Small Image Show and Holiday Boutique—in its new gallery home, Studio 30 at Bell Arts Factory on Ventura Avenue.
The art show will feature members’ original works no longer than 14 inches on a side, sized and priced for gift-giving. The boutique will present a changing mix of artisan crafts, jewelry, fine art photos, cards and other paper items, and wearable art for purchase on three weekends.
The Holiday Boutique coincides with events at the adjacent Bell Arts Factory. BAA’s boutique will be open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 8, 9, 15 and 16. The gallery also will be open 6-9 p.m. Dec. 7 for First Friday.
An open studios night and opening of the Artisan Holiday Market in the Tool Room Gallery will be 6-9 p.m. Dec. 7. Bell Arts also will be open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Dec. 8, 9, 15 and 16.
Buenaventura Art Association is a 64-year-old nonprofit artists’ cooperative that recently moved to Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave., Ventura. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. For more about BAA and its programs, visit www.buenaventuragallery.org or call 805-648-1235 during gallery hours.
All of us at Focus on the Masters share the grief that has engulfed our community. The fires and the shooting at the Borderline Bar have personally affected members of our Focus family. Our hearts are heavy. We are postponing our documentation and Artist Spotlight Interview with Erika Lizée until our 2019 season. We are great believers in the healing power of the arts, especially during difficult times. But, the immediate needs of our loved ones and our communities are the priority. We also want to make sure that Erika’s art students at Moorpark College – who are grieving for one of their own – would be able to attend.
We are on standby to assist artists in need of documentation of their work. FOTM also has free art supplies available to artists who lost their studios in the fire.
We all know from experience that love is mightier than fire and thicker than smoke. We will all get through these difficult times together.
Thank you for your understanding and tremendous support.
FOTM Board of Directors, Staff and Volunteers
This amazing art installation, located at the Museum of Ventura County is made of raw combed sheep wool. By Chilean born artist Minga Opazo the work is inspired by the fundamental processes of the textile industry. Born in Chile she is now a resident of Ventura. Minga is currently attending the California Institute of the Arts to receive her master’s degree. The Museum does not need to be open to view this art as it can be seen from either side.
Ventura County Potters’ guild member Marilee Stockman will be presenting a PowerPoint program and talk about Southwest American Artist Roxanne Swentzell. Swentzell is from the Santa Clara Indian Pueblo and comes from a family of renowned potters and sculptors. As a child she learned to articulate emotion through her small clay sculptures. She is known for her figurative sculptures that have captured the hearts of people all over the world. Stockman participated in a five-day workshop with her and will be telling about that amazing workshop.
Students and the public are welcomed to attend. Free at the Ventura Avenue Adult Center
550 N. Ventura Ave. Monday November 26, Doors open at 7 pm, Program begins at 7:30 pm .
