Student artists at Cabrillo Middle School are “going big” for their first-ever chalk festival June 7-9, by welcoming the artist who holds the Guinness World Record for the largest chalk painting by an individual.
Tracy Lee Stum will teach art classes on campus Wednesday, June 7, and support students the following two days as they “amplify” well-known paintings into large designs on the asphalt around campus.
In 2006 Tracy added the Guinness World Record for the largest street painting by an individual. In 2013 she was honored to be a contributor on the Cannes Gold Lion award-winning team for their work in the now iconic Honda CRV commercial.
The student work will take place June 7 and 8 as students create works of art directly on the asphalt. Cabrillo art instructor Teri Willison of Ventura will oversee the work and guide students, along with Stum.
The public is welcome visit campus June 9 to view the works. At the lunch break on Friday, between 11:40 – 12:15 p.m., Cabrillo’s wood shop students will showcase their pieces, including cabinets, benches, skateboards, turned bowls and more. Cabrillo’s award-winning Jazz Band also will perform.
Fiber Arts Exhibit at Vita Art Center | 432 N. Ventura Ave. Studio 30 644-9214
Vita Art Center is excited to exhibit the work of 4 exceptional contemporary fiber artists each showing a unique use of material, form and technique. Fiber art is defined as fine art which consists of materials that are natural or synthetic fiber and other components. It focuses on the materials and on the manual labor on the part of the artist as part of the works’ significance, and prioritizes aesthetic value over utility until June 30.
Marilyn Hefferen will assist and co-teach with Kaon Isaki.
The Spirit of Japan weekend takes place June 16,17 & 18 at Yoga Jones, Ventura when international yoga teacher, Kaon Isaki from Tokyo, Japan visits California.
Marilyn Hefferen, a Hatha yoga teacher at Yoga Jones will assist and co-teach.
How did Kaon Isaki find her way to beautiful Ventura and how did the Spirit of Japan evolve?
Kaon and Marilyn met this past March during the Shakti Initiation Yoga Teacher Training that took place in the foothills of Mount Batakaru in Bali, Indonesia. During this 24 day training, set deep in a jungle environment each new day was greeted by meditating on jungle leaves five feet in size, birds singing mantras and moving to the rhythm of our spirit, breath and body to the sounds of roosters crowing, insects chirping at sunrise. If this sounds like something that interests you, then visit https://www.siddhiyoga.com to find out a bit more about yoga teacher training.
Here they explored new ways to breathe through the prana vayus or flow of breath and created hand gestures known as mudras in yoga. Awareness to the importance of daily rituals became an important practice of creating self-care and self-awareness. Facial cleansing introduced by Kaon with attention to rhythm, touch and meditation became one of our honored rites of self-care.
Kaon’s technique with tuning forks, which are a holistic method of healing that calms the nervous system and raises your inner vibration opening energy pathways within the brain, were used to deepen their experience in Restorative yoga. As a group they practiced and studied yoga asanas, which evolved into yoga dance as an exploration of opening the meridians within the body and honoring the heart center as the source of truth and freedom. Spirit of Japan is the result of both Kaon’s years of teaching experience and new directions from training in this program, Shakti Initiation of yoga and self-expression. This weekend is a unique creation from the blended experience they had in Bali and Kaon’s Japanese influences.
See page 3 in this edition of the Breeze, for Spirit of Japan sessions and pricing.
This multidisciplinary collection of abstract work features 22 artists hailing from the United States to Australia, each selected for their deliberate deviation from conventional art principles. These artist’s theoretical compositions though dissimilar, reflect the social, emotional and intellectual preoccupations in all areas of modern culture.
An ambitious and unexpected exhibit, Departure Theory is a diverse medley of contemporary abstracts. Including a large scale hanging installation, geometric sculpture and conceptual art. Not confounded by generic limits, the visual comprehension of each piece in this exhibition introduces a sense of infinite possibility in highly controlled compositions. Opening Reception | Saturday, June 17 7-10pm.
The Photography Branch of the Ojai Art Center welcomes artists to submit photographic images for its upcoming 14th annual juried photography exhibit, “Animal Kingdom,” opening June 3 with a reception on June 4, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Entries may be submitted to the Art Center Thursday, June 1, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. or Friday, June 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
This year they are welcoming submissions showing animals and creatures of all kinds. Humans can be included if they show a relationship between the animal and the human. Submissions can be pure photographic images or those that have been digitally altered.
Amateurs, professionals, and students in grades 7 through 12, are all welcome to enter. Cash awards will be given for First, Second and Third Place winners, including the student division. For full information and questions contact David Baker 558-6460 (call or text) or [email protected]
Vita Art Center presents Fiber Art Exhibit
Opening Reception: Friday, June 2 from 6-9 p.m.
Exhibit Dates: June 2 thru 30 from 6-9 p.m.
Vita Art Center is excited to exhibit the work of 4 exceptional contemporary fiber artists each showing a unique use of material, form and technique. Fiber art is defined as fine art which consists of materials that are natural or synthetic fiber and other components. It focuses on the materials and on the manual labor on the part of the artist as part of the works’ significance, and prioritizes aesthetic value over utility.
Exhibiting Artists: Carol Shaw- Sutton, Julia Ford, Tina Linville and Wendy Osher
Works by Ojai painter Kathy Bodycombe and Ventura printmaker and photographer Christina Altfeld will be featured until June 24 at the Buenaventura Gallery.
Their shows will share wall space in the Clophine Dooley Gallery as the rest of the downtown Ventura gallery is devoted to Buenaventura Art Association’s fifth annual Collage Open Competition. A reception for all three exhibitions will be 5-7 p.m. May 27, at which awards for the collage show will be announced.
Bodycombe’s “Duets” show will have oil-on-canvas landscapes from places she has lived or visited on both U.S. coasts and in Europe, ranging in size from 6 inches square to 24 by 36 inches. She has been painting for 15 years.
Altfeld, a lifelong photographer who’s also been exploring multiple forms of printmaking for 10 years, chose “Ocean Atmosphere” as her title.
The Collage Open Competition will have two- and three-dimensional original glued collage, mixed-media collage or assemblage artworks, of which at least half must be glued collage.
Judging the entries will be Kathy Leader, who grew up and received her art and art education degrees in South Africa and now teaches privately and in workshops in her West Los Angeles studio.
The Buenaventura Gallery, 700 E. Santa Clara St. is open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. For more about the nonprofit Buenaventura Art Association and its programs, visit www.buenaventuragallery.org or call 648-1235 during gallery hours.
The Museum of Ventura County launches the summer season with an opening reception for The Secret Paintings, unveiling the works of local artist Michael Pearce, 6-8 p.m., June 2, at the Museum, 100 Main St. Following the opening ceremony, patrons can view the collected works and have the opportunity to meet and speak with the artist in person. Admission to the Museum and reception is free for Free First Friday.
For this exhibit, Pearce has selected 35 works of art, for which he took inspiration from Renaissance and Pre-Raphaelite masters. With The Secret Paintings, Pearce seeks to emulate their ambitiousness and scale, which is reflected in the centerpiece of the exhibition: a monumental four-part work of oil on canvas themed for the summer solstice.
The Secret Paintings will be on display at the Museum through August 6.
Arts & Eats will be held in downtown Ventura on Saturday, May 20 from 6 – 8pm. Over a dozen galleries, restaurants and shops open their doors for art receptions and complimentary tastes. The event is free to the public. At 5pm, Pop-Up Yoga will have a yoga class at Plaza Park.
Frances Elson and Chris Weber will display their art in “No Boundaries” at Fox Fine Jewelry from May 18 – July 9 with an Art Reception on May 20 from 6 – 8:00pm. Musician Corinn Conant will sing and play guitar during the reception.
For more information on Arts & Eats, contact Debbie Fox at Fox Fine Jewelry, 560 East Main St. 652-1800 or [email protected]
