Kyle Tiernan brings his one-of-a-kind, interactive draw along ART experience to four Ventura County Libraries: E.P. Foster Library, Hill Road Library, Avenue Library and Saticoy Library, this summer. Kyle, a Visual Educator, has performed his draw-along ART school assemblies in elementary schools nationwide since 2002. He will teach everyone (kids and grownups alike!) how to draw pictures in a hilariously fun and entertaining show. Attendees will get to take home their drawings. This free event is sponsored by the Ventura Friends of the Library.

Thursday, August 3 at Saticoy Library, 1:30 pm Thursday, August 3 at Avenue Library, 4:00 pm Friday, August 4 at Hill Road Library, 11:00 am Friday, August 4 at E.P. Foster Library, 2:00 pm E.P.

This amazing drawing was done by Jaime Baker.

It was a commission of Jack Skellington and Family from the Nightmare Before Christmas.

You can contact Jaime at [email protected] or follow him at Way Outta Line Caricatures on Instagram and Facebook. He is ready for your commission.

Arabian, Oil on canvas, Marilee Stockman

Member Show Original Artwork by Buenaventura Art Association Members
At Harbor Village Gallery & Gifts
Plus the art and artisan crafts of 10 resident members

Exhibit Runs thru July 11, 2023

Lots of artwork from our members and even more artisan crafts like jewelry, hand painted t-shirts and totes, tie dye, ceramics, art from found objects, prints, photos, and more!

HVG&G is open 7 days per week, 11am to 6pm

The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts is pleased to present two new exhibitions continuing through June 25th.

Exhibitions at the Center are focused on local artist non-profits and the artists who are involved with educational programming at the Center. In the Beato Gallery, the Center will be presenting The Presidents’ Show, In the Logan Gallery will be Of Earth & Fire, a three-person exhibition.

The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts is located at 8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Road in Upper Ojai.

Instructor Michele Foster has enlisted 180 art students to help thousands of tiny friends. They’ve worked for weeks on The Hive Collaborative in the Garden, making ceramic “bee cups” to provide water for the vital, threatened pollinators.

The 350 or so hydration stations they created can be viewed at the South African Garden portion of Ventura Botanical Gardens. After June 2, the students will reclaim their ceramic flowers, shallow bowls they can refill for the bees.

Three adult volunteers helped in producing the bee cups out of glazed and fired clay. Participating students are from Mesa Union School, Pierpont Elementary School, Girl Scout Troop 65004 and the Bell Arts Factory Youth Program.

Destin (AKA Des) Starchile is a local artist who enjoys painting pictures of animals and landscapes. “I’m always willing to paint someone’s pet for donations to cover supplies.” You can meet him on the promenade.

Editor’s note: See more about Des and his life:
https://venturabreeze.com/2023/05/31/they-are-ventura-citizens-trying-to-make-it/

The Ojai Art Center is excited to present the 46th Annual Art in the Park fine art show. This much-anticipated event will take place in downtown Ojai, on the weekend of May 27th and 28th. The show will be held in Libbey Park.

Art in the Park is a showcase for some of the best artists in the region, featuring paintings, sculptures, photography, ceramics, jewelry, and mixed media. The show will provide a unique opportunity for visitors to experience fine art in a beautiful outdoor setting.

The event will be held from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM both days, and admission is free to the public. Come meet the artists and learn more about their work.

The Ojai Art Center has been promoting the arts in the Ojai Valley since 1939, and the Art in the Park show is just one of the many ways they support the local arts community.

For more information about the Art in the Park show or the Ojai Art Center, please visit www.ojaiartcenter.org.

The Ventura Unified School District (VUSD) is excited to announce that the VUSD District-Wide Student Art Show will be held at Vita Art Center from May 25-29, 2023. The show is made possible through the efforts of the Ventura Education Partnership, Vita Art Center, and the Ventura Arts Collaborative. The juried show will highlight our incredibly talented high school, middle school, and elementary school artists.

Opening night reception is Thursday, May 25, from 5:00-8:00 pm. Student chefs will provide hors d’oeuvres. High school student awards will be presented at 7:00 pm after the viewing. All proceeds from this event support VUSD’s art programs.

At Studio 99 @ The Bell Arts Factory Nature’s Apotheosis Solo Show by Robert Wassell

Exhibit Runs thru July 1, 2023

Robert Wassell, habitual hiker and prolific and popular painter, calls his collection of more than 30 recent oil-on-canvas works “Nature’s Apotheosis,” a word meaning the highest point in development, or culmination. “It says that nature is the pinnacle of the world we live in,” the Ventura artist explained.

Open Thursdays through Sundays, noon to 4pm, for the full run of “Nature’s Apotheosis.” Wassell will host almost all Saturdays and Sundays (call to confirm – 805-648-1235) during his show, providing many “meet the artist” opportunities. Executive Director, Sharon Taylor, will host Thursdays and Fridays.

The entrance to Studio 99 at the Bell Arts Factory is around the back of the building off of Wall St.