The inkspots, Ventura County’s only printmaking group present their annual group exhibition “Touched by Ink”. Opening reception is on October 6th during First Friday at 5-8pm at 643 Project Space Ventura Ave.

In addition to their work in the gallery, the inkspots collaborate on an annual folio or book project.

This year the folio will include a limited edition print by each artist and will be offered for sale. There will be a free drawing for the inkspos 2023 Folio at the Opening Reception at 7pm.

Gallery will be open each Saturday in October 1-4pm with a different printmaking demo each Saturday, including; collagraphs, monoprinting, linocut and photopolymer etchings.

Or by appointment email [email protected]

Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23-24, 2023 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Downtown Ventura and the Ventura Avenue area

Ventura is known as one of the most creative communities in Southern California. It’s time to focus on the magic that brought many artists and entertainers to our area. ArtWalk is back! This family-friendly event Sept. 23-24 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. will feature local arts venues and creative collaboratives in businesses and other unique spaces. Large art installations, music, poetry, and dance will all be a part of this event run by a new and enthusiastic all-volunteer team.

Ventura’s long-running and popular arts event took a break during the pandemic and is back, better than ever. Because of the great interest from the arts community, organizers decided on a two-day event to give participants extra time to see all the venues. The route starts near Cemetery Park, travels down Main Street and up Ventura Avenue, encompassing the Library’s Topping Room, City Hall, the Crowne Plaza, Ventura Mission, Museum of Ventura County, Vita Art Center, Working Artists Ventura, Bell Arts Factory and Art City. In between are numerous galleries and businesses featuring local artists and musicians. Two-day pop-up galleries along the route will feature even more artists.

The event is also focusing on performing arts. Two stages, the Main Street Moves stage Downtown and the City Hall Atrium, will feature some of the area’s top performers. Highlights will include aerial acrobatics from The Aerial Studio and performances from local favorite bands Shaky Feelin and PLOTZ!

Live painting, pottery demonstrations and large art installations will also be featured.

A map of the entire ArtWalk route will be available in various locations and online at www.artwalkventura.org. Transportation will be provided free in the ArtWalk area by Gold Coast Transit. Parking areas will also be clearly mapped out.

For more information, please visit www.artwalkventura.org, email [email protected] or call (805) 283-7077.

Peggy Pownall, Mix Media Artist by Donna Granata, FOTM Portrait Series, 2023

Focus on the Masters Arts Archive & Library (FOTM) is proud to announce their participation in the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the incorporation of the County of Ventura. FOTM will present History Is Now, 2023 an extensive selection of photographic portraits, by FOTM Founder Donna Granata, featuring artists from the organization’s extensive archives through November 6, 2023.

History Is Now, 2023 celebrates artists who have made an impact in Ventura County over the past 150 years. Each image was created after in-depth documentation and study of the artist and their work as part of the Focus on the Masters Arts Archive & Library’s mission and educational programming.

The exhibition will travel to the Thousand Oaks Bank of America Performing Arts Center, opening September 11 and remaining through November 6, 2023. The exhibition will be expanded with additional artist portraits and include additional programing including an artist talk, gallery walks and school visits.

A Talk with the FOTM Directors: Donna Granata and Chelsea Cody, will be presented Sunday, September 17, 2023, from 2 to 3 p.m., followed by the opening reception September 17, from 3 to 5 p.m. Both events are free.

History Is Now, 2023 will include a selection of artwork from the FOTM’s award-winning, Learning to See in-school, cross-curricular program allowing the public to see first-hand how FOTM integrates its research into lesson plans that emphasize critical thinking, innovation, and diversity. Each lesson is inspired by the artwork and life stories of the extraordinary artists in our community.

Guided tours of the exhibition are available by appointment, with priority given to youth groups. To book a tour, please submit your preferred date and time via, [email protected] or call FOTM at 805.320.3929.

The Thousand Oaks Bank of America Performing Arts Center
2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks
September 11 – November 6
Focus on the Future
A Talk with the FOTM Directors
Verizon Founders Room – Fred Kavli Theatre
Sunday September 17
2:00 – 3:00PM
Exhibit Reception
Sunday, September 17
3:00 – 5:00PM

The Fred Kavli Theatre Lobby Gallery is open one-hour prior to events for theatregoers with valid tickets. Appointments to view the work may also be made, free of charge, by contacting the Cultural Affairs Department at (805)449-2700 or [email protected].

Separated Only by a Curtain, hard maple – John Parker

Creative self-expression unites three artists whose divergent subject and media choices will yield concurrent solo exhibitions Sept. 1-Oct. 28 in Studio 99, Buenaventura Art Association’s gallery and headquarters at Bell Arts Factory in Ventura.

They are Jennifer Krosp of Ventura, John Parker of Camarillo and Bonny Butler, who lives in Oxnard. Krosp and Butler are painters; Parker carves and incises maple hardwood wall art.

All three plan to be on hand to discuss their artworks and techniques at First Friday open gallery receptions 6-9 p.m. on Sept. 1 and Oct. 6 and during several open studio hours for Ventura’s annual ArtWalk, slated 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 23 and 24.

Buenaventura Art Association, founded in 1954, occupies Studio 99 at 432 N. Ventura Ave., which is open noon-4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and has an outlet at Harbor Village Gallery & Gifts and a display at SpiceTopia, a Main Street retail store.

Harbor Village Gallery & Gifts, at 1559 Spinnaker Drive, Suite 106, in Ventura Harbor, is open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. seven days a week. SpiceTopia, at 576 E. Main St., is also open daily, but the hours vary.

For more about BAA and its programs, call the gallery at 805-648-1235 or visit buenaventuraartassociation.org

A special exhibition of the art of Michael O’Kelly is showing at the Binkley Healing Center located at 961 E. Main in Ventura. It features original oil painting, pen and ink drawings on gold leaf and limited edition reproductions on glazed metal. Schedule a guided tour with the artist: 805-701-4488 or [email protected]. The show runs for about 10 weeks and will have four more openings.

The Ventura Pottery Gallery at Ventura Harbor invites you to join us at our Fourth Annual Marvelous Mug Marketplace September 9 & 10 from 11-6. Over 40 local potters have been hard at work producing unique, functional mugs for your daily enjoyment. Short ones, tall ones, wide ones, colorful ones, funny ones, gorgeous ones.

Don’t miss the popular Harbor Art and Street Painting Festival when visiting the Gallery. The Ventura Pottery Gallery is located at 1567 Spinnaker Drive, Suite 105 in Ventura Harbor. The gallery is open seven days a week from 11-6.

Can’t make it to the Gallery? Please visit our Online Store at www.venturapotteryonline.com.

Please Join us for the 6th Annual Art Walk at the Shores
August 26th 2023 11am-3pm Begins at the corner of Wooley & Harbor in the Shores community.

Art Walk at the Shores is a group effort by resident and local artists and volunteers living in the Shores to help build a stronger sense of community while showcasing their many talents in various media for view/sale.

For more info visit www.artwalkoxnardshores.com or

contact David Gardner: [email protected], or find us on FB & Instagram

At Studio 99 @ The Bell Arts Factory
Now thru August 26, 2023

Come to Studio 99 to check out the
Santa Clara River Delta by artist Patti Handfinger…

JoAnna Steele’s planned closing of the Studio Gallery.

The public is invited to share in honoring long-standing Silver Strand (Oxnard) resident and owner of the Studio Gallery in Channel Islands, JoAnna Steele. Serving local residents and tourists for over 45 years, JoAnna created a loyal following with her warm and friendly personality, expert framing eye, eclectic mix of fine art and craft and respect for artists. This era will now come to a close with JoAnna’s planned closing of the Studio Gallery and retirement this Fall.

Working in ceramics, JoAnna opened her first gallery in the west side of Channel Islands Harbor with stained glass artist, Peter La Velle, in 1975. They both sold their work and taught classes in their respective mediums. JoAnna moved to the newly built Fisherman’s Wharf in 1978 where her relationships with the community and local artists blossomed and framing became her new art form. Among the hundreds of artists she represented include Glenn Spangler, Bill Creitz, Robert Eyberg, Robert Engel, Aimee French, Phyllis Doyon, Jacqueline Biaggi, David Smith, Jacqueline Cavish, Hanna Lore Hombordy and Margy Gates.

Please join us for refreshments, story-sharing and the celebration of a true pillar of our community, JoAnna Steele.

Studio Gallery
2741 Victoria Ave Suite N, Oxnard, CA
Saturday, August 26, 2023
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.