We are closing out the year with 10 dynamic artists from New Mexico, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Texas and California for a remarkable group exhibition. Selected for their individuality and exceptional applications, we have saved the very best for our December Exhibition. Featuring works such as glass and metal sculpture, wood block prints, colorful abstracts, paper cutouts, watercolor studies and so much more! The HUD Studios will also be open, so be sure to see what’s new from our resident artists. Come for the art, stay and meet the artists. Art Happens Here!

The HUD Gallery + Studios
1793 East Main St

galerie102 is pleased to present “Welcome Earthings,” a solo show of new works by Ventura artist Jane Peterson, opening Saturday, December 12th with an artist’s reception from 4-6 pm and on view through January 10, 2016.

In artist Jane Peterson’s all new work, and first solo show with the gallery, she continues to explore the spectrum of human emotion with particular attention to anxiety, passion, and fear, as well as, an element of humor. Cartoon-like characters make their way through Peterson’s fanciful compositions, ranging from otherworldly creatures to abstracted human forms.

galerie102 is dedicated to bringing progressive contemporary and conceptual art to the Ojai art scene and beyond. galerie102 is located at 102 W. Matilija Street, Ojai.  Gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday from 11-4 pm, Sunday 12–4pm, and by appointment.

Lattanzio is an executive who has held leadership roles with top caliber companies such as NBC Universal, Westfield, Sun Capital/Osaka Management, as well as his own business consulting firm, Lattanzio Affiliated, Inc., which he founded in 2010.

As Chief Executive Officer, Lattanzio will oversee the strategic vision, day-to-day operations, and the future development of the organization that serves to promote and preserve the visual arts in the community by providing unique and diverse artistic encounters for all ages, and incredible opportunities for artists.

Studio Channel Islands continues to make a name for itself in the local market since its inception in 1998 showcasing a diverse range of art forms, styles, and techniques.

Studio Channel Islands is a non-profit organization that provides the community with a cultural hub for working artists with over 40 studios, first-class art exhibitions of both local as well as national artists featured in galleries. For additional information about Studio Channel Islands, visit the website at

http://www.studiochannelislands.org.

Photography exhibit entitled Furusato, by Tomi Murphy will be at the Harbor Village Gallery until December 4. Including Himeji Castle, Japan. Photographer Tomi Murphy is showing her collection of photographs taken earlier this year in Japan when she was visiting her Furusato (birth place) in her favorite time of the year – May.

Gallery Hours: 11am-6pm, Tuesday thru Sunday
Ventura Harbor Village
1591 Spinnaker Dr., Suite 117C
(next to the Main Lawn)
644-2750

Daggi Wallace and Lynn Byrne Simon will display their art in the show “Purely Pastels” at Fox Fine Jewelry from November 5 – January 17, 2016. The Artist Reception at Fox is on Saturday, November 14 from 6 – 9pm.

Joint Artist Reception: Buenaventura Art Association will present 50 pieces from their National Encaustic Open Competition from November 3 – November 28. The Artist Reception at BAA is on November 14 from 5 – 7pm.

Born and raised in Berlin, Germany, and now living in Ventura County, CA, Daggi Wallace specializes in contemporary realism.

In 2004 Wallace was one of 15 internationally selected artists to participate in the Atelier D’Artista, an International Art Symposium in Tuscany, Italy. In May of 2011 she was juried into the Pastel International Exhibition by Art du Pastel en France in Giverny, France.

Lynn Byrne Simon grew up in a small town near Philadelphia, PA and was inspired to paint when she received a set of “Paint by Numbers” at age seven. Simon worked in oils for years until 2008, when she discovered the joy of pastels.

Fox Fine Jewelry, 560 East Main Street, 652-1800 [email protected]

Photo by George Robertson

On Sunday, November 1, more than a dozen artists affiliated with the California Art Club and other arts organizations throughout the country set up their easels on and around the Ventura Pier to create paintings that captured sweeping vistas of the landmark and its surrounding coastline. With this “paint-out,” the artists continued a rich tradition of the Club – to create artwork that highlights the state’s natural beauty “en plein air” or “in the open air.” This genre of painting is known today as California Plein Air or California Impressionism, and was inspired by founding artists of the century-old arts organization.

The California Art Club coordinated this paint-out as the opening event for The Representational Art Conference 2015 (TRAC2015), one of the premier international art conferences focused on contemporary-traditional fine arts held in Ventura. The Club is one of the partners of the conference, which has been held annually in Ventura since 2012.

Michael O’Kelly , Anna Rios Bermudez, Andrea Landin, Mayor Cheryl Heitmann, Miranda Mize, and Leslie Luciani  , President representing the New West Symphony League were all smiles at the Mayor’s Arts Awards.
Photo by John Ferritto

The eleventh annual Mayor’s Arts Awards, held on Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Museum of Ventura County honored five of the top leaders, patrons, educators and artists dedicated to nurturing our city’s lively arts community and vital cultural life.

Those honored were:

• New West Symphony League – Arts Patrons
• Michael O’Kelly – Artist in the Community
• Andrea Landin – Arts Educator
• Anna Rios Bermudez – Arts Leader
• Miranda Mize – Emerging Artist

“These annual awards are an important tradition for everyone who loves the arts and Ventura,” said Mayor Cheryl Heitmann. “They cultivate a greater visibility and understanding of the value of the arts to the public at large and are one small way to say ‘well done’ and ‘thank you’ to all participants in our creative community–for their contributions, their dedication and their passion to serve our city through the arts.”

Music by Jill Martini Soiree and refreshments from Seasons Catering preceded presentations by Cultural Affairs Commission Chair Marie Lakin, Public Art Commission Chair Daniel Saltee, Ventura County Arts Council Executive Director Margaret Travers, Ventura Unified School District Board of Education President Debbie Golden and Associate Producer/Director of Education and Outreach for the Rubicon Theatre Company Brian McDonald.

Each honoree received “Mark of Excellence,” a special edition work on paper created by artist Lis Schwitters.

The event is presented by the City Manager’s Office and the Parks, Recreation and Community Partnerships Department.

A selection panel convened earlier this year to review nominations made by the public and to make recommendations forwarded to the Mayor and the City’s Cultural Affairs Commission for their approval. They were Debbie Golden, Board of Education and Ventura Educational Partnership Board Member, Kathy Asher, Cultural Affairs Commissioner, Retired Assistant Superintendent of VUSD Schools, and Meredith Hart, Downtown Ventura Organization Project Manager.