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Gallery Walk with Hiroko Yoshimoto

Gallery Walk with Hiroko Yoshimoto

A Gallery Walk with Hiroko Yoshimoto:Sold Out! Sign up for waitlist below.  Art isn’t one thing. It doesn’t inspire identical reactions from all viewers. Art inspires, educates. Consciously or not, our responses to works of art help us understand the world around...

Connected Spaces: Cheryl Thomas & Michael Rohde

Connected Spaces: Cheryl Thomas & Michael Rohde

Zoom Panel Discussion & Gallery Walk Connected Spaces: Cheryl Ann Thomas and Michael Rohde American Museum of Ceramic Arts (AMOCA) Curated by Jo Lauria  A Benefit for Focus on the Masters Educational Programming    The Focus on the Masters Arts Archive &...

Visit us at Ojai’s 45th Annual Art in the Park!

Visit us at Ojai’s 45th Annual Art in the Park!

Come visit the Focus on the Masters Arts Archive & Library pop up exhibition at Ojai’s 45th Annual Art in the Park featuring artwork from ourLearning To See Outreach program.Unique items will be available for purchase to benefit our educational outreach!Enter our...

Build a swan with BiJian Fan!

Build a swan with BiJian Fan!

Make a swan with BiJian Fan!If you were at our See you in the studio! with BiJian Fan - you saw him make a paper swan in a few minutes!We invite you to try it yourself and tag us on Instagram @focus_on_the_masters or onFacebook @Focusonthemasters and show us your swans!

Memorial Exhibit Gerd Koch and Carole Milton

Memorial Exhibit Gerd Koch and Carole Milton

The Journey Together: Abstract Paintings from Lifetime Partners Gerd Koch & Carole MiltonOjai CA - The public is cordially invited to attend “The Journey Together: Abstract Paintings from Lifetime Partners Gerd Koch & Carole Milton.”  This memorial art...

FOTM Founder Donna Granata’s Portraits at Ojai Valley Museum

FOTM Founder Donna Granata’s Portraits at Ojai Valley Museum

Ojai Eye: Master Photographers is now exhibiting at The Ojai Valley Museum.  Donna Granata's photographs from her Focus on the Masters (FOTM) portrait series are included as well as photographs by well-known Ojai Valley based photographers including Guy Webster, Joe...

Member Appreciation Party!

Member Appreciation Party!

Come Meet Your Fellow Focus on the Masters Members: Free Member Appreciation Party! Sunday, November 21. 20212 p.m. to 5 p.m. Be our guest for an outdoor gathering of refreshments and friendship at the home of Aimee French in Midtown Ventura! Enjoy wine from Clos des...

See you in the studio! with Gayel Childress

See you in the studio! with Gayel Childress

See you in the studio! with Gayel ChildressOur newest series continues onTuesday,  November 30, 20216:30 – 7:30 p.m.Focus on the Masters’ (FOTM) newest series, See you in the Studio! continues on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom.  This month features...

A Sweet Way to Support FOTM: See’s Candy!

A Sweet Way to Support FOTM: See’s Candy!

Want to get your holiday shopping done and support Focus on the Masters? Treat yourself, family and friends to See's Candy! Ship it direct - you won't have to worry about a thing! We have everything from truffles, assorted chocolates, peanut brittle and of course,...

Celebrate Earth Day by Upcycling your Art!

Celebrate Earth Day by Upcycling your Art!

Celebrate Earth Day by Upcycling your Art! With Learning To See Outreach Free Zoom Art Classes to create your own Wind Dancer Sculpture April 23 and 24, 2021Join Focus on the Masters and Learning To See Outreach for a FREE Zoom art class using recycled materials. You...

See You in the Studio! This month: Porfirio Gutierrez

See You in the Studio! This month: Porfirio Gutierrez

See You At The Studio! Schedule Porfirio Gutierrez June 29 BiJian Fan July 27 RTK Studios August 31 Karen Kitchel September 28 Gayel Childress October 26  See You at the Studio!A new monthly event premiering Tuesday, June 29, 20216:30 – 7:30 p.mFocus on the...

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Your donations support the programs that are at the heart of the FOTM’s mission…

 to document and archive extraordinary artists and their work through photographic portraits, audio and video interviews and biographical research that encompass each artist’s experiences, artistic reflections and development; and 2) to present this work to a broad public through extensive education outreach to all ages – including at-risk youth through our Learning to See Youth Outreach program, Art & The Creative Spirit Enrichment Program for Seniors, a public monthly Artist Spotlight Series, exhibitions, publications, website and an extensive resource library.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Ventura County Community Foundation
Hilton Foundation
Passion Flowers
Reed Foundation for the Arts
Museum of Ventura County
Dennis Mitchell at i Cappelli Salon
Ventura Breeze
California Arts Council