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A Conversation with Margaret Garcia
A Conversation with Margaret Garcia Sunday, February 15, 3:00 - 4:30"I define Chicano art by creating it," Garcia states. The Los Angeles native began her career as a muralist, involved in the murals that swept through the 1984 Olympics. Identified as one of 24...
A Conversation with Joe Adams
A Conversation with Joe Adams Sunday, April 19. 3 - 4:30Whether an underwater sculpture of stone, a pair of metal fins diving into a concrete sea, or an other-worldly being captured in graphite and scrolled onto a wall, Joe Adams's talent promises to deliver lyrical,...
A Conversation with Lori Cozen-Geller
A Conversation with Lori Cozen-Geller Sunday, June 7. 3:00 - 4:30 pmLori Cozen-Geller is a minimalist sculptor working in metal, wood and fiberglass, overlaid with automotive paint. The artist creates geometric shapes that stand alone and as wall sculptures with...
A Conversation with Bruce Freeman
A Conversation with Bruce Freeman Sunday, August 30 3:00 - 4:30 pmMost recently recognized for the wine label he created, Clos des Amis, Bruce Freeman’s exceptional wine producing capabilities are the tip of the proverbial iceberg when it comes to creativity and...
Double your Donation: Thanks to Paula Spellman!
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Learning to See Receives Grant
Learning To See Outreach (LTS) receives funding through the VibeWell Ventura County Arts & Wellness Grant Program to help address mental health needs of our students through art. We will provide 25 classrooms with our new Beat the Odds+ program that integrates the...
For the Love of Art: A Garden Affair
Point Broadcasting presents, A Garden Affair for the Love of Art, Focus on the Masters (FOTM) Arts Archive & Library, benefit for the arts education on Saturday, September 6, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Ventura Botanical Gardens, 567 Poli St., Ventura. All...
Where Art Lives
“Art lives everywhere – in a tract home, a condo, a seaside home or an office,” says Education Director Aimee French. “It isn’t the passion of the artist alone; it’s the passion of the collector who champions the work, that’s a driving force.” FOTM believes the...
Sponsorship – A Garden Affair: For the Love of Art 2025
Focus on the Masters Arts Archive & Library (FOTM) is celebrating its 31st Anniversary with our annual For the Love of Art Fundraising Gathering. All proceeds help support our community arts education programs, including: FOTM’s award-winning Learning to See...
Professional Development: Arts Integration Training
Visual Arts Integration Training provides personalized support to classroom teachers and tailors an art lesson plan for that teacher to confidently integrate into their curriculum. CUSTOMIZED ARTS INTEGRATION TRAINING$1,275 FOR 1-4 TEACHERS OF THE SAME GRADE LEVEL...
Arts Archive & Library Open House
Roots: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Ventura Community College
This exhibition will feature photographs and objects from FOTM Arts Archive & Library highlighting the Ventura College art department and its important contributionsto the development of our cultural community. Photographs will be from the the Focus on the Masters...
New Program: Beat the Odds
New Program: Beat the Odds Instantly engage students with a program that offers a physical and creative outlet balanced with guidance in social emotional learning using a framework of percussion and drumming.Beat the Odds® (BTO)is an evidence-based, trauma-informed...
Focus on the Masters Awarded Arts Council Grant
The California Arts Council has officially announced contracts to disburse more than 800 grant awards for its 2024-25 fiscal year, totaling close to $19.5 million in overall investments for operational and project support to nonprofit organizations and units of...
Join FOTM for a special visit to Art City Studios – JUNE 3
Join FOTM for a special visit to Art City StudiosJUNE 24, 2023 UPDATE: EVENT POSTPONED ONE WEEK Now on Saturday June 3, 2023: 1:00-3:00pm We have reached out to all registered participants directly about this change. We are happy to refund tickets for anyone who...
History is Now: Special Artist Portrait Exhibition
History Is Now 2023 is an exhibition that seeks to capture the essence and spirit of Ventura County and Southern California’s vibrant artistic community. Through the medium of the photographic portrait, we embark on a visual journey showcasing the remarkable talents...
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
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!
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...
Gallery Walk with Lynn Hanson and John Robertson!
A Gallery Walk with Lynn Hanson & John Robertson A special invitation for MEMBERS of Focus on the Masters from Mary Galbraith! Celebrated documented artists Lynn Hanson and John Robertson are the featured artists this spring at the Santa Paula Art Museum....
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