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Learning To See makes art with Rainbow Umbrella!

Learning To See makes art with Rainbow Umbrella!

Learning To SeeLTS has teamed with diversity collective to bring art to their Rainbow Umbrella program for LGBTQ+ teens and young adults! We meet once a month for inspiration, creativity and enpowerment. Funding Learning To See has been adapted for comprehensive...

Cyber Monday with The Holiday Gift Shop

Cyber Monday with The Holiday Gift Shop

Cyber Monday is coming to The Holiday Gift Shop! Look for the aritsts work below for special pricing starting at 8 am on Cyber Monday, November 30! The Holiday Gift Shop is extended through December 13! ENTER HERE!  

Wine, Gifts & Wish Lists Virtual Reception!

Wine, Gifts & Wish Lists Virtual Reception!

Join us for Wine, Gifts & Wish Lists This Friday, November 20 from 5:30 - 6:30 GIFT SHOP IS OPEN! Who are our Gift Shop Artists This Year? SEE HERE CLICK HERE to register for this FREE zoom reception! Meet and talk to the artists!

Opportunity Drawing Blindman’s Ball

Opportunity Drawing Blindman’s Ball

Cumulus Media presents STEAMPUNK DADA ELECTRIC CARNIVAL An Online Benefit for Arts Education Streamed Free on Zoom! Saturday, August 22, 2020 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Art and community have the power to uplift our souls. Join us for an evening filled with performances,...

Steampunk Dada Electric Carnival Gala

Steampunk Dada Electric Carnival Gala

We hope you enjoyed our STEAMPUNK DADA ELECTRIC CARNIVAL! You can still support arts education by clicking HERE! Cumulus Media presents STEAMPUNK DADA ELECTRIC CARNIVAL An Online Benefit for Arts Education Streamed Free on Zoom! Saturday, August 22, 2020 from 6:00 -...

Steampunk Dada Panel discussion

Steampunk Dada Panel discussion

STEAMPUNK DADA Panel Discussion Sunday, July 19, 2020 from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Streamed free on Zoom! Please join us in preparation for this year's gala - Steampunk Dada Electric Carnival - Saturday, August 22! What is Steampunk? What is Dada? Before it became the...

Steampunk Dada Major Sponsorships Available

Steampunk Dada Major Sponsorships Available

 STEAMPUNK DADA ELECTRIC CARNIVAL An Online Benefit for Arts Education Streamed Live on Zoom! Saturday, August 22, 2020 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. An evening of fun and friends in the comfort of your own home! Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available! Major...

Explore, Discover, Create! with Tom Jenkins

Explore, Discover, Create! with Tom Jenkins

Explore, Discover, Create! with Learning To See inspiration artist Tom JenkinsHorses, motorcycles, hot rods, gymnastics and spinning tops have all been part of the life of FOTM master artist Tom Jenkins. He has made sculptures with sound and movement and 'musical'...

Explore, Discover, Create with Robert Engel

Explore, Discover, Create with Robert Engel

Explore, Discover, Create! with Learning To See inspiration artist Robert Engel Robert Engel grew up in Oxnard, CA. He and both of his brothers became professional artists! He is inspired by nature and has spent a lot of time studying it as an artist. His artwork...

Explore, Discover, Create with Porfirio Gutierrez

Explore, Discover, Create with Porfirio Gutierrez

Explore, Discover, Create! with Learning To See inspiration artist Porfirio Gutierrez Porfirio Gutierrez is a Zapotec weaver from Oaxaca, Mexico, whose family has been weaving for generations.  The Zapotec people, like many indigenous cultures, live in harmony...

A Conversation with Perla Batalla

A Conversation with Perla Batalla

A Conversation with Perla BatallaSunday, March 17, 2024 - 3:00PM - 4:30PM Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Perla Batalla earns critical acclaim for her distinctive voice, emotional honesty & culture-merging compositions.  Born into a family immersed in music;...

Steampunk Dada Sponsorship Opportunities!

Steampunk Dada Sponsorship Opportunities!

STEAMPUNK DADA ELECTRIC CARNIVAL An Online Gala Streamed Live! Saturday, August 22, 2020 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. An evening of fun and friends in the comfort of your own home! Learn more HERE! Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities Now Available! Major sponsorship deadline...

A Conversation with Margaret Garcia

A Conversation with Margaret Garcia

A Conversation with Margaret GarciaPostponed - Date/Time to be Announced“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 Charles Arnoldi

A Conversation with Charles Arnoldi

A Conversation with Charles Arnoldi Postponed - Date/Time to be AnnouncedCharles Arnoldi is an abstract painter, sculptor and printmaker. The artist’s boldly graphic and colorful aesthetic employs a wide range of abstract visual language, from hard-edged geometric...

A Conversation with Lori Cozen-Geller

A Conversation with Lori Cozen-Geller

A Conversation with Lori Cozen-GellerPostponed - Date/Time to be AnnouncedLori 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 David Furman

A Conversation with David Furman

A Conversation with David FurmanPostponed - Date/Time to be AnnouncedCeramist David Furman draws inspiration from his personal experiences and the explorations of the world around him. His hyperrealism and trompe l’oeil techniques fool the eye into believing you are...

A Conversation with Katie Van Horne

A Conversation with Katie Van Horne

A Conversation with Katie Van HorneSunday, May 19, 2024 - 3:00PM - 4:30PMKatie Van Horne is a celebrated painter and printmaker of her native California landscape, the human form and animals. She is best known for painting portraits. Her gestural drawing style invite...

Order your Axxess Book Online!

Order your Axxess Book Online!

Order Your Axxess Card Online and Pickup in Our Office Everyone loves Axxess! Discounts and free meals, experiences throughout the county. Now, you can order your book and pick-up in our office! Just fill out the form to the right. Would you rather send in a check? No...

A Taste of the Masters: Fundraising Paella Feast!

A Taste of the Masters: Fundraising Paella Feast!

A Taste of the Masters A special FOTM fundraising paella feast Sponsored by John & Cherie BrantHosted by Documented Artists Richard Keit & Mary Kennedy of RTK Studios Sunday, March 8 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Enjoy music performed by Tom Lennon (of the famed Lennon...

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Reed Foundation
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California Humanities
City of Ventura
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Museum of Ventura County
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Ventura Picture Framing
BofA Performing Arts Center
Custom Printing
California Arts Council
The Breeze