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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 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 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...
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 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...
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 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 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...
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 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...
7th Annual Holiday Gift Shop at The Museum of Ventura County
The 7th Annual Holiday Gift Shop November 23 – 24, 2019 Saturday 11:00am – 5:00pm; Sunday noon – 4:00 Museum of Ventura County 100 E Main St, Ventura CAAimee will have felted wool and encaustic paintings.Glass fused art and jewelry by Yvette Franklin.Ceramics by...
Live and Silent Auction Donors
Live and Silent Auction Donors: We thank all who are supporting the arts with their donations. Photos coming soon! Bookmark your page to plan your bidding before you arrive at the gala! Aimee French Channel Islands Maritime Museum Cheri Neal Danny’s Deli & Grill ...
A Special Thanks to Our Valuable Sponsors
THANK YOU TO OUR VALUABLE SPONSORS!PRESENTING SPONSORSJordan LabyBENEFACTOR SPONSORPATRON SPONSORSUPPORTER SPONSORJohn & Cherie Brant Linda Wall/Evans Tax + Business ServicesMichael Rohde Richard & Yvette FranklinDEVOTEE SPONSORPassion FlowersFRIEND...
Mary Michael Serigraph Opportunity Drawing
Opportunity Drawing for Mary Michel Serigraph Drawing held during "For the Love of Art: 25th Anniversary Celebration" Need not be present to winEither purchase drawing tickets below, or purchase with your event tickets HERE.
Tickets On Sale For The Love of Art: 25th Anniversary Celebration!
Tickets on Sale: For the Love Art - 25th Anniversary Celebration!Focus on the Masters presents For the Love of Art: 25th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, September 14, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., at Four Points by Sheraton in Ventura. The event will support Focus on...
William Ballantine Dorsey 1942-2019
William Ballantine Dorsey (1942 -2019) William B. Dorsey by Donna Granata, Focus on the Masters Portrait Series, 1998It is with great sadness that the Focus on the Masters Archive & Library announce the tragic passing of landscape painter William B. Dorsey. On the...
Marta Nelson 5/1/22 – 4/4/19
Marta Nelson (1922 - 2019) Marta Nelson by Donna Granata, Focus on the Masters Portrait Series, 1997.Ojai Studio Artist Video Featuring Marta NelsonMarta Nelson, one of Ojai’s most beloved artists, passed away peacefully at age 96. She was a painter, a printmaker and...
Learning To See Outreach Art Showcase in Ojai
Learning To See Outreach Art Showcase Featuring students from Topa Topa Elementary and residents from Providence Ojai Embossed Tile by Cassidy, 5th grade student at Topa Topa ElementaryShibori Banners by residents of Providence Ojai Ojai Library May 8 – June 10, 2019...
Learning To See Outreach Art Showcase Two Student Exhibits at Local Libraries
Focus on the Masters Archive & LibraryLearning To See Outreach Art ShowcaseTwo Student Exhibits at Local Libraries Magical Balloon by Genesis, Sheridan Way Elementary, inspired by Christine Brennan Exhibit sites and dates: Oxnard Library from April 2 – 29, 2019251...
Experience Zapotec Art & Culture with Porfirio Gutiérrez y Familia
Experience Zapotec Art & Culture with Porfirio Gutiérrez y Familia Oct. 29 - Nov. 5, 2019My family and I invite you to join us in our home town, Teotitlán del Valle, for a unique exploration of our Zapotec culture, community and traditions during the annual Dia de...
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