The Artist Spotlight Series is back for 2025! Public programming will take place at Namba Performing Arts Space in Downtown Ventura.
Spotlight Talks are meet-the-artist interviews that conclude the formal FOTM documentation process. Each public interview captures the development, achievements, reflections and personal experiences of an artist before a live audience. Attendees have the opportunity to interact with the artists, participate in a question and answer session, and view original work.
After each Spotlight talk artists participate in an intimate AfterGLOW dinner where patrons have the opportunity to socialize and connect with them in a more candid setting. Hosted by FOTM patrons, space is limited.
Please scroll down to see the lineup and RSVP.
Spotlight Series Tickets
General Public
Seniors
FOTM Members
AfterGLOW Fundraiser Tickets
General Public
FOTM Members
Spotlight Talks 2025
A Conversation with Jennifer Wolf
August 24, 2025 from 3:30 to 5:00pm
Focus on the Masters Artist Spotlight with Jennifer Wolf will take place at NAMBA Performing Arts Space. Click button for tickets and RSVP.
We expect this event to sell out.
Please reserve your seats ahead of time.
A Conversation with Stephen Edwards
October 5, 2025 from 3:00 to 4:30pm
Focus on the Masters Artist Spotlight with Stephen Edwards will take place at NAMBA Performing Arts Space. Click button for tickets and RSVP.
We expect this event to sell out.
Please reserve your seats ahead of time.
Upcoming Spotlight Talks
including those postponed during the Covid 19 pandemic
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2020 Spotlight Artists
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Learning To SeeWeave your own tapestry inspired 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 with ‘mother...
Giving Tuesday: Together we give
Your contribution allows us to continue to reach the community during these challenging times and adapt for a stronger tomorrow!
Cyber Monday with The Holiday Gift Shop
Various artists are offering great deals for Cyber Monday! Join us from 8 am to 10 pm for gift-giving at its best! And – great news! The Holiday Gift Shop is now extended through December 13! Shop and Support!
Learning To See makes art with Rainbow Umbrella!
Learning to See has teamed with Diversity Collective to bring art to their Rainbow Umbrella program for LGBTQ+teens and young adults!
Wine, Gifts & Wish Lists Virtual Reception!
Join us for a FREE Virtual Reception! This Friday, Nov. 19 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
Meet the artists! Door prizes!
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Learning To See Dia de los Muertos mini altar With inspiration from FOTM Documented Artist Porfirio Gutierrez This is Porfirio Gutierrez. He is from a family of weavers in a small village in Oaxaca, Mexico. He lives in Ventura and still works with his family to carry...
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Learning To See Botanical Contour Line Drawing Inspired by FOTM Documented Artists Sergio Aragones, Karen Kitchel, Jeff Mann and more! Contour line drawing is a method of drawing only the outlines or edges of something. A botanical drawing is of the exact shape and...
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Learning To See Magical Surrealism Inspired by FOTM Documented Artist Christine BrennanLearn more about Chris HERE.Often dreamlike and mysterious, Christine Brennan’s work is full of symbols. Her images draw from the unconscious. She leaves it up to the viewer to...
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Magical Surrealism Study the parts! Study each part of Christine Brennan's paintings! What do you see??? Amazing colors - That comes from putting one color on top of another color or side by side or changing the values. Shadows and lights - Things glow in Chris'...
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Magical Surrealism Step by Step Inspired by Christine Brennan CONTACT Focus on the Masters Archive & Library 505 Poli Street, Suite 310, Ventura, CA 93001 Phone: 805.653.2501 Email UsTHANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORSThe Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
2019 Spotlight Artists
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