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.
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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
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 Perla Batalla
Due to concerns with the coronavirus, we are postponing our interview with Perla Batalla. We are looking into streaming options and will keep you updated. Singer/songwriter Perla Batalla was reared in Los Angeles by a family immersed in music; her father, a Mexican singer and D.J.
A Conversation with Kim Schoenstadt
Kim Schoenstadt’s international site-specific installations are inspired by the intersections of architecture, sculpture, color, line, history, culture and concepts based around overlapping points in time. Each piece creates multiple realities simultaneously through skillfully orchestrated compositions.
Donate before December 31 and double your donation!
Through the generosity of Jessica & Stanley Prescott Trust and Jordan Laby, in celebration of FOTM’s 25th Anniversary year, contributions made prior to December 31 will be matched one to one, up to $20,000!!!At Focus on the Masters we believe in the power of the...
Spotlight Series will continue in 2020!
Our ever-popular spotlight series will continue in 2020. Sign up for our e-newsletter to find out the artists when they are selected for 2020.
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!
Hosted by Documented Artists
Richard Keit & Mary Kennedy of RTK Studios
Sunday, March 8 – 11 am to 3 pm
Enjoy music performed by Tom Lennon
7th Annual Holiday Gift Shop at The Museum of Ventura County
The 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 CA
A Conversation with Linda Ekstrom
November 17, 2019 – Linda Ekstrom
Linda Ekstrom’s work is anchored in the book as a cultural and symbolic object.
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 ...
2019 Spotlight Artists
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