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
Dane Goodman
Mixed Media
Dane Goodman is one of the Central Coast’s most accomplished artists. Working in a broad range of media, his artwork has been shown throughout the United States and is in numerous museum and private…
Merion Estes
Painter
Merion Estes states: The beauty and fragility of life and the tragedy of man’s intervention is my subject. The tools of her trade have included fabric, glue, acrylic and spray paints, glitter, photo downloads and…
Russell Crotty
Installation/Mixed Media
Ojai-resident Russell Crotty, awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2015, is an amateur astronomer, dedicated surfer and outstanding artist whose drawings push the limits of that medium. He earned his BFA in painting from…..
Kitty Botke
Kitty BotkePrintmaker Image supplied by the artist Kitty Botke followed in her famous grandparents’ footsteps by pursuing a career in the visual arts. A graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara with a degree in printmaking, Kitty has worked as graphic...
Neal Barr
Photographer
You’ve seen his work in glossy magazines. Beautiful faces. Couturier fashion. Nameless models or super-celebrities. Since his studio opened in NYC 1962, Neal Barr’s back-story tells you that whoever…
Tom McMillin
Environmental Artist/Ceramist
Tom McMillin has made an impressive artistic evolution from sea captain and ceramist to conceptual artist of dynamic installations. “My art has been devoted to process and environmental…
Jacquelyn Cavish
Painter/Educator/Curator
Jacquelyn Cavish traces her transformation from a spirited tomboy in the hot climate of Tucson to an accomplished painter of maritime scenes. Dedicated teachers early in…
Daniel Black
Conductor
Daniel was a student of Miguel del Aguila during the summers of 1997-1999. He is on the brink of a brilliant career. He is fluent in Russian and, in addition to beginning a doctorate program at Northwestern…
James Graca
Creative Director/Designer/Illustrator
Highly acclaimed graphic artist James Graca discussed his extraordinary work and career. Graca is an award-winning creative director / designer / illustrator with over 30 years of…
Jonny Kwan
Creative Director, Walt Disney, Inc.
Kwan was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Oxnard. He has been drawing for as long as he can remember. While attending Channel Islands High School, his art teacher, Mr. Don Burrows, encouraged him to further develop his…
2019 Spotlight Artists
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