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
Free Lecture and Benefit Book Signing by John Nava
Focus on the Masters presents John Nava Free Lecture and Benefit Book Signing by John Nava Sponsored by Paula Spellman John Nava - North Wall, Los Angeles Catherdral, tapestry December 10, 2017 · 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oxnard’s Levity Live · 591 Collection Blvd. SACRED...
Khaled Al Awar
Gallerist
Khaled Al Awar, a 1970 emigrant from Lebanon, moved to Ojai in 1982 from Chicago with his wife, Sheryl. He established the Primavera Gallery which featured international and local artists, both individually and in group shows.
Burns Taft
Conductor/Musician
Recognized as a gifted musician and respected music educator in Ventura County, Burns Taft was the music director of the Master Chorale of Ventura for over 30 years. His academic credentials include from…
Beatrice Wood
Ceramist
World renowned for her exquisite luster glazes and whimsical figures, Beatrice Wood’s fascinating life beckoned the most avid art historians to her door. She was one of the last survivors of one of the…
Audrey Sanders
Mixed Media
The work of Audrey Sanders, in her own words, “takes a middle ground between painting and sculpture.” She “compares her non-objective works to rhythmic linear relationships between order and chaos, architectural…
Katherine McGuire
Painter
Katherine McGuire, artist and advocate for the arts, captured quintessential Ventura landmarks with meticulous attention to architectural detail, not at all surprising when you consider that she…
Focus on the Masters Learning To See Outreach Art Showcase
Focus on the Masters Learning To See Outreach Art Showcase March 15 – April 24, 2017 Ray D. Prueter Library 510 Park Ave, Port Hueneme, CA Hours: Monday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Tue & Wed 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thu - Sat 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. (Closed Sunday) Come to...
Focus On The Masters Board of Directors
Virginia Furmanski, PresidentArtist – Art Therapist/Educator RetiredCommunity Affiliations: Ink Spots, American Art Therapy Association, The American Association Gerontologist Yvette Franklin, SecretaryManagement Analyst, Dept. of the Navy,...
Bert Collins
Painter
Bert Collins is a noted Ojai Valley artist, painter and teacher who has won more than 200 awards during her lifetime. Her realistic scenes contain naturalistic color and fine detail. She is a member of the Santa Barbara Art Association and the Ventura County Pastel Artists Association. Galleries in cities such as Palm Springs, Newport Beach and Beverly Hills have represented her.
Carlisle Cooper
Painter
Often, after meeting Carlisle Cooper, one was amazed at his avant-garde painting style. One would expect him, as a Southern gentleman, to have a very traditional approach to his work.
In reality, he was one of the finest colorists. Mr. Cooper (as he is known to his legion of students) taught and inspired artists at Ventura College for more than 40 years.
2019 Spotlight Artists
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