Events Calendar - Autumn 2018
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SEPTEMBER
Sunday 2 2-5 pm Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts Closing reception - American Ceramic Society Southern California Chapter: Presidents' Show, a juried exhibit featuring current members of the American Ceramic Society of Southern California. Beato Gallery. Friday 7 10am-4 pm Ojai Valley Museum of History & Art “First Friday Free” – Free admission. Saturday 8 10am-3pm Second Saturdays OSA studio Tours Free studio tours of seven members of OSA (Ojai Studio Artists) located in the East End. Maps on their website. Saturday 8 4-5:40pm Porch Gallery The Art of Financial Planning - workshop with author and educator Joline Godfrey. Saturday 15 2-5pm Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts Opening reception - Works by Jeff Margolin and Fred Yokel, through October 28th. Beato Gallery. Saturday 15 2-5pm Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts Opening reception - Selections from the Lipton Collection, through October 28th. Logan Gallery. Saturday 15 7pm-10pm The Basic Premise Opening reception - Unrepentant Sensualist, new and selected works by Jane Handel. Through October 20th. Friday 21 5:30 - 7:30pm OVA Arts Third Friday Music - live musician and featured artists' work on display. Friday 21 5:30 - 7:30pm Ojai Valley Museum of History & Art Third Friday Downtown - The museum as well as several local merchants will open their doors late, with live music, drinks, and exhibitions. Friday 21 5:30 - 7:30pm The Third Friday Downtown is shared among several local venues, including OVA arts, Human Arts Gallery, Dan Schultz Fine Art, Nomad Gallery, Barbara Bowman Boutique, Casa Barranca Winery, Marché Gourmet, Twice-Sold Tales, Targalia Gallery, and the Ojai Valley Museum of History and Art. Special events going on at the different locations: art, refreshments, book signing, live music, live painting demonstration, and much more! Friday 28 5:30 - 7:00pm Ojai Valley Museum of History & Art Town Talk - Neutra and Nature: Why and How. Raymond Neutra discusses his father Richard Neutra's architectural process, its relationship to nature, and his own interests in environmental design. |
OCTOBER
Friday 5 10am-4 pm Ojai Valley Museum of History & Art “First Friday Free” – Free admission. Saturday 6 5 - 7pm Porch Gallery Artist's Reception - Towers & Walls: New Works by Sally England and China Adams. Through November 4th. Friday 12 7pm Ojai Annual Studio Artist Tour Pre-Tour Artist Profiles, led by OSA artists. Preceding the OSA Studio Artist Tour, this program introduces the work of each artist and is designed to help people plan their tour schedules. Saturday 13 10am - 5pm Ojai Annual Studio Artist Tour 35th annual self-guided tour of over 70 open studios. Maps provided with tour wristband. Saturday 13 7pm Ojai Annual Studio Artist Tour OSA studio artist tour reception, free to ticket holders, which provides an opportunity to socialize with OSA artists and is a fundraiser for the OSA "ArtReach Program." Sunday 14 10am - 5pm Ojai Annual Studio Artist Tour 35th annual self-guided tour of over 70 open studios. Maps provided with tour wristband. Sunday 14 5 - 8pm Ojai Annual Studio Artist Tour Sunday Wine Social, with appetizers and wine specials for artists and tour goers, at the Topa Mountain Winery. Monday 15 10am - 5pm Ojai Annual Studio Artist Tour 35th annual self-guided tour of over 70 open studios. Maps provided with tour wristband. Friday 19 5:30 - 7:30pm OVA Arts Third Friday Music - live musician and featured artists' work on display. Friday 19 5:30 - 7:30pm Ojai Valley Museum of History & Art Third Friday Downtown - The museum as well as several local merchants will open their doors late, with live music, drinks, and exhibitions. This month will have a special feature on Ethel Percy Andrus, founder of AARP. There will be remarks by historian Craig Walker, who will be available to sign copies of his book on Andrus. Friday 19 5:30 - 7:30pm The Third Friday Downtown is shared among several local venues, including OVA arts, Human Arts Gallery, Dan Schultz Fine Art, Nomad Gallery, Barbara Bowman Boutique, Casa Barranca Winery, Marché Gourmet, Twice-Sold Tales, Targalia Gallery, and the Ojai Valley Museum of History and Art. Special events going on at the different locations: art, refreshments, book signing, live music, live painting demonstration, and much more! Sunday 21 10am - 4 pm Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts Beatrice Wood Immersion Experience, a benefit for Focus on the Masters Archive & Library. Participants will explore Beatrice Wood's passions through conversation, drawing, working with clay, and preparing food. No art making experience necessary. $125 members, $150 non members. Sunday 28 4:30-6pm Ojai Valley Museum of History & Art Town Talk: Ojai Prehistory, the Extraordinary and the Unique with Chumash tribal elder Julie Tumamait-Stenslie and archaeologist John M Foster. $5, free for members. 
"Trial by Fire, Ojai Ablaze 1917-2017" - on view at the Ojai Valley Museum, debuting on Third Friday.
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NOVEMBER
Friday 2 10am-4 pm Ojai Valley Museum of History & Art “First Friday Free” – Free admission. Saturday 3 10:30am Ojai Valley Museum “Guided Historical Walking Tour” Approximately one-hour tours of historical and cultural attractions in downtown Ojai. $5 Museum Members; $7 General Public. Saturday 10 5 - 7pm Porch Gallery Artist's Reception- Russell Crotty: Remote and Curious Worlds. Crotty is an amateur astronomer whose works on paper include materials and techniques involving collage, resin, sticks dipped in ink, and fiberglass. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Through December 16th. Saturday 10 10:30am Ojai Valley Museum “Guided Historical Walking Tour” Approximately one-hour tours of historical and cultural attractions in downtown Ojai. $5 Museum Members; $7 General Public. Saturday 10 2 - 5pm Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts Opening Reception: Beato Gallery, "Intersection: Art & Life." Work by select artists featured in the recently published book by Kevin Wallace, Director of the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts. Saturday 10 2 - 5pm Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts Opening Reception: Logan Gallery. Ceramic wall hangings by the Ventura County Potter's Guild. Saturday 10 10am - 4 pm Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts BetoFest at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, with music, refreshments, art exhibits, demonstrations, and more. Meet and enjoy work directly from local artists. Saturday 10 7pm Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts Poetry reading in Logan Gallery by Dana Gioia, Poet Laureate of California Friday 16 5:30 - 7:30pm OVA Arts Third Friday Music - live musician and featured artists' work on display. Friday 16 5:30 - 7:30pm Ojai Valley Museum of History & Art Third Friday Downtown - The museum as well as several local merchants will open their doors late, with live music, drinks, and exhibitions. This month will include the opening reception of the exhibit "Trial by Fire, Ojai Ablaze 1917-2017." Admission is free to the Ojai Valley Museum on Third Fridays. Friday 16 5:30 - 7:30pm The Third Friday Downtown is shared among several local venues, including OVA arts, Human Arts Gallery, Dan Schultz Fine Art, Nomad Gallery, Barbara Bowman Boutique, Casa Barranca Winery, Marché Gourmet, Twice-Sold Tales, Targalia Gallery, and the Ojai Valley Museum of History and Art. Special events going on at the different locations: art, refreshments, book signing, live music, live painting demonstration, and much more! Saturday 17 10:30am Ojai Valley Museum “Guided Historical Walking Tour” Approximately one-hour tours of historical and cultural attractions in downtown Ojai. $5 Museum Members; $7 General Public. Saturday 24 10:30am Ojai Valley Museum “Guided Historical Walking Tour” Approximately one-hour tours of historical and cultural attractions in downtown Ojai. $5 Museum Members; $7 General Public. |
REGULAR ART WORKSHOPS and CLASSES are offered year round at the locations listed below.
More workshops in crafts and creative activities occasionally offered around town at other venues.
• BEATRICE WOOD CENTER FOR THE ARTS beatricewood.com • 805.646.3381
• FIRESTICK POTTERY STUDIO firestickpottery.com • 805.272.8760
• GRASS ROOTS GALLERY grassrootsgalleryojai.com • 805.272.8373
• GREATER GOODS www.greatergoodsojai.org/
• OJAI ART CENTER OjaiArtCenter.org • 805.646.0117
• OVA - Ojai Valley Artists OjaiValleyArtists.com • 805.646.5682
• SUMMER CAMP shopsummercamp.com • 805.861.7109
OJAI STUDIO ARTISTS (OSA) Founded in 1984, the Ojai Studio Artists is a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation focused on arts education in the visual arts. Visit their website for information about their artists, their monthly studio tours and their annual mid-October Studio Tour. ojaistudioartists.org
NOTE: The editor has made every effort to check the listings and calendar entries for accuracy. Please accept our sincere apologies if any errors have occurred.
We recommend that you contact the listed galleries or museums to verify events dates and opening times, as these may also be subject to change. Thank you.