​The Ojai Art Center (OAC) has eight branches -- each offering their featured performances and events -- and hosts a series of classes and special events such as Art in the Park and Jammin' at the AC. 

​Our mission, since we opened our doors in 1939, has been to support and advance the interest of the arts within our community. 
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Please feel free to come down and enjoy all we have to offer. We encourage you to consider becoming a member which will bring you the satisfaction of supporting the arts on a local level as well as providing you discounts on theatre productions, discounts on activity fees, art purchases, events and our monthly newsletter.

Theatre Branch Presents:
33 VARIATIONS
Weekends June 22 - July 15

​Opening June 22nd and playing for 4 weekends - 33 VARIATIONS by Moises Kaufman, directed by the ACT's Artistic Director, Richard Camp. The play was nominated for 5 Tony Awards! Variety calls it "An incredible play!" Entertainment Weeklysaid: "A convincing case for the genius of emotional variations in each of us, whether we're Beethovenor not." Filled with humor and pathos, it's a bout a mother and daughter coming to terms; a composer (Beethoven) reckoning with his genius; an extraordinary American play about passion, parenthood and the moments of beauty that can transform a life. A classical pianist play excerpts from Beethoven'ssublime 33 VARIATIONS throughout each performance. A concert within a play! Friday & Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.  Call 805-640-8797 for reservations or go to Ojaiact.org. For more information...

Art Branch Presents:
​SUE BLACKSHEAR
July 6 - August 2
​Artist Reception July 14, 1-3 p.m.

Sue Blackshear  is an artist, raised in the South, Alabama and Louisiana, and recently transplanted to the high desert of California. Drawing and nature were her earliest passions.  She states, “I work mostly in oils but also watercolor, gouache, pencil, and pen and ink. My subjects are generally landscapes, portraits, flowers and other natural things, although I also enjoy architecture. Some of my work, describing inner visions, is more abstract. I am intrigued, among other things, by water, reflections, and by extreme light and shadow. My work celebrates my experience of the beauty and mystery of life. In recent years I've also done botanical illustrations for scientific journals as well as other nature-related book illustrations. For more information...

“Jammin” at the AC 
​A live music getaway

Youth Branch Presents:
Disney's The Little Mermaid JR.
Show Starts August 3rd
Jammin at the A/C returns for the 8th year of Sunday afternoon concerts on the patio. Enjoy live music, margaritas, beer, wine and soft drinks. Sundays, 6-9 p.m. Admission is $10, under 12 free.
​Next up is our Youth Branch presentation of The Little Mermaid, Jr.
It is a stage musical based on the animated 1989 Disney film of the same name and the classic story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen about a mermaid who dreams of the world above the sea and gives up her voice to find love.

Directed by Gai Jonesand produced by Lin Coleman.
​Show dates are August 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, & 12. More information....

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The Ojai Art Center is located at:
113 So. Montgomery St.
Ojai, CA 93023
805-646-0117
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Our mailing address is P.O. Box 331, Ojai CA 93024