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.
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:
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Special Fundraiser
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Combining songs and jokes, royalty and plain folks, this version of "Cinderella" is filled with topical, Ojai humor and cross-dressing characters all in a wild and crazy show that breaks through the glass slipper of tradition to fit you with outrageous fun for the entire family. Kids from six to sixty and beyond will love this holiday treat. Dates are weekends November 30 to December 16. Times are Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Purchase tickets online or call 805-640-8797.
The 2019 season has been selected. Artistic Director Richard Camp has lined up a great year of plays:
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A bonus to this year’s season is The Belle of Amherst, playing December 21, 22 & 23, 28, 29 & 30. Starring Anna Kotula.
Directed by Steve Grumette. A special holiday benefit show for The Theater. A lively, funny, and heartfelt one-woman performance that reveals the inward journeys of Emily Dickinson, one of America’s greatest poets. Based on the life of poet Emily Dickinson from 1830 to 1886, and set in her Amherst, Massachusetts home, the play makes use of her work, diaries, and letters to recollect her encounters with the significant people in her life – family, close friends, and acquaintances. Miss Kotula's interpretation of the role avoids the commonly-held but erroneous image of Dickinson as chaste and depressed in favor of the lively, witty, provocative, and sometimes erotic Dickinson present in her work and familiar to those who knew her personally. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. For tickets visit Ojaiact.org or call 805-640-8797. |
Art Branch Presents:
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Music Branch Presents:
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The annual holiday exhibit this year is Feast for the Eyes. All the art on display will have been inspired by food and interpreted by artists using a variety of mediums in a variety of styles. Dates are November 30 to January 2. The reception is Saturday, December 8, 4 to 6 p.m.
Image: Pastel still-life painting by Tom Hardcastle |
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Now Accepting Exhibitor Applications
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The OAC is Celebrating 80 Years!!
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All fine artists interested in participating is Ojai Art Center's 42nd Annual Art in the Park should register now. Application deadline is March 8, 2019. Show dates are Saturday and Sunday Memorial Weekend (May 25th and 26th). Show times are 10 am - 5 pm.
Click here to apply online or for more information. Download the application. |
After 30 years it’s time for new theatre seats! New ones have been selected -- we just need to raise the money to pay for them. Go to Ojaiact.org for more information and find out how you can support this worthy cause and get your name on a seat.
Or click here to download the donation form. |
Become an Art Center Member
Become an Art Center Member and support the arts in Ojai:
- Individual Membership: $50
- Family Membership: $65 (Family membership includes 2 children under 18 years of age.)
- Student Membership: $30
- Senior Membership: $35
- Business Membership: $175 (Includes 4 individual memberships, events listed on OAC site, monthly newsletter link, social media support, facilities rental discounts, marketing materials distributed at Art in the park and OAC calendar.)
The Ojai Art Center is located at:
113 So. Montgomery St.
Ojai, CA 93023
805-646-0117 Email
OAC Hours:
Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm
Saturday & Sunday Noon - 4 pm
Closed Mondays
Mailing address P.O. Box 331, Ojai CA 93024
113 So. Montgomery St.
Ojai, CA 93023
805-646-0117 Email
OAC Hours:
Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 4 pm
Saturday & Sunday Noon - 4 pm
Closed Mondays
Mailing address P.O. Box 331, Ojai CA 93024
