Gallery Exhibit Schedule
Fri April 25-
Thursday May 29

Santa Barbara Printmakers
Reception 1:00-3:00pm,
Sunday May 4

Fri. May 30 -
Thurs. July 3

"The Roadshow"
Photography Branch Show
also Mixed Media by Dwora Fried

Reception 1:00-3:00pm,
Sunday June 8

Sat July 5-
Thurs August 7
"Hot Summer Days,Hot summer Nights"
Reception 1:00-3:00pm,
Sunday July 13
Fri. August 8-
Thurs.Sept. 4
"Big, Bold, and Beautiful"
Reception 1:00-3:00pm,
August 10
Fri. Sept.5
Thurs. Oct. 2

Slyvia Raz and Karyn Raz
paintings
Reception 1:00-3:00pm,
Sunday Sept. 7

Fri. Oct 3-
Thurs.Oct. 30

Ojai Studio Artists
Reception Saturday Oct.

Fri. Oct. 31-
Thurs. Dec. 4

Gold Coast Watercolor
Reception TBA

 

Fri. Dec.5-
Thurs. Jan. 8

 

"The Wonder of Wreaths II"
Reception 1:00-3:00pm,
Dec. 7

 

 

Art Branch
Welcome to the Ojai Center for The Arts . The gallery will feature the work of the Santa Barbara Printmakers with over fifty works on paper by a variety of area artists. The Printmakers are dedicated to art work that uses hand and press printing techniques for artistic exploration and expression. Images are made with printing processes that include: etching, monotype, woodblock, collagraph, linocut, clay, lithography and digital programming. Santa Barbara Printmakers membership encompasses both emerging and established artists.

There will also be an ongoing display of the Nordhoff High School Art Departmen in the showcases.
Gallery hours 12:00pm-4:00pm ,Tuesday- Sunday
Information: call 646-0117

Above "Untitled" Solarprint and Chine Colle by Dug Uyesaka
Below"The Task of Rest" Solarprint by Valori Fussell

Art in Park
Ojai Arts Festival Music Line-up:

Saturday May 24th-
12-12:45pm Gates and Goodell
12:50-1:30 pm Steve Fort
1:30-2:30 pm Claude Hopper
2:30-2:45 pm Robert Postel
2:45-4:00pm Jamie Green and Roy Donkin

Sunday May 25th
12-12:45 pm Fly to Blue
12:45-1:15 pm Andrew Jackson
1:15-1:45 pm John Batdorf
1:45- 2:15 pm Thomas Leeb
2:15-3:15 pm Dave Cowan
3:15-4:00 pm Sharp 4

2008 OJAI ARTS FESTIVAL AND CONCERT
Festival Location: Libby Park, 200 S Signal St., Ojai, CA 93023 (805) 640-2560
Concert Location: 113 S Montgomery St., Ojai, CA 93023 (805) 646-0117)

Arts Festival Music: Saturday & Sunday May 24-25th; 12-4pm (both days)
Arts Center Concert: Saturday May 24th @ 7:30pm
Entrance Fees: Festival music in Libby Park is free. The May 24th Concert is $15.00 per person.

Julie Tumamait, above, was one of the subjects featured in
our "Village People" series.Tumamait is a local Chumamsh
Elder who performs native ceremonies continuing her local
heritage and also docents at our local Historical Museum.

This series uses Ojai citizens for models from all walks of life.
It seeks to comemorate the richness of Ojai's people. The
Life drawing class,
which meets every Thursday, provides
a long-pose model for its "Village People" series the third
Thursday of every month.

Dave Mason is portrayed below. Mason is a longtime
resident historian and florist.

The Art Branch is an active group of volunteer members who strive to promote these early tenets set forth in the Articles of Incorporation,"The purpose of the Art Center is to advance the interest, influence and usefulness of the Arts in the community... to engage in the promotion from an avocational standpoint of fine and applied arts." Whicn means to us joyfully creating,exhibiting,networking and providing hands on experiences in the Arts.

The galleries are a source of pride for the Art Center, displaying a high quality of local work from Ojai, Santa Barbara and Ventura County artists as well as artists from as far away as New York.. Many artists who have since gained national recognition have had their start at the Art Center.

The Art Branch Gallery Commitee selects gallery artists and schedules monthy art exhibits with two indoor galleries, outdoor exhibit space and display cases for three dimensional work. Artists may submit an artist's portfolio to be considered for a future exhibition in care of Director Teri Metala, P.O. Box 331, Ojai, Ca. 93024. The portfolio should include a minimum of 10 photos of current work, a biography and an artist's statement

Other branch offerings::classes, workshops, OCA open shows and various seminars on art issues.

Upcoming special events: OCA 31rst Annual Art in the Park , May 24 and 25 in Libbey Park under the oaks click here to download application.

Open show opportunity: Open to
all media, at Santa Barbara City College, May, 2008. Download information here.

The Spotted Dog Studio, located at 912 N. Drown Ave., Ojai, 93023, is an open-access printmaking studio. This workshop features a large work area, 3 large format etching presses and one small format etching press. The studio offers classes for adults in monoprinting, collagraph printing and relief printing. Guest artists visit the studio several times a year to give classes in a variety of printmaking processes. In March of 2008, Ron Pokrasso from Santa Fe, New Mexico, is giving a one week monoprinting class. Also scheduled to offer classes late in 2008 are Michael McCabe and Tom Kirby, both printmakers from Santa Fe. The studio owner and art center member, Linda Taylor, also offers classes in printmaking as well as editioning services.

The studio is available for drop-in work after attending one of the classes offered at minimal cost.

For information call 805 646 9892 or e-mail Linda at lindaojai@aol.com to be put onto her list for program announcements.