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 The Blues Festival. 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.

Current Events at the O.A.C

The Theatre Branch Presents:

Meredith Willson's
The Music Man
June 24th - July 24th
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2:00 p.m.

The OACT production stars TV host and writer Larry Toffler as the charismatic con man, Harold Hill, and brings back Ojai's own Darrienne Lissette Caldwell (formerly Darrienne Gross) as Marian, River City's feisty librarian. Director Tracey Williams Sutton has gathered a large ensemble of community players from ages seven through eighty-five, many of them making their stage debuts in this show. The Music Man features popular Ojai actors Bill Spellman and Marisa Miculian as the pompous Mayor Shin and his wacky-wife, Eulalie, and Laura Ring as the lovable Ma Paroo. Andrew Eiden makes his first appearance at OACT as Harold's sidekick, Marcellus. Herb Hemming produced the show with musical direction by Emily Redman Hall, and choreography by Holly Irwin.
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Literary Branch Panel Discussion
July 16th, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Join Lit Branch Chair Mark Lewis from 3 to 4 p.m. on July 16 when he moderates a panel that will include Ojai Art Center Theater Artistic Director Tracey Williams Sutton, who directed our current "Music Man" production; Jill Dolan, who directed our recent production of "Steel Magnolias;" and (tentatively) Besant Hill Head of School Portia Johnson, who also is secretary of the Art Center's board of directors. More info...
The Art Branch Presents:
July 1st - August 30th
Featured Artists:
​Bert Collins & Jannene Behl 
Richard Franklin & Ruty Levy (in the showcases)
Reception Saturday, July 9th, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. 

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Bert Collins, one of the movers and shakers of the Ojai art scene has been painting since the mid 1950s. She has exhibited in many galleries in LA as well as in Sausalito. She helped form the Ojai Studio Artists, the Ojai Art Commission, and the Ventura County Pastel Artists, currently known as the Ventura County Creative Artists. Her work has won numerous awards. More information...
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Jannene Behl is also an award-winning artist, well known for her landscapes. She has been a member of many art organizations including the Ventura Pastel Artists, SCAPE in Santa Barbara, the Westlake Art Guild, California Pastel Association, American Impressionism Society, Ojai Studio Artists and the California Art Club. Both Collins and Behl are well known teachers in Ojai and have mentored many up-and-coming artists.  More information...

Youth Branch Presents:
Willy Wonka, Jr.
​August 4th - 7th
​Times TBD

This tuition-free program is supported by volunteers, parent participation and our ticket sales! This summer, we have a wonderful cast of 25 kids aged 6-16, nearly half of our actors have been in at least one of our previous productions! Read more...

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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