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.
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.
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
Art in the Park
Sat & Sun Memorial Weekend
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Libbey Park
Join us for 80 fine art exhibits, live music with Dive Bar Messiahs, Activity Area for Kids and Adults and Food Trucks!! More information...
Join us for 80 fine art exhibits, live music with Dive Bar Messiahs, Activity Area for Kids and Adults and Food Trucks!! More information...
The Theatre Branch Presents:
All in the Timing
April 29th - May 15th
Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2:00 p.m.
“All In the Timing,” an award-winning collection of one-act comedic plays by American playwright David Ives, runs April 29 through May 15. “All In the Timing” won the Outer Critics Circle Playwriting Award, was included in “The Best Plays of 1993-94,” and in the 1995-96 season was the most-performed play in the country after Shakespeare productions.
The show entails a collection of farcical sketches that focus primarily on language, wordplay, existentialism, and the complications of romantic relationships. The New York Times called David Ives “One of the most intelligent and anarchically funny playwrights. His utterly delightful one-act plays percolate with comic brio.” Director Steve Grumette has assembled five versatile actors, including himself, to play fifteen different roles. Join the fun and laugh-filled experience as the Art Center Theater presents this series of one-acts over three weekends. Performances are Friday & Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2. Click here for tickets or call 805-640-8797 for reservations.
The show entails a collection of farcical sketches that focus primarily on language, wordplay, existentialism, and the complications of romantic relationships. The New York Times called David Ives “One of the most intelligent and anarchically funny playwrights. His utterly delightful one-act plays percolate with comic brio.” Director Steve Grumette has assembled five versatile actors, including himself, to play fifteen different roles. Join the fun and laugh-filled experience as the Art Center Theater presents this series of one-acts over three weekends. Performances are Friday & Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2. Click here for tickets or call 805-640-8797 for reservations.
The Art Branch Presents:
Caroline Allen
Inside Outside: Objects of My Attention
Exhibit May 7th - June 29th
Reception Sat., May 14th, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Caroline Allen
Inside Outside: Objects of My Attention
Exhibit May 7th - June 29th
Reception Sat., May 14th, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
“I’m inspired by visual beauty wherever I find it— humans, dogs, trees, mountains, leaves, flowers, walls, tables, cantaloupes, vases. Light and dark. Shape and color. Movement. What makes these paintings of the past two years most poignant for me is that they represent moments during a difficult time, the pandemic, when I was able to place my attention away from the news, the loneliness, the isolation, and onto things I found beautiful. The hours spent painting, or walking around looking for things to paint, felt better than the rest of the day. Circumscribed by the physical limits of sheltering in place, I painted inside my house, in my garden, on the driveway. As restrictions lessened I painted at Lake Casitas in eerily deserted campgrounds, and at the Ojai Land Conservancy Meadows. I grew so comfortable in these natural sanctuaries, they became second homes, the trees and grasses, the empty benches and picnic tables, the glowing leaves, all familiar objects, the furnishing of a giant collection of rooms, a cathedral of the natural world. I was painting inside outside." More information...
The Music Branch Presents: |
Special Events |
Landmark String Quartet
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The Blues Fest 2022
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Our next concert presents Landmark String Quartet performing the Mozart Quartet No.3 in B-Flat major KV 458 and Mendelssohn's Quartet Op. 81 in F.
Tickets $20 exact change at the door. Proof of Vaccination and masks are required for this event.. More information... |
Scheduled to appear:
GUY MARTIN RAY JAURIQUE AND THE UPTOWN BROTHERS SANDY HALEY CHUCK STRONG AND SRBQ MILO SLEDGE CROOKED EYE TOMMY Tickets are now available!! $30.00 - Purchase Online More information... |
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: $275 (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
