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The Community Art Center of the Ojai Valley (d.b.a The Ojai Art Center)
is a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Organization, Tax I.D. 95-1946313

Help support the longest continuously operating, multi-disciplinary center
​serving the arts in the State of California. ​

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THE OAC 1950's
The Ojai Art Center (OAC) has eight branches -- each offering its featured performances and events -- and hosts a series of classes and special events such as Art in the Park, The Great Art Theft, and The Blues Festival. Since we opened our doors in 1939, our mission has been to support and advance the interest of the arts within our community. 
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Please feel free to come visit 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 and providing you discounts on theatre productions, activity fees, art purchases, events, and our monthly newsletter.

If you would like to donate an amount not listed on our website, please contact our office at (805) 646-0117. 
​Thanks so much for your support. 

The Art Branch Presents

Four Local Artists on Display During January
Emily Thomas Maharry, Susan Guy, Lindsay Thomson, Robin Riley
Artist Reception: Saturday, January 11th, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
​More info.

The Theater Branch Presents:

The Theater's 2025 Season
Our Free Season Preview 
January 12th, 7:00 p.m.

Agnes of God
Directed by Brian Robert Harris
Jan. 24th - Feb. 16th
Agnes of God 
Directed by Brian Robert Harris, January 24 - February 16     

Crimes of the Heart 
Directed by Sindy McKay, March 28 – April 20

Young Frankenstein
Directed by John Medeiros, June 20 - July 20

Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors 
Directed by Kimberly Demmary, September 26 - October 19

​Annie
Directed by Gai Jones, December 5 – December 21.

More info.
​The 2025 Season starts off with Agnes of God, directed by Brian Robert Harris. Set in a convent, a novice nun named Agnes unexpectedly gives birth to a dead baby and insists that the child was the result of a virgin conception. When the dead newborn is found wrapped in a bloody sheet in a wastebasket, psychiatrist Martha Livingston is called in to determine if the seemingly innocent novice, who knows nothing of sex or birth, is competent to stand trial for the baby’s murder. This compelling drama explores the balance between the spiritual and the psychological.

Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.
Call 805-640-8797 for reservations or purchase tickets online. 

The Literary Branch Presents

Transforming Paradise Panel Discussion
Saturday, January 11th, 4:00 p.m.
$5 Suggested Donation

Join us for a panel discussion about John Broesamle's last book, "Transforming Paradise: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Thousands of Unemployed Americans Created Today's Yosemite National Park." Joining Literary Branch chair Mark Lewis on the Jan. 11 panel will be John's widow and fellow Ojai environmental activist Kathy Broesamle; their daughter, Carolyn Vondriska; and Nona Rafferty, daughter of one of the Civilian Conservation Corps members whom John profiles in the book. More info.

The Music Branch Presents

Yue Deng, Miriam Arichea, Virginia Kron
Sunday, January 12th, 3:00 p.m.
​Suggested Donation: $25

Violinist Yue Deng will feature Ravel's great masterwork, the melodic, luminescent Piano Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano. Joining her in the tour de force will be art center regular cellist Virginia Kron and Ventura County's most sought-after pianist, Miriam Arichea. Deng will also present a Romance by Amy Beach and the sublime Meditation de Thais by Massenet.  

First-come parking available across the street at HELP of Ojai.

Business Members Spotlight

The Ojai Playwrights Conference supports playwrights whose stories move us and move the world forward. They provide unique resources and a nurturing, productive environment for theater artists to develop new work and realize new stories for the American theater.  More info. 
Ojai Storytelling Festival
​It's more than a festival... it's an experience.
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The Community Art Center of the Ojai Valley (d.b.a The Ojai Art Center)
is a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Organization 
Tax I.D. 95-1946313

We are 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