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Youth Branch

The Ojai Art Center Youth Branch is a creative resource for young artists of all mediums. 
The Youth Branch hopes to provide space and time for youth workshops and classes at the Art Center and to create a website which would include a directory of youth classes and instructors in the valley.
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Current Events

SHREK JR - The Musical
August 2023

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Students ages 6-16 along with the talented staff of Gai Jones, Kelly Hollis, Suzy Thatcher, Maryann Shilo, Rebecca Comerford, and Brianna Turner are dancing, singing, creating characters, trying on costumes for the upcoming August 2023 production. Student Assistants Harrison Ratliff and Paloma Tryon are helping with costumes and props.

Save the Dates:
August 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 20 @3 pm
August 11, 12, 18, 19 @ 7 pm
Tickets will be on sale in July 2023
Prices: $20.00 adults; Seniors and Students under 18 $10.00

Cast and Crew are collecting children’s food items for Help of Ojai. You are invited to bring juice boxes, cereal packages, cookies to the Box Office.

In connection with the performance, we present an opportunity for elementary/middle/high school students, ages 6-18 to take part in the Ojai Art Center Youth Visual Arts Festival on the performance dates of SHREK JR in August.
There is no cost for the students’ participation in the Ojai Art Center Youth Visual Arts Festival which happens as part of each performance’s Preshow on the OAC patio. Students along with their parent will be able to display any mounted visual art or ceramic creation created by young students.

If you wish more information about the Ojai Art Center Youth Visual Arts Festival contact gaijones2013@gmail.com prior to May 20, 2023. Leave your student’s name, age, parent’s name, contact emails and preferred phone number with the subject line SHREK JR OJAI YOUTH VISUAL ARTS FESTIVAL.

Support the Youth Branch

​OACT Youth Branch presents
​“Frozen, Kids”

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Over the summer, 12 young actors joined Director Gai Jones, Kayleigh Turner, Vocal Director, and Sophie Massey, Choreographer who coached the kids in song and dance virtually.

The kids and crew worked really hard with everyone learning many new skills. We can not sell tickets for the final performance but we can accept donations to our program.

Please consider donating, even a small gift is helpful in covering production costs, such as costumes, props, royalties, staffing, etc.    

Donations

Youth Branch Photos

PictureStudent photographers having their own portraits done at our 75th Anniversary Gala




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Carys Garvey and Sophie Massey in Gianni Schicchi, Ojai Youth Opera's Summer 2013 season.
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Art Director Rebecca Comerford and students Sophie Massey, Ami Wallmark and Ella Giulianni in "Va, Pensiero" from the opera Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi (from Ojai Youth Opera's 2013 season.)
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  • Art in the Park
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