The Acuña Art Gallery @ Café on A will present the reception for 'Collective Voices-Abundant Years' on Oct. 24. Courtesy image
OXNARD — The Acuña Art Gallery @ Café on A will hold a reception for the “Collective Voices-Abundant Years” exhibit at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 at 438 S. A St., Oxnard.
The exhibit, continuing through Nov. 23, is curated by Jacquie Biaggi, Vanessa Acosta and Armando Vazquez. It will bring together some of the most important, creative and talented ceramists, sculptures and artists in area together for this historic arts exhibition, organizers reported in a media release.
It is dedicated to Professor Vincent Flocco, who created and developed the Oxnard College Ceramics Workshop.
It is also a tribute to Betty Bennett, Josie Magallanes and Fumi Moriya, Ceramicists from Oxnard College, a collective group of artists who where treasured by faculty, students and co-artists.
Other featured artist include Illona Battaglia Aguayo, Jacqueline Biaggi, Lynn Creighton, Maureen DiGiglio, Schzelle Frangis, Cecile Gurrola-Faulconer, Gina Lawson Egan, Francisco Magdaleno, Mark Mueller, Janet Neuwalder, Mary Otani-Kobashikawa, Pat Putnam, Jacklyn Sanford, Gail Suval, Jenchi Wu and artists from Café on A Collective.
“Join us and experience the majesty and transformational power of community, artists, passion and love coming together to create a unique, historic and important art exhibition for the ages at the Acuña Art Gallery,” organizers reported.
The Acuña Art Gallery @ Café on A has had a historical presence in the Ventura County art scene for 15 years. During this period it has hosted many important and cutting edge art exhibitions, including the Los Four and friends show in 2009, The MUSES exhibition in 2004, the Chicano Movimiento exhibition in 2006, Barrio Life and Death show by Felix Perez, Mujeres y sus Visiones exhibition in 2009, Blacc America exhibition by Felipe Flores in 2010, on the Avenue and the Universe exhibition by Govaan in 2008, as well as our current exhibition Minerva and other art shows.
“We have been the home to many renowned as well as unknown or up and coming artist,” organizers reported. “The Acuña Gallery is community based, edgy and eclectic and we abhor the much traveled main stream.”
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