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Carnegie Art Museum update for May 25

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CAM STUDIO GALLERY
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The first exhibit of photography and lens-based art by The Oxnard Plain Collective will open with a Reception on Thursday, June 7th from 5:30-7:30pm at CAM Studio Gallery beside the Carnegie Art Museum. The Oxnard Plain Collective is a new venture of the CAM Studio, hosting the development of of emerging lens-based artists at critical moments of their careers through a group from the region. The Oxnard Plain Collective itself is artist-run and through dynamic programming and access to workspace, is a catalyst for innovative creation within the artistic mediums of photography and video practices. The exhibit runs through July 29th / free admission.

On exhibit will be works by:
Amy Elkins, Brian Paumier,,Hugo Castillo, Jack Adams, Jaime Bailon, Joseph Ipatzi, Mark Giorgione, Nathan Asplund, Rob Ipatzi,
Shamsi Luna, and Vanessa Wallace.

 

Farmers Market Art Booth
FREE Summer Art Fun with the Carnegie Art Museum and Downtown Farmers Market. Look for the Art Booth at the Downtown Farmers Market where Isabel Gonzalez, Oxnard College Intern and CAM Volunteers will share a new art activity encouraging kids to learn and explore their creative side. On July 5th & 9th we will have Storytime with Children’s Librarian Patty Rose from the Oxnard Public Library. Art Booth sponsored by Downtown Oxnard Farmers Market

Thursdays, June 21, 28    |   July 5, 12, 19, 26
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

For more information  805 385-8171/  education@carnegieam.org
CAM Book Club
Join fellow art and book lovers at our next CAM Book Club discussion. Book selections focus on making connections with art and history inspired by current exhibitions and the museum’s permanent collection. Book discussions held the third Thursday of the month.

June 21 – The Photographer’s Wife by Suzanne Joinson

6 p.m.      $5 / members free             click here to learn more
Poetry at the Carnegie –                     The Jackson Wheeler Series
Guest poets Laure-Anne Bosselaar and Mary Ann McFadden

Saturday, June 23 

 6 p.m. 

Organized by Phil Taggart & Hosted by Marsha de la O

This event is supported in part by Poets & Writers  
Home is where the heART is
Carnegie Art Museum Cornerstones
FUNDRAISER

Sunday, June 24 
3-5 p.m.
at the Ventura hillside home of Stephanie Elise
for museum members & their guests.
Adults only (ages 13+)

Stephanie Elise, creator of stunning watercolors,
oil paintings and jewelry, will share her collection
and a jewelry demo in her studio.

$35 per person includes light refreshments poolside. Reserve soon. Space limited 805-385-8158 or click here to purchase online.
Benefiting Many Mansion’s fundraiser Bowls of Hope 2018

Get creative, be inspired, and have fun painting! The finished bowls will be used for the upcoming Bowls of Hope fundraiser held in November at California Lutheran University. During the party Many Mansions staff will give a brief presentation about the organization discuss why your community involvement is so important!

Wednesday, June 27
6 -8 p.m.

$20 fee per person ($15 to cover the expenses for supplies and glazing/firing and $5 programming fee.  Space is limited / register today at 805-385-8254 or lisa.horan@oxnard.org
Closing Exhibition
through – May 27, 2018

Black & White & In Between: Contemporary Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation
This exhibition features works by artists who have explored the formal, conceptual, technical, and material possibilities of limiting their palettes to black-and-white and shades “in between.”

Art included by:
Lita Albuquerque, Charles Arnoldi, Richard Artschwager, Larry Bell, Joe Goode, Andy Moses, Ed Moses, Manfred Muller, Robert Rauchenberg, Andy Warhol, Emerson Woelffer
and many others
Funding has been generously provided by the

Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation.
Upcoming Exhibition
June 17 – August 19, 2018
California Artists from the Mullin Automotive Museum Collection

Carnegie Art Museum is pleased to spotlight the California artists included in the remarkable collections of the Mullin Automotive Museum. Art from the Mullin Automotive Museum featured in this exhibit at Carnegie Art Museum includes works by:  Ben Abril, Charles Arnoldi, Sigrid Burton, Keith Collins, Bruce Cohen, Larry Cohen, Laddie John Dill, Michael Furman, Hank Pitcher, Art Reid, and Jack Schultz. The Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard is noted for its exquisite collection of classic French touring automobiles and grand prix race cars.  It includes stunning displays of period furniture, paintings and ceramics that pay tribute to the Art Deco era of pre-war Europe.

Opening Reception                                                            Saturday, June 16       4 – 6 p.m.          $10 / members free

Sponsored by The Arts Collaborative
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