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Museum of Ventura County — Chris Hillman Throwback (plus chance to win a CD), Bonita McFarland Scholarship, and more!

by Community Contributor • May 7, 2020 • Comments Off

A MESSAGE TO THE

MVC COMMUNITY

This week it’s my pleasure to introduce Eric Knight, MVC’s Development Director. Eric is a fairly new member of the MVC family, having joined the staff team in July of 2019. Before he threw his heart and soul into the museum world, Eric most recently worked at the American Cancer Society where he was in charge of new business support. Eric heads up the fundraising and public relations teams at the Museum. He is a natural fit for MVC – he is creative, curious, and entirely devoted to making his adopted community – the county of Ventura – a better place. He is also just about to be a first time father!

Elena Brokaw, The Barbara Barnard Smith Executive Director

From the Development Director

The Museum of Ventura County is special, and has been since we were officially established in 1913. MVC is constantly evolving with the times, and never more so than now. Right now MVC is here collecting the stories, the history, and preserving it all with the highest integrity so that we can learn from our collective resiliency, and celebrate our achievements as a County.

At MVC, we are grateful for you, our supporters. We are grateful for every member, every donor, every guest, every schoolchild who has been here for a field trip. We’re grateful for our Business Club members, for our event sponsors, for our event attendees. For everyone who has given once, and everyone who gives monthly. For every visitor who has been to a free First Sunday, and every person who has included MVC in their estate plan. Your support ensures that the Museum of Ventura County can continue telling the stories that exist solely in our collections and archives; your visitation ensures that we continue to achieve our vision of inspiring vibrant communities by connecting the past, present, and future.

I’m proud to call Ventura my home, and my wife and I can’t wait to raise our child here and watch him grow in this wonderful community.

And we can’t wait to welcome you back to MVC when our doors reopen!

Please enjoy this week’s MVC offerings. Enter to win an autographed Chris Hillman CD produced by Tom Petty, check out information about our Bonita C. McFarland Arts Education Scholarships, and I can guarantee you’ve never seen Thor like you’re about to in the Nordic Myths and Legends: George Stuart Historical Figures® virtual tour.

Eric Knight, Development Director

VIRTUAL TOUR

George Stuart: Nordic Myths & Legends

Visit the fascinating world of Nordic Myths & Legends as told through the figures of the Valkyries, Loki and Thor, Kriemhild (pictured above), and Siegfried and the dragon Fafnir in this rarely seen George Stuart exhibit.

Nordic Myths and Legends: George Stuart Historical Figures® virtual tour was made possible by a generous donation from Virtual Tours Ventura.

EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP

2020 Museum of Ventura County Bonita C. McFarland Arts Education Scholarships

The Museum of Ventura County announces the application process for its visual arts scholarships is open. The Bonita C. McFarland scholarship is named for a generous benefactor to the arts in Ventura County. The funds for the scholarships are generated from an endowment, held and administered by the Museum of Ventura County. The scholarships are available to any high school senior preparing to enter college in the fall of 2020 or any continuing college level student of the visual arts who is also a Ventura County resident.

THROWBACK THURSDAY

WIN A CHRIS HILLMAN CD!

On Thursday, January 24, 2019, the Museum of Ventura County was privileged to host An Evening of Song & Stories with Chris Hillman, in support of the exhibit “Chris Hillman: Time Between.”

The Museum of Ventura County has

5 autographed copies

of Byrds’ founding member, Chris Hillman’s “Bidin’ My Time” CD. Produced in 2017 by Tom Petty, this CD features guest performances by David Crosby, Roger McGuinn and Tom Petty. For a chance to win this masterpiece of country-rock all you have to do is sign up for a new Museum membership or renew an existing one.

Good luck and thank you!

DISCOVER EVEN MORE

COMMUNITY INFO HUB

TRACKING COVID-19 IN VENTURA COUNTY

MVC RECOMMENDS

VITA ART CENTER – CALL TO ARTISTS

Vita Art Center is inviting artists to participate in a collaborative, chance-based surrealist art game known as the exquisite corpse.

The “Truly Exquisite, 2020″ exhibition follows the spirit of collaboration and inventiveness of the surrealist movement by bringing together our art community for an assembled art experience. Each exhibited final piece will be a completed figure made of 4 panels, each one by a different artists. The final collaborative results will be revealed on June 27, 2020.

THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS !

Museum of Ventura County Business Club members are community leaders who are committed to the region’s history, art, and stories. MVC thanks our current

Business Club Members

for their support:

Aera Energy

California Oaks Property Management

California Resources Corporation

E.J. Harrison & Sons Corporation

Haas Automation

Leavens Ranches

Limoneira

Pierpont Racquet Club

TOLD Corporation

Ventura County Credit Union