June 1 — Studio Channel Islands Art Center Presents The NEXT Big Thing. Exhibit continues through July 20

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CAMARILLOStudio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIAC) will launch The NEXT Big Thing exhibition with an opening reception 4 to 6 p.m., June 1, at SCIAC’s Blackboard Gallery at 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo.

The exhibition will be juried by artist Mat Gleason, an internationally recognized art critic and curator of contemporary art and founder of the controversial Coagula Art Journal. The NEXT Big Thing showcases the contemporary art of exciting emerging artists, as well as nationally exhibited and award-winning artists, in all medium including video, film, performance, sound and installation art. This exhibition will be on display June 1 through July 20.

Admission to the opening reception and the gallery is free. Gallery hours are Tues.–Fri., 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. For more information, visit www.studiochannelislands.org or call 805-383-1368.