VUSD Districtwide Student Art Show – Opening Reception
June 2nd from 5-8pm at the Museum of Ventura County
Free
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This juried art show will highlight our incredibly talented high school, middle school and elementary school student artists. In total, over 50 works by high school students have been selected from hundreds of submitted pieces: including watercolors, photography, acrylic paintings, mixed media, and pencil drawings.
The caliber of these student artists is a testament to the investment our community has made into preserving and expanding Arts education. According to Elena Brokaw, the Barbara Barnard Smith Executive Director of the Museum of Ventura County, “This partnership between the school district and the museum is a direct result of our community’s commitment to the Arts. Ventura is a city where art and artists are celebrated and welcome. We are proud to be a part of this annual tradition.”
Let’s celebrate the artists, arts education, and our wonderful community.
Story Time at the Museum: Summer
Friday, June 3rd from 3-4pm
at the Museum of Ventura County
Free
Official event image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3lqcocc875m2ng8/Story%20Time%20Summer.png?dl=0
The Museum of Ventura County has been partnering with the Ventura County Library to bring bilingual (in English and Spanish) in-person Story Time every first Friday of the month at 3pm. That way kids will have time to come right after school. This month’s theme is SUMMER. Join us for stories, then play and learn in the Evelyn and Howard Boroughs Chumash Children’s Garden, a fabulous and FREE outing for ALL!
Save the Pollinators: A Youth-Led Environmental Restoration Project Exhibit Opening Reception
Friday, June 17th from 5-7pm
at the Agriculture Museum
Free
Official event images: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gwe44oa87g11hge/AACkjY9CW6vKqEFbWa1Hy-Pca?dl=0
Did you know that our pollinators are in jeopardy? 95% of pollinator populations have decreased since the 1980s, 75% of our world’s flowering plants rely on pollination to reproduce. Can you imagine a life without oranges, chocolate or even coffee? That’s the world we face if pollinators go extinct.
The Save the Pollinators Project was developed by youth in Ojai to combat this problem. Teens decided the best solution to the declining pollinator populations was to create habitat through a community restoration project-the Green Valley Project Pollinator Corridor. This Pollinator Corridor is a network of pollinator gardens throughout Ventura County that will promote healthy habitats for birds, bees and butterflies as they migrate through our valley. Youth designed and planted three large educational gardens and dispersed pollinator kits throughout our community to spread awareness about the pollinator problem and create a solution.
Please join us on Friday, June 17th from 5PM-7PM at the Museum of Agriculture for our exhibit opening, Save the Pollinators- A Youth Led Environmental Restoration Project, if you would like to learn more about this project! Through photography, music, and art our teens hope to share everything that they learned while working to save the pollinators!
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2022 Exhibits Opening Reception
Saturday, June 18th from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
At the Museum of Ventura County
Free
Official event images: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8z0brf6vwr6mzcc/AACq4oZjOyS5hBBY21XSY2rPa?dl=0
Learn more: https://venturamuseum.org/event/2022-exhibits-opening-reception/
Join us for the free opening reception of three new exhibits at the Museum of Ventura County! Members receive a complimentary ticket to enjoy a Bee’s Knees cocktail.
Reception made possible by: Paradise Pantry, Peirano’s, and Ventura Spirits
All That Glitters Is Not Gold
A surprising history of the 1920s and Prohibition in Ventura County. As population and wealth boomed, creativity flourished – but so did a tide of repression and exclusion. This exhibit tells the local story of the jazz age through our collections and archives.
This exhibit made possible in part by the generous support of: The John Hammer Family, The Heritage Fund at VCCF, The DeArkland Family, and The Chrisman Estate Company
Chromatic: The Museum in Six Colors
MVC’s permanent collection, amassed over 100 years, ranges from everyday items belonging to real people who lived and worked in the county, to rarities and precious works of art. Each object has a story to tell, and this exhibit opens the door to those stories.
This exhibit made possible in part by the generous support of: TOLD Foundation and Pierpont Racquet Club
Always Keep Creating: The Resiliency of Carol Rosenak
Renowned local artist Carol Rosenak (1925-2002) was known for her still life paintings featuring exquisite textures and intricate details. Spanning over 30 years of her career, this exhibit highlights her early printmaking, still lifes, and the abstract style she adopted later in life.
This exhibit made possible in part by the generous support of: the Bonita McFarland Endowment Fund
Major funding for the Museum’s programs is made possible by the City of Buenaventura, the County of Ventura, and private and community donors.
Adventures in STEM with LEGO®
June 27th – July 1st, Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm
at the Museum of Ventura County
Ages 5-8
Official Event Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/c6hmz6ta6h7fql3/9.png?dl=0
RSVP: https://venturamuseum.org/event/adventures-in-stem-with-lego/
Play-Well TEKnologies summer camps strive to provide an environment where students can create without fear of mistakes, explore fundamental STEM concepts through play, and express their creativity in ways they never thought possible. With tens of thousands of LEGO® pieces and the guidance of our passionate instructors, the possibilities are truly endless! Our popular in-person LEGO®-inspired STEM programming are back, with safety always our number one priority. Let’s play!
Minecraft Master Engineering with LEGO®
June 27th – July 1st, Monday-Friday, 1-4pm
at the Museum of Ventura County
Ages 7-11
Official event image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/z6fu93v52imxakz/10.png?dl=0
RSVP: https://venturamuseum.org/event/minecraft-master-engineering-with-lego/
Play-Well TEKnologies summer camps strive to provide an environment where students can create without fear of mistakes, explore fundamental STEM concepts through play, and express their creativity in ways they never thought possible. With tens of thousands of LEGO® pieces and the guidance of our passionate instructors, the possibilities are truly endless! Our popular in-person LEGO®-inspired STEM programming are back, with safety always our number one priority. Let’s play!
Ivor Davis: Up Close and Personal with Steve Binder
Thursday, June 30th from 6:30-8pm
at the Museum of Ventura County
Free for members,
$10 for non-members in-person,
and $5 for non-members on Zoom
Official event image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ackdrg09nnxn0xx/Email%20images-25.png?dl=0
RSVP: https://venturamuseum.org/event/ivor-davis-up-close-and-personal-with-steve-binder/
Steve Binder is paramount in the history of music on television, as one of the founding creative minds behind music programs with racially and ethnically diverse casts, showcasing a variety of musical styles. He is arguably best known as the director of the T.A.M.I. Show, Elvis Presley’s ’68 Comeback Special, Diana Ross Live in Central Park, and The Star Wars Holiday Special. He worked directly with the biggest names in show business; Elvis, Liza Minnelli, Chevy Chase, Patti LaBelle, Barry Manilow, Pee-Wee Herman, Steve Allen, Soupy Sales, Wayne Newton, Mac Davis, Petula Clark, and John Denver. Most recently, Steve Binder is portrayed by Dacre Montgomery, breakout star of Stranger Things, in the Elvis drama directed by Baz Luhrmann, theatrically released June 24th, 2022.
The Museum of Ventura County is thrilled to present the next installment of Ivor Davis: Up Close and Personal with decorated producer and director Steve Binder. In this series, author, journalist, and investigative reporter Ivor Davis speaks with a rotating guest list of notable and celebrated Ventura County residents, which have including Chris Hillman, Malcom McDowell, Miriam Arichea, and more.
This is a ticketed in-person and virtual program. Free for members, $10 for non-members in-person, $5 for non-members on Zoom. Museum members who register for this event (either in person OR via Zoom) will be entered into a drawing to receive an autographed copy of Steve Binder’s Elvis ’68 Comeback: The Story Behind the Special, Foreword by Baz Luhrmann. Become a member now and register for this event for your opportunity to receive the autographed book.
Life Drawing Sessions
Wednesdays: July 6th, July 20th, and August 3rd
from 6:30-8:30pm
at the Museum of Ventura County
Official event image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/c10nm9avbrt8nr9/Email%20images-12.png?dl=0
RSVP: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/LifeDrawingJuly
Join other artists for a series of three open model drawing sessions at your Museum. Models will be clothed and nude. Organized by artists Cathy Barroca and Barbara Brown. Chairs and easels will be provided; artists must bring their own supplies, paints not permitted. Note: this is not an instructional class. This is a great opportunity for artists of all skill levels to work from a live model to develop their life drawing skills. 10-35 participants per class.
About Cathy Barroca: A Ventura County artist and arts educator, she holds an M.F.A. in painting and printmaking from the University of Kansas and has been teaching with the Ventura College Art Department since 1998 and directed the Ventura College Art Galleries from 2001 to 2005. Catherine completed “Portrait of a Neighborhood”, a 100 foot mural in the interior of the Casa de Anza Library in 2001, and is featured in prestigious art collections such as the City of San Buena Ventura, the City of Oxnard, the Ventura County Museum of Art and History and the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence, Kansas. She presented a one-person exhibit of her bas-relief paintings at the Ventura County Museum of Art in 2008 and represented the Museum at the Los Angeles Art Show in 2009. Learn more about her at https://sites.google.com/site/daybarroca/.
About Barbara Brown: Barbara Brown is a California-based artist interested in figurative and landscape work. She is influenced by the Hudson River School, Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt, John Singer Sargent, Diego Velasquez, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Lucian Freud. She received her MFA in Painting from Laguna College of Art and Design and has studied at Harvard Business School and the University of California Santa Barbara in Fine Art. Much of her work was destroyed in the Thomas Fire in 2017. Her subsequent series on that cataclysmic event was a part of her recovery. Her work since then has been an integral part of her healing process. Learn more about her at https://www.barbarabrownartist.com.