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This Sunday the 13, is the CMH take down/bring in. Are you free between 10am and 12 and want to help? Let me know Emily
Pre-Reception Clean up: Vacuum and tidy the HVG the morning before a reception. Must be finished by Gallery's opening time. Contact Emily
The pedestals at the Harbor Village Galley need a new coat of paint. Want to organize a Pedestals Painting Party? - Tuesday Sept 22 would be a great day - The gallery is closed so you could leave them out to dry.
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Regina Vorgang is Featured Artisan of the Month at the Artisan Store, HVG
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Come check out Regina's wonderful weavings and fabulous fibers - she even has some cool bracelets made from reclaimed telephone wire! |
| Next Bring Ins and Pick Ups! |
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Buenaventura Gallery:
9/13 & 9/14 11am- 2pm
Harbor Village Gallery:
Channel Islands, Our Local Treasure
9/28 & 9/29 11am - 2pm
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Kinetic Sculpture Open Competition
9/28 & 9/29 11am - 2pm
(bring in form coming soon -keep your eyes out for the prospectus!)
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Saturday, September 12
Create a beautiful image, write a thoughtful prayer to a loved one and watch the wind carry your message on the ocean breeze.
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| Plein Air Schedule |
 In addition to Chris Weber's plein air group, we also have an Ojai group's plein air schedule, and more as we receive information. |
| Artists Sales |
Your monthly Artists Sales will now be available online! To check on past months, go to the Buenaventura Art Association website at www.buenaventuragallery.org and click on Current Members, then click on this link : Artist Sales |
| THANK YOUS! |
| Nina Danza for donating a (almost) brand new vacuum to the Harbor Village Gallery. It works GREAT! | |
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| Greetings! |
Welcome again to our new 4Members Only E Newsletter. Please feel free to offer suggestions for topics you'd like to see in our newsletter. This is YOUR organization and we want to make it the best it can be! |
| TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS! |
Wednesday, September 16 BAA is going on a day trip to Scorpion Anchorage on Santa Cruz Island. Cost is $45 per person and pre-paid reservations are needed to attend. Email Emily for questions. or call 644-2750 or 648-1235 for more info.
Meet at Island Packers, Ventura Harbor at 8:15 am with supplies for the day ( your art supplies, your lunch, water, sunscreen, hat, good walking shoes and layers of clothes for weather changes) Trip will return to mainland approx. 5pm.
This trip is in celebration of the next exhibit at the Harbor Village Gallery. "Channel Islands, Our Local Treasure" Open Photo and Photo- Inspired Competition. |
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Our Members Shine |
Lois Bloom received a 4th place award at the Ventura County. Fair for her painting, Forgotten Clay Pots".
Vonder Gray has paintings at the Crowne Plaza and Sea Breeze Gallery.
Gina Niebergall and Darlene Dewing are at Fox Fine Jewelry from Sept 10 - Nov. 9. Reception is Saturday 12 from 6 - 9pm.
Kay Zetlmaier received 5th place for her oil painting Sierra Retreat House Vista, Malibu at the Professional Arts Gallery at the Ventura County Fair.
The Inkspots of San Buenaventura include BAA members: Karen Brown, Donna Carver, Ginny Furmanski, Judy Gibbs and Leslie Plimpton. They have a show at 255/Sea Breeze Gallery. Sept. 10 through Oct. 10. Opening reception is Sat. Sept. 12, 2009 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. The gallery will be open for First Friday Ventura Art Crawl.
Louisa Wallace Jacobs was juried into the VCAC Open Show at the Ventura County Government Center in July. She exhibited from her "Rock Series" in the group show, "7 Women:7 Visions", at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery thru July. Her painting, "Pear Triptych", was selected to show in the ACCV Art Organization Member's Invitational at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts in Thousand Oaks running thru September. Another painting, "Precarious Pear #1", was accepted into the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park - "Open Call - 2009" exhibit running thru September. Louisa acted as Juror of Awards for the Plein Air Open Juried Exhibit at the Ventura County Maritime Museum in June. Also at the Ventura County Maritime Museum, she will be included in the California Gold Coast Watercolor Society Commemorative Exhibit, August thru September.
Helle Scharling-Todd has been selected to show posters of her mosaic work at Port Hueneme Library and at an international Exhibit of Mosaics integrated in Architecture, Ravenna, Italy in October 09.
Irena Jablonski's painting "Prickly in Long Canyon" is included into TAG
2009 California Open Exhibit. The TAG Gallery (taggallery.net) is located on Santa Monica Blvd. The juror was Michael Zakian of Weissman Museum at the Pepperdine University. The exhibit runs August 19 - September 4, the reception is on Saturday, August 22, 5 -8 pm.
Phyllis Doyon is giving a Chine Colle` Workshop on Sun, Sept 6 and a Collage Workshop Sat, Sept 26 at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, 2331 Borchard Rd. Newbury Park .Call Phyllis at 805-987-0291 for more information.
Merilee Allen has a show of paintings and assemblages at Paradise Pantry on Main St. Ventura.
Luanne Perez, Doug Fosatti, Dorothy Orr, Gerald Zwers and Wana Klasen were accepted into the current California Oil Museum Exhibit. Bob Privitt's solo show is "Perceptions: Contradictions and Associations" August 1 - September 12, 2009 Kwan Fong Gallery of Art and Culture, California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 |
Call to Artists
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The Visitors and Convention Bureau invites you to join our contest to prove just how hot you really are! "How Hot Are You?" Photo Contest. Get your bag packed and ready to go! With an average temperature of 73 degrees during the summer months, Ventura is the place to be!Register Here: How Hot Are You Photo Contest
Ken Boyle, owner of Lu Ross Beauty Academy is looking to work with a local artist or students to paint a mural on the side of his building. at 470 E Thompson Blvd. Boyle was inspired by the Mural in a Day project. Contact Ken Boyle at Lu Ross Academy 805-643-5690 x 16 or email kboyle@lurossacademy.comCall to Art Teachers: The Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Learning is looking for an art instructor. Tuesdays startng September 25. Age Group K through 4. Please contact the Director of Operations, Mary Galvin for an interview. Phone is 901-0158. |
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Workshops and Classes
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Phyllis Doyon will be leading a workshop in Newbury Park. Collage - Sat. Sept 26, 2-6pm $70. For info call Phyl at (805) 987-0291. All workshops held at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, 2331 Borchard Rd. Newbury Park CA. More info online
Artists Lee Hodges and Lynne Farrow announce an Open Studio to explore mixed media acrylic collage, focusing on color, shape and value. September 12, 2009 9 am - 3:00 pm. $60 for the whole day or $10 per/hr for as long as you can stay and play. Limited to 10 participants Most art supplies are included in the workshop fee with the exception of larger MDF boards for painting structures. Bring a sack lunch. Lee Hodges' Art Studio - Art Gallery of Grace 1560 E Main St, Ventura (between Chrisman & McMillan) Contact us to reserve your space or for more information. Contact Lynne 659-4781 or Lee 302-3167
Norm Kirk will be conducting a six week watercolor workshop in the Ojai Art Center once again. It begins Sept 24th and runs for the following five Thursdays from one to four p.m.The fee is $225 and the class size is limited to nine students. For additional information call Norm at 525-9788.
Susan R Kaufman is offering a "Miniature Clay Bust Workshop" at the Harbor Village Gallery on Saturday September 26 from 9am - 5:15pm and on Sunday, Sept. 27 from 10 - 11:15am. $40 for BAA members and $45 for non-members. To sign up: Kaufman Workshop or call 648-1235 or 644-2750.
Ventura County Star Copy Editor Don Scott and Museum of Ventura County Director of Marketing Susan Leeper Gerrard are offering a writting workshop at the Buenaventura Gallery . "Words as Artist Tools" Brush Up Your Message! offered Sun., Nov. 1 and Sun., Nov. 15. $15 for members and $25 for non-members. To sign up: Scott and Gerrard Workshop |
Art News
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Focus on the Masters Tuesday Talk is an evening with Michael Pearce on Tuesday, October 6 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Technology Development Center, 5200 Valentine Dr., Ventura $10 Admission - $5 Students and Seniors Free to FOTM members, recently unemployed and students under 18. Please RSVP at 805.653.2501 or by emailing Mary Galbraith History of Ventura County Fair & Seaside Park Topic of Journal's Newest Issue Never before published historical photographs of the Ventura County Fair and its Seaside Park location highlight the Journal of Ventura County History's new issue, which explores the beloved county institution and how it was able to survive and thrive. Copies of The Ventura County Fair edition may be obtained for $7.95 each, by calling the museum's store at (805) 653-0323 ext 24. Quantities are limited. Westlake Village Art Guild's announces Bill Anderson, renowned artist and gallery owner, demonstrating pastel techniques on Tuesday, September, 1st . Dinner is 6-7 p.m. the demo is 7-9 p.m. This is monthly dinner and demonstrations at the Thousand Oaks Inn, Naylor's Banquet Center, 75 W. Thousand Oaks Blvd., T.O. $17.00 for members and $22.00 for guests, includes dinner, dessert, tax, tip and demonstration. RSVP to West Lake Village Art Guild or 805-379-5655 The California Cold Coast Watercolor Society is having A Members' Commemorative Exhibit, through September 30, at the Ventura County Maritime Museum, 2731 S. Victoria Avenue, in Oxnard's Fisherman's Wharf. | |
