Current Calendar
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BRING-IN DATES
(click here for info and forms)
-Member Show, Harbor Village Gallery, Valerie Estvan, juror
Jan. 25 & 26, 11-2 pm.
-Member Show,- Buenaventura Gallery, Judy Dressler, juror
Jan. 31 & Feb. 1st, 11-2 pm.
BUENAVENTURA GALLERY
- 24th Annual Open Competition - Thru January 30.
- Edwin Maltz, Feb. 2 - Feb. 27
"Do Faces Tell a Story?",
Reception: Sat. Feb 6, 4-7 pm
HARBOR VILLAGE GALLERY
-Linda Peterson, Dec.16-Jan 24, "Through My Window. MEET THE ARTIST RECEPTION, Sunday, Jan. 17 from 10-2pm. Bagels and Coffee for visitors!
-John Ferrito, Jan. 29 - Mar. 7 , " Photography by John Ferrito"
Reception: Friday, Jan. 29, 5-8 pm
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
"Our Stimulus Package", exhibit runs thru March 7, 2010.
FIRST FRIDAY ART CRAWL Friday, February 5. (Click here for venues and other info.)
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Bill McEwen Lifetime Award
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Sculptor Bill McEwen Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award
Longtime BAA member and sculptor Bill McEwen was awarded a "Lifetime Achievement in the Arts" Award at the 24th Annual Open Competition reception on Jan. 9. McEwen has been a member of BAA since 1969, "before BAA moved to this wonderful location on Santa Clara St." His work is well known in Ventura, and graces the exterior of the gallery at 700 E. Santa Clara St. (see above). He has won numerous awards in competitions
and shows, has commissions in private and public art, and is a member
of several art organizations. To see more of Bill's work, Click Here.
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Community Memorial Show
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Community Memorial Hospital
"Our Stimulus Package
Artwork Under $500"
Thru Mar 6, 2010
Featuring the works of over 50 local artists.
Next Submission Date for CMH Open Exhibit is
Thursday, February 4, at 12 noon.
Theme is: "New Beginnings" |
| HVG Artisan Store News |
Featured Artisan:
Scott finds inspiration in many different things.
Nature is probably his biggest interest. He also finds inspiration straight out
of his imagination. No matter where the inspiration comes from, Scott's biggest
passion in life is painting and creating art and his only hope is that you
enjoy looking at it as much as he enjoyed creating it. Scott brings the Artisan Store a wide variety of unique items, including driftwood frames, embellished paint brushes, coasters, mugs and mouse pads adorned with his art. |
Ornament Design Winners
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Holiday Ornament Design Competition Winners
Thank
you to those who entered this years Holiday Ornament Design
Competition. First place winner (pictured, at left) was contributed by Debby Sutton. 2nd place Kay Zetlmaier; 3rd Place Gloria Breuer. Junior entry winners were: 1st Ariella Adoro (pictured, at right), 2nd Denise Rangle, 3rd Mat Jones.
Way to convert this water bottle into a masterpiece! And yes, Debby, no
one said you couldn't melt it. Thanks to those who purchased ornaments and helped contribute a total of $125 to FOODSHARE of Ventura County! Thanks also to Nina Danza and Donna Zaza for
providing prizes for our winners. |
BAA Sponsored Workshops
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DIGITAL IMAGE MANAGEMENT
Instructors:
Sarah Kalvin & Aaron Karger
January 16, 2010
Preparing Jpeg Image Files for Juries (including CMH) and other Internet Uses
Have you ever wanted to submit an image of your artwork to apply for an art exhibition or competition, but didn't know how? Do you need to know how to make images for your website? This class will answer your needs. You will learn how to easily create a small file of your art images for the web, and at the same time, learn to save the original, larger file to use for prints or greeting cards. For those who wish to learn to photograph your artwork, bring your camera and art. We also offer to take photos of your art for an extra fee of $7 per image used. (more info, click here).
January 16, 2010
Workshop: 1:00 to 4:00 PM Where: Ventura High School Room 20 (On Poli St. next to 2117 Poli)Cost: $5 for members
$10 for non-members Questions? 805.653.1174
 BEGINNING WATERCOLOR Instructor: Julie Merrill
February 2, 9, 16 and 23
The purpose of this class is to have fun!! Class meets Four Tuesdays, February 2, 9, 16 and 23, from 9:30 to 12 noon. Cost: $85 for members and $95 for non-members: all 4 sessions. Come create a color wheel, learn to make clouds, landscapes, still life, seascapes, various techniques and much more. Supplies to bring: watercolor brushes, pad of 140 lb watercolor paper, set of watercolor paint. All can be purchased for under $20. No experience needed.
Questions: Call Julie 340-3987.More info and online registration: Click Here. |
| 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. |
Artist Want-Ads
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Website Design: Dan LaVigne is looking for someone to maintain his web site
and help him design a new web site for his commercial work. Anyone with
the appropriate skills please contact him at 805-218-3161.
Kiln Sought by SCIART: Studio Channel Islands Art Center is relocating to Old Town
Camarillo and needs a kiln to replace the ones that must be left behind because
they belong to CSUCI. It needs to be at
least 12 cu. ft. (stacking space), gas fired and brick lined. Please contact Karin Geiger, 383-1368, or
sciartcenter@verizon.net, if you have, or know of, one to donate or sell.
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Art Supply Store in Ventura
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Ventura Creates!
Support Your Local Art Supply Store
A plea from artist
Ginny Furmanski
The newly-opened art supply store
Ventura Creates! is floundering with almost no patronage. All
artists need to get over there and buy something, even if only a box of
crayons. We did that here in Ojai to keep Ojai Creates open. There
have been so many times that I have needed things at the last minute and have
run down to Ojai Creates--they have saved me!! We so need an
art supply store in Ventura, I hope we can all work to keep Ventrua Creates
open!
In the 2000 block of Thompson Blvd, in Ventura.
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BAA Board of Directors & Staff
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Officers
Jack Halbert, President
Open, Vice-President
Wana Klasen, Recording Secretary
Gloria Rupio, Treasurer
Directors at Large
Janet Black, Gordon Bohn, Dorothy Brunkan, Marilyn Cahill, Cecile Faulconer, Amani Fliers, Judy Gibbs, Hilda Kilpatrick, Bob Privitt, Helle Scharling-Todd, Donna Zaza, Kay Zetlmaier
Staff
Emily Thompson, Executive Director
Regina Vorgang, Gallery Assistant
Christy Smolenski, Gallery Assistant
BAA Board of Directors meets every third Tuesday of the month at 5 pm, at the Buenaventura Gallery, 700 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura. Members welcome.
More info ...
BAA Galleries
and Exhibit Locations
Buenaventura Gallery
700 E. Santa Clara St., Ventura
805-648-1235
Harbor Village Gallery
1591 Spinnaker Drive
(near the big lawn)
805-644-2750
Community Memorial Hospital
(changing exhibits)
Main Floor Lobby & Corridors
147 N. Brent St., Ventura | |
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| Greetings! |
Twenty Ten!
Another decade of creativity is ahead of us. Thank you all who entered the Annual Open Competition! This show was (is) a great success and if you only saw it at the reception then you should surely stop by again to see the work without a hundred people in your way!
To the those whose art work was not selected...have faith! this was ONE man's vision as to what one show should look like. His opinions are just as subjective as your own and I encourage you to continue to submit your art work to AS MANY shows as you can! We place calls to artists in our newsletter often to encourage you to spread the love! Many Art Groups/Associations/Organizations around this area are looking for artists' work. Keep an eye out -- the more you submit your work, the more your art work will be seen by other artists and potential buyers. And you will be inspired by other artists in return. Entering shows can become mini assignments that keep you creating new pieces! Your next assignments are: two Member Shows at the end of the month. Bring In's are: HVG 1/25 & 26 and BvG 1/31 & 2/1 and the Communtity Memorial Hospital Show "New Beginnings", submissions due via email by 2/4 and you will correctly know how to digitally submit your work after taking Sarah Kalvin's Workshop!
See you there!
Emily Thompson
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2010 Art Calendar Close-out Sale!!
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At the Buenaventura Gallery
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Open Competition ExhibitThru January 30, 2010 Carlos Grasso (left) and Jack Halbert, with "Pond"
Best in Show: Jack Halbert, "Pond"
-2D AWARD WINNERS-
First: Carlos Grasso, "Everything and No-Thing"
Second: Susan Seaberry, "Filipe in Profile"
Third: Beverly Lazor, "Closed For The Day"
Honorable Mention: Morgan Alexander,"Salvador's Wheel, Havana" -3D AWARD WINNERS- First: David Blackburn, "Haiku Box"
Second: Todd Collart, "Spring Forward"
Third: Kenji Webb, "Over the Horizon"
Honorable Mention: Olguin Tapia, "Mi Otro Ya" Come and see this wonderful showcase of regional artists, featuring extraordinary variety and lavish color. After 24 years, this competition and exhibit just keeps getting better and better. Congratulations to all the artists. Click here for website link.
Edwin Maltz
"Do Faces
Tell A Story?"
Architectural Fantasies and Portraits
Feb. 2 - 27
Reception:
Sat., Feb. 6, 4-7 pmMaltz brings a harmonious connection between the
structure of place and the soft graceful lines of the figures of his focus. The
two subjects intermingle with each other as a storybook does with words and
illustration. The narrative among his strokes, lines and shadows of his images,
capture our interest and lure you in for a closer listen. Many of Maltz's images begin in the studio
or on a drafting board, studies of a model or a place he's visited, perhaps a
European piazza from a travel abroad or a well rehearsed and translated passage
from a history book. From there here
takes us to a place from the past or to a place we can visit from his own
imagination. (Click here for more info.)
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At the Harbor Village Gallery
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 Bagels and
Coffee with
Linda Peterson
Meet Photographer Linda Peterson and see her show "Through My Window" THIS SUNDAY, JAN. 17, 10-2pm Exhibit runs thru Jan. 24. (More info, click here) |
Photography by John Ferrito
January 27 thru March 7
Reception Friday, January 29, 5 - 8pm.
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Capturing photographs of life's pure and simple moments radiate throughout John Ferritto's works. His subject matter include boats bobbing in the harbor, blooming flowers, eye catching architecture and other works of precious and wholesome moments. Ferrito takes you on a personal tour of what catches his eye; beauty in life's simplicity. (For more, click here).
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Join the BAA Marketing Committee
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Help Spread the Good Word About BAA
As most of you are aware, the horrible state of the
Nation's, State and Local Economy has created a significant decrease in Art
Sales in general and for the BAA in particular. As a part of the Strategic Plan
approved by the Board in January of 2009, Advertising the Galleries and our
Artists was a very high priority in the Plan. To that end the Board has
established a Marketing Committee to spear head these efforts.
Gordon Bohn has agreed to head that Committee and could use
some energetic and creative members who can think out side of the box to assist
in this effort. The initial focus will be in the following areas:
- Develop
an Advertising Strategy with achievable goals for the year 2010;
- Enhance
BAA as a whole and individual artists in particular through the use of
Public Affairs video productions in concert with the local Cable Networks;
- Locating
local and State wide opportunities for Grant Applications that if
successful could infuse necessary specific purpose revenue into our
budget.
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Our Members Shine |
Members may submit exhibit information to news@buenaventuragallery.org. Please be brief, and make sure to include dates and location.
Paintings by Hilda Kilpatrick will be showing at Café Zack through February 1. 1095 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001 805- 643-9445 www.cafezack.com. Hours: Lunch M-F 11:30 to 2pm; Dinner M-Sat, 5:30-9 pm. Email Hilda at hilda4art@yahoo.com to schedule a private viewing.
Art donated by Gerald Zwers generated nearly $1,000 for the Ventura County Medical Center and the Employee Guild's Annual Holiday Fund. Zwers has also been selected to join the Downtown Center for the Arts in Oxnard. Gerald also currently maintains a studio on California Street in Ventura and one in Santa Paula.  Steve Cook's
"Beyond Retirement, Rancho Camulos" was picked best big painting in
the show "Big or Small with a Touch of Red" at Palm Loft Gallery, 410
Palm Av., Carpinteria, through February 7. Cook and Penny Arntz are
having a two person show at Palm Loft Gallery starting Feb 13. "Cash
for Clunkers" ... all automotive paintings . Helle Scharling-Todd's mosaic work at the Port Hueneme Library entitled "Water lines" will be represented at International Mosaic Symposium at the Pier in Chicago in March, 2010.
Amani Fliers has work in the 2010 Electron Salon, invitational show at LACDA, (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles). Thru Feb. 2. 107 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA. lacda@lacda.com.
 Gayel Childress
will have an exhibit of paintings in the Ojai City Hall, 401 S. Ventura
St., Ojai, Jan. 16 through Mar. 16. A Reception will be held Thursday,
February 18, 5-6:30, open to the public.
Kristy Holley Vantrease will be in a show titled "Earthly Joys: Landscapes" at the Fielding Graduate University from Febr. 12 - April 23, 2010. Opening reception Friday, Feb.y 12, 5-7pm. The Fielding Gallery is located at 2112 Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara, CA. More information at 898-2947.
Bob
Privitt Home Studio Tour, sponsored by Studio Channel Islands, March 27 (date is tentative). Open to 10
to 12 guests. Fundraiser. For ticket info call 805-383-1368 for information, prices and registration.
 Tina O'Brien
will be part of a group show at the Crowne Plaza Hotel for their Spring
Show, February thru May, (exact dates and reception date TBA) The
subject matter is local beach scenes.
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| Art News |
 Focus on the Masters and the Ventura County Arts Council
are joining together to provide scholarship funds and exhibition
opportunities to high school seniors who plan to pursue art studies in
college. The Tamima Al-Awar Memorial Scholarship program provides $5,300 in scholarships and the opportunity for all students applying for the scholarships to exhibit their work at the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura.
The competition is open to high school seniors who reside in Ventura
County and who show in their application a commitment to further study
in the visual arts. Recipients for these scholarships are chosen by a
distinguished panel of jurors from our art community, based on artistic
merit and visual arts academic commitment as demonstrated by the
student's application, portfolio and essay submitted. Application deadline: February 19. For more info, and to download the application, Click Here.
 Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) presents REINCARNATION:
The Art of Recycling, Jan.
22-Feb 27, Opening Reception Friday, January 22, 5-7pm. This
exhibition is a SCIART Member's Invitational for artists whose work reflects a
strong concern for the recycling and the repurposing of materials not commonly
associated with art making.The list of innovative member artists in this exhibition include: Gerri
Johnson-McMillin, Tom Kimbrell, Julie Kornblum, Leslie McQuaide, Arlene Mead,
Crystal Michaelson, Bob Privitt, David Rivas, Tesi Sanchez-Halpert and Hiroko
Yoshimoto. SCIART is also presenting a
series of Fiber Arts Workshops. Knotless Netting Necklace Pouch, Wedge Weave, Beginning Weaving on the 4 Harness Loom, Teneriffe Weaving, and Beginning Rigid Heddle Weaving. SCIART is located at 2221 Ventura Blvd. in Camarillo, CA. Gallery hours Thurs & Fri 11-5, Saturday 10-3. Information on additional SCIART classes, workshops and events, Click here.
Silk Painting Demo at the Camarillo
Art Center with Karen Geiger. 7 pm, January 20. $5, free to Art Center members.
445-7061. Includes refreshments and a raffle of works of the artist.
The Westlake Village
Art Guild workshop offering:"Add
Drama, Focus and Fearless Color to Your Oil Paintings" with Carolyn Counnas,
1-day oil painting workshop, Sat., Jan. 23, 9-4. $99 plus $20 materials fee
(all supplies included except brushes). Class size is limited; please reserve
by January 18 by calling (805) 807-1841. More info at the Westlake Village Art Guild website (click here).
 If These Walls Could Talk: Versailles. George Stuart recounts the lives of those who
lived and ruled from the rooms of Europe's most famous palace. February 1, 2010, at 1:30 pm. The George Stuart Historical Figures® of
King Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette with her children are also on view at the
museum through February 28. Reservations are required. Call (805) 641-1876 ext. 305. General public $15, members $10. The Museum of Ventura County,
89 S. California St. in downtown Ventura. More info: www.venturamuseum.org.
Artist Workshops.net,
A Free Workshop Listing Service www.artistworkshops.net The purpose of the site is to link
artists with art workshops. Contact Robert & Peggy Stermer-Cox, webmaster@artistworkshops.net.
The Thousand Oaks Art Association
Presents David Gallup's Famous Color Theory Workshop. David C.
Gallup, Vice President of the California Art Club, brings his famous color
theory workshop, combined with two days of open
instruction on studio techniques and infusing work with emotion. Oil paint is the medium. After
three days of luminous color theory and instruction on mixing for speed and
accuracy, students will have two days to bring in personal projects for
instruction on composition, distilling a mood, and applying the lessons learned
on harmony and luminosity within the context of their own work.
Full
Course: 5 days (M-F, Feb
22-26) $550/$495 members; Color
Theory: 3 days(M-W, Feb. 22-24)
$360/$330 members; Applied
Instruction: 2 days (Th & F, Feb. 25-26) $240/$220 TOAA members.
Information: Arts Council of
the Conejo Valley (click here), or the Thousand
Oaks Art Association (click here)
The Boho Coffee Gallery meets twice weekly in the heart of the boho district in Ventura. Please bring your own cup. Meeting Wednesdays, 9-11:30am "Tea by the Sea" at Bell Arts Factory, 432 N. Ventura Ave.; Fridays: 9-11:30 am at "Green Art People" behind the Gallery Car Wash, 140B N. Ventura Ave. Donations accepted. For more info email elle-je freeheart. Green Art People news and events can also be found on Facebook (click here).BAA publishes notices of art-related events for non-profit organizations only. |
Call to Artists
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Vita Art Center & Bell
Arts Factory Present "MARCH" a juried art exhibition focusing on the
strength and achievements of women. Artists are invited to share their
interpretation of "Woman and Strength" in personal or public spheres.
Digital files on CD or via email will be accepted from Jan. 4 thru Feb.
12. All mediums are welcome. $10 entry fee, $5 for each additional entry. For
submission and guidelines, go to vitaartcenter.com.
NAUTICA 2010, an annual,
juried, marine contemporary art competition and exhibit will be held at the Ventura
County Maritime Museum from Feb 2. to Mar. 31, 2010. Reception is
Sat., Feb. 27, 4-6 pm.Artists residing in Ventura County are
eligible to enter. Theme: art with a maritime subject -- "anything up to and including the tide
line-ships and boats, harbor scenes, seascapes and sea life." Art take-in days are: Thur., Jan. 28, 1-5 pm or
Fri., Jan. 29, 9-noon at the Maritime Museum, 2731 S. Victoria Avenue, Oxnard CA. Cash
awards. For a prospectus and entry form, Click Here or call Jackie at
(805) 984-6260.
Eighth
Annual Erotic Exhibit: Wet This open/juried exhibit is one of our most popular contemporary exhibits. A multi-media look at the
sensual and erotic, distilled through the muse and onto the many enticing
visual palates of the arts community. San Buenaventura Artists Union Gallery
330 S. California St. Plaza Ventura, CA. Show Dates: Feb. 13- Mar. 21, Reception Sat., Feb. 13 6-8pm. Entry info at venturaartistsunion.org
Morro Bay Harbor Festival is
calling for entries for a poster design in honor of the 29th annual
festival. The theme is "The Bounty of the Bay" focusing on fishing, power
generation, tourism, and ocean sports. For more information call the Festival
office at 805-772-1155. Deadline for entries, March 2, 2010.
 The National Charity League Juniors (NCLJ)
of Ventura County and their chosen philanthropy - The Children's Cancer and
Blood Diseases Program at Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) is requesting
art submissions for the new wing which is scheduled to open in July,
2010.
NCL Juniors is dedicated to
bringing quality care and treatment to Ventura County children who become ill
with cancer or blood diseases. It will save children and their
families from the arduous trek to Los Angeles for treatment. They are committed to financing the construction of
a child-friendly infusion room, play room and resource library for patients and
their families. ELIGIBILITY: Open to all Ventura County artists. Artwork is to
be a donation that we will be using at our silent auction to raise funds for
the new wing. Suggested themes Colors of Nature (ocean scene, butterflies,
flowers etc).
Deadline: Monday, Feb. 15, 5 pm.
Submit ideas, sketches, or layouts by
February 15th, to Linda Cox at 1314 Sagamore Lane, Ventura, CA 93001.
Questions and More Info: Linda Cox, lindasackett@yahoo.com.(805)-302-2889
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