City of Oxnard Mayor John Zaragoza, City Manager Alex Nguyen, City Council Member Oscar Madrigal, and Ventura County Board Supervisor Carmen Ramirez were in attendance at Terraza De Las Cortes in Oxnard on June 11, 2022 to unveil and dedicate of The Mental Health Awareness Mural of Oxnard, a new public art installation designed and created by local youth from …
Second Street View Showcase Opens with Interactive Treasure Hunt & Exclusive “Ask the Artist” Event
Our second socially distanced exhibition, located in the storefront windows at 1985 S. Victoria Ave. Ventura, CA 93003 (at Moon Dr.) with parking in the rear, REFLECT 2020, features work by four county artists responding to the hardships and reckonings afforded by the past year. Each window is conceived of as a diorama in which one of the artists has …
VCAC Showcase of Four Local Artists Opens
A new exhibit has opened in the windows of the commercial property at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Moon Drive in Ventura, thanks to building owners Diane and Peter Goldenring. Works by Ventura County artists Dyan Berk, Kathy Copsey, Pamela Grau and Richard Peterson can be seen from the sidewalk on foot, and from inside cars driving by, now …
VCAC Supports Our Town Our Children’s Youth Mural Project, “2020”
The Ventura County Arts Council recently partnered with Oxnard youth arts advocacy group Our Town Our Children to help purchase supplies for their summer mural project. The group, which provides youth in their community with opportunities to participate in hands-on art projects and opportunities, was commissioned by Oxnard Housing Authority Resident Services to create this mural, entitled “2020”.
VCAC Partners with Local Business Owners to Create Art Display on Victoria Ave. off the 101 Freeway in Ventura
Local property owners Peter and Diane Goldenring recently allowed us the use of the display windows of their vacant commercial property at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Moon Drive. Installation of four public art displays have recently been completed in the widows. Three of the windows feature art work created by students from Brekke Elementary School and Haycox Elementary …