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FINE PORTRAITS/FINE PEOPLE
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January 17 - March 29, 2015
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"Peter with Red Shirt" by John Nava
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Now Open! Portraiture is the the focus of OVM's first exhibition of 2015. Twenty-one original portraits were selected by Museum Director, Michele Ellis Pracy. The artworks, borrowed from local collections, represent Ojai personages important to the history, art and culture of Ojai and the Ojai Valley over the past century. Ojai persons of merit include: Sherman Thacher, Peter Bellwood, Otto and Vivika Heino, Krishnamurti and Sergio Aragones among others. Artists of these intriguing portraits include John Nava, Stanton MacDonald-Wright, Marc Whitman and Alice Matzkin. The History of Portraiture is presented through educational wall texts. Click here to read Ojai Valley News article about the exhibit.
Click here to read Ojai Quarterly essay on the art of photographic portraits.
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Topography/Cartography of the Ojai Valley
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January 17 - March 29, 2015
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Relief Map of Ojai Valley circa 1959
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Now Open! Movement along several East-West trending faults over the last 10 to 15 million years created many beautiful geologic features and landforms nearby the Ojai Valley. Explore the ancient and dramatic geologic events that have helped make the valley the way it is today. A three-dimensional topographical map hand-built by Ojai resident, Richard Dodd, and wall text written by retired geologist, Don Scanlin, add to this mini-science exhibit in the Alcove Gallery. The art of cartography (map making) is also featured. Click here to see the geologic history of Southern California on the move.
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TOWN TALK: The Stories Behind the Portraits
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Sunday, February 22, 2015
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
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by Doris Shannon
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Why is Mel Bloom pictured with a 6-foot-tall rabbit? What painter put that poignant expression on Billy Vanderhoef's face? And who is the Lady in Red?
These are some of the many questions raised by a visit to our current exhibit, "Fine Portraits, Fine People." Questions will be answered during this enlightening TOWN TALK hosted by Town Talks coordinator Mark Lewis, and featuring Peter Bellwood and Sergio Aragones among others.
FREE for OVM members; $5 for NonMembers.
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Deconstructing Beato: A Celebration of Beatrice Wood
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
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In cooperation with The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, the Museum will mark the 122nd birthday of Ojai's most iconic artist with this special event. A panel chat moderated by Kevin Wallace, Director of the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, will examine Wood's larger-than-life personality and explore the woman behind the myth. Among the panelists will be artist Alice Matzkin, whose Beato portrait is part of the Museum's current "Fine Portraits, Fine People" exhibit. FREE to the Public. Click here to read more about Beatrice Wood on Ojai History.
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"When the Animals Were People" in Chumash Culture
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Saturday, February 14, 2015 - and -
Saturday, February 28, 2015
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
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Join us for two Saturdays in February to celebrate the time "When the Animals Were People" in the Chumash culture.
- February 14: Julie Albright (Ojai Children's Librarian) & Anne Shrage (Educator)
- February 28: Julie Tumamait (Chumash Elder) & Anne Shrage (Educator)
Sessions will feature story telling and crafts or activities.
FREE for children and OVM adult members; $5 for adult non-members. No RSVP is required. Children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the program.
Click here to read about local Chumash ancestral legacy.
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This Month's Museum Store Featured Item
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Gilded Vessels and Other Objets d'Art
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Vote Now for "Spirit of the Ojai Valley" Award
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Ojai Valley Museum is proud to announce our nomination for the 2015 Ojai Chamber of Commerce "Spirit of the Ojai Valley Award."
If you have not already done so, please cast your vote now for OVM in Category #4 using the "VOTE NOW" button. Your vote ensures that OVM wins this coveted award. Winners will be announced at the Chamber Awards Gala on February 26.
Thank you for your continuing support in "Bridging the Past with the Future of the Ojai Valley."
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