THE Magazine - Los Angeles

This winter the Museum of Ventura County presents The Magical Realism of the Americans: The Art of Master Painter Omar d’León. Paintings by this internationally recognized artist, one of the most renowned Nicaraguan painters of the last 50 years, are on exhibition from December 11, 2009 through February 28, 2010. The exhibit includes several of d’León’s recent works which have never been shown....more info

Learn how today’s Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations have evolved in both Mexico and California, when Tere Romo talks about Transforming Spirit: Contemporary Expressions of Día de los Muertos....more info

Ojai artist Dianne Bennett reuses found metal to create the small painted retablos and assemblages on exhibit and for purchase at the Museum of Ventura County during Ventura’s Harvest 08 ArtWalk weekend....more info

Day of the Dead Celebrations in Downtown Ventura Alive with Tradition and Festivities on Saturday, November 1....more info

Bas-relief paintings on wood, as well as Day Barroca's recent etchings, lithographs and woodblock prints, will be featured in the artist’s solo exhibition....more info

One of China’s most beautiful and enduring landmarks is the focus of artist George Stuart’s newest monologue. ...more info

Are you working on a project you just can’t complete? Are you stuck in a rut, not feeling fulfilled? Then clear your calendar on Saturday, January 24 and sign up for either a morning or afternoon session of a workshop called Unlock Your Creative Potential!...more info

Hear how American printmakers uniquely reflected this country’s changing perceptions of itself when Dr. Kevin M. Murphy presents American Prints 1900-1950: Signs & Symbols for a Modern Democracy....more info

Designed for both children and adults, the exhibit features dozens of original illustrations and writer’s notes, which follow the highly collaborative process. ...more info

An exhibition including Holmes’ color photographs of western American landscapes and African wildlife, as well as black and white portraits and landscapes. ...more info

An open air exhibition and art sale to benefit the Museum of Ventura County....more info

An exhibition of abstracted landscapes. ...more info

Learn how to write effectively about your life experiences and preserve them for the future, when Libby Atwater, professional personal historian, conducts a Saturday, June 13 workshop entitled Memories to Memoirs. The workshop is from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. at the Museum of Ventura County. Cost is $10 for the general public and free to Museum of Ventura County members. Space is limited; RSVP to 653-0323 x 10. ...more info

Russia’s most famous home has 1,057 rooms, and is the amazing architectural setting for artist George Stuart’s newest monologue If These Walls Could Talk: Russia’s Winter Palace....more info

Equine Exhibit Features Work by 14 Contemporary American Artists....more info

An exhibition upcoming this fall celebrates how personal stories, religious and popular traditions, and political statements expressive of Latino culture are artistically woven into clothing and adornment....more info

An exhibition of recent artwork by former Los Angeles street artist Cristian Gheorghiu....more info

Using everything from recycled bicycle tires to fabric, glass, plastic and precious metal, more than 30 local and regional artists and designers are busy creating clothing and accessories for the Museum of Ventura County’s 2nd annual art as fashion event...more info

Some of history’s most reviled figures are included in artist and historian George Stuart’s upcoming monologue entitled Really Awful People. Three presentations of the monologue are scheduled at the Museum of Ventura County, at 1:30 p.m. on Mondays October 12 and November 16, as well as at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17....more info

Altars of Memory, created by local community groups, schools and artists, celebrate the lives of the departed October 27 through November 6 at the Museum of Ventura County....more info