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Elizabeth Bard Memorial Elizabeth Bard Memorial The Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital is a beautiful example of the Mission/Spanish Revival style of architecture. As if the building itself were not beautiful enough, it is set on a hill, affording visitors a beautiful panoramic view of the city and coastline.
 
 
 

Ventura Arts & Culture

Hundreds of Artists make their home in Ventura.  From painters and sculptors to dancers and musicians, its hard to go anywhere in town without finding either an artist at work or a display of creative efforts ongoing.  Ventura's rich and diverse cultural scene includes a busy arts calendar filled with music, theater, dance, art exhibits, festivals, and crafts shows every month of the year. After dark, visitors can choose from nightclubs, bookstores and coffee houses with live entertainment, dancing, and much more.

Ventura's heritage is rich and so historic sites are found in all parts of the city including the Olivas Adobe Historical Park, Ortega Adobe and the Mission San Buenaventura.  Often you will find performers providing entertainment in one of many historic churches or public buildings in Ventura, so whether you consider yourself to be a cultural tourist or not, you will enjoy the rich tapestry of Arts and Culture found throughout the city.

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643 Project Space
643 N. Ventura Avenue
Ventura, CA 93001
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www.643projectspace.com

643 A Project Space is an alternative exhibition space designed to give artists early career opportunities to exhibit their work. Our goal is to balan...

 
Albinger Archeological Museum
Albinger Archeological Museum
113 E. Main St.
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: 805-648-5823

On-site excavations are documented in exhibits covering 3500 years of Ventura history....

All American Ballet Company
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All American Ballet Company
1932 Eastman Ave., Ste. 105
Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: 805-650-6316
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www.aaballet.org

All American Ballet Company (AABC) is a nonprofit corporation founded in 2002. The Artistic Director and guiding force behind the company is Clarissa ...

 
Art City Studios
197 Dubbers St.
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 653-6380
Fax: 805-642-1295
e-mail
http://www.artcitystudios.com

This artists' enclave is Ventura's oldest and features the work & studios of a dedicated group of dynamic established and emerging artists who share ...

Art Gallery of Grace
1560 E. Main St.
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: 805-302-3167
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http://www.leehodgesart.com

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Artists' Union Gallery
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Artists' Union Gallery
89 S. California St.
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 643-3012
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http://www.venturaartistsunion.org

The Artists' Union Gallery, Ventura's only venue dedicated to contemporary art & artists. Showing works by established local artists and emerging ...

Arts on Main
242 E. Main St.
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 643-8300
www.artsonmainventura.com

An artists' co-op studio/gallery in the heart of Downtown Ventura. Artists and exhibits will vary....

 
Beatrix Rohlsen
Beatrix Rohlsen
Seabreeze Gallery & Studios
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: 805-448-7564
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Beatrix is known for her visionary style. Her passion for color and sensuality in nature is reflected in her atmospheric landscape oil painting serie...

Bell Arts Factory
432 N. Ventura Avenue
Studio 101
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 643-1960
www.bellartsfactory.org

Bell Arts Factory: An old mattress factory on Ventura's Westside is being transformed to open in March 2005 as the Bell Arts Factory, a 20,000 square ...

 
Buenaventura Art Association Gallery
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Buenaventura Art Association Gallery
700 E. Santa Clara St.
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 648-1235
e-mail
http://www.BuenaventuraGallery.org

The Buenaventura Art Gallery, housed in a quaint, mission-style building, showcases an exciting array of artwork from traditional to contemporary, by ...

Channel Islands National Park Visitors Center
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Channel Islands National Park Visitors Center
1901 Spinnaker Dr.
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 658-5730
Alt. Phone: (805) 658-5700
Fax: (805) 658-5799
http://www.nps.gov/chis/

Learn about the spectacular islands which lie just off of Ventura's coast at this visitor center which also features a tide pool, museum, lectures and...

 
Channelaire Chorus
P.O. Box 7881
Ventura, CA 93006
Phone: 805-247-1990
http://www.channelaire.org

This award-winning chorus is a registerd chapter of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the...

China Alley
200 Block E. Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001

In the early 1880’s, a flourishing Chinese settlement made up of merchants, laborers, and families settled in an area along Figueroa Street between Ma...

 
City of San Buenaventura, Municipal Art Gallery
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City of San Buenaventura, Municipal Art Gallery
501 Poli St.
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 658-4793
Fax: (805) 648-1030
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http://www.cityofventura.net/depts/arts_culture/pub_art/

Features important works of art created by area artists. The collection provides increased access to artwork of high artistic merit and aesthetic qua...

Cory Tile Art
1575 Spinnaker Dr., #106A
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 644-8453
Fax: (805) 654-0162
www.corytileart.com

Gallery of tile murals, unique local gifts, back-splashes & accent tiles, kodak photo kiosk, live green screen photos, murals of all sizes, kitchen an...

 
David Rivas

Ventura, CA
Phone: 805-701-2466
http://www.rivasart.com

Abstract Photography...

Dream Aesthetic - Theoretical, Absolute Art
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Dream Aesthetic - Theoretical, Absolute Art

Ventura, CA
Phone: 805-644-5654
www.dreamsaesthetic.com

Theoretical, Absolute Art...

 
Dudley House Museum
Corner of Ashwood and Loma Vista Streets
Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: (805) 642-3345
Fax: 805-644-3286
e-mail
http://www.dudleyhouse.org

Built in 1892 by B.W. Dudley, the Dudley House depicts a Ventura County farmhouse and the lives of the Dudley family from 1892 to 1930. One of the few...

Elain Thompson
P.O. Box 7915
Ventura, CA 93006
Phone: 805-320-4758
e-mail
http://www.elainthompson.com

Underneath a completed Elain Thompson painting are layers of bright, invigorating, and unpredictable colors. Beneath a landscape of earthy hues could ...

 
Elizabeth Miller

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www.elizabethmillerart.com

Elizabeth Miller is known for her interesting and colorful watercolor interpretations of landscapes, seascapes, landmarks, flowers and floral scenes, ...

Erik Reel - Artist
n/a
Ventura, CA 93001
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www.erikreel.com

Erik ReeL maintains a studio just off Ventura Avenue on Ventura's Westside. The studio is open to the public by appointment. It is suggested to arrang...

 
FIRST FRIDAYS Gallery Night
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FIRST FRIDAYS Gallery Night
Downtown Ventura
Ventura, CA 93001
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http://www.FirstFridaysVentura.com

Monthly First Fridays Downtown art galleries will open their doors encouraging evening viewers to lead themselves on a self-guided tour of some of Ve...

Focus on the Masters
505 Poli St.
Suite 405
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 653-2501
Fax: (805) 653-2347
e-mail
www.focusonthemasters.com

Ongoing nonprofit photographic and biographical resource project. The documentation consisting of visual, written and oral history, is comprised of m...

 
Focus On The Masters- Saturday Artist Spotlight Series
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Focus On The Masters- Saturday Artist Spotlight Series
Brooks Institute Ventura Campus
5301 N. Ventura Ave.
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: 805-653-2501
Fax: 805-653-2501
e-mail
http://www.focusonthemasters.com

Monthly educational outreach provides the public with an opportunity to meet the artists and experience their work first hand. The artists exhibit the...

Fox Fine Jewelry Art Gallery
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Fox Fine Jewelry Art Gallery
210 E. Main St.
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: (805) 652-1800
e-mail
http://www.FoxFineJewelry.com

Featuring local artists in a wide range of styles with rotating exhibits. Visit our website for artist and reception information, along with images. G...

 
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Rich in Diversity

Ventura's rich and diverse cultural scene includes a busy arts calendar filled with music, theater, dance, art exhibits, festivals, and crafts shows every month of the year.