Join the Museum of Ventura County for an exciting ArtWalk Ventura weekend special exhibition, Art on the Edge, with exhibits featured throughout the Museum, in the Martin V. and Martha K. Smith Pavilion, and on the Plaza.

Saturday, July 20 from 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. watch a live demonstration by artist Paulo Ruvalcaba on the Museum Plaza and meet featured artists Ryan Carr, Courtney Sprigg, Dominica Sanchez, and James Norwood in the Pavilion. Keep the party going from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. on the Museum Plaza when the Next Generation presents an outdoor screening of the 1998 comedy written and directed by the Coen Brothers, The Big Lebowski. Bring your lawn chair or blanket to enjoy evening of an adult humor! $20.00 per person includes a nacho buffet, popcorn and a no-host bar. Reservations required by calling (805) 653-0323 x 7.

Sunday, July 21 from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. on the Museum Plaza watch as sculptor John Perry creates numerous configurations with his famous Equilique figures! Perry will be showcasing the various ways these acrobatic figures can be arranged and stacked to create hours of fun! Also on display will be some of his more traditional sculptures of animals, birds, and fish. Ryan Carr, Courtney Sprigg, Dominica Sanchez and James Norwood showcase their work in the Pavilion.

During the entire ArtWalk weekend the Museum galleries will be open with free admission. Catch the summer exhibitions: Shooting for the Stars, Celebrity Photographs by Guy Webster; Quiet on the Set! A Century of Film in Ventura County; and Charlie Chaplin shorts in our temporary Art Deco-inspired movie theater.

Meet the Artists:
Paulo Ruvalcaba is an illustrator for the film, video game, and book publishing industries. He also teaches classes on painting from live models at the new Gallery 1880 in Midtown Ventura and directs weekend plein-air excursions.

Ryan Carr is an alumni from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design where he earned his BFA (2008) in Illustration. He currently resides in Ventura and enjoys nature and drawing in fine lines.

Courtney Sprigg is a 20-year-old college student and artist who is extremely proud to be a bookworm and is always in the process of executing a new oil painting.

Dominica Sanchez is a California visual artist currently living in Canton, OH. She works primarily with ink, oil stick and graphite on paper.

James Norwood studied Fine Arts at CSUCI. He is a former teacher trained in sculpture and casting.

John Perry was born in Bath, England at the outbreak of WWII. He received no formal art training but at a young age a rare bone disease left him bedridden for 18 months with idle time to perfect his sculpting skills. Later in life he perfected resin casting and created his famous Equilique figures.

The Museum of Ventura County is located at 100 East Main Street in downtown Ventura. For more museum information go to www.venturamuseum.org or call 805-653-0323. The all-volunteer ArtWalk Ventura is a weekend of coordinated exhibits, sales, artist demonstrations and events at galleries, studios, and other venues. To learn more, go to www.artwalkventura.org for details.