Good news! We are now a member of the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce! Our events will be listed on their calendar and website which will go out to all members of the Chamber.

Thanks to our grant writer, Linda Ramelli, the Center has received a grant of $3,000 from Meadowlark Service League to help with our youth programs, demonstration expenses, and new carpeting. However, the carpeting alone is projected to cost over $3,000, se we are short at least $1,000. All ideas for making up the shortfall are welcomed.

Have you seen our photography show? Professional photographers Kathe and Steve Haake have taken some amazing images of their trip to Tibet. Also on display are additional items collected from their trips. Don’t miss it! The show will last until June 25th.

Our next event in July will be “Anything Goes,” a members’ show beginning on July 1st. We will be taking in artwork from 9 to 11 a.m. This show will end on Sunday, July 23rd. Join us in our beautiful garden court on this day for root beer floats from 1 to 4 p.m.

Our pastel artists will have a show from July 29 to August 20. Leisure Village Camera Club will have a show from August 26 to September 3. Our talented member, Mia Mead, will be showing her oil and watercolor art from September 9 to 17. Our gallery schedule is now filled for 2006!

Last month’s demonstration was on linocut techniques. Thanks to Karen Keys, all participants got a piece of her print as a gift. Our next demonstration will be on June 21st; Birgitta Reveles is going to demonstrate her techniques on soft pastels. There will be no demonstration in July and August, so see you in September.

Our CAC member, Kris Kelkar, participated in the “I Madonnari Festival” in Santa Barbara the Memorial Day weekend (05/27-29). It is a festival that occurs in the parking lot of the Santa Barbara Mission from Saturday through Monday every Memorial Day Weekend. The participating artists do artwork in chalk on the parking lot of the Mission. The size of the drawings ranges from 4 feet x 6 feet to over 20 feet wide.

Kris drawing last year made the local TV news. Kris’s drawing for this year's festival was “A tribute to the bald eagle hatchling on Santa Cruz island”. The theme was a bit hit with the crowd, many people oohing and aahing, stopping to talk about the recent baby eagle hatchings on the Channel Islands -- which was exactly what Kris hoped would happen.

Check out the following pictures:

    Kris Kelkar at work
    Finished artwork

Our next demonstration meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 21st, at 7:30 p.m. Our guest artist will be Birgitta Reveles.

Birgitta has resided in Ojai since 1992. She has studied sculpture, mold making and bronze casting at various art institutes, and has taken pastel workshops with Bert Collins and Glenna Hartmann. Birgitta demonstrates and conducts pastel painting classes at the Ojai Valley Inn, and has won numerous awards for pastel paintings, sculptures and stone carving.

Birgitta is a member of the Ventura County Pastel Artists, Santa Barbara Art Association, and our own Camarillo Art Center.

She will demonstrate her pastel techniques at our meeting which is free to members, $5 for guests.

Please note: This is our last demo meeting until September. Hope to see you there!

You are cordially invited to an informal meeting on Saturday, June 17th, 10 to 12 noon. We will have demonstrations of interest and discussions on how to better our organization. Bring your resources for supplies. We may consider group purchasing to save money on our art supplies.

We will be serving juice, fresh fruit, and cookies. We hope you will plan on attending for the fellowship and information!

Our next art exhibit for members only (non-judged) will be held July 1st – 23rd. Bring your artwork in on Saturday morning between 9 and 11 a.m. A reception will be held on the last day, July 23rd, and we will be serving root beer floats in the garden court. “Anything Goes” means you can hang any of your favorite pictures, regardless of when they were painted (sculptures, too, of course).

A selection will be made from this exhibit to hang in our booth at the Arts & Jazz Festival in Dizdar Park on August 5th. Christine Leong will be our judge. All paintings selected must be for sale. Artists whose paintings are selected must be willing to sit for an hour or so during the day at the booth. We will call you if your picture has been selected so that you may leave your picture at the gallery instead of taking it home on July 23rd, the end of our “Anything Goes” exhibit. There is no charge for exhibiting, but we ask for 20% of sales.

We were thrilled to receive a $3,000 grant from Meadowlark Service League. The money will be used for our youth programs and demonstrations. It will also help pay for new carpeting. In return, we are asking you to support their fund raising event, “A Taste of Camarillo,” which is being held at the Camarillo House on July 30th, 1 to 4 p.m.

Tickets are $60 per person, or $70 at the door. You can purchase tickets by calling 805-983-4575, or on the web: www.meadowlarkserviceleague.com

Steve Haake
Naomi Valdivia

Steve and Naomi are both residents of Camarillo, we look forward to meeting them soon.

Judith Crowe's painting "Santa Rita Hills" received Best in Show award at the Ventura County Arts Council's current exhibit. The show is at the Ventura Government Center's Administration Building and runs through July 19th. Her painting "Foxen Canyon Road" received a second place ribbon at Art de Soleil: California Visions, sponsored by the Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, running through June 30 at the Thousand Oaks Gallery.

Congratulations to Judith!!