ArtWalk Ventura returns Oct. 6-7, 2018
​11 am-6 pm Saturday & Noon-5 pm Sunday
Special performance Saturday night - details to come
​If you love art, you won't want to miss ArtWalk Ventura 2018.
ArtWalk Ventura is a totally fun, virtually free, self-guided tour of dozens of galleries, studios,
pop-up venues and transformed PODS Containers in Ventura's historic Downtown and Westside Cultural District.

Registration for 2018 will begin in April.
See below to read about our visiting 2017 Global Artist and 2017 Artist of Distinction.

We honor our awesome sponsors: City of Ventura, PODS Moving & Storage,
Community Memorial Hospital and Hofer Properties and Downtown Ventura.

ArtWalk is one of Ventura's signature events, drawing thousands every year.
It is now being run by an all-volunteer group, determined to keep it fresh and festive
and focused on our authentic cultural community.

So, explore our site. Get involved. And, most of all, join us and celebrate Ventura's thriving arts community!

 ARTWALK VENTURA 2017 GLOBAL ARTIST OF DISTINCTION: SHAMSIA HASSANI

We are honored and excited to welcome the esteemed artist Shamsia Hassani from Kabul, Afghanistan as our visiting Global Artist of Distinction. A graffiti artist, Shamsia often paints women in Burqas/women in symbolic shapes, and fishes, symbols of the atmosphere flowing around her and her own life experiences. She is the first female graffiti artist and first 3D street art artist of Afghanistan and uses her art to help bring positive changes to people and more specifically to wash away the depressing memories of long-time war having taken place in her country.
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BOWL HOP RETURNS.
BUY A BOWL. GET A TREAT.
FEED THE NEEDY!

Buy a beautiful, hand-crafted Bowl Hop bowl during ArtWalk and receive a punch card that allows you to visit participating ArtWalk restaurants during the weekend for a delicious sampling of their cuisines! A Bowl costs $25, with all proceeds benefiting Downtown Ventura's Family Reconnection Program, which helps connect needy individuals with family or an appropriate support network.
Read more here

MARIBEL HERNANDEZ
OUR 2017 ARTIST OF DISTINCTION

Congratulations to our 2017 Distinguished Artist Maribel Hernandez! A multidisciplinary artist working in design, photography, ceramics and painting, Maribel has a deep understanding of traditional Mexican art and has worked extensively with the community on Dia de los Muertos events. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Latin American, the Museum of Ventura County, the Cal State Channel Islands Gallery, the Ventura County Government Center and the De Colores exhibit. She volunteers with the Youth Arts Program at the Bell Arts Factory in Ventura and works as a teacher of mentally disabled children with the Developmental Milestones Project. She has also been an instructor at the Boys and Girls Club Teen Project. She is the founder of the Living Love Foundation, dedicated to improving the long-term health of underserved communities through hands-on exposure to the arts. Her work speaks of her passion for life, with its various rhythms and emotional landscapes.

Maribel is exhibiting at the Bell Arts Factory.

COLLECTORS RECEPTION MOVES TO MUSEUM THIS YEAR

On Wednesday, Oct. 4 from 6-8 p.m., the City of Ventura and the Museum of Ventura County will host the 3rd Annual ArtWalk Collectors Reception for a preview of juried works by 2017 ArtWalk featured artists.
This special preview event will provide art patrons and artists an opportunity to reserve works for purchase in advance of the two-day ArtWalk. Hosted in the Smith Pavilion at the Museum of Ventura County, selected works will be on display from all ArtWalk venues. The event will begin with the Mayor’s honoring of the 2017 ArtWalk Artist of Distinction Maribel Hernandez and Global Artist of Distinction Shamsia Hassani. The evening will include music, hors d’ouevres and a no-host beer and wine bar.

Previous ArtWalk Venues:

Take a look at what ArtWalk is all about!