Location

Vita Art Center is located at 28 W. Main St., Ventura, CA 93001

For ArtWalk

The Vita Art Center invites the community to experience a full weekend of art, culture, and creativity during Ventura’s ArtWalk. With hands-on workshops, open studios, current exhibitions, film screenings, and free family art activities, Vita will be a vibrant hub for all ages.

Rooted: Celebrating Chumash Culture
​A two-day gathering honoring Chumash traditions through storytelling, art, community workshops, and tomol viewing:
Saturday, Sept. 27, 10am–5pm
Sunday, Sept. 28, 11am–4pm
  • Chumash Storytelling
  • Chumash Abalone Necklaces community workshop, Saturday, Sept. 27, 10am-12pm
  • Painting with Pigments community workshop, Saturday, Sept. 27, 1-3pm
  • Chumash Storytelling with Elder Alan Salazar & Friends, Saturday, Sept. 27, 3:30-5:00pm
  • Community Round Reed Basket Workshop with Kat High, , Sunday, Sept. 28, 2-4pm
  • Community Sage Bundling Workshop: Grow, Gather, and Make with Respect, Sunday, Sept. 28, 10:30-12pm
Current Exhibits
​Saturday, Sept. 27, 10am–5pm
Sunday, Sept. 28, 11am–4pm
  • Mike Blaha: Subsupernal
  • Tom Pazderka: A Quiet Surrender
  • Max Presneill: Bread & Circuses
  • Peter Olson: Marked for Life (Co-curated by Hannah Sloan & Craig Krull)
  • Ruth & Joseph Reed Teen Exhibition Wall: 
    ​JoJo Trujillo

Film Screening: Legwork & Light — Film Experiments in a Time of Crisis
​Saturday, Sept. 27, 10am–5pm
Sunday, Sept. 28, 11am–4pmCurated by Dana Teen Lomax
This free series of ten experimental short films explore themes of connection and community in times of strain. Together, they examine how we might support each other in our most intimate and fragile relationships.

Breathing Room: Community Poetry Event
Saturday,September 27, 3-5pm
A generative mini poetry workshop, in which chance procedures and imaginative writing prompts lead to creative discoveries, is a chance to renew and refresh your joy in self-expression. Guided and encouraged by poet Laura Mullen. A shared space for words, reflection, and creative expression—open to all.

Free Family Art Activity
​Painted Vita Art Center Totes
All participants receive a free organic tote to customize—print the VITA logo and embellish it with fabric paints.
Saturday, Sept. 27, 10am–5pm
Sunday, Sept. 28, 11am–4pm

About the Venue

Vita Art Center

​The Vita Art Center in Ventura is a vibrant and thriving community space that promotes creativity, self-expression, and connection through the arts. Spanning over 47,000 square feet of dedicated art space, Vita is home to three galleries, a ceramic studio, an outdoor classroom, and 32 artist studios. The campus also includes The Oasis, an inviting outdoor gathering space surrounded by outdoor studios, offering a unique environment for artmaking and community events. Vita Art Center offers a dynamic range of exhibitions, workshops, and classes designed to engage and inspire people of all ages and backgrounds. With its commitment to fostering diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, Vita serves as a vital cultural hub and creative anchor in Ventura.

Vita Art Center is a 501(c) (3) charitable organization, EIN  87-4540920

www.vitaartcenter.com