Code Compliant and Good to Go-Go

I asked Russel at Art City Studios what was new. In reply, he reported to me the good news that Art City is now code-compliant with the City of Ventura’s building codes. Some of our readers may recall the emergency which arose in 2008, when the Studios were forced to deconstruct all buildings exceeding 6 feet tall.  At that time, local citizens, artists, and arts advocates rallied to raise funds to rebuild Art City Studios according to code.

Three years later, Art City Studios is once again in a position to host Ventura Art Walk and First Friday activities. So come on down and visit, check out the silence of stone and beauty of sculted desire.

The Patriot Portal

Just another fine example of work produced by the stone masons at Art City.

Patriot Portal Photo: shafphoto

What are the Art City sculptors up to now?

Rude Calderon, our local hero, works on Art City's contribution to Camp Ocean Pines in Cambria, CA

Paul Lindhard, Rude Calderon, Joanne Duby, Fred Whitman and Chris Provenzano are Art City artists contributing, time, presence, and elbow grease to this gathering of artists from around the state.

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Best of Show in 2008 was “Anatolian Shepard, Reis” by Michael Clark

Directions:

Take Hwy.1 to Cambria, turn West on Ardath
and follow up and over the hill until it deadends.
Turn left on Randall – to corner of Randall and St James Rd.
Follow driveway to lodge.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
From 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM
Featuring stone, metal, clay, wood and glass.
Set high in the pines overlooking the Pacific,
this natural setting offers an inspirational
showcase of sculpture by artists participating in the
CALIFORNIA SCULPTORS SYMPOSIUM 2009.

Meet Ramon

This is Ramon Byrne. He’s really cool. This is him leaning on a door post in the late afternoon. He recently had a piece in the Ventura Music Festival erotic art exhibition, which toured from the Artist Union Gallery all the way to the Ventura Government Center, where it was actually removed for its sexually explicit message(!). True…his piece was an Italian marbe rendition of a really hot booty….but it was an erotic art show.

Ramon Byrne also recently had a feature done on him in Ventura Life Magazine. His recent series of carved musical instruments is going to be in museums within our lifetime…and will be furiously famous for thousands of years to come. Go down to Art City Studio and check these pieces out. Ramon is often on site, and will tell you his theory on the importance of whimsy in art.