VENTURA, UNITED STATES

Welcome to the TREASURES OF VENTURA COUNTY art show by Plein Air Ventura County Artists!

Hello and welcome to the TREASURES OF VENTURA COUNTY Art Tour brought to you by Plein Air Ventura County, Ventura County Arts Council, Arts & Culture, and Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board. 

In this tour, you will be introduced to the historic landmarks around Ventura County, captured in paintings by local artists.

Remember to use best practices when viewing the artwork, including not touching the artwork. Make sure not to block any doorways, hallways or accessible ramps during the tour.

Feel free to share photos from your tour using the hashtag #venturacountyrma and we’ll share them on our social media. 

The artwork in this exhibit Treasures of Ventura County tells the historic stories of Ventura County landmarks through the eyes of artists. Painting “en Plein Air”, is a French term for painting “in the Open Air.” Instead of staying in the studio to paint, the artists take their supplies with them to paint the landscape from life. Led by Laura Jespersen, the artists of “Plein Air of Ventura County” (or PAVC for short) is a meet-up group to paint on location.

Over 16 months, 35 Artists from their group visited 118 Ventura County or National landmarks to create a large collection of paintings, of which 177 were selected for this show. Some landmarks were painted from photographs back in their studio, if it wasn’t safe to stand on the side of the highway, for example.

Let's START in sunken area of Main Plaza Floor 2, looking toward Board of Supervisors’ wall to see the paintings of Simi Valley.