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We have a lot to learn ... together.

Our Land+Sky exhibition programming includes a series of workshops and in-depth school tours for ages nine - adult from October 20 -24th.

Ticket holders for the October 25th event can sign up for art workshops, soil science workshops, a master plein air class, or expert-led tours on a variety of topics.

Volunteer Curator Robin Wallace has gathered teachers, artists, and expert guides to help participants access the broad spectrum of subject matter that sets Land+Sky apart as an especially rewarding in-person learning experience for all ages. Equally valuable is the opportunity to learn in community.

Mixed Media and Found Materials Workshop Leader

Gaby Hath

Born in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Gabriela Hath comes from generations of artists and composers. Her passion for art focuses on community and healing for children and teens.

BA, Art and Psychology, Cal Lutheran University

AA, Ventura College

Ceramics/Mix Media, Belles Artes San Miguel de Allende,

Instruction Coordinator-Therapeutic Support

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Digital Collage Workshop Leader

Ray Villalobos

Ray has over 20 years of experience in Ventura’s hardcore punk scene and has contributed to UI/UX design, game design, multimedia sound, digital art, and short film projects. A 2023 CSUCI graduate in Liberal Arts, he also studied art with faculty such as Aldo Figueroa, Eric Kaltman, Josh Gleason, and Peter Harper. He is pursuing dual teaching credentials, with the goal of leading his own classroom by 2026

Archeologist and Anthropologist

Colleen Delaney, PhD

CSCUI Professor Delaney is an expert advisor for Land+Sky artists and musicians. Her areas of study include documenting precolonial Chumash habitation of Ventura County, examining ground stone bowls and mortars to trace prehistoric exchange networks, and looking at adaptations to local natural and cultural world environments, sociocultural interaction and identity.

Publications:

Rancho Guadalasca: Last Ranch of California’s Central Coast.

“A Place called Sa’aqtik’oy"

Museum Director and Historian

Elana Brokaw

Museum of Ventura County Executive Director Elana Brokaw is an amalgam of many remarkable traits, skills and personal history in Ventura County.

Harvard-trained in 19th and 20th Century Art History, and known for her entertaining and informative talks about Ventura County history, Elana is volunteering her time on October 25th to share what she's learned about the Lloyd-Butler Ranch through the Museum's archive of manuscripts and photographs.

Farmer

Weiler Shafer

From bulldozers and gopher hunting to the finer details of ranch and family lore, Weiler's knowledge of farming techniques and ranch operations is deep in his bones.

Weiler is a 4th generation member of the Lloyd-Butler family, and will be leading a ranch tour for ticketholders on October 25th.

His presentations are generous and detailed and we look forward to learning from him.

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Master Plein Air Painter

Andrea Vargas

Andrea is known for her bold colors and passionate palette knife technique in landscape painting.

She is represented by King Galleries in Santa Fe New Mexico, and her paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Ventura County.

Andrea will be leading a master class on October 25th, focusing on the color and shading of green.

Horticulturalist, Philosopher, Inventor, + Permaculture Practitioner

Keith Garcia

Keith believes science is best learned with soil under your nails and wonder in your eyes. He founded Wormfolk soils science workshops to offer hands-on, inquiry-based classes to promote ecological literacy for all ages.

Originally from Oxnard, and now living in Santa Paula, Keith holds BAs in Philosophy and Environmental Studies from SF State, and studied

Horticulture and Permaculture at SBCC.

Keith will be leading soil science and biofertiziler workshops for all ages.

Regenerative Agricultural Practitioner, Collector, Historian+Garden Designer

Thomas Lloyd-Butler

It was Ida Ross, Tom's paternal grandmother, who inherited the ranch in 1908, at the age of 17, then married John Lloyd-Butler and began managing the ranch in the manner it still runs today. Tom spent his childhood years at the ranch and now enjoys weekends sourcing rare plants via Craigs List and pairing them with European antiques, in a continual quest to actualize his vision. By so doing, together with his partner Dan Zelen, he expanded his mother's camilla collection into a botanical garden of unparalleled size and diversity in Ventura County. He is also a gifted speaker and will be leading botanical tours of the ranch.

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Volunteer Curator + Event Producer

Robin Wallace

As an Art Director and freelance Producer, Robin worked closely with photographers for many years. In 2016, she co-founded 101North, representing properties for filming in Ventura County, which was actually a disguise for her interests in the past present and future of our local agriculture and ecology. As a board member of Studio Channel Islands Art Center, she started Open Range Sundays and Land+Sky to merge her interests in ecology, history and the arts, and to create immersive contemporary art experiences for the wider public. It is a continual source of joy and pride for Robin to see Ventura County's most beautiful and fascinating places interpreted by world class artists.

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Artist and Teacher

Jem Atwater

Jem is a Ventura-based oil painter specializing in traditional techniques with a contemporary sensibility. Inspired by the coastal beauty of California, Jem’s work captures the dynamic interplay of light, atmosphere, and movement, whether through plein air landscapes or thoughtfully composed studio pieces.

Equally remarkable is Jem's disarming humor and excellence as an instructor for all levels.

She will be leading school groups in hands-on art workshops the week of October 20th.

Executive Director+Curator, SCIART

Peter Tyas

With over 25 years of experience managing arts organizations alongside local and national governments, community development, and education specialists, Peter is a strategic thinker and dedicated collaborator who crafts art programs to serve the cultural enrichment needs of families and students as well as academic and creative professionals.

Peter is known for facilitating large public art experiences in highly sensitive archeological sites in the UK, and many public art projects and installations in Ventura County.

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We have a lot to learn ... together.

Yes! I would like to volunteer to help make Land+Sky happen, OR bring our school group to visit.

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I would like to volunteer to help make Land+Sky happen, OR bring our school group to visit.