Serving Conejo Valley Artists for 38 Years
Founded in 1969, the Westlake Village Art Guild is a nonprofit organization comprised of artists and others who not only admire art but have an interest in promoting art education and appreciation in our community.

What We Do
The Westlake Village Art Guild offers its members opportunities to exhibit their work in competitions and at local venues. Our dinner meetings are open to the public and feature demonstrations by prominent artists or presentations on art-related topics. We publish a bulletin, sponsor workshops. We also promote arts awareness through our annual Open Juried Show, which is open to all local artists.  If you are not currently a member but would like to join click on MEMBERSHIP FORM to download an application form now.

Upcoming/Current Events
Judith Crowe - May 6, 2008 Demo Artist
The Westlake Village Art Guild's May 6, 2008 Dinner/Demo Meeting will feature Judith Crowe.  Judith is a member of the Pastel Society of the West Coast, Thousand Oaks Art Association, Ojai Art Center, Buenaventura Art Association, Camarillo Art Center, Westlake Village Art Guild, Arts Council of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County Arts Council. Her work has won numerous awards. She has shown at galleries and art events in Thousand Oaks, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Ojai, Ventura, New Orleans and New Hampshire.  

For more information, please click on DEMOS.  The Demo will be held at Naylor's Banquet Center at the Thousand Oaks Inn (next to DuPars), 75 West Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360.  For more info, please click on NEWS.

June Demo Artist
Al Setton - June 3, 2008 Demo Artist
The Westlake Village Art Guild's June 3, 2008 Dinner/Demo Meeting will feature Al Setton.  His current work is in water media (watercolor, acrylic, ink, gouache) on paper in a relatively large format. Subject matter includes land, city, seascapes, figures and all things in life that engages him. Bright energetic relationships of shapes, color harmonies and calligraphy are characteristic of his recent body of work. For more information, please click on DEMOJune
 

©Judith Crowe- 5/6/08 Demo Artist

Wide OpenPhotography & Digital Art Show
July 2008
Everyone is invited to participate in what is believed to be the first open juried show for photographers and digital artists in the Conejo Valley.  The “2008 Wide Open Photography & Digital Art Show” will be held the first two weeks in July at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery in Newbury Park. Cash prizes are offered and all photographers and digital artists are encouraged to enter their best work.  Click on SHOWS for more details.

5th Annual Thousand Oaks Arts Festival
September 20 & 21, 2008
Call for fine artists to participate in this wonderful event. "Fine Art" Artisans of Ventura County or artisan members of a Ventura Country Art Organization or Association are eligible. See prospectus at www.toartsfestival.com.  Click on SHOWS for more details.
 

©2008 Westlake Village Art Guild