GALLERY OF A DIFFERENT COLOR; T.O. FACILITY OPENS DOORS TO ANY INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS SEEKING SPACE TO HANG ART.Byline: Teresa Jimenez Daily News Staff Writer The Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Community Gallery has become the gathering center and display case for artists who belong to organizations such as the Westlake Village Art Guild guild Association of craftsmen or merchants formed for mutual aid and for the advancement of their professional interests. Guilds flourished in Europe between the 11th and 16th century and were of two types: merchant guilds, including all the merchants of a particular town and the Gold Coast Water Color Wa´ter col`or 1. (Paint.) A color ground with water and gum or other glutinous medium; a color the vehicle of which is water; - so called in distinction from 2. A picture painted with such colors. Society. But organizers want community members to know it can be their personal gallery, too. The Community Gallery, run by a steering committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun and provided free by the city, is one of only a few galleries in the region. It's also the only one that opens its walls to anyone interested in renting the 3,000-square-foot building for a display, said Margaret Travers, a member of the committee. ``We have shows by groups or by individuals or by groups of individuals,'' Travers said. ``The rental allows for the art hanging, having a reception and staffing of the gallery. It's up to the group to provide staffing - it's all volunteer here.'' The gallery is usually booked solid. But two last-minute cancellations - the first in six years - have given organizers the opportunity to tout Tout To promote a security in order to attract buyers. tout To foster interest in a particular company or security. For example, a broker might tout a security to a client in the hope that the client will purchase the security. the facility, Travers said. The gallery, located next to the Newbury Park Branch Library at Borchard Road and Michael Drive, has space available in August. The next opening won't be until January, she said. ``We've gotten a wonderful response,'' Travers said. ``In this part of the county, this is the only gallery where anyone can rent it or use it.'' Groups and individual artists must pay a $575 fee to use the gallery for a month. The fee is discounted for nonprofit organizations Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. and for shorter, half-month exhibits, Travers said. The gallery also receives 20 percent of anything sold during the show. The money pays for utilities and security at the gallery, and also allows the steering committee to provide appliances for the kitchen, Travers said. Also on the group's wish list is a museum-quality lighting system, she said. ``All we have now are fluorescent fluorescent having the quality of fluorescence. fluorescent antibody see fluorescence microscopy. fluorescent antibody test see fluorescence microscopy. lights and some spotlights,'' Travers said. ``But lighting has a real impact on colors you see in a painting.'' Groups often rent the gallery to give workshops and classes, Travers said. For example, a group of 35 artists presenting a show this week called ``Splash 397'' is hosting well-known Camarillo artist Phyllis J. Doyon, who will teach a class on monoprinting, Travers said. Doyon will also give a three-day workshop in watercolor painting watercolor painting, in its wider sense, refers to all pigments mixed with water rather than with oil and also to the paintings produced by this process; it includes fresco and tempera as well as aquarelle, the process now commonly meant by the generic term. Aug. 27-29, which is open to the public, Travers said. For applications or more information, call the gallery at (805) 498-4390 or Stacy Minasian at (805) 449-2117. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--color) Lynn Howden looks over watercolors at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery. The space will host a class by Phyllis J. Doyon this week. (2--ran in CONEJO edition only--color) The Thousand Oaks Community Gallery offers 3,000 feet of space. David R. Crane/Daily News |
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