Photo by Roger Conrad

Ojai Valley Museum presents a Town Talk related to the current exhibition, “Ojai Collects,” which showcases selections from eight Ojai private collections. The exhibit runs through Sunday, September 15th, 2013.

The talk will be held on Sunday, August 25 from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the Rotating Gallery of the museum. Michele Ellis Pracy, Ojai Valley Museum Director and Curator of “Ojai Collects”, will moderate the panel discussion, “The Joy of Collecting”. The panelists include four collector/lenders to the current exhibit: Richard Flores (Archery Bows), Valerie Greenberg (Mickey Mouse & Disney), Richard Matzkin (New Guinea/Sepic River carvings), and Kevin Wallace (Southern Outsider Art). An additional panelist is the premier Ojai automobile collector, Dwayne Bower.

The purpose of this enrichment event is to reveal through questions, answers, and stories, the joys of collecting, the many ways of collecting, and the psychology of collecting. In essence, how does a private individual choose a passion/avenue/focus of collecting, and how is that manifested in their personal life?

Mark your calendar and plan to attend this revealing and insightful adjunct experience to the Ojai Collects exhibit. Members are FREE and non-members are $5.00 at the door. Seating is limited, so please call the museum office to reserve seats @ (805) 640-1390 x 203.

The Ojai Valley Museum, established in 1967, is generously supported in part by museum members, private donors, business sponsors and underwriters, the Smith-Hobson Foundation, Wood-Claeyssens Foundation, City of Ojai, Rotary Club of Ojai, and the Ojai Civic Association.

The museum is located at 130 W. Ojai Avenue, Ojai, CA. Admission: free for current 2013 members, adults - $5.00, children 6–18 - $1.00 and children 5 and under – free. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Tours are available by appointment. Free parking is available off Blanche Street at back of museum.

For more information, call the museum at (805) 640-1390, ext. 203, e-mail ojaimuseum@sbcglobal.net or visit the museum website at: Ojai Valley Museum.org Find us on Facebook Ojai Valley Museum