Do you know what to look for when you collect California art? Learn about the history and strategies of collecting California paintings from Scot Levitt, Vice President of Fine Arts and Director of California and Western Painting and Sculpture at Bonhams & Butterfields, on Saturday, January 22 at 2:00 p.m. at the Museum of Ventura County.

The presentation is $10 general public, $5 museum members, and includes admission to all gallery exhibitions, including Nature’s Palette, the art of California Impressionist Meredith Brooks Abbott. For reservations to the Levitt presentation, call (805) 653-0323 x 315.

Levitt’s expertise ranges from old master to modern art, with a particular interest in California and western paintings and sculpture. He oversees Bonhams & Butterfields fine arts appraisals, conducts auctions on a regular basis, and currently oversees their monthly consignment clinics in Los Angeles. He is a member of the American Arts Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

The Museum of Ventura County is located at 100 East Main Street in downtown Ventura. Hours are 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children 6-17, members and children under 6 are free. For more museum information go to www.venturamuseum.org or call 805-653-0323.