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Westlake Village Art Guild
Founded in 1969
Westlake Village, California
It is time to renew your membership or join the WVAG. Your membership is good through June 30, 2026 and enables you to enter the Open Juried Show in June and go to the Dinner Demos at a discounted price.
Enter the Westlake Village Art Guild’s Open Juried Show!
The show runs from June 5 to June 27.
Welcome Jem Atwater, the new president of the Westlake Village Art Guild
Upcoming Dinner Demos at the WVAG
April 7, 2026 - Dinner Demo with Shahin Mojtabai (sign up by April 2)
May 5, 2026 - Dinner Demo with Virginia Kamhi (sign up by April 29)
June 2, 2026 - Dinner Demo with Morgan Kari (sign up by May 28)
A Two Day Workshop with Virginia Kamhi
Painting Coastal Rocks and Crashing Waves
June 6-7 - from 9:00-4:00 ( 1 hour break for lunch)
Thousand Oaks Community Gallery - 2331 Borchard Rd, A, Newbury Park
Pastel or Oil
Cost: $160 members, $180 non-members
Artist Virginia Kamhi specializes in painting the ocean. In this workshop, you will learn how to use an underpainting to your advantage, how to show the movement and energy of the ocean, how to give volume to your waves, how to create airy foam and spray, how to choose a color palette, and how to show the effect of glowing light on wet rocks. Demos will be in pastel, but information will be provided for oil painters as well, with step-by-step painting models.
Come join us at People Sketchers every Thursday from 10:00 to 1:00. There are live models. It’s a great opportunity to improve your drawing skills. Come on by!
The Artwork of some of WVAG’s Fabulous Volunteers
Daniel Raminfard
Frank Lennartz
Dennis Griffin
Wendy Gordin
Nancy Peloso
Nancy Helm Weeks
Paul Richardson
Craig Morton
Don Ferre
Rod Seeley
June Seeley
Founded in 1969, the Westlake Village Art Guild is a nonprofit organization in Westlake Village, CA 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 newsletter and sponsor workshops. We also promote arts awareness through our annual Open Juried Show, which is open to all local artists.
WVAG is dedicated to promoting the visual arts in our community. Your contributions will help WVAG support deserving visual arts students at the high school and college levels.
WVAG Membership
Membership in the WVAG is open to all adults. Dues are $45 per membership year which begins on July 1 and ends on June 30.
The benefits of Membership include eligibility to participate in the MEMBERS SHOW and outside EXHIBITS plus significant discounts on DINNER/DEMOS, SHOW entry fees, workshops, and much more.