Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard

Carnegie Art Museum
424 South C Street
Oxnard, CA 93030
805-385-8158/8157
http://www.carnegieam.org/

Thurs-Sat: 10a-5p
Sun: 1p-5p
Closed holidays and between exhibits

Suggested Admission
Adults $3
Seniors/Students $2
Children(6+) $1
Check their calendar of events for Free Family Days.

The museum is located in downtown Oxnard. Free parking is located next to the Museum on the corner of 5th and C Street, and also at Plaza Park.

The Museum annually offers changing exhibits intended to give the public access to a broad diversity of California Art, or art influential to the California art scene.

The majority of exhibits feature contemporary artists working in all styles of art from traditional to non-objective. The Museum’s annual slate of quarterly exhibits combines up to 8 national or regional shows, traveling exhibits, local artist exhibits, and/or exhibits from the permanent collection.

Due to limited gallery space, the Museum’s permanent collection is displayed as mini-exhibits, showing a sampling of artworks, and rotate with the current exhibit.
It primarily focuses on the art of California. A strong point of the collection is in its California plein-air holdings, including paintings by Emil Kosa Jr., Colin Campbell Cooper, Paul Lauritz, and Cornelius and Jessie Arms Botke. Along with a diverse collection of multi-cultural and ethnographic artifacts, another strength is its Hollywood portraits by photographer George Hurrell, from the classic film noire period of the 1930-40s. Currently, acquisition places emphasis on collecting art inclusive of all California art movements, and of educational value to a population that is highly diverse.

They also feature a Poetry Series and a Book Club.

Contact the museum for its latest information.