Carnegie Art Cornerstones

Carnegie Art Cornerstones The mission of Carnegie Art Cornerstones is to promote creativity, learning and growth in the careers

Cornerstones is still committed to supporting artists and the arts in Oxnard and Southern California and will be doing so by investing in emerging artists through college scholarships to not only create, but share their work to further inspire appreciation for the arts throughout Oxnard and Southern California. This strategy shift is designed to give artists what they need most: Financial resources to execute their vision, and an audience to share their work with.

The countdown begins for the exhibit to open for our FIRST EVER Student Art Contest at the !!!Thank you to all the stud...
12/28/2023

The countdown begins for the exhibit to open for our FIRST EVER Student Art Contest at the !!!

Thank you to all the students who have submitted their artwork. You have made this contest a success and we know the exhibit will be spectacular!

Join us on Friday, January 19th 2024 at 5:30-7:30pm at the for the opening reception where the winners will be announced!! The show will run from Jan 4th-29th.
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The results are in and the award recipients have been chosen for our FIRST EVER Student Art Contest! Thank you to all th...
12/18/2023

The results are in and the award recipients have been chosen for our FIRST EVER Student Art Contest!

Thank you to all the students who have submitted their artwork. You have made this contest a success and we know the exhibit will be spectacular!

Join us on Friday, January 19th 2024 at 5:30-7:30pm at the for the opening reception where the winners will be announced!! The show will run from Jan 4th-29th.

Carnegie Art Cornerstone Board members saw the fruits of their support with the August 24 opening of the recently renova...
09/01/2023

Carnegie Art Cornerstone Board members saw the fruits of their support with the August 24 opening of the recently renovated of the McNish Gallery at Oxnard College.

It was an afternoon of art with the unveiling of a mural at the outdoor amphitheater and ribbon cutting for the new arts facilities at the Art + Design Building that culminated in an outdoor reception and the opening of an Alumni Art Exhibit in the gallery. Several of our CAM Studio Gallery artists were included in the exhibit.

The exhibit runs through September 28.

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An excerpt from one of our board members who had an to the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego at La Jolla.“Art For t...
08/28/2023

An excerpt from one of our board members who had an to the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego at La Jolla.

“Art For the People: WPA-Era Artwork from the Dijkstra Collection is not the typical, drab 1930’s WPA (Works Progress Administration) exhibit. From the outstanding collection of Sandra and Bram Dijkstra, this exhibit shows WPA-Era art from 1929 to World War II by artists all across the United States including often neglected California artists. The displayed works are not necessarily ones commissioned by the Government’s WPA but, perhaps more engagingly, seem to come from the artists’ personal series. Excellently researched artist information and historical background makes this exhibit highly engrossing and its artists’ concentration on fundamental human concerns and democratic principles makes it eerily reflective of today.”

(Exhibit thru November 5)

​1) Charles White, "Soldier", tempera on masonite, 1944.
​​​​​​2) Phillip Evergood, "New Death", oil on canvas,1947
​​​​​​3) Gallery View
4) Edward Biberman,"Slow Turn"oil on canvas, 1945.

One of our board members had a lovely to the Oceanside Art Museum. She was able to share some photos from her experien...
08/28/2023

One of our board members had a lovely to the Oceanside Art Museum. She was able to share some photos from her experience.

Pics:
"Connie Jenkins: Intertidal" exhibit
Intertidal entrance. Connie Jenkins, "Once Upon a Time", 2016.
Connie Jenkins, oil on canvas.

Where are they now?Catch up with painter/sculptor Benjamin Anderson of Carpenteria. His contemporary approach to encaus...
08/01/2023

Where are they now?

Catch up with painter/sculptor Benjamin Anderson of Carpenteria. His contemporary approach to encaustic portraiture was first seen in 2011 in The Brothers Anderson Carnegie Art Museum Oxnard exhibit with a reception, supported by Carnegie Art Cornerstones. Additional showings of paintings of submerged toys and objects followed from his”Bikini”series and “Just Add Water” series, and an encaustic portrait joined the Museum ‘s permanent collection. (The Permanent Collection still exists within the the Carnegie Art Museum archives)

Benjamin Anderson is an artist to follow. [email protected]

Visit our website for the full story! Click the link in our bio.

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07/12/2023

You can choose where your donation goes! You can now direct your donation to a specific area of our endeavors. You can choose to make a general donation or direct your contribution to fund scholarships, fund art events/shows, or support the Student Art Contest. Mark your check accordingly if you wish your donation to go to a specific area or, when donating online, click the dedicate option, select "in honor of" under Type of Tribute, and then type your choice in the Tribute Name box.

Please help us continue this support of artist events!

Contributions by check may be sent to
Carnegie Art Cornerstones
P.O. Box 567
Oxnard, CA 93032

or

Feel free to make an online contribution through our website.
carnegieartcornerstones.com

Several (crops) of the amazing artworks from students exhibiting in the McNish Gallery at Oxnard College. And several me...
05/13/2023

Several (crops) of the amazing artworks from students exhibiting in the McNish Gallery at Oxnard College. And several members of our board in attendance at the exhibit opening. Art will be on display until the 16th!

*Artists please tag yourself!*
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Our first, former guest studio artist making progress on his painting “Angel.” One of the employees who used to work at...
04/11/2023

Our first, former guest studio artist making progress on his painting “Angel.” One of the employees who used to work at the Carnegie Art Museum in Downtown Oxnard.

Who remembers all the wonderful artwork we used to be able to visit at the city’s museum? There is still an entire Collection housed in the museum’s vault. Like and comment on a memory you have there.
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03/13/2023

A little re-introductory reel about us and what we do. Please be sure to like and follow our social media accounts! We will be posting more information about our upcoming contest and art happenings in our community soon!

Please visit our website for more information about our organization and information on donations and how you can contribute to the growth go art in our community.
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A Period of Renewed Hope

This has truly been an unprecedented time for us as a community, and for Cornerstones as a fledgling organization. COVID-19 has dramatically changed how society operates on a daily basis. No longer are art museums places where we can share space with total strangers, and find immediate connection through the connection of experience of seeing and appreciating art. We are unable to use museums and art galleries as a means to transport people to faraway places, to consider things they may not have otherwise considered, or to simple reflect on where humanity has been and where it can go.

Carnegie Arts Cornerstones was originally created to support the now defunct Carnegie Arts Museum in Oxnard, Ca. Since the closure of the museum, paired with the COVID-19 pandemic, Cornerstones has begun to reimagine how to fulfill our mission to “Promote creativity, learning, and growth in the careers of artists, and to inspire passion and appreciation for arts and culture in Oxnard and Southern California.”

In this new realm, we need to find new ways for art to fill our spaces with conversations and connection. We know many of you are either home for an indefinite period of time by yourself, or perhaps home more with your children. As an arts organization, we feel compelled to help you where you are at a time like this, and since you cannot go to art, we want to bring art to you, and bring YOUR ART to others.

Are you seeing art in a neighbor’s window, or perhaps as a chalk drawing when you’re out walking the dog? To us, Home is Where the Art is, and what a time for us to share little pieces of art that are now surrounding us daily. We will be sharing things that we’re finding in our communities, but we would also love to share what art you’re creating at home or seeing as you’re safely exploring your neighborhood. Tag us on your Social Media platform of choice (we hope to be making awesome TikTok videos soon!), and use the hashtag #HomeiswheretheArtis and maybe we’ll feature your masterpiece on our account!