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In this workshop, we will take-in natural beauty that surrounds us to grow compassion within ourselves, and turn it into something beautiful to behold. We will generate words that express our feelings and incorporate them into the art we create. Once complete, we will have something expressive to share with those we love & beyond to help elevate those around us and change the narrative.","artist.1.bio":"Lynne Okun is a multi-media artist, therapist and passionate life-long learner. Lynne is nspired by the power of the arts as a tool for learning about the world around us and inside of us. She has a unique ability to combine her playful and dynamic intuition about human nature with her personal warmth and the wisdom of her professional background. Currently she offers expressive arts workshops and designs experiential curriculum","artist.2.bio":"Rima will offer an intuitive abstract painting process as a way to access inner truth, voice and emotion. She will facilitate a meditation at the beginning to help participants access calm as a precursor to the creative process. Visual language does not require thought or words, and can be felt on a universal level. Participants will warm up using drawing exercises on mixed media paper. The exercises will encourage them to practice making marks and authentic gestural lines. Finally, they will create a painting on watercolor paper/canvas panels (12x16\") using color and line and shape to express their intuition. Participants will be encouraged to use their fingers to paint as a way to access direct sensory input\n\n","class.deep-puppetry.description":"Deep Puppetry utilizes simple materials, exploring our relationship with our surroundings and movement through contact with the objects all around us.  In this 3 hour workshop, we will embrace our ability to slow down, refrain from mining for meaning, release demands for explanation, and allow the practice to be our guide. Opposite the assumptions and reductions of classical puppet performance, this workshop will explore Deep Puppetry as a highly accessible personal practice, witnessing curiosity in the power of being.  \n\n","class.intuitive-painting-1.description":"Rima will offer an intuitive abstract painting process as a way to access inner truth, voice and emotion. She will facilitate a meditation at the beginning to help participants access calm as a precursor to the creative process. Visual language does not require thought or words, and can be felt on a universal level. Participants will warm up using drawing exercises on mixed media paper. The exercises will encourage them to practice making marks and authentic gestural lines. Finally, they will create a painting on watercolor paper/canvas panels (12x16\") using color and line and shape to express their intuition. Participants will be encouraged to use their fingers to paint as a way to access direct sensory input.","class.mobile-mural-1.description":"We’re taking art on the road! Be part of our Mobile Mural Project and create a traveling masterpiece. All skill levels welcome—come make something bold, colorful, and unforgettable. Spots are limited.\nJoin our hands-on mural experience and help transform a moving canvas into a vibrant work of art. Participants will learn mural techniques, collaborate on a large-scale design, and see their creativity travel through the community. No experience needed—just bring your imagination and get ready to paint big!","class.mobile-mural-2.description":"We’re taking art on the road! Be part of our Mobile Mural Project and create a traveling masterpiece. All skill levels welcome—come make something bold, colorful, and unforgettable. Spots are limited.\nJoin our hands-on mural experience and help transform a moving canvas into a vibrant work of art. Participants will learn mural techniques, collaborate on a large-scale design, and see their creativity travel through the community. No experience needed—just bring your imagination and get ready to paint big!","class.intuitive-painting-2.description":"Rima will offer an intuitive abstract painting process as a way to access inner truth, voice and emotion. She will facilitate a meditation at the beginning to help participants access calm as a precursor to the creative process. Visual language does not require thought or words, and can be felt on a universal level. Participants will warm up using drawing exercises on mixed media paper. The exercises will encourage them to practice making marks and authentic gestural lines. Finally, they will create a painting on watercolor paper/canvas panels (12x16\") using color and line and shape to express their intuition. Participants will be encouraged to use their fingers to paint as a way to access direct sensory input. color.","class.go-with-flow.description":"“Go With the Flow” watercolor workshop is a relaxing, nature-inspired painting experience that invites you to slow down, observe, and create intuitively. Surrounded by the outdoors, participants explore watercolor techniques, letting color, water, and the natural environment be the guide. With gentle instruction and space for personal expression, this workshop is perfect for all skill levels and offers a calming way to connect with creativity, mindfulness, and the beauty of nature.","class.rhythm-tide.description":"Rhythm & Tide” is a soulful beach dance flow experience where movement meets the ocean’s pulse. Dancers of all levels explore fluid motion, grounding energy, and joyful expression as sun, sea, and sound blend into a moving meditation.  Build confidence, creativity, and body awareness. Suitable for all levels, it blends relaxation, connection to nature, and joyful movement into a supportive, uplifting session.","artist.0.bio":"A deeply empathic human, raised on Wonder Woman & Charlie’s Angels, FRIDAY GRETCHEN dwells in Ventura, California where she advocates for the arts: literary, visual & performance. She was one of five local poets that established the offices of poet laureate & youth poet laureate for Ventura County. She’s performed her work internationally and has been published in Miramar, Solo Novo, Spillway and within several anthologies. Her book of poems, Unkindnesses, debuted in 2019.\n\n………….","class.go-with-flow.image":"https://d2xsxph8kpxj0f.cloudfront.net/310519663078453001/8TFHPF6SXy9nFBYdNeobw3/site-images/class-go-with-flow-image-84kh9d.jpeg","class.intuitive-painting-1.image":"https://d2xsxph8kpxj0f.cloudfront.net/310519663078453001/8TFHPF6SXy9nFBYdNeobw3/site-images/class-intuitive-painting-1-image-5n1s95.jpeg","class.word-wonder.image":"https://d2xsxph8kpxj0f.cloudfront.net/310519663078453001/8TFHPF6SXy9nFBYdNeobw3/site-images/class-word-wonder-image-5fgwrl.webp","class.mobile-mural-1.image":"https://d2xsxph8kpxj0f.cloudfront.net/310519663078453001/8TFHPF6SXy9nFBYdNeobw3/site-images/class-mobile-mural-1-image-lxp598.jpeg","hero.location":"BAA Art Center, Ventura Harbor Village","class.mobile-mural-1.time":"Morning 10am-1pm Structured Session Afternoon 2-5pm Unstructured Session","class.mobile-mural-2.time":"Morning 10am-1pm Structured Session Afternoon 2-5pm Unstructured Session","artist.0.image":"https://d2xsxph8kpxj0f.cloudfront.net/310519663078453001/8TFHPF6SXy9nFBYdNeobw3/site-images/artist-0-image-b9szc7.jpeg","artist.5.bio":"Betsy Zuck is a certified Deep Puppetry facilitator, passionate to share this practice through the BAA's collaboration with Vibewell. Betsy’s intensive background in theater, film, and events inspire her personal practices honoring existence rather than demanding performance.  Additionally, Betsy is a Beat the Odds drum circle facilitator—a social emotional behavioral practice utilizing hand percussion and verbal expression, and a Daemons and Tea facilitator—an exercise of drawing, sitting with, and embracing what we create. Currently, Betsy works with Focus on the Masters, a local non-profit art archive and outreach program, as Education Manager and Interviewer for the Artist Spotlight series.      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Don't miss your chance to explore the MB universe! Reception Friday j","artists.sectionTitle":"Meet the Artists","about.description":"Art INSIDEout  by BAA is a creative outreach program dedicated to wellness through expression. In partnership with Vibewell, we provide free, all-inclusive art workshops and professional mentorship to underserved communities throughout Ventura County. Whether you join in for a single session or a full week of discovery, we’re here to prove that creativity is the ultimate tool for a healthy, vibrant life.  Classes will continue at the BAA Art Center  - Ventura Harbour Village. \n\nWe understand mobility is not always easy and accessibility is of utmost importance for us. Be sure to contact us to request art programming be brought to a community near and dear to you. We are doing our best to meet these requests before the program ends June 30. All of the art precesses from Spring Breakthrough are designed for easy “carry-out.” In hopes that.....\nIf you missed this week , no worries - just give us a ring and get us to go:)","about.mainHeading":"Who we are","about.aboutImage":"https://d2xsxph8kpxj0f.cloudfront.net/310519663078453001/8TFHPF6SXy9nFBYdNeobw3/site-images/about-aboutImage-pq1ye4.jpeg","vibemobile.heading":"BAA - Brings Art Around town","vibemobile.description":"Spring Break-Through Week is just the start! Taking it on the road\n\nOur classes are designed to be portable — we can bring creative wellness workshops directly to your organization, community center, or group. Free of charge through June 30, 2026, thanks to Vibewell and VC Behavioral Health","vibemobile.image":"https://d2xsxph8kpxj0f.cloudfront.net/310519663078453001/8TFHPF6SXy9nFBYdNeobw3/vibemobile-poster-baa_88e197e6.jpg","journey.image":"https://d2xsxph8kpxj0f.cloudfront.net/310519663078453001/8TFHPF6SXy9nFBYdNeobw3/site-images/journey-image-5hkaxs.jpeg","journey.heading":"The Mural & The Mentorship","journey.description":"We've commissioned multimedia artist MB Hanrahan to create a community mural — and she's taking up to three apprentices along for the full ride. From concept to fabrication to installation, this is real-world, hands-on experience working alongside a professional artist on a public work. Co-credit included. Follow the journey here.  If you see her, cruising around and spot, the Art Mobile- be sure to take a pic and share it to the gallery HERE with your name to enter BAA’s raffle at our closing out event. Stay tuned for the date.","journey.badge":"BAA community outreach","journey.cta":"Learn More & Apply","hero.programName":"We Come In Pieces *ahem* Peace ","hero.cost":"Thank you  VibeWell","classes.sectionHeading":"See What We Deliver","banner.enabled":"true","banner.headline":"SUNSET RESET","banner.description":"Every Sunday 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m Studio doors stay open to the public. 100% free. Make art or don't.BAA the place to B","banner.imageUrl":"","banner.linkUrl":"","banner.linkLabel":"Learn More"}}