CIMM’s reopening day of April 9 was such a happy one! Our neighbors and friends walked back in through the doors and it made the last pandemic year fade away a bit. The voices of CIMM docents, volunteers, and visitors once again filled the Museum and it was the best sound we have heard in such a very long time.
We are pleased to share the winners of the Oxnard Union High School District Art Show in this newsletter. This year’s art was incredible and in so many ways reflected the feelings, thoughts, and emotions that the pandemic year brought to young people. We are very proud of all of the students who participated in the show. The fact that they are still creating art at a time like this is truly a testament to their strength and resilience. We hope that art continues to be a fulfilling practice for them because their art is important, their voices are important, and they are important. We are proud to have had the opportunity again this year to exhibit their show and to enable our community to see the incredible work that they have done.
We hope you will make plans to visit the upcoming exhibition “Art of the Sailor” which opens May 13th. This exhibition will feature a unique collection of scrimshaw pieces (many of which have never been shown before at the Museum), decorative and working marine knots, unique embroidered items, and other sailor-made artifacts. Several of the items to be featured in the exhibition have never been seen outside of their privately-owned collections.
In another sign of how things are slowly changing back: our CIMM Speaker Series returns to in-person event status starting on May 19th with our special guest speaker Lindsey Philpott (see details below). Museum doors will open at 5:30 pm so attendees may also have time to view the accompanying “Art of the Sailor” exhibition.