Santa Paula Art Museum update for Feb. 14 — Happy Valentine’s Day to You, and Happy Birthday to the Santa Paula Art Museum!

JEANETTE COLE ART CENTER & COLE CREATIVITY CENTER
A guest at our most recent Valentine-themed Free Family Day.
Happy Valentine’s Day to You, and Happy Birthday to the Santa Paula Art Museum!
The Santa Paula Art Museum opened its doors on February 14, 2010, and turns 9-years-old today. It has been a very exciting and meaningful 9 years, and we are so grateful for everything that our supporters have helped us to accomplish. We’re sending you, our #SPAMFam, major museum love today!
During the past 9 years, your support has allowed us to produce 60 original exhibitions featuring nearly 3,000 works of art by over 900 artists. With our free ArtSPARK school tour program for schools, we’ve welcomed over 13,000 students to the Museum. In summer 2018, the Museum grew to include a second building, our Cole Creativity Center, which has already hosted 33 art classes for children, teens and adults.
Thank you for helping us to achieve all of this and more.
We want to know what more the Santa Paula Art Museum can do to better serve our community! It would be a wonderful birthday gift to us if you would participate in our audience survey by clicking on the image below. As a thank you, we will randomly select 3 respondents to receive $25 off the cost of any future class at the Museum’s Cole Creativity Center.

Santa Paula Art Museum Audience Survey

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Upcoming Class
Digital Drawing and Painting (Ages 16+)
Wednesday, February 27, 2019, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, and Thursday, February 28, 2019, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Real art on your digital device? That’s right! Join expert digital artist Anita McLaughlin as she teaches simple drawing techniques, how to use brushes, text and layers, and how to apply photo enhancements to make and share your own digital artworks. It’s creativity at your fingertips! All skill levels are welcome. Pre-registration is required. The cost of this two-part class is $65.00 per person.
Upcoming Exhibition
Common Ground: Meredith Brooks Abbott, Susan Petty, and Gail Pidduck
Premiere Party: Saturday, March 2, 2019, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Three of the most significant female artists working in our local landscape have joined forces for an extraordinary, upcoming exhibition entitled Common Ground at the Santa Paula Art Museum. Artists Meredith Brooks Abbott, Susan Petty, and Gail Pidduck find common ground in the love they have for their ranches and gardens – scenes that they have put to paint (and graphite) for this show. The show will open with a premiere party on Saturday, March 2, 2019, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. All of the works in the exhibition will be for sale. Common Ground will be on view March 2, 2019 through July 7, 2019. Admission to the premiere party is $10.00 for museum members and $15.00 for non-members.
Upcoming Class
Monotypes Using Gelatin Plates (Ages 16+)
Saturday March 23, 2019, from 10:00am to 12:00pm, and Sunday, March 24, 2019, from 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Back by popular demand! Used by seasoned artists yet easy enough for the beginner to do at home, monotypes using gelatin plates is a fast, fun, color-filled experience in printmaking. Students will learn to make their own gelatin plate, use a variety of tools to create expressive and spontaneous imagery, and employ water based inks to generate multiple prints to take home. All skill levels are welcome. Pre-registration is required. The cost of this two-part class is $85.00 per person.
Upcoming Class
Ukrainian Egg Decorating (Ages 16+)
Friday, April 12, 2019, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, and Saturday, April 13, 2019, from 10:00am to 1:00pm
Celebrate spring with the rich colors, intricate patterns, and traditional techniques of Ukrainian egg decorating! Learn the basics of tools and techniques on day one, and immerse yourself in practice on day two. Join us and turn your eggs into masterpieces! All skill levels are welcome. Pre-registration is required. The cost of this two-part class is $80.00 per person.
Membership
Become a Member or Renew Your Membership
Become a member or renew your membership in the Santa Paula Art Museum today! All of our members enjoy free regular admission to the Museum, free admission to gallery talks and artist demonstrations, discounted admission to special events including exhibit premieres, concerts, and the annual art auction, 10% off the cost of art classes at the Museum’s Cole Creativity Center, 10% off purchases in the Museum’s gift shop, and 10% off purchases of fine art made available for sale in our exhibitions. Your membership will also benefit others as it will allow the Museum to offer school tours, art classes, free family days, bilingual exhibit content, artist-in-the-classroom experiences, student exhibitions, and other meaningful programs to everyone in our community.