Santa Barbara Art Museum — Season’s Greetings!

Art creates community.

Season’s Greetings!

It’s hard to know what to say at the close of a year like this one, so we thought we’d leave it to artists Jessie Arms Botke and Cornelis Botke and a new virtual exhibit of their famous handmade holiday cards.

We’ve said it before, but it’s very much worth repeating: all of us here at the Santa Paula Art Museum are so grateful to our community, members, donors, docents, teaching artists, board of directors, and fellow staff members for encouraging us to continue the work that we love and believe to be important. Thank you. We wish you a healthy and happy holiday season.

While it remains uncertain when California museums will be able to reopen to the public, the Santa Paula Art Museum already has a lot planned for 2021. Check out our upcoming virtual offerings below!

Table Creations by Anette Power (detail), oil, 30 x 40 inches. Available for purchase in Power’s upcoming Silver Liningsexhibition.

Virtual Art Class: Art Appreciation – Women in Art (Ages 16+)

Four Wednesdays beginning January 20, 2021:

12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day

Tap into your inner art lover, and practice the skills of art appreciation as we explore the artworks and impacts of women artists in the Museum’s new, virtual Art Appreciationcourse. Join longtime art professor Meg Phelps online for a historical survey across centuries featuring Artemisia Gentileschi, Elizabeth Vigee-Lebrun, Mary Cassat, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe, and many others! This four-part virtual course is $85.00 per person. Zoom app and preregistration are required. Space is extremely limited.

Virtual Art Class: Color Theory for Painting – Essential Skills(Ages 16+)

Four Saturdays beginning January 23, 2021:

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day

No matter what your artistic practice, an understanding of color theory is crucial to the visual success of any artwork. Join teaching artist Gabriel Islas online to learn the essentials of color theory as well as the science, history, and character of pigments. Finish the course with a beautiful, painted color wheel that you’ll be able to reference well into the future. This four-part virtual course is $140.00 per person. All materials will be provided. Zoom app and preregistration are required. Space is extremely limited.

Virtual Art Class: What a Face! Pet Portraits with Jem (Ages 16+)

Four Saturdays beginning February 20, 2021:

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each day

What better portrait to have on your wall than one of your own furry friend? Join teaching artist Jem Morris online and learn how to paint a portrait of your pet or favorite animal! Jem will guide you through the entire process, including drawing and acrylic painting techniques. You’ll finish the course with a complete pet portrait to show off to your friends. This four-part virtual course is $140.00 per person. All materials will be provided. Zoom app and preregistration are required. Space is extremely limited.

We’ve Got Gift Cards!

Not sure what to get that one person on your list (you know who we’re talking about), and want to make sure their gift arrives on time?! Grab them a digital gift card from the Santa Paula Art Museum. Our gift cards never expire and can be used in our gift shop, as well as towards the purchase of art from our exhibitions and annual art auction. Plus, you can tell the recipient that their gift card supports the nonprofit work of the Santa Paula Art Museum.