Aug. 13 — Santa Paula Art Museum presents Painting Demo, Figure Drawings, Art Auction and More

AUGUST 2022

The 12th Annual Fine Art Auction Fundraiser

Online Bidding: Opens Saturday, August 13, and closes Saturday, August 27, 2022, at 4 PM PDT

August brings the Museum’s biggest fundraiser of the year, The 12th Annual Fine Art Auction! Bid online for your chance to take home 20 gorgeous works of art by some of SPAM’s favorite historical and contemporary artists. Online bidding opens Saturday, August 13, on Bidsquare.com, and closes Saturday, August 27, at 4:00 p.m. PDT. This year’s auction includes artworks by Jessie Arms Botke, Cornelis Botke, Douglas Shively, George Lockwood, Gail Pidduck, Susan Petty, and more. Preregister to bid on Bidsquare today!

Oil Painting Demonstration by Kay Zetlmaier

Thursday, August 4, 2022, from 2 PM to 3 PM

Free admission

Meet artist Kay Zetlmaier inside the Museum and watch as she demonstrates her abstract, oil painting process, including her use of cold wax medium. The demonstration coincides with Zetlmaier’s current solo exhibition, Geomorphic: The Living Earth, on view now through September 11, 2022, at SPAM. Reservations are not required.

Live Figure Drawing (Ages 18+)

Thursday, August 4, 2022, from 6 PM to 8 PM

$20 per person

There are only two spots left in our final Live Figure Drawing session of the summer. Enjoy a short tutorial from teaching artist Jem Morris followed by free sketching time with a nude model. Basic materials are provided. Preregistration is required.

Bye, July!

There was something fun for everyone at SPAM in July. Over 200 guests joined artists Hiroko Yoshimoto, W. Scott Miles, and Tori Tasch at the premiere of Hiroko Yoshimoto: New Works featuring Blue Marble Art Collective.

While she was in town for the premiere, Wisconsin-based artist Tori Tasch led a special Free Family Day event where she taught 50 families how to make handmade paper.

Our three July Art Camps saw campers get their hands dirty (in the best way possible) with pottery projects led by teaching artists Patti Keller and Roxanne Casas.

A huge thank you goes out to Debra and Stephen Cummings of Cummings Ranch in Santa Paula who included the Museum in their first-ever ArtWalk at the Ranch event. Over 200 guests enjoyed an afternoon of art and music at the stunning location, with a percentage of artist sales benefiting SPAM.

Half-Price Memberships Are Here

We’re halfway through the year, which means our annual memberships are now half-price! Become a member of the Santa Paula Art Museum for as low as $20 and enjoy free regular admission through 2022, plus discounts on art, classes, special events, and more. Members make all of our community programs possible. Join today!