Santa Paula Art Museum — Celebrate 16 years with us: Anniversary party & fundraiser on April 18

Plein Air Anniversary Party & Fundraiser at Parque 1055

Saturday, April 18, from 4 PM to 6 PM

Parque 1055: 1055 E Main St., Santa Paula (one block from the Santa Paula Art Museum)

$125 per person

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Join us at the Santa Paula Art Museum’s Plein Air Anniversary Party on the outdoor patio at Parque 1055! Celebrate 16 years of art, community, and creativity as we honor the Shively, Clark, and Gunderson families for their incredible longstanding support.

Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and handcrafted cocktails while watching live painting by several of our Cole Creativity Center teaching artists, and bid on their original works in a silent auction. All proceeds support the Museum’s arts education programs, which provide 1,600 hours of arts instruction to more than 6,000 K-12 students every year.

This event is sponsored by

Presenting the 2026 Mary Alice Orcutt Henderson Visionary Award to the Shively, Clark, and Gunderson families.

Santa Paula artist Douglas Shively (standing far left) with his extended family, circa 1940, including daughters Kathryn Shively Wilbur (standing fourth from left) and Carolyn Shively Clark (standing far right), and niece Virginia Richardson Gunderson (seated far left).

Watch our short video about Douglas Shively’s legacy in Santa Paula.

Enjoy live painting and a silent auction featuring the talented teaching artists from SPAM’s Cole Creativity Center.

Ventura painter and Cole Creativity Center teaching artist Jem Atwater.

Purchase raffle tickets at the Museum through Friday, April 17, for your chance to win this charming watercolor by Douglas Shively!

Cafe in Zurich, Switzerland by Douglas Shively, 1954, Watercolor on paper, 10″ x 13.5″

Winner need not be present at the anniversary party to win.

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Santa Paula Art Museum & Gift Shop Hours

Wednesday – Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Cost of Admission

Adults $4.00 • Seniors $3.00

Free for children, students, and members

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Tuesday and Thursday 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Cole Creativity Center is otherwise open only for classes and special events.