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Aug. 19 — Santa Paula Art Museum to present 13th Annual Fine Art Auction Fundraiser

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2023 • Comments Off

“Central California” by Gary Ray (b. 1952), Date unknown, Oil on canvas, 30 x 36 inches (framed), Available in the live auction.

The 13th Annual Fine Art Auction Fundraiser

Saturday, August 19, 2023, from 3 PM to 5 PM

$15 SPAM Members • $20 Non-members

The Santa Paula Art Museum’s biggest fundraiser of the year is back in person! Sixty works of art will be up for grabs during the Museum’s 13th Annual Fine Art Auction Fundraiser on Saturday, August 19. The silent auction featuring 40 fine art pieces will run from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The live auction featuring 20 museum-quality artworks will run from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. led by professional auctioneer John Eubanks of California Auctioneers. Admission to the auction event is $15.00 for SPAM members and $20.00 for non-members. All proceeds benefit the Santa Paula Art Museum, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Follow the link below to preview the 20 live auction artworks on our website. The live auction artworks can also be previewed in person on the first and second floors of the Museum during regular business hours.

Thank you to our auction sponsors: Athens Services, Calavo Growers, Ventura County Community Foundation, Rotary Club of Santa Paula, Bank of the Sierra, and Bunnin Chevrolet of Santa Paula.

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“Mountain Landscape” by Lewis Henry Meakin (1850-1917), Date unknown, Oil on canvas, 30 x 42 inches (framed), Available in the live auction.

The Museum’s auction committee has been hard at work assembling our best lineup of live auction artworks to date! Bid on art by historic California artists like Jessie Arms Botke, Cornelis Botke, Douglas Shively, Paul Lauritz, Samuel Hyde Harris, and Ralph Holmes, as well as contemporary pieces by artists like Susan Petty, Gail Pidduck, Gary Ray, and more.

Keep an eye on the Museum’s Facebook and Instagrampages during the month of August for a closer look at our live auction artworks and their significance. For instance, learn more about artist Lewis Henry Meakin’s “Mountain Landscape” (the first example of 19th-century Impressionism we’ve put up for bid) and its connection to Claude Monet in the video linked below.

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Art Camp: Intro to Ceramics – Face Vase (Ages 9-12)

Monday, August 7, to Friday, August 11, 2023,

from 9 AM to 12 PM each day

$160 per child for five days of camp

Last call for Kids’ Summer Art Camp at SPAM’s Cole Creativity Center! Our final summer camp, Intro to Ceramics: Face Vase, for ages 9 to 12 will be led by the amazing Roxanne Casas. Campers will learn basic skills in hand-building ceramics and glazing techniques. All skill levels are welcome and all supplies are provided. Preregistration is required.