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November at the Santa Paula Art Museum

by Community Contributor • October 29, 2026 • Comments Off

November at SPAM

The year is swiftly coming to a close, but we’ve saved some of our best events for last! In November, don’t miss the premiere of Jim Wilson’s solo exhibition, our Día de los Muertos Free Family Day, downtown Santa Paula’s Holiday Sip & Shop, and more. (It’s also a great time to make a tax-deductible year-end donation to support the Museum!)

Water Canyon Road by Jim Wilson, 2026, Acrylic on canvas, 27″ x 20″, Available for purchase.

Premiere Party

Jim Wilson: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Saturday, November 14, from 4 PM to 6 PM

$5 SPAM members, $10 Non-members

Geometry was admittedly not our strongest subject in school, but the way Tehachapi painter Jim Wilson wields it has us seeing it in a whole new light. In Looking Back and Looking Forward, his solo exhibition opening November 14, Wilson surveys his last 40 years of painting through 40 works of art.

Working in acrylic and drawn to the geometric beauty of circles, lines, and arcs, Wilson moves between realism and geometric abstraction, often combining elements of both to form compositions that are carefully measured yet visually striking.

Meet the artist and be the first to see the show on Saturday, November 14! Jim Wilson: Looking Back and Looking Forward will be on view from November 14, 2026, to March 7, 2027. Almost all of the paintings will be available for purchase.

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Free Family Day

Día de los Muertos

Sunday, November 1, from 12 PM to 3 PM

Free for all ages

Celebrate Día de los Muertos at 3 locations in Santa Paula on Sunday, November 1: the Santa Paula Art Museum, Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery, and MVC’s Agriculture Museum. Hours and activities vary by location.

At the Santa Paula Art Museum, from 12 PM to 3 PM, make your own cardboard nicho, macramé skeleton keychain, air-dry clay food offerings, and more. Enjoy face painting and a special performance by Inlakech Cultural Arts Center at 1:30 PM.

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