Santa Paula Art Museum — Care for Some Wine with Your Watercolors?

Wine and Watercolors

Saturday, October 19, 2019, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm • $20.00 per person

You’re invited to Wine and Watercolors at the Santa Paula Art Museum on Saturday, October 19, 2019, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. The event will pair wine with local music and art for a creative, after-hours event catered to adults. Grab a beer or wine at the bar and join Santa Paula Cellars for a tasting of their reds while you listen to the gorgeous sounds of ukulele-playing chanteuse Shay Moulder. Play with watercolor painting techniques and have fun creating your own works of art as professional artist Timothy Kitz performs a live watercolor painting demonstration. Kitz’s finished painting will even be raffled off to one lucky guest! Tasty hors d’oeuvres will also be served and the Museum’s current exhibitions will be open for your enjoyment. Tickets to the event are $20.00 per person. Tickets can be purchased in advance by clicking on the button below.

Need to arrange childcare for your night out? We’ve got that covered too! Children ages 4 and up can make their own art inside the Museum’s Cole Creativity Center while you’re next-door. Museum educators will lead kids through fun, Halloween-themed craft activities until you’re ready to head home. Childcare will be provided free of charge to event guests (event admission must be paid before children are dropped off).

Crafty Creations: Landscape Rocks (Ages 12+)

Thursday, October 10, 2019: 7:00pm to 9:00pm • Pay what you can

It’s time to get crafty once again during the Museum’s monthly Crafty Creations class for ages 12 and up! On Thursday, October 10, we’ll use simple designs and a bright palette to create little landscape rocks to brighten up our personal spaces. All materials will be provided, and all skill levels are welcome. This monthly opportunity is made possible by our generous teaching artist, Marianne Romero, who is volunteering her time to teach this class. In the spirit of that generosity, participants need only pay what they can (a donation can be made online or in class). To help us manage supplies, preregistration is required. Students under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Pastel Demonstration: Virginia Kamhi

Thursday, October 3, 2019: 2:00pm

On Thursday, October 3, artist Virginia Kamhi will perform a public art demonstration at the Santa Paula Art Museum starting at 2:00pm. The demonstration is open to the public and admission is free. As she paints a seascape, Kamhi will talk about pastels and her techniques and answer questions about the painting process. The finished painting will then be raffled off at the end of the demonstration to one lucky member of the audience, with each attendee receiving a free raffle ticket. The demo is being held in concert with the Museum’s current exhibition On Location in the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore.

Free Family Day: Creepy Creatures

Sunday, October 6, 2019: 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Join us on Sunday, October 6 for Free Family Day: Creepy Creatures with student guest artist Jennifer Gonzales! We’ll sculpt, create and explore outlandish expressions just in time for Halloween. Visitors can participate in a collaborative sculpture shaping clay with their hands, tools and molds. Guests will also be able to make their own imaginary characters with a mixed-media paper face mask project, and mold their own “mini monster” with clay. Don’t miss this fun Halloween season kickoff and a chance to create your own fantastical creature! Admission is free, all are welcome, and all materials will be provided.