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Santa Paula Art Museum — Día de los Muertos Free Community Celebration on Oct. 29, more events

by Community Contributor • October 12, 2023 • Comments Off

A view of our most recent Free Family Day event inside the Cole Creativity Center.

Things are heating up inside the Santa Paula Art Museum’s Cole Creativity Center, thanks, in part, to our new ceramics studio and kiln! We have 10 fine art and ceramics courses starting next week. Be sure to check them out below.

If you follow SPAM on social media, then you’ll know that we’ve been showcasing some of the amazing teaching artists who lead our studio programs. Meet teaching artists Gabriel Islas and Roxanne Casas in the videos below, and keep an eye on our emails and website for future opportunities to learn with them.

Introducing:

Gabriel Islas

Curator of Creativity

and Teaching Artist (Oil Painting)

Watch video

Introducing:

Roxanne Casas

Teaching Artist (Ceramics: wheel-throwing)

Watch video

Art After Dark: Collage (Ages 21+)

Friday, October 13, 2023 • 6 PM to 8 PM

$40 per person

Our Art After Dark experience is exclusively for 21-and-overs and is offered on the second Friday night of every month inside SPAM’s Cole Creativity Center. On Friday, October 13, enjoy a glass of wine while teaching artist Crystal Marshall introduces you to the art of collage!

FINE ART CLASSES

Figure Drawing (Ages 18+)

Every Thursday of the month (October 19)

6 PM to 8:30 PM

$22 per person per class

Linocut Printmaking: Holiday Cards

(Ages 12+)

Wednesday, October 18

5 PM to 8 PM

$40 per person

Intermediate Oil Painting: Landscape

(Ages 16+)

The five-part course starts Saturday, October 21

1 PM to 4 PM

$185 per person for 5 sessions

Spooky Live

Figure Drawing

(Ages 16+)

Thursday, October 26

6 PM to 8:30 PM

$25 per person

CERAMICS CLASSES

Beginning Hand Building: Sculptures with Function

(Ages 16+)

The 6-part course starts Wednesday, October 18

9 AM to 12 PM

$200 per person for 6 sessions

Intermediate Wheel Throwing: Bowls (Ages 16+)

The 6-part course starts Wednesday, October 18

1 PM to 4 PM

$325 per person for 6 sessions

Beginning Hand Building: Jewelry Making

(Ages 16+)

The 6-part course starts Friday, October 20

9 AM to 12 PM

$200 per person for 6 sessions

Beginning Wheel Throwing

(Ages 16+)

The 6-part course starts Friday, October 20

1 PM to 4 PM

$300 per person for 6 sessions

Beginning Hand Building: Surface Ornamentation

(Ages 16+)

The 2-part course starts Saturday, October 21

9 AM to 12 PM

$100 per person for 2 sessions

Cultural Vessels

(Ages 16+)

The 8-part course starts Saturday, October 21

1 PM to 4 PM

$275 per person for 8 sessions

There are more classes to see online!

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Día de los Muertos Free Community Celebration

Sunday, October 29, 2023 • 12 PM to 3 PM

Free for all ages

Guests of all ages are invited to celebrate Día de los Muertos at two locations in downtown Santa Paula on Sunday, October 29! This free, family-friendly community celebration at SPAM’s Cole Creativity Center and Pierce Brothers Santa Paula Cemetery offers traditional craft-making activities, music, altar installations, and much more.