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Santa Paula Art Museum — It’s Our Anniversary

by Community Contributor • February 13, 2023 • Comments Off

Happy Valentine’s Day!

You’re Invited to the Santa Paula Art Museum’s 13th Anniversary Party & Fundraiser!

Saturday, February 25, 2023, from 7 PM to 9 PM

$100 per person

The Santa Paula Art Museum will celebrate its thirteenth anniversary on Valentine’s Day—an auspicious date, as this Museum runs on a whole lot of love. We hope you’ll join us for the Museum’s 13th Anniversary Party on Saturday, February 25, 2023. The event is one of SPAM’s biggest fundraisers of the year. Enjoy an exciting evening of art, live music by Studio C featuring Sophie Holt, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, and more. Tickets to the event are $100 per person and include two complimentary drink tickets. Advance ticket purchase is recommended.

The party will include the presentation of the first annual Mary Alice Orcutt Henderson Visionary Award to the late Honorable Justice Ed Beach (1924-2012) in recognition of his extraordinary vision and support of the Santa Paula Art Museum. Like Mary Alice Orcutt Henderson, Ed Beach was a devoted citizen of Santa Paula and was the first person to donate a major gift to the Museum when it was still in the planning stages.

As part of our anniversary celebration, the Museum will also be raffling off an original watercolor painting (pictured below) by famous Santa Paula artist Jessie Arms Botke (1883-1971). Raffle tickets start at $50. You do not need to be present at the anniversary party to win.

All proceeds from the party and raffle benefit the Santa Paula Art Museum, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. This event is sponsored by The Edwin F. Beach Family, Ventura County Community Foundation, Rotary Club of Santa Paula, and The Law Offices of Lester, Schuck, Becker, Dehesa & Hirschberg, LLP.

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“The Cove” by Jessie Arms Botke, Date unknown, Watercolor on paper, 10.5 x 15 inches., Estimated value: $1,500-2,500.

Thanks for All the Love

Thank you to the donors, members, volunteers, and artists who have helped to sustain the Santa Paula Art Museum over the past thirteen years. Your support has enabled the Museum to create and share meaningful exhibitions and art educational programming with our community, including our free ArtSPARK school tour program, monthly Free Family Days, free Kids’ Art Fest, free Young Artist Program, and our weekly partnership with Boys & Girls Club of the Santa Clara Valley.

Another product of your support: the adorable pics above from our most recent, Valentine’s-themed Free Family Day.

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Upcoming Classes

All skill levels are welcome in classes at SPAM’s Cole Creativity Center, and all art supplies are provided in every class. Current SPAM members receive 10% off all classes: just use the discount code MEMBER during checkout. All classes require advance registration.