Santa Paula Art Museum Online Art Auction Starts Monday

Art creates community.

LOT 6: East of Town (near Fillmore) by Gail Pidduck, 2020, Oil on panel, 30 x 30 inches.

Fundraiser: Online Fine Art Auction

Bidding opens Monday, August 16, 2021, and closes one lot every minute starting at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 29, 2021.

The Santa Paula Art Museum’s biggest fundraiser of the year starts Monday, August 16, and it’s all online! Bid on 21 stunning works of art by some of our region’s most popular historic and contemporary artists. You can preview the auction items and preregister to bid online on Bidsquare.com now. The auction artworks are also currently on display at the Museum during regular business hours.

You can even purchase raffle tickets for your chance to win one of the two paintings pictured below by historic Santa Paula artist Jessie Arms Botke! All proceeds from the auction and raffle benefit the Museum and the thousands of visitors it serves each year.

Saturday with the Artists: Laura Wambsgans and Sharon Weaver of PAC6

Saturday, August 21, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Spend a Saturday afternoon with artists Laura Wambsgans and Sharon Weaver of the PAC6 Painters during an exclusive tour of their new exhibit, Vistas, Varmints and Vagabonds. On Saturday, August 21, the two artists will lead 45-minute tours of their show at 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Learn more about the PAC6 and their painting adventures! Space is limited and reservations are required. The tours are included with the cost of regular museum admission.

Davenport Cliffs by Michelle Jung, 2015, Oil on canvas, 20 x 20 inches, Available for purchase.

Artist’s Reception: Michelle Jung’s Making Waves

Saturday, August 28, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. | $10 Members • $15 Non-members

Meet NorCal artist Michelle Jung on Saturday, August 28, and take in her breathtaking current exhibition Making Wavesduring a special artist’s reception. Jung’s solo show is a large-scale, immersive presentation of seascape oil paintings that invites viewers to experience the beauty and drama of the Pacific coast. The exhibit is on view now through September 12, 2021.

Our second Kids’ Ceramics Camp at the Cole Creativity Center was an absolute blast! Campers got their hands dirty (in the best way possible) as they learned how to hand-build and glaze different types of ceramics like pinch pots and coil vases. Stay tuned for our September class schedule coming next week. And be sure to follow the Museum on Facebook and Instagram to see all of our latest news.