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Santa Paula Art Museum — Sending You Some Santa Paula Love

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Art projects and resources to inspire you and your family
Rural Route by Shannon Celia, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches. Available for purchase.
Now Online: Santa Paula Sojourn, a Solo Exhibition by Shannon Celia
Artist Shannon Celia loves small towns – the kind of places with personality, historic buildings and quirky details, and where people are passionate about caring for their community. Santa Paula has all those things in droves. Nearly three years ago, Celia embarked on a Santa Paula Sojourn to explore and paint our city. Her exhibition is now available to view online.
“I hope my show inspires people to look at where they live with fresh eyes and gratitude,” says Celia. “It’s the idea that we’re better all together. We’re better when we all care about a place and each other.”
Kids can explore and celebrate their own communities with this online art project from Doodles Academy that walks participants through a thoughtful neighborhood exploration project. With both “upper academy” (older kids) and “lower academy” (younger kids) options, there’s something for everyone.
Start Your Sketchbook
The Story of Your Neighborhood
Bring It to Life in Color
A Sense of Place
Playful Learning offers loads of free lessons for families to dive into including how to nurture a sense of place in your child, and a fun map painting project.
Mapping Meaning
Read along with Red Cat Reading’s video about the basic elements of maps, and encourage kids to make a map of their community featuring the places they love most.
Community Photo Safari
We challenge you to visually explore your community just like artist Shannon Celia! Submit photos of your town and you could win $50.00 worth of art supplies!
Self-Portrait by Gabriel Islas, 2018, oil. Collection of the artist.
Live Online Demo with Painter Gabriel Islas
Thursday, June 11, 2020, at 12:00 p.m.
Join Santa Paula Art Museum teaching artist Gabriel Islas for a live, online demonstration of the topics he will teach in his upcoming Landscapes in Oil: Essential Skills class. Gabriel with stream live from his studio as he paints and explains the focus of each of the 4 class modules included in his course. Participants can follow along, ask questions, or simply enjoy watching a masterful oil painter at work!
Preregistration is not required. To join the live demo via Zoom, just click on this link at the time of the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87246646457. The demo will also be streamed live on the Museum’s Facebook page. To save your spot in Gabriel’s upcoming class (date and time TBD), click here.
The Art of Moving Free Virtual Yoga Classes
Tuesdays in June: June 9, June 16, June 23, and June 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
If you missed our free The Art of Moving classes in May, don’t worry! They’ll be back in June! Join instructor Robin Briceno online for virtual yoga and movement classes streamed live from the Museum and inspired by the art currently on exhibit. The classes will feature gentle Hatha yoga poses accessible for beginners and all levels of experience, followed by a guided art activity to untether your intrinsic creative flow. Grab a yoga mat if you have one, plus some paper, pens, pencil, markers or crayons. Preregistration via Zoom is required.
Santa Paula Art Museum | 117 North Tenth Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060