Santa Paula Art Museum — When Life Gives You Lemons…

Art creates community.

With the recent change in Ventura County’s reopening status, the Santa Paula Art Museum is now temporarily closed until further notice. If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the past eight months, it’s that when life gives you lemons, you definitely have to get a little creative! That’s why we’ll continue to produce our free, monthly Art To-Go Bags for children in our community for as long as we are able (see below).

Our staff are also hard at work transforming one of the Museum’s back parking lots into an outdoor art experience that will be free and open to all. The forthcoming Art Park is inspired by one of our favorite paintings from the Museum’s permanent collection, and reimagines the artwork in three dimensions. Stay tuned for more information and an official opening date.

The Museum’s 10th Annual Fine Art Auction Fundraiser continues online through Sunday, November 22. It’s our most important fundraiser of the year. See the auction items that are getting the most attention below!

Art To-Go Bags Giveaway

Saturday, November 21, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.

We’ll be the ones giving away lemons (thanks to our friends at Limoneira) during the Museum’s free Art To-Go Bags giveaway on Saturday, November 21. The bags will be distributed via a drive-thru only pick up in the parking lot behind the Museum starting at 10:00 a.m. (while supplies last – limit 5 bags per family). This month’s bag celebrates art and science with agriculture inspired art projects. We partnered with SEEAG, a local organization that educates students about the farm origins of their food. Inside the bag, kids will find supplies for butterfly paper garlands, bee-utiful watercolor paintings, lemon printmaking, an organic flower seed starter kit, honey sticks, and more. This month’s projects are sponsored by Peach Hill Soils in Moorpark, and Limoneira.

The Museum’s free, monthly Art To-Go Bags are made possible by sponsors Brianne McGrath, Rotary Club of Santa Paula, Kai and John Blanchard, Fran and Jim Christiansen, Patti and Pete Fallini, Kathy Good, Laurence Holmer, Willa and Earl McPhail, Michael Pulliam, Santa Paula VFW Post #2043, and Dorcas Thille.

George Lockwood’s “California Fresh” (detail shown above) is the hot item in this year’s online Fine Art Auction. Click here to bid on this artwork.

Online Fine Art Auction Fundraiser

The auction will close one item every minute beginning at 4:00 p.m. PST on Sunday, November 22, 2020

Staying at home might be more enjoyable with some new art on your walls, and we have some fabulous options waiting for you in the Museum’s online art auction! Below are a few of the auction’s most popular items. Click here to view all of the auction artworks.

Make an Appointment to Shop

Enjoy a private shopping experience in the Santa Paula Art Museum gift shop! Our gift store is open by appointment only from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. every day (including weekends). Call (805) 525-5554 or email info@santapaulaartmuseum.org to make an appointment. You can also shop online.