See What’s Currently on View at the Santa Paula Art Museum

Art creates community.

We Are Open!

We are so excited to welcome you back to the Santa Paula Art Museum to enjoy two never-before-seen exhibitions: Inspiration and Influence and Santa Paula Sojourn! The Museum and gift shop will be open regular hours: Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

For the safety and comfort of all of our guests and volunteers, we require everyone entering the Museum to wear a face covering for the duration of your visit; sanitize or wash your hands immediately upon entry; and maintain 6 feet of distance between yourself and any person not in your party. Groups are limited to no more than 6 persons, and museum staff and volunteers will not be handling cash at this time, so please bring your credit or debit card. Our staff and volunteers are adhering to all health screening procedures and cleaning and disinfecting protocols set forth by the County of Ventura and the CDC. Thank you for helping us to ensure a safe and enjoyable visit for everyone!

Art To-Go Bags Giveaway

Friday, June 19, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.

While large gatherings like the Museum’s monthly Free Family Days remain on hold, we’ll continue to work to provide our community with enriching ways to enjoy art at home. Thanks to sponsors Brianne McGrath, Kai and John Blanchard, and Dorcas Thille, the Museum will be giving away more Art To-Go Bags on Friday, June 19! The bags containing supplies and instructions for fun art projects to do at home will be available via a drive-thru only pick up in the parking lot behind the Santa Paula Art Museum starting at 10:00 a.m. (while supplies last – limit 5 bags per family). Please enter the parking lot from 10th street and follow the posted signs and directions from staff.

Interested in supporting the Museum’s education department? Contact us or donate today.

Online & Free: Family HeART Time – Art Stories and Movement with Miss Stefanie

Mondays: June 22, June 29, and July 6, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. (Register for one or more.)

Gather the whole family together for a free, interactive art and movement class series led by SPAM teaching artist Stefanie Ortiz. Together you’ll explore art by sharing ideas and stories about the artworks currently on display at the Museum. Then Miss Stefanie will get you moving by using the shapes and movements seen in our exhibits as inspiration. Preregistration via Zoom and Zoom app download is required.

Online & Free: The Art of Moving Yoga Classes

Tuesdays: June 23 and June 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Register for one or more.)

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 and Zoom app download is required.

Class: Landscapes in Oil – Essential Skills (Ages 16+)

Four Saturdays: July 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; July 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; August 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; and August 8 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Master the essential skills of landscape oil painting in the four-part Landscapes in Oil: Essential Skills course at the Santa Paula Art Museum’s Cole Creativity Center. Join teaching artist Gabriel Islas for step-by-step projects that will teach you the basic elements of composition, color and value, atmospheric perspective, and traditional techniques in oil painting. The four class sessions will include a mix of lessons, demonstrations, and individual feedback to build your landscape practice. The cost of the four-part course is $140.00 per person. Space is extremely limited.

*Read our new class policies for maintaining a safe learning environment.

Tractor Traffic by Shannon Celia, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches. Available for purchase.

Join Santa Paula Art Museum Curator of Creativity Meg Phelps for a Museum Moment: a few minutes to consider the stories behind, and the elements within artworks that we love. In this installment we look at Shannon Celia’s oil painting Tractor Traffic from her current exhibit Santa Paula Sojourn.

Interested in learning more? We suggest SmartHistory.org and their excellent articles “Linear Perspective Explained” and “Space.”

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