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Santa Paula Art Museum — We Miss You, Plein and Simple

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This week we received a lovely surprise from artist and Santa Paula native Andrea Vargas. Vargas has worked closely with the Santa Paula Art Museum as both an artist and guest curator. She now lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Andrea recently created a free, virtual mini-course on plein air drawing and painting for ARTsmart New Mexico, and she wants to share it with you too!

In addition to watching how Andrea creates small studies for her stunning landscape paintings, you can explore landscape art using the projects and resources below.

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Santa Paula Art Museum — We’re Just Drawn to You

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First and foremost, Happy Mother’s Day from the Santa Paula Art Museum! We are in awe of all of you moms who have had to embrace your creativity more than ever this year to care for your children.

This week we’ve found ourselves especially drawn to line art. Line is the foundational element in any artwork. Blind contour drawing is a really fun way to explore line and would make a great Mother’s Day activity. We love the Cincinnati Art Museum’s tutorial on how to create a blind contour drawing of your mom.

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Santa Paula Art Museum — Art Experiments, Art To-Go, ArtSPARK, and Art…Yoga?!

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We’re feeling so inspired after our Earth Day virtual art class with Dr. Meg Handler from The Human Nature Center! Dr. Handler uses the arts as a way to teach ecology. That got us wondering how else we can explore science through art. Marbled milk art provides a fun lesson on chemistry and polarity while you create a colorful artwork on paper.

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Santa Paula Art Museum — More Art To-Go!

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Art and museum fun at home We’re Serving Up More Art To-Go! We were so thrilled by the response we received last week for our free kids’ art to-to bags, and we’re happy to announce that the Museum will be…

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Santa Paula Art Museum — Art to the Rescue!

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Art and museum fun at home. Grab a Free Kids’ “Art To-Go” Bag at the Museum! The Santa Paula Art Museum has put together free kids’ “Art To-Go” bags filled with colored pencils, crayons, coloring pages, yarn, watercolor palettes, and…

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Santa Paula Art Museum closed through March 31

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The Santa Paula Art Museum will be closed through March 31. For the health and safety of our staff, volunteers, and community, and in support of public health directives, the Santa Paula Art Museum will be closed through March 31.…

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Santa Paula Art Museum announces postponed events

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Please see our important event updates below. Premiere Party: Inspiration and Influence [POSTPONED] In light of current guidance related to COVID-19, the Santa Paula Art Museum has decided to postpone the premiere reception for Inspiration and Influence scheduled for Saturday,…

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Santa Paula Art Museum March Events

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  Event Name: Class: Plein Air Outing (Ages 16+) Date/Time: Saturday, March 7, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Location: Santa Paula Art Museum’s Cole Creativity Center, 123 N 10th Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060 Cost: $55.00 per person…

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Upcoming Classes and Workshops at the Santa Paula Art Museum

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SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Paula Art Museum is offering an all-new lineup of classes and workshops for the start of the new year! Please see descriptions below. To reserve a spot in class, please visit www.santapaulaartmuseum.org/creativity. On Saturday, January 18,…

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Santa Paula Art Museum Announces 2020 Exhibition Schedule

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SANTA PAULA — The Santa Paula Art Museum is excited to announce its exhibition schedule for 2020. The Museum will turn 10 this year, and to mark the milestone the Museum will exhibit “The First Decade: Celebrating Ten Years of Acquisitions” from January…

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Santa Paula Art Museum Week in Review

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It was a full house last weekend for teaching artist Marlene Taylor’s The Art of Macra-weaving class at the Santa Paula Art Museum. Students learned the basics of macrame and weaving, and each participant took home their own beautiful wall-hanging!…

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December Art Classes at the Santa Paula Art Museum

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SANTA PAULA —The Santa Paula Art Museum will offer three new art classes in December, each of which will bring a bit of peace and joy to your holiday season! To reserve a spot in class, please visit www.santapaulaartmuseum.org/creativity. On…

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Santa Paula Art Museum — New Classes Just Added!

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Santa Paula Art Museum Jeanette Cole Art Center & Cole Creativity Center We had such a great time hosting a wonderful crowd at our first-ever Wine and Watercolors event on Saturday night. During the two-hour event, adult guests were able…

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Santa Paula Art Museum — Week in Review

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Santa Paula Art Museum Jeanette Cole Art Center & Cole Creativity Center Last Sunday’s Halloween-themed Free Family Day was a blast with 170 guests dropping in to make mixed media masks and clay mini monsters! Our new display of colorful…

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Santa Paula Art Museum — This Week at the Museum

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Santa Paula Art Museum Jeanette Cole Art Center & Cole Creativity Center This Week at the Museum Take a look at what our over 100 visitors created during the Museum’s Free Family Day event last weekend! Artist Gabriel Cardenas led…

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Free, Weekly Teen Art Group to Launch at the Santa Paula Art Museum in September

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SANTA PAULA — Calling all creative teens! On Friday, September 6, 2019, the Santa Paula Art Museum will launch its new “Teen Art Group,” a free, weekly, hands-on art-making experience for local teens ages 13-18. Teens can join artist in residence…

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Santa Paula Art Museum update for April 16 — Here are the Museum’s top 3 moments from the past week

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SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM JEANETTE COLE ART CENTER & COLE CREATIVITY CENTER Here are the Museum’s top 3 moments from the past week: Museum staff took a field trip to Blanchard Community Library to show their support for the 82nd…

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Santa Paula Art Museum update for Sept. 16

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Click here for more information   SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM JEANETTE COLE ART CENTER & COLE CREATIVITY CENTER Our best museum moments from the past week all come from the premiere of our newest exhibit, Sanctuary/Santuario: The 25th De Colores Art…

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Santa Paula Art Museum update for Aug. 29

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SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM JEANETTE COLE ART CENTER & COLE CREATIVITY CENTER UPCOMING EVENTS Gallery Talk: Local Clay Thursday, August 30, 2pm Ventura County sculptors Marianne McGrath and Cheryl Ann Thomas will give a joint talk and tour of their current…

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Santa Paula Art Museum update for Aug. 14

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Click here for more information   SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM JEANETTE COLE ART CENTER & COLE CREATIVITY CENTER Every week is full of great moments at the Santa Paula Art Museum. Below are our 5 best from last week. And…

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Santa Paula Art Museum update for July 29

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Click here for more information   SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM JEANETTE COLE ART CENTER & COLE CREATIVITY CENTER Collection Has New Home Our permanent art collection has been moved next door to a more spacious home inside our new Cole…

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Santa Paula Art Museum update for July 16

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Discover Your Gift Through Artful Self-Expression at the Santa Paula Art Museum Saturday, July 21, 2018: 2:00pm to 3:00pm. Admission to the talk is included with regular museum admission, which is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, and free for…

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Santa Paula Art Museum update for June 26

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Click here for more information   SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM JEANETTE COLE ART CENTER & COLE CREATIVITY CENTER Creative Journaling with Pen and Ink (Ages 16+) Friday, June 29, 2018, from 7pm to 9pm Cost: $35.00/class Do you doodle? (All…

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Santa Paula Art Museum update for June 4

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Artist Talk: Traveling with Paints, The Joy of Painting in Foreign Lands Saturday, June 16, 2018, at 2:00pm at the Santa Paula Art Museum. Admission to the talk is included with regular museum admission, which is $4 for adults, $3 for…

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Santa Paula Art Museum update for May 10

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Encourage Creativity Support Scholarships for Arts Education in Our Community A creative community is a stronger community. Did you know that 72% of today’s business leaders say that creativity is the number one skill that they are looking for when…

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Santa Paula Art Museum update for May 5

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SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM Join Volunteer Donate Website Every First Sunday is Free at Santa Paula’s Museums! Free First Sunday Sun., May 6: 12pm to 4pm Admission to the Museum is free every first Sunday of the month. Gather up…

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Santa Paula Art Museum update for April 11

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Click here for the entire e-newsletter   SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM Become a Member | Volunteer | Donate | Visit Our Website Register for Summer Classes at the Cole Creativity Center! In summer 2018, the Santa Paula Art Museum will launch a new Studio Art Program…

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Santa Paula Art Museum update for March 10

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Click here for the entire e-newsletter   “Canzona Cobalta” by Lois Freeman-Fox, digital painting, Collection of the artist © Lois Freeman-Fox. Gallery Talk: Creative Time Travel with Lois Freeman-Fox Saturday, March 10, 2018, 2pm to 3pm Fillmore artist Lois Freeman-Fox…

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Through Jan. 28 — De Colores Art Show — Santa Paula Art Museum’s Impressive Latino Art Collection

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SANTA PAULA —The Santa Paula Art Museum’s exhibit, De Colores Art Show: Portraits of the Past, continues through Jan. 28, 2018. The interactive exhibit unveils portraits by groundbreaking Latino and Latino American artists, including Carlos Almaraz, Judy Baca, Sergio Hernández, Gilbert “Magú”…

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Santa Paula Art Museum update for Sept. 1

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Click here for the entire e-newsletter   SANTA PAULA ART MUSEUM Here’s what is happening at the Museum in September! www.santapaulaartmuseum.org LIVE MUSIC: STUDIO C Sunday, September 10, 2017, at 4:00pm $10 Members // $15 Non-members On Sunday, September 10,…

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Docents Wanted at the Santa Paula Art Museum

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SANTA PAULA — The Santa Paula Art Museum is looking for volunteers to join its fun and friendly team of docents! Santa Paula Art Museum docents are a valued group of volunteers who assist museum staff in a variety of activities,…

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Summer Camp at Santa Paula Museums (July 31 through Aug. 4) Offers Adventure in Art and Science

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SANTA PAULA — The Santa Paula Art Museum and the California Oil Museum are teaming up to launch a new summer camp in downtown Santa Paula for children in grades K-5. The week-long Museum Exploratory Summer Camp will be held July 31,…

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April 22 — Santa Paula Art Museum to present ‘The Land of Light,’ Youth-led Event Inspires a Community through Art, Science, and Play

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SANTA PAULA — An upcoming event at the Santa Paula Art Museum, Jeanette Cole Art Center invites visitors to experience a new way of seeing art in a fun and lively atmosphere where art, science, and play intersect. “The Land of…

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De Colores Art Show to hold opening reception on Oct. 17

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SANTA PAULA — The Santa Paula Art Museum will present the 22nd “De Colores Art Show: Campesinas,” opening with a reception from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at  117 N. Tenth St., downtown Santa Paula. The De Colores Art Show is an annual…

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Santa Paula Art Museum to present ‘John Nava: Selected Paintings and Tapestries’ starting June 20

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SANTA PAULA — The Santa Paula Art Museum will present “John Nava: Selected Paintings and Tapestries,” a survey of works by internationally renowned painter and tapestry designer John Nava from June 20 through Nov. 8 at 117 N. 10th St., Santa Paula.…

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