Art creates community. That’s our mantra at the Santa Paula Art Museum. We believe that art strengthens our community by providing opportunities for self-expression, connection, learning, and joy. Occupying two beautifully renovated, historic buildings in the heart of downtown Santa Paula, California, the Santa Paula Art Museum features rotating exhibitions of historic and contemporary art, art classes for children and adults, Free Family Days, creative community events, a well-curated gift shop, and more.

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

“Joanne Julian: Nature’s Spirits”

From her studio in Oxnard, Joanne Julian draws on her long career in painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture to create realistic images of natural forms that merge and dance with spontaneous brushwork in the Japanese Zen “splashed-ink” style.

On view now thru March 9, 2025

“Gail Pidduck: 8² + 10”

As Santa Paula painter Gail Pidduck approached her 74th birthday, she found herself with a childlike desire to just make art without limitations as to subject or theme. Her only constraint were the dimensions of her paintings: 8-inches squared.

On view now thru January 12, 2025

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Upcoming Events
Free Admission Day
Jan 5
Free Admission Day
Free Family Day
Jan 5
Free Family Day
Premiere Party: "A Brush with Nature: Three Artists' Perspectives"
Jan 18
Premiere Party: "A Brush with Nature: Three Artists' Perspectives"
Free Admission Day
Feb 2
Free Admission Day

CLASSES AT SPAM’S COLE CREATIVITY CENTER

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Featured
Oh my Gouache! (Ages 16+)
Oh my Gouache! (Ages 16+)

Date and Time: Four consecutive Wednesdays: January 15, January 22, January 29, February 5, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Teaching Artist: Jem Morris

Cost: $115 for all four sessions

Preregistration Required

Watercolor: Wet and Wild! (Ages 16+)
Watercolor: Wet and Wild! (Ages 16+)

Date/Time: Six consecutive Wednesdays; January 15, January 22, January 29, February 5, February 12 and February 19, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Teaching Artist: Kim Vander Linden

Cost: $200 for all six sessions

Preregistration required

Oil Painting: Portraits in Color (Ages 16+)
Oil Painting: Portraits in Color (Ages 16+)

Date and Time: Six consecutive Saturdays: January 18, January 25, February 1, February 8, February 15, February 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Teaching Artist: Aaron MacDonald

Cost: $200 for all six sessions

Preregistration required

Oil Painting: Landscapes of the Sierras (Ages 16+)
Oil Painting: Landscapes of the Sierras (Ages 16+)

Date and Time: Six consecutive Saturdays: January 18, January 25, February 1, February 8, February 15, February 22, 2025, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm each day.

Teaching Artist: Gabriel Islas

Cost: $225 for all six sessions

Preregistration required

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Hand Building - Wednesday Evenings (Ages 16+)
Hand Building - Wednesday Evenings (Ages 16+)

Date and Time: Four consecutive Wednesdays: January 15, January 22, January 29, February 5; 2025

5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Teaching Artist: Jynell Dimalanta

Cost: $145 for all four sessions

Preregistration required

Wheel Throwing - Friday Afternoons (Ages 16+)
Wheel Throwing - Friday Afternoons (Ages 16+)

Date and Time: Four consecutive Fridays: January 17, January 24, January 31, February 7, 2025

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Teaching Artist: Connor Kelley

Cost: $230 for all four sessions

Preregistration required

Ceramics Workshop: Wheel Throwing - January (Ages 16+)
Ceramics Workshop: Wheel Throwing - January (Ages 16+)

Date and Time: Saturday, January 18, 2025

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Teaching Artist: Connor Kelley

Cost: $75

Preregistration required

Sip, Paint & Pottery: A Ceramic Painting Party (Ages 21+)
Sip, Paint & Pottery: A Ceramic Painting Party (Ages 21+)

Date and Time: Saturday, January 25, 2025

5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Teaching Artist: Jynell Dimalanta

Cost: $65

Preregistration required

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Pine Needle Basketry (Ages 16+)
$40.00

Date/Time: Friday, February 7, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Teaching Artist: Andi Meyer

Cost: $40 per person

Preregistration required

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Coil Basketry (Ages 16+)
$40.00

Date/Time: Friday, February 21, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Teaching Artist: Andi Meyer

Cost: $40 per person

Preregistration required

FOLLOW US

View fullsize Special thanks to currently featured artist Joanne Julian @joannejulianstudio who has given so generously of her time this week to speak with visiting student groups from Santa Paula High School! The students got to chat with the artist as part of ou
View fullsize This is Jem. She's the best thing since sliced bread and one of our most popular teaching artists at SPAM's Cole Creativity Center! She'll be leading our final "Art After Dark" experience for ages 21 and up this Friday, December 20, 2024, f
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View fullsize SAVE THE DATE: Join us at the Santa Paula Art Museum for the premiere of “A Brush with Nature: Three Artists’ Perspectives,” an exhibition featuring oil painter Sandy Fisher, pastel artist Mardilan Georgio, and watercolorist Charlot
View fullsize We can't wait to see you tomorrow, Saturday, December 7, at the Santa Paula Art Museum for our Holiday Market! We'll be serving up champagne, gifts, and cheer from 10 AM to 4 PM. Admission to the event is free, as is the bubbly! Don't miss it! #sant
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View fullsize This week we're giving thanks to the many people and organizations that make the Santa Paula Art Museum's work possible. Today we'd like to thank our 2024 grantmakers who provided critical funding for the Museum's community arts programs, including @
View fullsize This week we're giving thanks to the many people and organizations who make the Santa Paula Art Museum's programs possible. Today we want to thank donors John Logan and Tommy Tonge who sponsor our annual student exhibition program! The Museum hosts s
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View fullsize RECENT ACQUISITION! "Our House in Snow" by Cornelis Botke (1887-1954) is a recent addition to the Santa Paula Art Museum's permanent collection and just in time for the holiday season. ❄️ The oil painting captures the charming home of artis
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