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
“Douglas Shively and Friends”
A never-before-seen collection of works by historic Santa Paula artist Douglas Shively and friends, including Jessie and Cornelis Botke, Robert Clunie, John Cotton, Lawrence Hinckley, Ralph Holmes, George Demont Otis, Paul Sample, F. Grayson Sayre, and Nell Walker Warner.
On view now thru November 3, 2024
“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
CLASSES AT SPAM’S COLE CREATIVITY CENTER
Date and Time: Four consecutive Wednesdays: October 30; November 6; November 13; November 20, 2024, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Jem Morris
Cost: $115 for all four sessions
Preregistration Required
Date/Time: Friday, October 25, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Teaching Artists: Crystal Marshall
Cost: $40 per session
Preregistration required
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 11; and Thursday, December 12, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Henny Shepherd and Meleese Siegler
Cost: $80 for both sessions
Preregistration required
Date and Time: Six consecutive Wednesdays: October 23; October 30; November 6; November 13; November 20; December 4, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Skipping Thanksgiving Week)
Teaching Artist: Jynell Dimalanta
Cost: $200 for all six sessions
Preregistration required
Date and Time: Six consecutive Wednesdays: October 23; October 30; November 6; November 13; November 20; December 4, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Skipping Thanksgiving Week)
Teaching Artist: Connor Kelley
Cost: $300 for all six sessions
Preregistration required
Date and Time: Six consecutive Fridays: October 25; November 1; November 8; November 15; November 22; December 6, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Skipping Thanksgiving Week)
Teaching Artist: Connor Kelley
Cost: $300 for all six sessions
Preregistration required
Date and Time: Six consecutive Fridays: October 25; November 1; November 8; November 15; November 22; December 6, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Skipping Thanksgiving Week)
Teaching Artist: Jynell Dimalanta
Cost: $275 for all six sessions
Preregistration required
Date/Time: 4 consecutive Fridays: November 1; November 8; November 15; November 22, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Andi Meyer
Cost: $145 per person
Preregistration required
Date/Time: Friday, December 13, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Andi Meyer
Cost: $40 per person
Preregistration required
Date and Time: Monthly on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (select month)
Cost: $80
Participants must have studio experience. This service is uninstructed. Preregistration required.