JULY 2022

Biodiversity #124 by Hiroko Yoshimoto, 2021, Oil on panel, 10 x 10 inches, Available for purchase beginning July 16.

PREMIERE RECEPTION

Hiroko Yoshimoto: New Works featuring Impending Storms by Blue Marble Art Collective


Saturday, July 16, 2022, from 4 PM to 6 PM

$5 SPAM members • $10 Non-members


Meet artists Hiroko Yoshimoto, Katherine Chang Liu, W. Scott Miles, and Tori Tasch at the Santa Paula Art Museum for the premiere of their new exhibition! Yoshimoto's newest works represent the Ventura artist's continued work on her long-running Biodiversity series, as well as her recent embrace of silverpoint medium. Works by Blue Marble Art Collective (Yoshimoto, Liu, Miles, and Tasch) are also featured, including the group's large-scale installation, Impending Storms.


The premiere reception will include a special musical performance by Karen Pecht. Wine, beer and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Reservations are not required.

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FREE DAY


Free First Sunday


Sunday, July 3, 2022

12 PM to 4 PM


Admission to the Museum is free for everyone

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California Roadtrip: Salvation Mountain to Mount Shasta (detail) by Lynn Hanson, 2022, Charcoal on 1920 highway map, 42 x 16 inches, Not for sale.

ARTIST-LED TOUR


Kay Zetlmaier's Geomorphic: The Living Earth


Saturday, July 9, 2022

Tours at 2 PM and 3 PM


45-minute tour included with regular admission

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Earth Teach Me Stillness (detail) by Kay Zetlmaier, 2021, Oil and cold wax on panel, 12 x 6 inches, Sold.

SPECIAL EVENT & FUNDRAISER

ArtWalk at the Ranch


Sunday, July 24, 2022, from 2 PM to 6 PM

Free admission


Cummings Ranch

14403 Santa Paula Street

Santa Paula, CA 93060


Our friends at Cummings Ranch in Santa Paula are hosting an ArtWalk to support local artists and the Santa Paula Art Museum! Stroll through the ranch's stunning Zen garden as you browse and shop creations from a dozen local artist vendors. Enjoy light refreshments and live music by Grammy award-winner Billy Vera and his band Billy Vera & The Beaters. Reservations are not required.


Please be prepared to show this email to gain entry to the event. This event requires a fair amount of walking.

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UPCOMING CLASS


Live Figure Drawing (Ages 18+)


Five Thursdays: July 7; July 14; July 21; July 28; and August 4, 2022

6 PM to 8 PM


$20 per session or $75 for all five sessions

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UPCOMING CLASS


Finding Flow + Sound Bath

(Ages 16+)


Sunday, July 10, 2022

11 AM to 12:30 PM


$30 per person

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SPECIAL EVENT


Free Family Day: Papermaking


Saturday, July 16, 2022, from 12 PM to 3 PM

Free for all ages


Artist Tori Tasch from Blue Marble Art Collective will lead a special Free Family Day event inside the Museum's Cole Creativity Center. Tasch will teach kids and families how to make sustainable, handmade paper and plantable seed paper to take home. All are welcome and all materials are provided.

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MUSEUM RECAP


June


Last month SPAM hosted its biggest event ever! Over 500 children and adults attended our Kids' Art Fest, a free, outdoor event that offered hands-on art activities, face painting, caricature art, photo ops, food trucks, and more. It was so much fun! Click here to watch a short video from the event. 


Thank you to our event sponsor, Rotary Club of Santa Paula, and to the individual donors who contributed to our February Facebook fundraiser for the event. And thank you to our incredible volunteers who worked the event: Denise, Alicia, Corrine, Isabel, Joanna, Kathy, Mariann, Nancy, Pam, Patti, Rebecca, Robin, Silvia, Susan, Vegie, Mike, Jim, and Lance.

Museum & Gift Shop Hours
Wednesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Closed Monday and Tuesday

Cost of Admission
Adults $4.00
Seniors $3.00
Students and Members FREE
Free for everyone on the first Sunday of every month