Programs: Education

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 Pictured: The Personal Is Political (detail) by Brenda York.

Celebrate Autism Awareness Month! Join Debra Muzikar and Keri Bowers, co-founders of the nonprofit The Art of Autism, for a lively and informative discussion celebrating neurodiversity in the arts and the creative abilities of artists on the autism spectrum. In association with OMA’s new exhibition Color of Sound, meet Joel Anderson, Sydney Edmond, Austin John Jones, Jeremy Sicile-Kira, and Syance Wilson, artists who capture their multi-sensory experiences of the world through their artistic creations. Discover their stories and unique processes before fully immersing yourself in a world of color and sound during your next visit to the museum. Color of Sound will be on view at OMA April 17–July 11, 2021. Your link to connect online will be sent in the confirmation email after you have completed registration.

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 Pictured: The Vibrant Colors of the Opera Carmen (detail) by Jeremy Sicile-Kira.

We’ve been asked not to gather, but we don’t have to be alone. Join Artist Alliance for a cup of coffee and enjoy some conversation with fellow artists. Sculptors, painters, photographers, artists of all disciplines are welcome.

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Click here to join the online meeting room.  

Join the conversation from a computer, tablet, or smartphone. You will need an internet connection, speakers, and a microphone.

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Feel free to snap a photo of what you are currently working on to share with the group—especially if you participated in the Oceanside plein air paint challenge this month. Send a copy of the image prior to the event by following these simple steps:

1. Make sure your image is a JPG file and is sized to 1920 pixels on the longest side. Click here for help with resizing your artwork.
2. Save your file as “CNC artwork_[YOUR NAME]”
3. Email your image to Larry Vogel at lavogelart@gmail.com with the subject line “OMA First Sunday: [YOUR NAME]”

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Click here to join the online meeting room.  

Join the conversation from a computer, tablet, or smartphone. You will need an internet connection, speakers, and a microphone.

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Snap a photo of what you are currently working on to share with the group. Send a copy of the image prior to the event by following these simple steps:

1. Make sure your image is a JPG file and is sized to 1920 pixels on the longest side. Click here for help with resizing your artwork.
2. Save your file as “CNC artwork_[YOUR NAME]”
3. Email your image to Larry Vogel at lavogelart@gmail.com with the subject line “OMA First Sunday: [YOUR NAME]”
4. Questions? Send an email to Linda Volz at Lindamvolz@gmail.com to learn more.

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Pictured: Offshore by Matt Devine on the southwest corner of the OMA campus in front of the historic Irving Gill building.

MONDAY & WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 AND 5

Be inspired by newly installed indoor and outdoor sculpture on display at OMA to create your own 3-D work of art! Join Robin Douglas for a hands-on exploration of a variety of methods and materials, highlighting the diverse approaches of several artists including Faith Ringold’s soft sculpture, Marisol Escobar’s segmented objects, and Louise Nevelson’s geometric abstract architectural forms. All supplies for your original artwork will be provided, but feel free to bring in additional materials or found objects you wish to work with as well.  Limited space is available. This event will be held onsite at OMA in compliance with CDC, state, and county guidelines. Sanctioned social distancing will be followed and masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times. 

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Members $60, Visitors $90

Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount at check out.

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Limited space is available. This event will be held onsite at OMA in compliance with CDC, state, and county guidelines. Sanctioned social distancing will be followed and masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times.

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Pictured: sculpture by Kevin Vincent from OMA’s exhibition Kevin Vincent: Material Memory, on view through July 3, 2021. 

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In association with OMA’s new exhibition Color of Sound, celebrate the artistic spirit of creators who exist outside the mainstream art world, rewriting societal norms and definitions. Explore the methods of artists on the autism spectrum and others who are neurodivergent, taking a closer look at their intrinsic abilities and honest vision to make expressive works of art. Join Robin Douglas for a brief lecture followed by a hands-on workshop where you can draw and paint in free-thinking, intuitive and energetic techniques embodied by the Outsider Art world.  Limited space is available. This event will be held onsite at OMA in compliance with CDC, state, and county guidelines. Sanctioned social distancing will be followed and masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times.

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Members $40, Visitors $50

Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.

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Limited space is available. This event will be held onsite at OMA in compliance with CDC, state, and county guidelines. Sanctioned social distancing will be followed and masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times.

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Pictured: Randomosity (detail) by Ikea Syance Wilson from the Color of Sound exhibition on view at OMA through July 11, 2021.

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Join OMA’s hotel special projects director, co-curator, and visual artist Rebecca Webb for an insightful conversation with San Diego-based artists Jennifer Luce, Michelle Montjoy, and Akiko Surai about the role art plays in activating communal spaces and community engagement. Learn about the artwork by each of these artists that will be featured in two newly-opened Oceanside beachfront hotels, The Seabird Resort and Mission Pacific Hotel, as well as the community-driven curation process for both sites. Through this discussion, we will explore their creative processes, unique contributions as artists, and common vision for art as a tool to bring us together in a shared environment. Your link to connect online will be sent in the confirmation email after you have completed registration.

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 Pictured: Work in progress by Michelle Monjoy to be installed at The Seabird Resort in Oceanside.

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Bustling public areas such as downtown waterfronts can be brimming with subjects to paint—but you will need to narrow your selection to complete the perfect composition. Join Plein Air Festival featured artist Mark Fehlman for a half-day visit to Oceanside’s Harbor and learn how to find and compose subject matter in the midst of an active public setting. Using your smartphone, quick sketches, and small canvas studies, explore the process of isolating images and information to create the basis for a larger studio painting. Be prepared to learn new strategies that will make plein air painting enjoyable and essential to your painting process.

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Workshop will be held at Oceanside Harbor. Participants will receive specific details about the exact location via email.

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$90

Plein Air Festival registrants receive a 25% discount. Discount will apply at checkout when using the discount code you received after registering for the festival.

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Limited space is available and participants must bring their own supplies.

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Artwork pictured: Ship Shapes (detail) by Mark Fehlman.

   

In landscape painting, the inclusion of growing things—trees, shrubs, grasses—punctuate and invigorate the composition and immediately strengthens the particularities of place. Join Plein Air Festival featured artist Margaret Larlham for a half day of artistic reflection with a renewed focus on the diversity of indigenous plants and the limitless connections they draw for California plein air painters. Open to painters of all skill levels and media, learn about Larlham’s unique use of pastels and process, and be inspired to capture the character within even the most overlooked elements of the natural world.

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Workshop will be held at an iconic Oceanside location. Participants will receive more details about the exact location via email.

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$90

Plein Air Festival registrants receive a 25% discount. Discount will apply at checkout when using the discount code you received after registering for the festival.

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Limited space is available and participants must bring their own supplies.

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Artwork pictured: Kumeyaay Kitchen (in process) by Margaret Larlham.

Explore the versatility of painting with watercolors and create a dramatic composition infused with color and light. Join featured Plein Air Festival featured artist Shuang Li for a comprehensive look at her individual perspective and techniques for creating expressive, atmospheric landscapes designed to leave a lasting impression for the viewer. Open to seasoned watercolorists as well as painters new to the art form, this hands-on half-day workshop will provide you with the tools and mindset necessary to paint your desired summer scene with confidence.

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Workshop will be held at an iconic Oceanside location. Participants will receive more details about the exact location via email.

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$90

Plein Air Festival registrants receive a 25% discount. Discount will apply at checkout when using the discount code you received after registering for the festival.

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Limited space is available and participants must bring their own supplies.

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Artwork pictured: Surfers At Oceanside (detail) by Shuang Li.

   

Hidden alleyways, secluded buildings, and ordinary freeway bridges might not spark the imagination at first glance, but each has a story to tell. Join Plein Air Festival featured artist Danny Griego for a fresh look at urban architecture, exploring his techniques of capturing the complexities and grace of often-overlooked street scenes. This half-day workshop will focus on the importance of a good value plan and design, simplifying architecture and perspective, and conveying light and mood with brushwork and color.

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Workshop will be held at an iconic Oceanside location. Participants will receive specific details about the exact location via email.

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$90

Plein Air Festival registrants receive a 25% discount. Discount will apply at checkout when using the discount code you received after registering for the festival.

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Limited space is available and participants must bring their own supplies.

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Artwork pictured: Retro Gas (detail) by Danny Griego

Join OMA’s exhibition manager, Katie Dolgov, and Plein Air Festival featured artists for a lively discussion about what’s current in plein air painting. Highlighting their collective ability to capture the spirit and innate beauty of the natural world, hear about each artist’s professional influences and individual approaches to their work, as well as thoughts on trends they see in the ever-evolving field of outdoor painting and the growing plein air community in the Southern California region.

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This artist talk is scheduled to be held at OMA. Pending changes due to health and safety mandates, it may be moved online if necessary.

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$25

Plein Air Festival members receive a 25% discount. Discount will apply at checkout when using the discount code you received after registering for the festival.

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Pictured: (left to right) Mark Fehlman, Danny Griego, Shuang Li, and Margaret Larlham

For several centuries, artists have ventured outside the studio to capture the evanescent effect of natural light. Join Jean Stern, director emeritus of The Irvine Museum, for an exciting overview of the history and artistic legacy of painting en plein air, from its early beginnings in the 16th and 17th centuries to the growing cultural phenomenon that exists around the art form today. Taking an in-depth look at the challenges and important innovations that mark the evolution of outdoor painting, this comprehensive presentation will highlight celebrated plein air painters, from early mavericks to present-day masters, as well as the joyful experience of painting in the great outdoors. 

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$25

Plein Air Festival members receive a 25% discount. Discount will apply at checkout when using the discount code you received after registering for the festival.

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Pictured: Jean Stern