Artist Alliance members can participate in sharing and critique sessions promoting professional development.
This members-only event is free to attend. Not a member? No problem, join now or at the event!
Artist Alliance Quarterly Exchange
Distinguished Lecture Series: Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Vincent Van Gogh lived and painted in the South of France for only a few years, yet created some of his most important work there—including his sunflower paintings. Originally created as decorations for his studio, we trace the history of the sunflower paintings, including one that was destroyed by a World War II bomb, and its rediscovery in a long uncovered photograph.
Lecturer: Julia Fister
Distinguished Lecture Series: Walter Ufer, Taos Pueblo, And The Colonial “Gaze”
Between 1914 and 1918, Walter Ufer differentiated himself artistically from other artists of the day by painting Native American subjects gazing out directly, even defiantly, at the (presumably) Euro-American viewer. Ufer’s paintings from this time are unsettling because the “gaze” emphasized that Ufer’s subjects, Pueblo Indians from Taos, New Mexico, were real people rather than romantic fictions, and that the paintings themselves were artificial spaces created by the artist.
Lecturer: James Peck, OMA executive director
Oceanside Days Of Art
As part of Oceanside Days of Art, OMA offers free admission to its indoor exhibitions and has special art projects for kids and families on the museum terrace on both days. No art experience is required and all art supplies will be provided. Children also have an opportunity to explore the museum through a kid-centric tour. Note that the museum will be open extended hours, 10:00am-5:00pm!
Oceanside Days Of Art
As part of Oceanside Days of Art, OMA offers free admission to its indoor exhibitions and has special art projects for kids and families on the museum terrace on both days. No art experience is required and all art supplies will be provided. Children also have an opportunity to explore the museum through a kid-centric tour. Note that the museum will be open one hour later than usual, until 5:00pm!
En Plein Air: California Impressionism
Four-day class: Tuesdays/Thursdays, June 7, 9, 14, & 16, 1:00–4:00pm. Enjoy drawing and painting adventures in the style of the California Impressionists. Hands on processes in many different media will culminate in finished drawings and paintings. Learn about the history, the inspirations, and processes of this bright, airy aesthetic combined with subtle mysticism. All levels of experience are welcome.
Instructor: Robin Douglas
Supply List:
- Stretched canvas or canvas board up to 24″ x 36″
- Artist’s acrylic paint in tubes—blue, yellow, red, white
- Acrylic brushes—suggested sizes 1″ flat, ½” flat, two rounds #6, #8
- Any other art supplies you wish to bring
- OMA can supply the following, but you may wish to bring your own pastels, sketching paper, pencils, water buckets, palettes
Papermaking
Ancient paper making techniques date back to the Egyptians and Chinese. This workshop will work with natural fibers, recycled paper, and unique pulp to create sheets of paper for use in a variety of ways. All supplies included. You may wish to bring your own flower/plant materials (petals or leaves) or special fabric scraps to add to your paper.
Instructor: Robin Douglas
Abstract Workshop II
Beginning and experienced artists will play, relax, and have fun with shapes, lines, patterns, and textures while learning about color usage, focal points, balance, and composition. This workshop blends concrete guidelines with creativity and passion. View abstracts by known artists and learn how abstract art can stem from realism or from pure shape and color. Experiment with both random placement and conscious manipulation. Specific projects will be worked on in class. You may also bring your own projects to work on (with individual attention from Linda) to improve color, composition, and the professional appearance of your work. Different material will be covered in Workshop I and Workshop II, and Workshop I is not a prerequisite for II, register for either or both.
Supply list (some materials can be supplied, but you may still want to bring your own):
- Paint—watercolors and/or acrylics
- Dry media—soft chalk, oil pastels, markers, color pencils
- Collage materials—assorted papers, photographs, magazines, fabric, feathers, etc.
- Scissors, pencils, brushes
Students should bring their own:
- Adhesives—rubber cement, Mod Podge, or acrylic medium
- Paper or art pad (any size is fine, suggest 11″ x 14″), for a collage support 120 lb paper or heavier is best
Instructor: Linda Luisi, BFA
Beginning and experienced artists will play, relax, and have fun with shapes, lines, patterns, and textures while learning about color usage, focal points, balance, and composition. This workshop blends concrete guidelines with creativity and passion. Specific projects will be worked on in class. You may also bring your own projects to work on (with individual attention from Linda) to improve color, composition, and the professional appearance of your work.
Workshop I is not a prerequisite for II. Different material will be covered in each workshop. Register for either one or both.
Instructor: Linda Luisi, BFA
Abstract Workshop I
Beginning and experienced artists will play, relax, and have fun with shapes, lines, patterns, and textures while learning about color usage, focal points, balance, and composition. This workshop blends concrete guidelines with creativity and passion.View abstracts by known artists and learn how abstract art can stem from realism or from pure shape and color. Specific projects will be worked on in class. You may also bring your own projects to work on (with individual attention from Linda) to improve color, composition, and the professional appearance of your work. Different material will be covered in Workshop I and Workshop II, and Workshop I is not a prerequisite for II, register for either or both
Supply list (some materials can be supplied, but you may still want to bring your own):
- Paint—watercolors and/or acrylics
- Dry media—soft chalk, oil pastels, markers, color pencils
- Collage materials—assorted papers, photographs, magazines, fabric, feathers, etc.
- Scissors, pencils, brushes
Students should bring their own:
- Adhesives—rubber cement, Mod Podge, or acrylic medium
- Paper or art pad (any size is fine, suggest 11″ x 14″), for a collage support 120 lb paper or heavier is best
Instructor: Linda Luisi, BFA
Creative Kids
Parents can explore OMA’s current exhibitions while the little ones go downstairs to the Van Hunnick Education Center and get creative. Stories, music, and other activities get kids ready to create their own masterpiece to take home. For June the kids will learn and talk about the ocean, fish, and sea creatures before creating their own underwater scene.
Instructor: Corinna Stocker