Enjoy a cup of coffee and good conversation with fellow artists, and explore the exhibitions at OMA for free. Offered by OMA’s Artist Alliance, sculptors, painters, photographers, and artists of all disciplines are welcome.
Coffee And Conversation With OMA Artist Alliance
Behind The Exhibition: Mark Bryce: Love & War
Join artist Mark Bryce for a virtual discussion exploring how his exhibition Love & War sparks a contemporary dialog touching on universal topics such as love, violence, human frailty, and loneliness. Hosted by OMA’s exhibition manager and registrar Katie Dolgov, this program will tackle the technical complexities of realist painting and investigate the contemporary ideas and ideologies that influence and inspire Bryce’s virtuosic paintings. This look into Bryce’s distinctive artistic language is sure to reveal a new perspective on the vast possibilities of painting itself.
Your link to connect online will be sent in the confirmation email after you have completed registration.
Free 
Pictured: Venus Under the Gun (detail) by Mark Bryce.
Artist Alliance Quarterly Exchange
Artist Alliance members and their guests can participate in sharing and critique sessions promoting professional development. Not a member? No problem, join now or at the event!
Artist Alliance Quarterly Exchange
NEW LOCATION: NOW VIRTUAL Artist Alliance is taking the quarterly critique online. Viewing is open to both members and visitors, but sharing artwork is limited to Artist Alliance and Cultural Cohort members only.
Click here to watch the critique from your computer, tablet, or smartphone on the night of the event.
Artist Alliance members will need to snap a photo of current work and submit it ahead of time to share with the group during the Quarterly Exchange.
Send a copy of the image prior to the event by following these simple steps:
1. Make sure your image is a jpeg file and is sized to at least 1920 pixels on the longest side (just like we usually do for Online Juried Shows).
2. Save and name your file as“Quarterly artwork_[YOUR NAME]”
3. Email your image to Larry Vogel at lavogelart@gmail.com with the subject line“OMA Quarterly Critique: [YOUR NAME]”
Plein Air Exclusive Painting Locations
Select opportunities are available for artists registered for the Plein Air Festival to paint from two private property locations on a first-come, first served basis.
Holiday Inn Observation Deck, 1401 Carmelo Dr, Oceanside, CA 92054
Three artists can be accommodated each day, 10:00am-6:00pm.
Register for July 26, Register for July 27, Register for July 28, Register for July 29
Beach House Winery, 1534 Sleeping Indian Rd, Fallbrook, CA 92028
Four artists can be accommodated each day, 9:00am-5:00pm.
Register for July 26, Register for July 27, Register for July 28, Register for July 29
VIP Preview – 2021 Plein Air Festival Juried Exhibition
Be the first to experience the 2021 Plein Air Festival Exhibition and sip on champagne before the crowds. With exclusive access to the online auction including a Buy It Now feature, enjoy the opportunity to view and collect artworks from prominent plein air painters in a relaxed and stylish atmosphere.
VIP Tickets $125 
Photo by Alexander Naglestad
Plein Air Festival Awards Celebration
Celebrate the culmination of our inaugural festival with fellow artists and art lovers. Mingle over refreshments, view and bid on paintings selected for the 2021 Plein Air Festival Juried Exhibition, and purchase your own original work of art at the Plein Air Art Mart. Join us as we recognize the outstanding paintings in various categories and award the winning prizes, including Best In Show judged by Jean Stern. As we put a stamp on a week of outstanding creativity, gather with old and new friends alike to raise a glass to Oceanside’s first ever Plein Air Festival. Cash bar available, all Awards Celebration attendees will receive one complimentary drink ticket.
Visitors $20
Plein Air Festival artists attend free and will be on a list at the event check-in station.
Coffee And Conversation With OMA Artist Alliance
Join Artist Alliance with a cup of coffee and enjoy some conversation with fellow artists online. Sculptors, painters, photographers, and artists of all disciplines are welcome.
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.
Feel free to 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:
- 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. - Save your file as “CNC artwork_[YOUR NAME]”
- Email your image to Larry Vogel at lavogelart@gmail.com with the subject line “OMA First Sunday: [YOUR NAME]”
Plein Air Paint Out At Buccaneer Beach
Open to artists at any level, join OMA’s Artist Alliance for this non-instructed opportunity to paint en plein air with peers at Buccaneer Beach in Oceanside. Tune into Coffee and Conversation after to share your work with Artist Alliance members over a cup of coffee until 2:00pm.
Artwork pictured by Lydia Velarde.