PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL | September 6-13, 2025
2025 Oceanside Plein Air Festival
Painting Southern California in the Open Air
September 6 – 13, 2025
Come together to celebrate creativity and the natural environment with artists of various skills to take over our beautiful city with plein air painting. There will be Artist Workshops, Artist Networking Events, Easel Sales, Quick Paint Challenges, and Awards during the Festival. Artwork created during the Festival will also be up for selection for our Plein Air Exhibition that will run through November 2025 at OMA.
Art For All | Free First Sunday | Plein Air Painting Party
FREE | Each month OMA welcomes friends and neighbors on Free First Sundays from 12-2pm to join in Art For All, our fun hands-on art-making experience led by artists and cultural partners from our community.
Plein Air Painting Party
On September 7, celebrate the outdoors with a plein air painting experience. Grab a brush, pick your view, and express the beauty of Oceanside’s surroundings through color and creativity in the open air.
Whether you’re new to art or have your own creative flow, Art For All is the time to let your imagination soar. Visit our current exhibitions to spark your creativity! Explore different art-making materials through creative projects at each session while learning from local and regional artists. Check back each month to see what we’re up to next!
These informal drop-in workshops are open to all ages. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials are provided free of charge, while supplies last.
Art For All | Free First Sunday | Surfboard Stories & Cyanotypes
FREE | Each month OMA welcomes friends and neighbors on Free First Sundays from 12-2pm to join in Art For All, our fun hands-on art-making experience led by artists and cultural partners from our community.
Surfboard Stories & Cyanotypes
Inspired by Oceanside’s surf culture, join us on August 3 to decorate mini surfboard cutouts with paint, stencils, and personal symbols. Plus, you can also make your very own cyanotype to paint using the sun! Ride the creative wave with us!
Whether you’re new to art or have your own creative flow, Art For All is the time to let your imagination soar. Visit our current exhibitions to spark your creativity! Explore different art-making materials through creative projects at each session while learning from local and regional artists. Check back each month to see what we’re up to next!
These informal drop-in workshops are open to all ages. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials are provided free of charge, while supplies last.
Art For All | Free First Sunday | Watercolor Salt Blossom Painting
FREE | Each month OMA welcomes friends and neighbors on Free First Sundays from 12-2pm to join in Art For All, our fun hands-on art-making experience led by artists and cultural partners from our community.
Watercolor Salt Blossom Painting
Whether you’re new to art or have your own creative flow, Art For All is the time to let your imagination soar. Visit our current exhibitions to spark your creativity! Explore different art-making materials through creative projects at each session while learning from local and regional artists. Check back each month to see what we’re up to next!
These informal drop-in workshops are open to all ages. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials are provided free of charge, while supplies last.
Art For All | Free First Sunday | Neurodiverse Expressions
FREE | Each month OMA welcomes friends and neighbors on Free First Sundays from 12-2pm to join in Art For All, our fun hands-on art-making experience led by artists and cultural partners from our community.
Neurodiverse Expressions
Join us on June 1 for a community celebration with The Art of Autism during our inclusive resource fair. This public fair on OMA’s terrace will include vendors working in the neurodiverse space, bringing together practitioners, resources, and community partners to elevate the understanding and inclusion of neurodiverse individuals.
This month’s art activity will be inspired by Nicholas Kontaxis and his colorful paintings. We invite guests to view his work in the exhibition and find inspiration for their own multi-media collage.
Whether you’re new to art or have your own creative flow, Art For All is the time to let your imagination soar. Visit our current exhibitions to spark your creativity! Explore different art-making materials through creative projects at each session while learning from local and regional artists. Check back each month to see what we’re up to next!
These informal drop-in workshops are open to all ages. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials are provided free of charge, while supplies last.
Art For All | Free First Sunday | Pride & Portraits
FREE | Each month OMA welcomes friends and neighbors on Free First Sundays from 12-2pm to join in Art For All, our fun hands-on art-making experience led by artists and cultural partners from our community.
Pride & Portraits
On May 4, in partnership with the North County LGBTQ Resource Center, we’ll celebrate the lead up to Pride Month by making colorful bracelets to wear at Pride By The Beach. Participants can also explore self-expression by painting identity-inspired portraits using canvas paper and paint pens!
Whether you’re new to art or have your own creative flow, Art For All is the time to let your imagination soar. Visit our current exhibitions to spark your creativity! Explore different art-making materials through creative projects at each session while learning from local and regional artists. Check back each month to see what we’re up to next!
These informal drop-in workshops are open to all ages. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. All materials are provided free of charge, while supplies last.
SPECIAL EVENT | Street Level x Art Walk
Join us at OMA on August 1 for Street Level x Art Walk!
Discover musicians, artists, and craftspeople from across your street to all across Southern California.
This month we are featuring Lea Love, a singer-songwriter whose songs range from R&B/soul to island reggae to pop and draw from her rich Hawaiian, Samoan and Japanese heritage.
We will also have a curators tour of Stories that connect us: Selections from the OMA Collection with Danielle Deery at 6pm and local artists and craftspeople selling their work on our terrace and in the OMA store.
Bring your family, meet new friends, or roll in with your crew to create your O’riginal experience with artists, innovators, and entrepreneurs at OMA’s biggest social events of the summer.
Street Level is open to all ages and admission is FREE for all guests in partnership with Oceanside Art Walk.
Drink tickets are an additional fee. Adults 21+ who would like to purchase alcoholic beverages must show ID.
Reserved Tables are available for sale to accommodate our music lovers. CLICK HERE to reserve yours now!
SPECIAL EVENT | Street Level x Art Walk
Join us at OMA on June 6 for Street Level x Art Walk!
Discover musicians, artists, and craftspeople from across your street to all across Southern California.
This month we are featuring Celeste Barbier, a singer and sound healer with a voice that blends vintage charm and modern elegance. Her background in classical music, jazz, and contemporary favorites allows her to create an atmosphere of warmth, and sophistication.
We will also have an artist tour of Mary Jhun’s Exhibition In Losing Sleep, I Painted at 6pm and local artists and craftspeople selling their work on our terrace and in the OMA store.
Bring your family, meet new friends, or roll in with your crew to create your O’riginal experience with artists, innovators, and entrepreneurs at OMA’s biggest social events of the summer.
Street Level is open to all ages and admission is FREE for all guests in partnership with Oceanside Art Walk.
Drink tickets are an additional fee. Adults 21+ who would like to purchase alcoholic beverages must show ID.
Reserved Tables are available for sale to accommodate our music lovers. CLICK HERE to reserve yours now!
SPECIAL EVENT | Street Level x Art Walk
Join us at OMA on May 2 for Street Level x Art Walk!
Discover musicians, artists, and craftspeople from across your street to all across Southern California.
This month we are featuring Jungle Poppins who’s music upstages autism as they perform quirky originals, upbeat covers and movie soundtracks. We will also have a docent tour of Art of Autism: A Different Lens at 6pm and local artists and craftspeople selling their work on our terrace and in the OMA store.
Bring your family, meet new friends, or roll in with your crew to create your O’riginal experience with artists, innovators, and entrepreneurs at OMA’s biggest social events of the summer.
Street Level is open to all ages and admission is FREE for all guests in partnership with Oceanside Art Walk.
Drink tickets are an additional fee. Adults 21+ who would like to purchase alcoholic beverages must show ID.
Reserved Tables are available for sale to accommodate our music lovers. CLICK HERE to reserve yours now!
Exhibition Opening Day | Fabulous Fiber
FABULOUS FIBER is a dazzling celebration of textile artistry, where tradition meets innovation in a vibrant display of texture, color, and creativity. This immersive exhibition brings together contemporary works crafted with both time-honored and cutting-edge techniques, from quilting and tufting to felting, embroidery, weaving, beading, crochet, basketry, and beyond. Each piece breathes new life into fiber art, transforming familiar crafts into bold, modern expressions.
Learn more about FABULOUS FIBER: https://oma-online.org/fabulous-fiber/
Join us Saturday, August 23, from 5:00–7:00pm for an evening of art and drinks as we celebrate the opening of our newest exhibitions The Space Between: Texture Studies by Denja Harris, FABULOUS FIBER, and Surf Art: Exploring Southern California’s Coastal Culture. Discover and connect with fellow artists, dedicated curators, and a vibrant community as you explore the art and stories of Southern California artists in three new exhibitions at OMA.
