First Friday Art Walk: Music At The Museum With Whitney Shay
Explore the exhibitions for free starting at 5:00pm and stay for the free concert as Oceanside’s First Friday Art Walk extends into the night with the electric energy and soulful style of four-time San Diego Music Award winner Whitney Shay. The music starts and cash bar opens at 6:30pm.
It’s going to be a great night as we welcome the start of summer and we can’t wait to share it with you!
Free General Admission (museum at 5:00pm, concert at 6:30pm)
Exclusive Reserved VIP Table For Four $50
Drink Tickets: Beer or Wine $7, Premium Wine $14
Two-Day Workshop: Contemporary Pop Art Painting
MONDAY & WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 AND 25
Join Robin Douglas for a deep dive into the exciting world of Pop Art by exploring popular food and art. Draw inspiration from artists such as Andy Warhol, Audrey Flack and Tom Wesselmann, as well as Taylor Chapin: Consumption Capital currently on display at OMA, to create your own twist on eye-catching food labels and designs from popular culture. All supplies for your original artwork will be provided.
Members $60, Visitors $90
Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount at check out.
Limited space is available. This event will be held onsite at OMA in compliance with CDC, state, and county guidelines.
Artwork pictured by Taylor Chapin from her Consumption Capital exhibition at OMA (left), artist Andy Warhol (center), artwork by Tom Wesselmann (right)
Taste of Art: Rorschach Print Painting à la Andy Warhol
Create a unique image for the world to decipher based on the classic Andy Warhol series inspired by Hermann Rorschach’s amorphous ink blots. Follow Warhol’s process of painting one side of a canvas and then folding it vertically to imprint the other half to produce your own symmetrical work of art. Join Robin Douglas for an introduction to the work of a Pop Art icon, and enjoy drinks and appetizers before completing your own Rorschach-style print. All materials provided.
Members $40, Visitors $50
Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.
Limited space is available. This event will be held onsite at OMA in compliance with CDC, state, and county guidelines.
Pictured: Two of Andy Warhol’s 1984 Rorschach prints.
O’side Murals Walking Tour
The creative spirit unique to the community of Oceanside is on prominent display through its stunning and vibrant collection of outdoor murals. Explore this state-recognized Cultural District through the lens of public art. Join local arts advocate Brigid Parsons for a walking tour that will lead you through the heart of downtown O’side to hear the hidden stories behind the creation of some of its most impressive works of art. As a special perk, participants will also receive free admission to OMA for the day.
Members $10, Visitors $15
Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.
Pictured: Mural by Skye Walker on the Star Theatre.
SmallTalk: Symbolism And Meaning, Author And Audience
In a multi-year collaboration, OMA curated a distinctive collection of art for the recently opened Mission Pacific Hotel and The Seabird Resort in downtown Oceanside. Join special project director, OMA co-curator, and visual artist Rebecca Webb to learn more about this project as she engages in a roundtable discussion with artists Einar De La Torre, Annalise Neil, and Margaret Noble. Learn about the artwork featured by each of these artists on display at both sites and their unique ability to create meaning through visual storytelling and symbolism. Through this conversation, we will explore their creative processes, contributions as artists, and shared outlook on the powerful relationship art can forge between author and audience.
Your link to connect online will be sent in the confirmation email after you have completed registration.
Free
Pictured: Untitled (detail) by the De La Torre Brothers.
O’side Murals Walking Tour
The creative spirit unique to the community of Oceanside is on prominent display through its stunning and vibrant collection of outdoor murals. Explore this state-recognized Cultural District through the lens of public art. Join local arts advocate Brigid Parsons for a walking tour that will lead you through the heart of downtown O’side to hear the hidden stories behind the creation of some of its most impressive works of art. As a special perk, participants will also receive free admission to OMA for the day.
Members $10, Visitors $15
Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.
Two-Day Workshop: Painting With Multi-Level Images
MONDAY & WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 AND 14
Combine multiple layered images with an extra elevated painting hovering above to create a work of art with a sense of dimension, mystery, and elegance. Explore this technique with Robin Douglas and guest artist Kathleen Kane-Murrell whose illuminated work is currently on display in OMA’s exhibition Twenty Women Artists: NOW. All supplies for your original artwork will be provided.
Members $60, Visitors $90
Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount at check out.
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.
Pictured (left to right): La Ultima (detail) and Terrible Beauty (detail) by Kathleen Kane-Murrell
Taste of Art: The Abstract World of Hilma af Klint
Explore the abstract inner world of the first artist to depict total abstraction, Hilma af Klint. Born in Sweden, her body of work was undiscovered for years but laid the foundation for cutting edge Surrealism, Symbolism, and Mystic Spiritualism. Join Robin Douglas for an immersion into af Klint’s otherworldly depictions of imaginative scientific systems and emotive and analytic mark making while enjoying drinks and appetizers. All supplies for your original artwork will be provided.
Members $40, Visitors $50
Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.
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.
Pictured: Altarpiece and The dove No. 2 by Hilma af Klint
2021 Plein Air Festival
Artists of all skill levels are invited to come paint in the open air this summer. Oceanside offers gorgeous coastlines, charming cityscapes, peaceful lagoons, rolling hills with lush flora and fauna, and the historic Mission San Luis Rey, among other visual splendor to capture on canvas or media of your choosing. There will be a number of opportunities to sell artwork as well as submit for awards consideration and the possibility to be juried into an exhibition at OMA August 1-October 10. Click here for more information about the festival.
Early Bird Registration (through June 30: OMA Artist Alliance Members $45, Visitors $55, Students Free
Rates increase on July 1.
Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.
Pictured: Towards Mission Avenue (detail) by Plein Air Festival artist Mark Fehlman.
First Friday Art Walk At OMA West At The Seabird
Join us during First Friday Art Walk for the opening of OMA West At The Seabird. The inaugural exhibition at our new annex gallery located inside The Seabird Resort highlights works from the permanent collection of Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) that celebrate the natural and built environments found in the open air along the Pacific coast. Exploring the trajectory of Southern California painting from the plein air tradition to contemporary pop-surreal, this exhibition features artwork by Gibson Byrd, William Glen Crooks, Jean de Paul, Jeanne Dunn, Charles Arthur Fries, Raul Guerrero, Ruth Jameson, Vereara Maeva-Taripo, Lee Peterson, Scott W. Prior, Ernest Silva, and Jen Trute.
Artwork pictured by Jen Trute, William Glen Crooks, and Gibson Byrd.
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