Creative Kids

Parents can explore the exhibitions while kids ages 2–5 experience art, music, and stories with Corinna Stocker. Prices are for children’s registration, no fee for the parent.

A Taste Of Art: Leroy Neiman

Thursday, February 9, 6:00–8:00pm Members $35, Visitors $45 Enjoy appetizers, beverages, and a brief presentation by Robin Douglas showcasing Neiman’s art work and then create your own splashy and exuberant painting with an explosion of colors. All supplies provided.

Art Making With Non-Traditional Materials

Using a variety of found and manufactured materials students will create multi-scaled objects. Printing, drawing, folding, painting, up-cycling, stitching, knotting, will be used in non traditional ways in group and individual exercises led by Robin Douglas. Inspiration will be drawn from the current exhibits at OMA and the artist El Anatsui.

Supplies needed:
Any materials, media, multiples, non-toxic objects that you have on hand. Many supplies will also be provided.

A Taste Of Art: Andy Warhol

Enjoy appetizers, beverages, a brief presentation by Robin Douglas on Pop Art and a hands-on workshop featuring the painting and printmaking processes used by Andy Warhol. All supplies provided.

Reverse Painting On Plexiglass

Using the reverse painting technique used by Tiffany Glass, paint with acrylics to create colorful images that will be mounted on and illuminated by a simple light box built during this three-day workshop taught by Robin Douglas.

Supplies needed:
• a sheet of plexiglass
• 1×2 clear pine strips to construct a frame around the plexiglass
• string of mini lights
• all other supplies will be provided

Beauties Beasts Interactive Talk & Book Signing

Join curator Bob Self and artist Olivia De Berardinis for an interactive talk and book signing in the exhibition before it closes.

The Very Best of OMA Artist Alliance 2016

Artist Alliance is closing out the year with the exhibition, The Very Best of OMA Artist Alliance 2016, at L Street Fine Art Gallery located in Downtown San Diego across from the Omni Hotel. Juried by L Street gallery director Kay Colvin, this exhibition includes both two-dimensional and three-dimensional artwork in a variety of media. Admission is free.

Beauties Beasts Vignette

As a complement to their show God of Carnage, and in tandem with the exhibition opening at OMA on October 28 at Art After Dark, selections from Beauties Beasts will be on exhibition at New Village Arts in Carlsbad for the run of the show, October 14–November 13. Admission to see the artwork is free. For tickets to see God of Carnage, click here or call (760) 433-3245.

Exhibition Reception At NCRT

Enjoy appetizers and wine at this juried Artist Alliance satellite exhibition. This exhibition is the first solo artist exhibition from the Artist Alliance at North Coast Rep, featuring Phyllis “Phaya” Gifford. Her award winning artwork is exhibited in galleries in Southern California. She signs her work with the pseudonym, “Phaya,” a moniker given to her as a child by her family.  This exhibition runs the duration of two consecutive shows at NCRT, The Girl Singers of the Hit Parade Holiday Show and Marjorie Prime,  on view December 6, 2016–February 5, 2017. Free to attend.

First Friday Art Walk

Downtown Oceanside comes alive with art, performances, music, poetry, activities, food, and fun for all ages at a variety of venues, including OMA.

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