🎉🎈Birthday Paint Party!🎈🎉
On Saturday we hosted a birthday paint party that was SO much fun! Family and friends had a blast celebrating the birthday girl as the group painted beautiful flowers as demonstrated by the lovely and talented Spencer Collins. What a great way to spend the day!
We will be closed Sunday & Monday (September 4th & 5th) for Labor Day!
Upcoming Workshops and Classes
Please remember that we have a small parking lot. If you are attending one of our demonstrations or workshops, and it is not a physical hardship for you, please park on one of the nearby side streets. We appreciate your consideration.
For more info on each class, click on the class title which will take you to our calendar!
Painting Big Sur with Pastels with Jim Tyler
When: Saturday, August 27th OR Sunday, August 28th
Ages: 16-100
Intro to Oil Painting with Spencer Collins
4 week program (started August 8th)
When: Monday, August 29th
Ages: 16-100
Intermediate Oil Painting with Spencer Collins
4 week program (started August 8th)
When: Monday, August 29th
Ages: 16-100
Drawing in Depth with Spencer Collins
When: Thursday, September 1st
Ages: 11-16
Watercolors & Gold with Spencer Collins
When: Thursday, September 8th
Ages: All
Intro to Collage with Spencer Collins
When: Thursday, September 8th OR Sunday, September 25th
Ages: 11-16
Draw Your World! with Spencer Collins
When: Sunday, September 11th AND/OR Sunday, September 18th
Ages: 5-11
Pinch Pots with Spencer Collins
For Kids!
When: Sunday, September 11th
Ages: 5-11
Intro to Printmaking with Tricia Reichert
When: 6 sessions – Tuesdays afternoons starting September 13th
Dates: September 13th, 20th, 27th & October 4th, 11th, 18th
Ages: 16-100
Fun Figures with Spencer Collins
When: Thursday, September 15th
Ages: 5-11
Fun Frames with the Family! with Spencer Collins
For Kids and..!
When: Sunday, September 18th
Ages: 5-11
Painting a Central Coast Pastoral with Pastels with Jim Tyler
When: Friday, September 30th & Saturday, October 1st
Ages: 16-100
Recurring Workshops
Beyond the Basics Watercolor with Virginia Mack
When: Wednesdays
Ages: 16-100
Watercolor Without Fear with Virginia Mack
When: Wednesdays
Ages: 16-100
Local Art News
Plein Air Coastal Artists – Art Center Morro Bay
Join Art Center Morro Bay’s casual group of plein air painters on Wednesdays! This is a self-directed fun group of dynamic artists who enjoy painting and sketching outdoors. The group meets at pre-determined locations each week.
Next meeting is Wednesday, August 31st
For more information, contact: Kirsti Wothe, Director of Adult Education at Art Center Morro Bay
(805) 996-0937 or mrswothe@yahoo.com
Exhibit – “CELL FUN AWARE!” – Los Osos Library
The Los Osos Library is thrilled to present “Cell Fun Aware!” a new collection of metal and canvas prints by photographic artist Kurt Rightmyer.
Exhibit runs through August 31st
Using only a smartphone and basic photo editing software, Kurt has created a mesmerizing body of work that asks us to think more about the primacy of image as a means to an authentic art experience today.
Art Bazaar Rummage Sale – Art Center Morro Bay
Please join the Art Center on October 1st & 2nd for live music, cocktails, mocktails, beer + wine, art supply rummage sale, shopping, raffle, kids craft corner and MORE!
The proceeds from this fun event will go towards giving the gallery and workshop space at the Art Center Morro Bay a more “contemporary facelift”.
New and like new supplies and materials, as well as tools, in good condition, can be donated between September 1st and September 22 during gallery hours.
Exhibit – “ON & OFF THE WALL” – Art Center Morro Bay
The Painters Group and Central Coast Sculptors are pairing up to bring you an exciting collective of intriguing paintings and sculptures, featuring some of the finest artworks on the Central Coast.
The show will be on display in the Virginia Russell gallery (upstairs) through September 19, 2022
Call for Artists – “FACES OF THE CENTRAL COAST” – Art Center Morro Bay
This very special exhibit is an artistic representation spotlighting a likeness, personality and mood of people and animals, the face of buildings and the beautiful landscapes that make the Central Coast a vibrant community!
Faces can be found along a hillside, imagined in clouds or a reflection from a pool of water. Graffiti, landmarks, horseback riding, ranching, surfing and other local sports are great examples.
WHEN: Entry, September 20, 2022, 10am – 2pm
Exhibit: September 22 through November 7, 2022
For more info, Contact Patricia Newton: artbypatricianewton@gmail.com
Exhibit – “CERTAIN MATTER” – Cuesta College
Certain Matter provides viewers with a bright, vivid, and engaging opportunity to explore contemporary abstraction, weaving together the works of nine multidisciplinary artists featuring paintings, sculpture, ceramics, and digital artwork. The exhibit focuses on the material’s role in each artwork’s capacity for expression as both the subject, the idea the work is about, and the object, the physical artwork itself.
The exhibit runs through October 14th
