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FREE | Each month OMA welcomes friends and neighbors on Free First Sundays from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. 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. Oceanside Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

Join us for an evening of art and drinks as we celebrate the opening of our newest exhibitions: "Denja Harris: The Space Between" "Fabulous Fiber" "The Art of Surfing" 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. Oceanside Museum of Art on Instagram / Facebook

Join Cami Árboles for a night of art, music, and dance! Enjoy a night of art and dancing fueled by the artistry of Los Angeles-based artist Cami Árboles and inspired by current exhibition "Women in Focus." This powerful exhibition demonstrates the pivotal role women have played in photography since its invention in the 1830s, showcasing diverse perspectives on identity, autonomy, and representation. The night will feature a captivating performance that brings together yoga, flexibility, and dance combined with opera singing to showcase the power and versatility of the female form. Árboles’ performance piece draws directly from the themes of "Women in Focus," reimagining them through embodied gestures that speak to resilience, sensuality, and the multiplicity of womanhood. Come for the live performance, stay for the full experience. Enjoy a drink from the cash bar, take a stroll through the exhibition, and stay to dance and let loose with music by DJs. Cami Árboles is a multidisciplinary artist and movement educator born and raised in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of Yale University, where she studied and trained extensively in classical voice, opera, and live performance. Her background in vocal performance and physical theater deeply informs her current work, which explores the body as a site of ritual, resistance, and transformation. Árboles is the founder of Mind Body Spirit Collective (MBSC), an international movement platform centering pole dance, yoga, and somatic healing through community. Cami draws from diverse disciplines to create immersive, embodied experiences about womanhood and the female form. Visit: https://www.sdmart.org/event/sdma-cami-arboles-body-frame/ Cami Árboles on Instagram / TikTok

This exhibition will explore art that has emerged from the surf-culture lifestyle and surfing’s influence on artists. Everyone who has experienced the feeling of riding a wave understands just how hard it is to describe that incredible sensation, referred to as “stoke”. It seems that only through creative self-expression can surfer-artists capture the essence of stoke and the inspiration that can be found between the surfer and the wave. Artists who surf may take this creative energy in many directions and may explore subjects outside of surfing and surf culture. This joint exhibition will feature a variety of media, from traditional art making methods to works in resin, murals, surfboards, graphic art, sculpture, or fabric, all with the goal to convey the creative power that all artists experience, on or off the wave. Visit: Exhibition Opening Day | Surf Art: Exploring Southern California's Coastal Culture Oceanside Museum of Art on Instagram and Facebook

Free and open to all ages! Join us from 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Brooks Theater Gallery (217 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside) for the opening of "Black Perspectives 2" in honor of Juneteenth. Back by popular demand, this powerful exhibition features returning and new POC artists exploring Black history, culture, family, and community through their work. The evening also features the unveiling of "Miss Mary," an upright piano transformed by artist BJ Lane into a vibrant celebration of the performing arts. Part of the Oceanside Public Piano Project by the Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation, "Miss Mary" will be accompanied by live music from pianist and OCAF VP Robert Parker. Enjoy light refreshments, a guest artist at work, and conversations with the featured artists. Don’t miss this joyful celebration of creativity, community, and culture! Oceanside Theatre Company on Facebook / Instagram

Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is more than simply putting flowers in a container. It is a disciplined art form that breathes life into each composition, harmonizing the elements of nature and humanity. Learn to create these stunning pieces of art that intertwine Japanese culture and the changing of the seasons. By end of the semester, you will have learned to design beautiful and professional looking arrangements for both everyday and special occasions. Contact Prof. Takeya for more information at mtakeya@sdccd.edu. This class is free and open to the public. You may register when you attend the class. Audience: Adults, Seniors Location: Community Room

Join us for Studio Arts, when OMA transforms into an artist’s studio, offering skill-building workshops led by distinguished professor and arts educator Robin Douglas. “The Flash and Sparkle of Mickalene Thomas” Sequins, buttons, beads, collages, and stencils are the trademark of Thomas. We will glue certain small objects in some areas of the painting to emphasize the passion for sparkle in our lives. These joyful creations will speak to the heart. A break for lunch and a relaxed discussion will occur at midday. Please bring your own bagged lunch or feel free to visit one of the restaurants close by on our provided list. Space is limited. Register today! Oceanside Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

The Muse is an archival series of San Diego’s current fashion, art, and music in one unified community. We’re back and better than ever–higher quality production and fostering comm(unity) in an open, safe, and free-flowing space! Come hang out with us and enjoy music by local artists and musicians! The Muse started as an outlet for all creatives to share their unique voice as we were coming out of a tumultuous 2 years in (mostly) solitude. It was a space for reconnecting our social-neural pathways and helped creative individuals find new collaborators to benchmark a new chapter in their creative journeys. Visit: The Muse: Pride Month The Muse San Diego on Instagram

Create a piece of art using any medium, inspired by black poets. It will be included in the library’s Juneteenth Zine. - Pauline Foster Teen Center (2nd Floor) - Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens San Diego Central Public Library on Facebook / Instagram

Join us for Studio Arts, when OMA transforms into an artist’s studio, offering skill-building workshops led by distinguished professor and arts educator Robin Douglas. ‘’21st Century Impressionist Paintings” After 150 years of Impressionism, artists today still use the “fleeting moment” of sensation to create spectacular painting results. We will use a broad spectrum of techniques to achieve these optic phenomena. A break for lunch and a relaxed discussion will occur at midday. Please bring your own bagged lunch or feel free to visit one of the restaurants close by on our provided list. Space is limited. Register today! Oceanside Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram