San Luis Obispo Museum of Art

Our next exhibition opens next week! See and Missed, an immersive installation by artist Camille Hoffman opens to the public on May 28, with a special Member Preview from 6-8pm on May 27. Click the link in our bio to learn more! Artist Camille Hoffman uses materials collected from childhood and her everyday life to craft imaginary landscapes that are grounded in accumulation, rehabilitation, personal narrative, and historical critique. Taking inspiration from the Philippine ...weaving and storytelling traditions of her ancestors on the islands and on American soil, she interweaves images with found landscapes to reveal seamless yet textured transcultural contradictions. About the ArtistCamille Hoffman (b. 1987, Chicago, IL) earned a BFA from California College of the Arts (2009) and an MFA from Yale University (2015). Her current work is a unique mixed-media meditation on Manifest Destiny and its representation in the romantic American landscape. #installationart #installationartist #camillehoffman #camillehoffmanstudio #sloma

Our next exhibition opens next week! See and Missed, an immersive installation by artist Camille Hoffman opens to the public on May 28, with a special Member Preview from 6-8pm on May 27. Click the link in our bio to learn more! Artist Camille Hoffman uses materials collected from childhood and her everyday life to craft imaginary landscapes that are grounded in accumulation, rehabilitation, personal narrative, and historical critique. Taking inspiration from the Philippine ...weaving and Jewish storytelling traditions of her ancestors, along with traditional techniques from her academic training, she interweaves images with found landscapes to reveal seamless yet textured transcultural contradictions. About the ArtistCamille Hoffman (b. 1987, Chicago, IL) earned a BFA from California College of the Arts (2009) and an MFA from Yale University (2015). Her current work is a unique mixed-media meditation on Manifest Destiny and its representation in the romantic American landscape. #installationart #installationartist #camillehoffman #camillehoffmanstudio #sloma

Things are getting festive around here! On view in SLOMA’s windows are two holiday displays. At our Mission Plaza doors is a seasonally inspired installation with projections created by members of the Digital Art Group. Visit after dark to view this sparkly scene! This display is hosted in participation with Downtown SLO Light Up Downtown event. Vote for your favorite downtown window display at downtownslo.org. At our Broad Street window is a stop on The Search for Santa’s Mouse holiday scavenger hunt hosted by the Children’s Museum. Visit slocm.org to download a free activity book! #SLO #SanLuisObispo #DowntownSLO

A Note from the Executive Director - https://mailchi.mp/ec7ff/a-note-from-the-executive-director

Today from 3 to 5 PM: pick up your free sugar skull kits to help celebrate Día de los Muertos! In years past, our sugar skull station was the most popular kids' activity in the Día festival. But since this year's celebrations are virtual, we're giving everyone the opportunity to continue the tradition at home. Come by the Broad Street entrance and pick yours up today only! These kits are great for kids (and kids at heart).

Come pick up your free sugar skull kit at the Museum's Broad Street entrance tomorrow from 3 to 5 PM!

Next Friday, October 23rd join us by kicking off a week of online events! See schedule below! ¡El próximo viernes 23 de octubre únete a nosotros comenzando una semana de eventos en línea! ¡Vea el calendario a continuación!

Happening now! Working Lunch with our new Executive Director, Leann Standish.

Grab your favorite lunch and join our friends at the SLO Chamber of Commerce from 1212:30 PM for a Facebook Live conversation with our new Executive Director, Leann Standish, and SLO Chamber President/CEO, Jim Dantona.

Thank you SLO Tribune and Sarah Linn for this great article about the Museum’s future! #SLO #SanLuisObispo #CentralCoast

SLOMA is proud to announce that it has selected Leann Standish as its new Executive Director. Leann, who has deep experience in nonprofit and arts administration, has served as the Executive Director of the San Luis Obispo Foundation for the Performing Arts Center for nearly four years. She brings a compelling vision to SLOMA to build an open and accessible home for diverse audiences; a true celebration of creative expression. She is particularly excited about bringing in ar...t and artists from outside the San Luis Obispo community to complement and collaborate with the area’s existing creatives. Leann has spent her entire career in arts management including leadership roles at the Perez Art Museum in Miami, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry and the Fresno Metropolitan Museum. #SLO #SanLuisObispo

There is still time to register for tonight's color theory Zoom mini-workshop with Guy Kinnear at 6 PM. Students are also invited to pick up a Central Coast Sour cocktail kit from Sidecar Cocktail Co. to enjoy during this event. Students receive a discount! Visit https://sloma.org/product/color-theory/ for more information and registration. #SLO #SanLuisObispo #ShareSLO #DowntownSLO

Sidecar owner, Josh Christensen, demonstrates how he makes the colorful Central Coast Sour, their special cocktail for SLOMA's upcoming "Color Theory" mini virtual workshop with Guy Kinnear this Thursday, October 1! Pick up one of Sidecar’s ready made craft cocktail kits and enjoy a tasty beverage during class (students get a discount!). Sign up for Guy’s class at sloma.org/education/adult-education-programs. Cocktail kits available for purchase at Sidecar Cocktail Co., right across the creek from the Museum. #SLO #SanLuisObispo #CentralCoast #MuseumFromHome

Join SLOMA this Wednesday, 9/30 at 6 PM for an Instagram Live discussion with "California Sculpture SLAM" juror Shana Nys Dambrot. Shana Nys Dambrot is an art critic, curator, and author based in Downtown LA. She is the Arts Editor for the LA Weekly, and a contributor to Flaunt, Art and Cake, Artillery, and Palm Springs Life. "California Sculpture SLAM" is a biennial exhibition featuring contemporary sculpture by artists from across the state. ... #SLO #SanLuisObispo #CaliforniaArt #MuseumFromHome #ArtInTheTimeOfCorona See more

It’s Friday, let’s celebrate! Looking for COVID-safe weekend plans? Digitally visiting SLOMA by scrolling" through digital exhibitions is a great way to stay safe and experience beautiful art! Digital exhibitions currently available at SLOMA.org: ... "California Sculpture SLAM": A juried exhibition featuring contemporary sculpture by artists from around California "Terminally Optimistic": A retrospective featuring the lively prints of Rachael Winn Yon "Brushstrokes 2020": A juried exhibition featuring paintings by The Painters Group and Art Center Morro Bay members Live Through This: Portraits and stories of suicide survivors by Dese’Rae L. Stage Rachael Winn Yon, Dance of the Mad Cats, multiple plate color etching, artist proof, 8.75 x 14.25 in., From the collection of Paul La Riviere and James Lipsett #SLO #SanLuisObispo #CentralCoast #CaliforniaArt #MuseumFromHome #ArtInTheTimeOfCorona See more

#TBT to earlier this year when Mark Bryan painted this Twitter wall for his exhibition Fake News. #SLO #SanLuisObispo #MarkBryan

Vote for SLOMA as Your Favorite Charity! - https://mailchi.mp//vote-for-sloma-as-your-favorite-charit

Since it’s the #FirstDayOfFall, we are sharing this autumnal Central Coast landscape by Dotty Hawthorne for #PermanentCollectionTuesday. Dotty Hawthorne, Gathering Hay, 2009, pastel, 25.25 x 30.5 in., Donated by the artist; PC. 117 ... #SLO #SanLuisObispo #CentralCoast #CaliforniaArtist #AutumnEquinox #Fall #MuseumFromHome See more