Join Jessamyn Lynn for her class series: Paint in the Style Of...

In this first session, learn to paint in the style of Georgia O'Keeffe, an American artist best known for her paintings of flowers and desert landscapes. All artist levels welcome.

California Sculptors Symposium will hold its annual week long workshops at Camp Ocean Pines, 1473 Randall Drive, Cambria, CA and welcomes the public to their Sculpture Show and Sale on Saturday, April 18 from 11am until 2pm. Works on display are from artists attending the week long symposium. Select works will be for sale. The public is invited to visit Camp Ocean Pines to view the show, walk around and visit the various sculpture work stations and meet with the artists working on their projects.

Check out all that is happening in upcycled clothes. This partnership with SLO Climate coalition will inspire!

Join the Harold J Miossi Art Gallery as they celebrate the fantastic work of our Cuesta student artists. There will be food and art and tunes by Cuesta Music combo The New Choice. It is always a festive occasion.

Jurors Christina McPhee and Katie Herzog had their work cut out for them as they narrowed down the 180+ submitted works down to the final 55 pieces selected to be in the exhibition.  The art that you will find represent just a fraction of the incredible work being done in the Fine Arts Department, but it is a diverse sampling of the talent, skill and creativity of Cuesta College students.

The Creative Kids series is designed to ignite your child's imagination and inspire creativity. Each workshop focuses on a different medium and is a great way to see what subject(s) sparks your child’s interest! Check out artcentralslo.com for specific weekly projects.

Hear from the artists in The Bunker SLO’s Earth Month show about how they use upcycled materials in their work.

Out of Bounds! is an open juried international exhibition offered by the Pastel Society of the West Coast of works in pastel (and other mediums) going beyond the traditional use of the pastel medium. Breaking the 80% rule for traditional pastel exhibits, this competition is one that requires the entries to be approximately 30-50% pastel to be combined with one or more other mediums creating two-dimensional works of art. If you relish experimental art and love art that moves outside of the usual boundaries of traditional pastel competitions, this show is for you!

Film screening with introduction by Dr. John Goodby, professor of arts and culture at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. The leading authority on Dylan Thomas, Dr. Goodby has written extensively on his work and edited his Collected Poems.

Opening April 5 and running through April 26, 2026, the exhibition will feature the personal collection of Andrea Wasko and Meaghan Gilbert. The show highlights a curated selection of fine art, decorative objects, and unique collectibles, offering visitors an engaging and meaningful gallery experience. On April 12th, the community is invited to enjoy an afternoon of art, DJ and dancing, food and drinks, and a silent auction benefiting financial education for women.

Cruise Control Contemporary is pleased to announce Cat’s Cradle, a presentation of new works by Cambria-based artist Vicky Lawson, opening April 11, 2026.

Lawson’s practice is playful, tactile, and unguarded—moving fluidly between painting and object, between surface and structure. Her compositions favor bold color relationships, loose mark-making, and an almost conversational sense of form. Shapes appear, overlap, and resolve in ways that feel less designed than discovered, as if each work is the result of a sequence of small decisions made in real time.

The culturally and relevant artwork of Juan Fuentes (printmaker) held over til May 2. The Pocket Gallery will be showing his work, April 11, April 18 and May 2. Hope you will swing by and see this powerful body of work.

Back by popular demand! Create one of a kind tribute to your furry friends while enjoying a fun day with your human pals! Anyone can create a pet portrait, regardless of art experience. In this 4 1/2 hour workshop, you will be guided through a fun process of using hand painted papers selected exclusively for your pet. The 11“ x 14“ canvas board is available at Art Central, all other supplies will be provided. This event will fill up fast so make your reservations soon.

Readings, performances, and strangeness from local poets and artists. Zine proceeds benefit 805 Undocufund. Free entry!

This 3-day intensive workshop will focus entirely on the popular technique of creating light weight, weather resistant, 3-dimensional, mosaic-ready forms out of Styrofoam (polystyrene), fiber mesh and concrete.

Members of San Luis Outdoor Painters for the Environment, SLOPE, were invited to exhibit original paintings and fine art prints during the Celebration at the Goodwin Education Center at Carrizo Plain National Monument, celebrating Nature’s abundant wildflower display, and they are excited to participate!

Join The Bunker SLO and the SLO Climate Coalition for a bad art party and supply exchange. Let's buy less stuff and share the love.

Join us in hosting poets CAConrad, Valentine Freeman and Caleb Nichols for a poetry reading at SLOMA!

The San Luis Obispo County Poet Laureate, Cal Poly Writers At Work, SLO County Arts and the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art are proud to host the acclaimed poet CAConrad for the first time in San Luis Obispo.

Explore how (Soma)tic Rituals can help us see the creative viability in everything around us in a workshop with acclaimed poet CAConrad. CAConrad has created writing rituals using the night sky to design homemade star constellations, another ritual to dream with crows, and many others, from talking with trees and ghosts, translating Shakespeare's sonnets with crystals, and coping with the destroyed wilderness of our planet.

The world’s #1 Elton John tribute is coming to San Luis Obispo for one night only. Tom Cridland began performing Elton’s music to recover from alcoholism, and has become a singer, songwriter, producer and pianist aka “Sir El Tom”. Tom learnt the piano almost overnight during the Covid-19 lockdowns as part of his recovery but in a couple of years he went from playing pubs to headlining theatres, amphitheaters and arenas.

Art After Dark (AAD), hosted by SLO County Arts, is a monthly event held on the First Friday of each month. Participating businesses transform into vibrant creative spaces, showcasing local art, music, performances, and more in a free, community-centered walking tour that highlights the artistic heart of San Luis Obispo.

Join local NYT and USA Today bestselling author Kalyn Josephson in conversation with fantasy author Shannon Price as they celebrate the launch of Josephson's new adult fantasy book, THE LIBRARY OF AMORLIN. The authors will be chatting about all things fantasy, books, and writing, with a Q&A and signing to follow.

Inspired by the Chicano Movement and mentors Rupert Garcia and Malaquias Montoya, Juan has dedicated his art as a cultural activist to supporting and being part of a global movement for social change. His silkscreen posters and relief prints have addressed many issues as they relate to communities of color, social justice, racism, and international struggles for liberation.

Join us in person to celebrate and uplift Indigenous Voices through poetry. This event supports yak tityu tityu yak tilhini Northern Chumash Tribe and their Alexander Ranch LANDBACK movement. Come connect, listen to indigenous poets, and show your support for Native rights, art, and culture.

Studios on the Park’s Sweet Art Fundraiser will honor The General Store, Paso Robles. Studios has invited several artists to create artwork and bring the event’s theme to life: “A Crowded Table”. It’s the name of a favorite song by The Highwomen, as well as the vibe the General Store team aspires to create through their offerings and the energy they bring to Paso Robles. The 2026 Sweet Art Auction will be held at the newly renovated Paso Robles Inn, across the park from Studios and General Store.

Mike Clark has spent most of his life working with his hands. Mike wouldn’t call himself an artist. He’s more comfortable calling himself a builder, beachcomber, and someone who likes to work with stone. But after enough years of quiet carving, a small collection of sculptures has taken shape—each one carrying the marks of the hand that made it and the places the stones came from. Cruise Control Contemporary presents a small, personal exhibition in Cambria.

ON THE ROAD brings two young up-and-coming German writers, Louise Kenn and Mücahit Türk, to share their works in San Luis Obispo on March 7th.

Art After Dark (AAD), hosted by SLO County Arts, is a monthly event held on the First Friday of each month. Participating businesses transform into vibrant creative spaces, showcasing local art, music, performances, and more in a free, community-centered walking tour that highlights the artistic heart of San Luis Obispo.

Keeping in the Shadows is a visually rich surf odyssey, moving between moody, dramatic landscapes and glowing, dream-like sunset sessions. Between travel chaos, early mornings, and long days in the water, the film opens up space for intimate, unscripted conversations, moments of humor, reflection, and honesty that give each section its own pulse and personality.

Over two full days, participants will explore sculptural approaches to building expressive clay heads, focusing on form, structure, proportion, and surface. This is a rare opportunity to learn directly from a visiting artist with a strong studio practice and teaching background. Bonus: Michelle will also have an exhibition on view during her visit, giving participants and the community a chance to see her work up close.