Erica Ellis, Author at SLOMA

Articles by: Erica Ellis

A mural depicting angled bands of primary colors broken up by a series of waving white lines

First Fridays at SLOMA Survey

by Erica Ellis September 6, 2024 in Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

SLOMA visitor demographic survey

Painting of a lagoon with a colonial ship, a modern surfer in the foreground and the bust of a native woman emerging from the water in the background

Haagua: An Indigenous Surf Film screening + Q&A

by Erica Ellis August 19, 2024 in Events, Artist Program Comments are Disabled

Presented in collaboration with Native Like Water

Four young people gather around a table covered in cosmic designs, holding tarot cards

Games Are Magic! Stelle Scopa Open Sweep

by Erica Ellis July 30, 2024 in Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

Sunday, Aug 4, 12–2 PM
Learn Italy’s most popular card game with a side of Tarot with artist Maria Molteni

A building facade decorated with a colorful geometric mural

Paint A Mural With MOMO

by Erica Ellis July 29, 2024 in Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

Tuesday, Aug 6, 2–4 PM
SLOMA invites young artists grades 3–6 to learn mural painting with our 2024 mural project artist, Dave Momo

8 surfboards arranged in a flower pattern, on a lawn

Surfboard Swap

by Erica Ellis July 28, 2024 in Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

Sunday, Aug 11, 10 AM–1 PM
Buy, sell, or trade your surfboard at SLOMA in celebration of the exhibition Whose Waters?

Photo by Gabriella Angotti-Jones. A young Black woman holds her surfboard, standing on the beach at sunset

Artists’ Panel: Whose Waters?

by Erica Ellis July 1, 2024 in Events, Past Artist Program Comments are Disabled

With artists Gabriella Angotti-Jones, Stephen Milner, Kunyalala Ndlovu, Shea Somma, and Joni Sternbach

A group of elementary school kids wave at the camera outside the museum

A Note From The Director

by Erica Ellis June 20, 2024 in Events Comments are Disabled

Surfing, murals, and more coming to SLO this summer

A Black woman in a wetsuit on a surfboard

Exhibition Preview: Whose Waters

by Erica Ellis June 20, 2024 in Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

Friday, Jul 12 from 6–8 PM You are invited to the preview for SLOMA's next Gray Wing exhibition: Whose Waters?. Tour the exhibition before the general public, meet the artists, and enjoy music and wine in the galleries. Remarks in the Gray Wing at 6:30 PM. Please check in at [...]

Detail of a bronze sculpture depicting a dancing couple, spinning together on a diagonal axis in a close embrace

Museum Circle Salon: Camille Claudel

by Erica Ellis June 11, 2024 in Past Museum Circle Event Comments are Disabled

Prof. Odile Ayral-Clause explores the life of French sculptor Camille Claudel

A sculpture that appears to be made of a mylar balloon but is actually resin in the shape of a tropical fish kissing its reflection in a mirrir

Museum Circle Event: What Are We Looking At?

by Erica Ellis June 11, 2024 in Past Museum Circle Event Comments are Disabled

Explore the world of Pop Art in conjunction with Adam Parker Smith: For The Time Being