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A steel sculpture reminiscent of a jellyfish with a teal resin "house" in the middle. SLOMA in the background with a colorful mural

Welcome to SLOMA!

by Erica Ellis December 19, 2024 in Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

Welcome to the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA)! Please take a moment to share your zip code with us. We also invite you to join our email list to stay updated on our exhibitions and public programs. "*" indicates required fields What is your zip code?*Would you like [...]

A Note From The Director

by Erica Ellis October 8, 2024 in Uncategorized, Events Comments are Disabled

SLOMA Art News

Photograph of three men on a beach wearing bright t-shirts, sunglasses, and carrying surfboards

Panel Discussion: Indigenous Surfers Reflecting on Art and Sovereignty

by Erica Ellis October 7, 2024 in Uncategorized Comments are Disabled

Presented by Cal Poly’s Ethnic Studies Department

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

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?

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 Uncategorized 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 "SLO(W) Rainbow" by Leah Rosenberg, SLOMA's 2023 mural project. Closeup of the creekside wall with squares filled with different patterns and colors

GAYTHERING

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

Here at SLOMA, we know art is all about connection. Every year, we host an event in our Gathering series that connects different communities with the arts and one another. This year, our Gathering event will connect our LGBTQIA+ communities throughout San Luis Obispo County. You are invited to join [...]