October 13th | Kid Craft Art Workshop - Woodland Wind Chimes at the Museum, with Community Clayworks

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 2024 | 3:00 PM–5:00 PM

At the California Nature Art Museum (formerly the Wildling Museum)

Join the California Nature Art Museum & Community Clayworks for an art workshop at the Museum, creating oak woodland wind chimes. Participants will create a wind chime featuring falling oak leaves and/or tiny woodland creatures, and then paint their pieces with colorful underglazes. After firing and clear glazing, completed pieces will be available for pick up in-person at the Museum or can be shipped by request (for an additional fee).

Past Programs/EventsRachel MetzOctober 13, 2024Kid Craft, Kids, Workshop, Community Clayworks, Art Class, Oak Woodland

November 24th | Kid Craft Art Workshop - Sea Star Sushi Plates at the Museum, with Community Clayworks

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, 2024 | 3:00 PM–5:00 PM

At the California Nature Art Museum (formerly the Wildling Museum)

Join the California Nature Art Museum & Community Clayworks for an art workshop at the Museum, creating sea star sushi plates (can be used for other scrumptious somethings!). Students will create their very own sea star with bumps, knobs, and unique lines and patters, and then paint their pieces with colorful underglazes. After firing and clear glazing, completed pieces will be available for pick up in-person at the Museum or can be shipped by request (for an additional fee).

Upcoming Programs/EventsRachel MetzOctober 2, 2024Kid Craft, Kids, Workshop, Community Clayworks, Art Class, Coral Reefs

December 8th | Adult Art Workshop - Winter Gourd Workshop, Painting & Weaving

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, 2024 | 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

At the California Nature Art Museum (formerly the Wildling Museum)

Join the California Nature Art Museum & Artist Kathy Badrak for an art workshop on Sunday, December 8th 2024 from 10:00AM- 2:00PM, creating colorful, natural bowls out of gourds. Participants will paint their gourds with alcohol ink and learn to weave a rim on the gourd using a variety of botanical materials.

Upcoming Programs/EventsRachel MetzOctober 2, 2024Workshop, Art Class, Kathy Badrak, Gourds

January 3rd | Kid Craft Art Workshop - Coastal Art & Poetry Contest Submissions, Creating Together

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3RD, 2025 | 11:00 AM–1:00 PM

At the California Nature Art Museum (formerly the Wildling Museum)

Join the California Nature Art Museum for a Kid Craft art workshop on Friday, January 3rd 2025 from 11:00AM- 1:00PM, creating artwork for submission to the California Coastal Commission’s annual K-12 Art & Poetry Contest. Students will be provided with paper, graphite pencils, colored pencils, markers, watercolors, brushes, construction paper, glue, and crayons. While the workshop will be primarily self-led, CalNAM staff and volunteers will be available for support at all times.

Upcoming Programs/EventsRachel MetzOctober 2, 2024Kid Craft, Kids, Workshop, Community Clayworks, Art Class, Coral Reefs

January 12th | King Tides Tidepooling Walk at Gaviota State Beach

SUNDAY, JANUARY 12TH, 2025 | 2:00 PM–4:00 PM

At Gaviota State Beach with the California Nature Art Museum

Join the California Nature Art Museum for a tidepooling walk at Gaviota State Beach on Sunday, January 12th 2025 from 2:00PM- 4:00PM, searching for intertidal creatures that will be visible due to the extra low “King Tides.” Participants can expect to see species such as ochre stars, gooseneck barnacles, sunburst anemones, and shore crabs, and maybe - if the group is really lucky! - small fish or an octopus!

Free for members and children, $10 for non-member adults.

Upcoming Programs/EventsRachel MetzOctober 2, 2024Community Clayworks, Workshop, Art Class, Coral Reefs, Ocean, Waves

February 23rd | Adult Art Workshop - King Tides Wave Sculptures at the Museum, with Community Clayworks

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD, 2025 | 3:00 PM–5:00 PM

At the California Nature Art Museum (formerly the Wildling Museum)

Join the California Nature Art Museum & Community Clayworks for an art workshop on Sunday, February 23rd 2025 from 3:00PM- 5:00PM, creating wave sculptures in celebration of this winter’s king tides. Participants will learn to sculpt a cresting wave and paint their pieces with colorful underglazes. After firing and clear glazing, completed pieces will be available for pick up in-person at the Museum or can be shipped by request (for an additional fee).

Upcoming Programs/EventsRachel MetzOctober 2, 2024Community Clayworks, Workshop, Art Class, Coral Reefs, Ocean, Waves

March 16th | Adult Art Workshop - Natural Perfume-Making Workshop: Forests & Florals

SUNDAY, MARCH 16TH, 2024 | 1:00 PM–4:00 PM

At the California Nature Art Museum (formerly the Wildling Museum)

Join the California Nature Art Museum & Artisan Perfumer Susan Farber for an adult art workshop on Sunday, March 16th 2024 from 1:00PM- 4:00PM, creating unique and nature-based scents inspired by forests & florals of California. All participants will take home a custom-made fragrance and guide on the procurement process.

September 29th | Kid Craft Art Workshop - Story Time & Scrub Jays

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2024 | 2:00 PM–3:30 PM

At the California Nature Art Museum (formerly the Wildling Museum)

Join the California Nature Art Museum for a Kid Craft art workshop on Sunday, September 29th 2024 from 2:00PM- 3:30PM. Young participants will enjoy a special story time reading with artist Julia Laraway, whose work is exhibited in the Second-Floor Valley Oak Gallery from July 14th 2024 - January 13th 2025, and will also create their own “quilted” scrub jay with colorful felt pieces.

Past Programs/EventsRachel MetzSeptember 29, 2024Kid Craft, Kids, Workshop, Art Class, Julia Laraway, Textile Arts, Quilting

July 21st | Adult Art Workshop - Bee Baths at the Museum, with Community Clayworks

SUNDAY, JULY 21ST, 2024 | 3:00 PM–5:00 PM

At the California Nature Art Museum (formerly the Wildling Museum)

Join the California Nature Art Museum & Community Clayworks for an art workshop at the Museum, creating bee baths for the home garden. Participants will learn to sculpt an open, flat flower with elevated petals throughout to create safe landing spots for the bees, as well as paint their pieces with colorful underglazes. After firing and clear glazing, completed pieces will be available for pick up in-person at the Museum or can be shipped by request (for an additional fee).

Past Programs/EventsRachel MetzJuly 21, 2024Community Clayworks, Workshop, Art Class, Pollinators

June 9th | Kid Craft Art Workshop - Bee Baths at the Museum, with Community Clayworks

SUNDAY, JUNE 9TH, 2024 | 3:00 PM–5:00 PM

At the California Nature Art Museum (formerly the Wildling Museum)

Join the California Nature Art Museum & Community Clayworks for an art workshop at the Museum, creating bee baths for the home garden. Participants will learn to sculpt an open, flat flower with elevated petals throughout to create safe landing spots for the bees, as well as paint their pieces with colorful underglazes. After firing and clear glazing, completed pieces will be available for pick up in-person at the Museum or can be shipped by request (for an additional fee).

October 14th | Upcycling Art Workshop with Elizabeth Criss

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Join us at The Wildling Museum on Saturday, October 14th, 1 – 3 p.m. for a memorable afternoon with exhibiting artist Elizabeth Criss, whose work is currently featured in Message in a Bottle in the Michele Kuelbs Tower Gallery. Criss will guide attendees in an upcycling art workshop transforming household plastic discards into an eco-friendly fridge fishscape inspired by her own underwater creations on view at the Museum.

Workshop participants will make two (or more!) of their own magnetic fish to take home, along with newfound skills to turn old plastics into artworks of their own creation.

Past Programs/EventsRuben MislangOctober 14, 2023Elizabeth Criss, Workshop, Art Class

January 29th | Create a Nature Journal with Artist Kathy Badrak

Start the New Year off right and join artist Kathy Badrak in making your own nature journal on Sunday, January 29, 2023, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the Wildling Museum. This class will provide a fun and easy introduction to the art of handmade bookmaking.

Attendees will create a simple bound journal perfect for setting intentions for the New Year, sketching, nature journaling, and more! Books will include pockets for collecting natural specimens and a magnifying glass to assist in your outdoor journal studies and doodles.

Class fee is $50 and includes all required materials. Class size is limited to 12 participants, advance registration required.

Past Programs/EventsRuben MislangJanuary 29, 2023Workshop, Art Class, Kathy Badrak, Nature Journal

CANCELLED | Making Ornament Art with Cydney Miller

Enjoy a relaxing afternoon making two different style ornaments with artist and instructor Cydney Miller! Get in the holiday spirit and learn how to collage gold and silver leaf ornaments and then try your hand at elegant origami cranes and butterflies with festive specialty papers and decorative accents. Create one-of-a-kind holiday gifts or keep them up year-round as beautiful wall hangings! Class participants will make two of each style ornament, taking home four works of art in total.

Class registration fee is $35 and includes all required supplies and materials. Suitable for students ages 12 (with supervision) to adult, limited to 12 participants.

Ruben MislangDecember 11, 2022Cydney Miller, Ornaments, Art Class, Origami

May 15th | Nic Stover Photography Critique & Image Review Workshop

Join Central Coast professional landscape and nature photographer Nic Stover for an in-person workshop at the Wildling Museum on Sunday, May 15, 2022, 2 – 4:30 p.m designed for photographers of all skill levels looking to improve their editing skills and take their work to the next level.

Virtual Art Class | Serenity Stone Wrapping Workshop with Kathy Badrak

Join us on Sunday, January 24, 2021, 1:30 - 3 p.m. and Sunday, February 21, 2021, 1:30 - 3 p.m. for a fun virtual art class led by artist Kathy Badrak. Learn the basics of wrapping stones with waxed linen to make one-of-a-kind serenity stones, each as individual as you are!

Rock wrapping is an art form rooted in Japanese tradition. Wrapped stones could be used in Japanese gardens to guide visitors along a prescribed route or the correct spiritual path. Today, there are many variations of rock wrapping using many different materials. For this workshop, attendees will learn two methods of rock wrapping to create your own serenity stone.

Past Programs/EventsRuben MislangJanuary 24, 2021Art Class, Workshop, Kathy Badrak, Digital Programming

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