Activities

Cambria Center for the Arts's Plein Air Painting Group is a friendly, fun, and very flexible group. We offer good, honest critique about each other's work and everyone is welcome. People do oil, acrylic, watercolor, pen and ink, mixed media and more. The Irregulars meet on Wednesday mornings and paint in various locations near Cambria and in the surrounding areas. If you’d like to be added to the email list or would like more information, contact Cam Arnold at camarnold@yahoo.com.

This 3-day art workshop takes place from 10 AM to 4 PM from Fri June 6, 2025 to Sun June 8, 2025. Location: Cambria Center for the Arts Classroom 12. Learn how to paint lively, expressive paintings with a focus on colour accuracy, mark-making and the interconnection of all elements including value, colour mixing, edges, principles of design, composition, light and shadow. In this workshop you'll learn Alla Prima/wet-on-wet style techniques which will help bring your painting skills to the next level! The cost of attendance is $375 for non-members and $350 for members. Spots are limited and filling, so please sign up soon! Link: https://cambriaarts.org/sign-up?signupid=237&event=312

This art workshop takes place on Sat May 17, 2025 from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Location: Cambria Center for the Arts Green Room and Fiscallini Ranch Preserve. Throughout the retreat, participants will explore the natural world and learn how the environment connects with their inner selves. In the morning we will meet at the CCA for a talk based on Doris’ slideshow of photographs titled “Botanical in the Wild.” After a lunch break, we will take a photography walk around Fiscallini Ranch Preserve photographing the beautiful wildflowers, utilizing the skills that were discussed and gaining experience and additional guidance along the way before regrouping at CCA for the journaling and art expression part of the day. The cost of attendance is $145 for non-members and $125 for members. Spots are limited, so sign up soon! Link: https://cambriaarts.org/sign-up?signupid=247&event=321

Every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, this group meets to create art based on a different inspirational prompt. This group is based at the Green Room in CCA (1350 Main St, Cambria, CA 93428), but occasionally we may meet in members' beautiful homes, or have field trips possibly on different days of the month. We take turns providing inspirational exercises to trigger the creative process. While it is not required that you attend each month, we sure hope that it will continue as a community where we all participate as creators, guides, and an inspirational support group for the creative process. Sign up here: https://cambriaarts.org/academy-program/

May 3, 2025 Sat., 4:30 to 6PM Cambria Center for the Arts Join us on May 3 for the opening reception of “Every Picture Tells a Story.” Come see and hear the work of local artists. Visual arts will be displayed along with accompanying brief, written interpretations provided by a talented community of writers. Participants will include the Joslyn Center group, “Rough Writers,” as well as a variety of local poets, novelists, journalists, and high school students. From 4:30 to 6:00 PM. Free music and treats provided!

This 2-day art workshop takes place from 10 AM to 4 PM on Sat, August 16, 2025 and Sun, August 17, 2025 in Classroom 12 at Cambria Center for the Arts. Learn how to compose and capture a picture-perfect photo with renowned photographer George Scribner! The cost of attendance is $275 for non-members and $250 for members. Spots are limited and filling up, so please register soon! Link: https://cambriaarts.org/sign-up?signupid=228&event=291

CCA members who are in the painting process are invited to join us in the Green Room at Cambria Center for the Arts on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 10:00 am - 11:30 am. This Group meets indoors for a critique of current paintings. There is limited space, so please sign up here: https://cambriaarts.org/artist-groups/ or contact Cindy Stiles at cindystiles9@gmail.com or 661-703 2391. Fee: $10 (CCA members Free)

Join us for an Andy Warhol Inspired Mother’s Day Tea Towel Workshop on April 24, 2025 from 3:30 to 4:30. This event is for children ages 6 - 12. Location: Cambria Center for the Arts - Conference Room. Sign up to have a wonderfully fun and creative time! Using Andy Warhol's "I Love You So" illustration as inspiration. We will be painting on tea towels for our Mother's Day theme. This workshop is free for the children of Cambria and San Simeon, ages 6-12. Donations are appreciated. Sign Up here: https://www.cambriaarts.com/sign-up?signupid=268&event=341

Join us in the Green Room at Cambria Center for the Arts on the 4th Thursday of every month from 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm to draw/paint in the company of fellow artists. You will need to bring your own supplies, including an easel and drop cloth if painting. This event has no instructor. Artists simply gather to draw or paint and support each other throughout the session. A still life will be provided. There is a $10 fee to benefit CCA. (CCA members free)