San Luis Obispo Museum of Art

San Luis Obispo Museum of Art Located in downtown San Luis Obispo, SLOMA is at the heart of the cityโ€™s cultural corridor and a must-see for visitors. Admission FREE! Open to the public.

Rotating exhibitions, public art projects, and unique art events for all ages. The mission of the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) is to provide and promote diverse visual arts experiences for people of all ages and backgrounds through exhibition, education, creation, and collaboration; and preserve the Museum's permanent collection as an artistic legacy of the California Central Coast. Admission is always free.

Two reasons to stop by this Friday, June 5th โœจJoin us for First Friday + the opening reception of ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ: ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ...
06/01/2026

Two reasons to stop by this Friday, June 5th โœจ
Join us for First Friday + the opening reception of ๐˜ˆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ: ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด from 5:30โ€“8 PM in association with Art After Dark. Experience a night of art, community, conversation, and a first look at the new exhibition.
Members are invited to arrive at 4:30 for a special preview and comments by the artist!

Presented by Lindsey Harn Group and Christieโ€™s International Real Estate Sereno , with additional support from Hotel Cerro and the City of San Luis Obispo .
See you at SLOMA! ๐Ÿค

A huge thank you to UMB  for sponsoring the upcoming mural project by Bunnie Reiss ๐ŸŽจโœจWeโ€™re excited to welcome this vibra...
05/27/2026

A huge thank you to UMB for sponsoring the upcoming mural project by Bunnie Reiss ๐ŸŽจโœจ

Weโ€™re excited to welcome this vibrant new public artwork to downtown San Luis Obispo as part of our 2026โ€“2028 Mural Project series.

Thank you as well to our presenting sponsors:
Music road trip app .app and Meganโ€™s Organic Market , City of San Luis Obispo for helping bring public art to our community ๐Ÿ’›

BUNNIE REISS
Coming Summer 2026
2026โ€“2028 Mural Project

Opening Summer 2027 โœจBe the first through the doorsโ€”become a member today! ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿค
05/22/2026

Opening Summer 2027 โœจ
Be the first through the doorsโ€”become a member today! ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿค

Coming Next:ALICIA ADAMEROVICH: ๐˜Š๐˜–๐˜•๐˜œ๐˜•๐˜‹๐˜™๐˜œ๐˜”๐˜šJune 5 โ€“ October 18, 2026Alicia Adamerovichโ€™s works are representations of int...
05/20/2026

Coming Next:

ALICIA ADAMEROVICH: ๐˜Š๐˜–๐˜•๐˜œ๐˜•๐˜‹๐˜™๐˜œ๐˜”๐˜š
June 5 โ€“ October 18, 2026
Alicia Adamerovichโ€™s works are representations of introspective journeys, couching emotion in the landscape of the subconscious. Often grounded in a sense of isolation, her paintings, drawings, and sculptural frames exist in a world that is at once achingly familiar and wholly alien. It is in this dichotomy of attraction and disdain, joy and pain, and expansion and compression where Adamerovich fashions moonlit feeling into terrains of apprehension and disquiet. At the same time, Adamerovich is acutely aware of her audience and invites them to take part in the creation. As Adamerovich states: โ€œI donโ€™t wish for my frames to be vessels for the work, but instead to be extensions of the lineโ€ฆ making connections with both the viewerโ€™s body and mind. Immersing oneself is bringing the experience closer to my own experience of creation.โ€

Alicia Adamerovich, Excuse me I have work to do, 2025, oil, wood and linen on panel, 36 x 60 in.

We will be closed Sunday, May 31st and Monday, June 1st while we deinstall Once Upon Now and install Alicia Adamerovichโ€™...
05/19/2026

We will be closed Sunday, May 31st and Monday, June 1st while we deinstall Once Upon Now and install Alicia Adamerovichโ€™s upcoming exhibition ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด. โœจ

Frank Stella๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด๐˜ช ๐˜š๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ 1, 1966Alkyd on canvasFrank Stella made ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด๐˜ช ๐˜š๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ / as part of his maze-...
05/18/2026

Frank Stella
๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด๐˜ช ๐˜š๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ 1, 1966
Alkyd on canvas
Frank Stella made ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด๐˜ช ๐˜š๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ / as part of his maze-like paintings from the early 1960s, using angled lines that meet at sharp corners. In this work, he uses shades of gray instead of bright color to change how the painting feels and to guide the viewer's. eye. The shift from light to dark creates a sense of depth, which was new for Stella, whose earlier paintings were very flat.
Courtesy of Art Bridges
๐˜–๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ Feb 28 โ€“ May 30, 2026

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05/15/2026

This & no one rushing you โœจ
Currently on view:

๐Ÿ—“ Peter Krashes: ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ
March 6 โ€“ June 28, 2026

๐Ÿ—“ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด: ๐˜–๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ
Feb 28 โ€“ May 30, 2026

Trust Children Center visited SLOMA last month, and we loved having them as visitors.Hereโ€™s a sweet follow-up story from...
05/14/2026

Trust Children Center visited SLOMA last month, and we loved having them as visitors.
Hereโ€™s a sweet follow-up story from the parents:
โ€œSo fun story: We went back there this last Monday, and she gave us a full tour of the place (we had never been there) and she introduced each and every art piece and talked about each one asking us "what do you notice about this art piece?" We were pretty blown away by her interest in the art.โ€ Dad Josh, 4/8/2026 (Daughter: Essie)

05/13/2026

Two last weeks to see ๐˜–๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ: ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโœจ
Itโ€™s your signโ€”donโ€™t miss it.

This exhibition is generously presented by Art Bridges , PG&E , Peregrine Boutique .
Additional support provided by KSBY , City of San Luis Obispo .

Alfred Conteh๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ด, 2020Acrylic and urethane plastic on canvas๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ด, is a large painting by arti...
05/12/2026

Alfred Conteh
๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ด, 2020
Acrylic and urethane plastic on canvas
๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ด, is a large painting by artist Alfred Conteh that shows twin boys he met in Atlanta. It is part of his series ๐˜›๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด, which shares the faces and names of Black Americans living in the Deep South, emphasizing individual identity and presence within communities that are often overlooked. Conteh's work reminds people of the real lives and struggles of Black communities today. This painting was made during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when many families in Atlanta suffered due to broad economic instability. The boys look calm and natural, appearing grounded and self-possessed, but Conteh shows uncertainty about their future by fading their legs into paint, suggesting the influence of larger social forces beyond their control.
Courtesy of Art Bridges
๐˜–๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ Feb 28 โ€“ May 30, 2026

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