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San Luis Obispo Museum of Art

Name: San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
Address: 1010 Broad Street, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401, US
Telephone: +18055438562
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Located in downtown San Luis Obispo, SLOMA is at the heart of the city’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.

06/01/2026

Two reasons to stop by this Friday, June 5th ✨
Join us for First Friday + the opening reception of 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘩: 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘴 from 5:30–8 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 Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno , with additional support from Hotel Cerro and the City of San Luis Obispo .
See you at SLOMA! 🤍

05/27/2026

A huge thank you to UMB for sponsoring the upcoming mural project by Bunnie Reiss 🎨✨

We’re excited to welcome this vibrant new public artwork to downtown San Luis Obispo as part of our 2026–2028 Mural Project series.

Thank you as well to our presenting sponsors:
Music road trip app .app and Megan’s Organic Market , City of San Luis Obispo for helping bring public art to our community 💛

BUNNIE REISS
Coming Summer 2026
2026–2028 Mural Project

05/22/2026

Opening Summer 2027 ✨
Be the first through the doors—become a member today! 🎨🤍

05/20/2026

Coming Next:

ALICIA ADAMEROVICH: 𝘊𝘖𝘕𝘜𝘕𝘋𝘙𝘜𝘔𝘚
June 5 – October 18, 2026
Alicia Adamerovich’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: “I don’t wish for my frames to be vessels for the work, but instead to be extensions of the line… making connections with both the viewer’s body and mind. Immersing oneself is bringing the experience closer to my own experience of creation.”

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

05/19/2026

We will be closed Sunday, May 31st and Monday, June 1st while we deinstall Once Upon Now and install Alicia Adamerovich’s upcoming exhibition 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘴. ✨

05/18/2026

Frank Stella
𝘊𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘱𝘴𝘪 𝘚𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩 1, 1966
Alkyd on canvas
Frank Stella made 𝘊𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢 𝘥𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘱𝘴𝘪 𝘚𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩 / 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
𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘜𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘸 Feb 28 – May 30, 2026

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05/15/2026

This & no one rushing you ✨
Currently on view:

🗓 Peter Krashes: 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩
March 6 – June 28, 2026

🗓 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴: 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘜𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘸
Feb 28 – May 30, 2026

05/14/2026

Trust Children Center visited SLOMA last month, and we loved having them as visitors.
Here’s a sweet follow-up story from the parents:
“So 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.” Dad Josh, 4/8/2026 (Daughter: Essie)

05/13/2026

Two last weeks to see 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘜𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘸: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯✨
It’s your sign—don’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 .

05/12/2026

Alfred Conteh
𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘴, 2020
Acrylic and urethane plastic on canvas
𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘴, is a large painting by artist Alfred Conteh that shows twin boys he met in Atlanta. It is part of his series 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘴, 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
𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘜𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘸 Feb 28 – May 30, 2026

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1010 Broad Street
San Luis Obispo, CA
93401

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	11am - 5pm
Sunday	11am - 5pm

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+18055438562

Website

https://sloma.org/2023-annual-report/

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