Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) is teaming up with Oceanside Art Walk to launch Street Level x Art Walk. This new summer event series invites the community to explore and celebrate Oceanside’s vibrant creative scene. The three-event series kicks off Friday, May 2, 2025, from 5:00 –8:00 PM, with free museum admission, live entertainment, and creative vendors—before guests explore additional stops along the Art Walk tour in downtown Oceanside.
The inaugural event spotlights the neurodivergent community with a live performance by Jungle Poppins – a band featuring members who are on the autism spectrum – known for their quirky originals and upbeat movie soundtrack covers. Guests are also invited to explore The Art of Autism: A Different Lens—OMA’s powerful current exhibition celebrating neurodivergent artists. A docent-led tour of the exhibition will be available at 6:00 PM, and the evening will also feature local artists and craftspeople selling handmade goods on the terrace and in the museum store.
This all-ages event series is a fusion of two beloved Oceanside happenings – Oceanside First Friday ArtWalk and OMA’s Free First Fridays, offering a chance to mix, mingle, and create your own O’riginal experience with artists, innovators, and changemakers right in your backyard.
Street Level x ArtWalk Event Details:
● WHEN: Friday, May 2, 2025, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Docent tour of The Art of Autism: A Different Lens exhibition at 6:00 PM
● WHERE: Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside
● PRICE: FREE admission. VIP Tables available for purchase and drink tickets available for sale at check-in with valid ID for adults 21+ for alcoholic beverages
● WHO: All-ages event
Mark your calendars for the next events in Street Level x Art Walk:
– Friday, June 6, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, featuring singer and sound healer Celeste Barbier and an artist tour of Mary Jhun’s Exhibition In Losing Sleep, I Painted at 6:00 PM
– Friday, August 1, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, featuring singer-songwriter Lea Love and a curators tour of Stories that connect us: Selections from the OMA Collection with Danielle Deery at 6:00 PM
Admission to the event is FREE. For more information or to purchase a VIP table, please visit https://oma-online.org/
About Oceanside Museum of Art
Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) is a private, non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation that began providing exhibitions and public programs in 1995 as part of their mission to celebrate art through engagement, education and innovation. OMA is known for exploring new, relevant, and historical art of Southern California, with exhibitions that showcase the finest art of the Southern California region including paintings, sculptures, studio furniture, art quilts, and architectural glass. Each of the galleries is redesigned for each exhibition, surprising visitors with a fresh and exciting visual transformation. In addition to more than 15 highly praised contemporary art exhibitions per year, OMA’s programming includes concerts, films, culinary events, fundraising parties, evening events, docent tours and chartered travel to other local, national and international cultural art venues and destinations. The OMA experience stimulates imagination, presents new ideas, and challenges the familiar in a welcoming environment for those new to art, longtime museum-goers, artists, art students, or simply the curious. For more information on Oceanside Museum of Art, visit www.oma-online.org
