Welcome to the Santa Clarita Artists Association

ART HAPPENS HERE.  Since 1989 the Santa Clarita Artists Association has supported and encouraged local artists to create, share and grow their skills as visual artists. Please consider joining the Santa Clarita Artists Association to enjoy the benefits and opportunities to exhibit your art at our 6th Street Gallery and exhibits around town. Our general meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of the month, except July (Summer BBQ) and December (Holiday Party).

Our monthly meetings presently held at Barnes and Nobles and begin promptly at 6:30pm with a professional guest demo artist. Doors opening at 6:00pm to meet and mingle. Our general meetings are FREE and open to the public. From the novice to the professional artists, ALL are welcome. 
​Non-profit 501(c)(3)
Santa Clarita Artists Empowering Creativity. 
Become a Member. 

You can make a Donation to SCAA and
​Support the Arts in Santa Clarita.

Art Classic and Gala 
Call to Artists 

Applications are now OPEN for our Annual Art Classic and Gala.  Donations are also needed for our silent auction. 

This year the Art Classic and Awards Ceremony will be held at
The Centre, 20880 Centre Point Parkway,
Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 1:00pm- 5:00pm.
 In addition, The Centre  will be open for viewing artwork on Sunday, September 28, 2024, 11:00am - 4:00pm

An Art Gala Reception will be held to celebrate our SCAA members including the Awards presentation.
More importantly the SCAA Art Classic is our major yearly fundraiser that supports the SCAA scholarship program.

NO tickets are needed this year thanks to:
Funding provided by Solar Optimum via the LA County Department of Arts
​and Culture Public Art in Private Development Program.(2024/2025) 
The Saturday event is planned and space is limited to 250 people.
​ Light hors d'oeuvre and refreshments will be served on Saturday.
​Thanks you for supporting SCAA and the arts in Santa Clarita.

 SCAA Newsletter
 Editor: Bruce Mc Farland  
 


Closing the streets for the Old Town Newhall Fine Art Festival on Oct. 11 & 12 will be the highlight of the cultural year in the Santa Clarita Valley, CA, just North of Los Angeles. The City of Santa Clarita has spent tens of millions of dollars, turning Old Town Newhall into a premier visitor attraction and Arts & Entertainment District.
  
The 2-day juried Fine Art event, limited to no more than 40 artists, will be surrounded by theaters, restaurants, wine-tasting rooms, boutiques, and Newhall’s own world-renowned Western Walk of Stars!
Thousands of visitors have come out in the last 20 years to see hundreds of special events in Old Town Newhall, so we hope you will consider sharing your artwork with our art-loving community and our neighbors.
We’ll have musicians and chalk artists at the show too, to help entertain our guests, and we’ll do plenty of advertising so people know about the show.

We hope you’ll join us, and be a part of this special weekend!

Call to Artists link:
​https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=15767

Call to Artists 
SCAA Gallery Members Show
Abstracted
August 15- September 21

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SHOW PROSPECTUS: Simplified, abstraction in art does not aim to represent reality or replicate the world, but instead explores ideas and emotions that go beyond the literal, using elements to distort or create a new reality through line, shape, color, form, composition, and gestural mark-making. 
 
About Abstracted: Work for this exhibit should challenge realism and literal replication to shift the bounds of what is known in the world as we see it. Artists are encouraged to abstract and/or deconstruct known subject matter, such as places, people, and objects, or to submit work that is non-representational or non-objective, leaving reality entirely behind. All mediums are encouraged. Artwork shown at SCAA Gallery in the last 2 years will not be considered.

Important Dates
Entry Deadline: July 27
Notification: July29
Exhibit Dates: August 15 -Sept 21
Reception: August 16, 5-8pm

If Selected 
Entry Fee: $15 for up to four (4) submissions; due at drop off
Artwork Drop Off: August 12, 3-6pm
Artwork Pickup: September  23, 3-6pm
Requirements: Artists are required to host up to four (4) gallery shifts during the show (based on the number of accepted artists and overall show schedule)
Commission: SCAA retains 25% on all sales


SCAA Gallery Members Show
June 10 - July 27, 2025

SHOW PROSPECTUS: With absence of color, our focus dials into the emotion, depth, and light of a subject. This fine art show aims to take viewers on a journey through grayscale values from the darkest black to the purest white, showcasing composition, contrast, and the dynamic power of less is more.

About Black and White: Work for this exhibit should contain only black, white, and gray values. All subject matter and mediums are encouraged. Artwork shown at SCAA Gallery in the last 2 years will not be considered. Calls to Artists are open to current SCAA members 16 years and older.

 Important Dates
Entry Deadline: June 1
 Notification: June 3
Exhibit Dates: June 19 - July 27 Reception: Jun 21, 5-8pm

If Selected
Entry Fee: $15 for up to four (4) submissions; due at drop off
Artwork Drop Off: June 17, 3-6pm
Artwork Pickup: July 29, 3-6pm

Requirements: Artists are required to host up to four (4) gallery shifts during the show (based on the number of accepted artists and overall show schedule)
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Commission: SCAA retains 25% on all sales
SCAA Gallery strives to showcase local artists in all stages of their artistic journey and offers
space for its members to display original fine art for sale within the Santa Clarita Valley.

 SCAA Gallery​ on 6th Street, Old TownNewhall

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2025 SCAA Gallery Show Schedule:

  • Bridge to Home January 10th-12th
  • Signature You January 17th-February 16th, Reception: 1/18 5-8pm
  • Pet Palooza February 21st-March 23rd, Reception: 2/22 5-8pm
  • Michelle Miracle March 28th-30th
  • Western Close-Up April 4th-19th, Reception: 4/5 5-8pm
  • Things With Wings April 25th-May 25th,√: 4/26 5-8pm
  • ARTree Students May 30th-June 1st
  • POP UP Anything Goes!  June 6th-8th
  • POP UP Anything Goes! June 13th-15th
  • Black & White June 19th-July 27th, Rec: 6/21 5-8pm
  • RENTAL AVAILABLE July 31st-August 10th (can be split into 2 if one weekend is preferred)
  • Abstracted August 15th-September 21st, Rec: 8/16 5-8pm
  • Audrey Parker September 26th-28th
  • HighWire: Under the Big Top October 3rd-November 2nd, Reception: 10/4 5-8pm
  • ARTree Students November 7th-9th
  • Reflections November 14th-December 14th, Reception: 11/15 12-3pm
   SCAA GALLERY strives to highlight local artists in all stages of their artistic journeys and offers space for artist members to display original fine art for sale within Santa Clarita Valley.
Funding provided by Solar Optimum via the LA County Department of Arts and Culture Public Art in Private Development Program. (2024/2025)

Monthly General Meetings
Barnes and Nobles 
July 21, 2025
Demo Artist: Rich Gallego

Rich Gallego has been painting the landscape since 1996.  His longtime love of nature's wild places have taken him far afield from Arizona's Canyon de Chelly to the beaches of Hawaii.  From the rivers, gorges, and adobes of northern New Mexico to the glaciers of Alaska and so many places in between, all in search of the scenes he loves to paint.  Referring to his obsession with painting as "my magnificent affliction", he is constantly searching for new ways to reveal the natural world to others through paint.  Rich teaches weekly plein air workshops in southern California, has taught bi-annual plein air painting workshops for Cloudcroft Art Workshops in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and for eight years, taught weeklong workshops for the Taos Art School in New Mexico. ​


​2025 General Meetings/ Third Monday of the Month
Demo Artists 
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January 27 - Virginia Kamhi - Pastel  
February 17- Kevin Davidson
March 10 - Thomas Van Stein - Oil 
April 21- Pete Morris/ Urban Sketching/Watercolor
May 19 -Kathleen Scoggin - Water based Abstract
June TBA- Summer Barbecue /Member's Home
July 21- Rich Gallego- Oil
August 18 -TBA
September 15- TBA
October 20-  Art Classic Winners / Note: Location  The MAIN
November 17-Elections/ Demo Artist Note: Location The MAIN
December / Holiday Party 

 Plein Air Painting: July 18, 2025
Friday Morning Plein Air 
 
July 18, 2025
Marina Park/ Ventura 
Friday Morning 9 am-12 pm
 
Summer is here and it is time to head out to Ventura for Plein Air.  We will meet from 9-12 at Marina Park. Marina Park is located at 2950 Pierpoint Blvd in Ventura. Park near the restroom building. 

Setup with a view of the ocean with the Ventura’s hills beyond. The park is a great place to watch boats cruise out of the harbor, paint people fishing off the launching dock or walk to see the Mermaid sculpture. 
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To get there:
Take the 126 West to Seaward Ave in Ventura
Take exit 68 from US 101-N
Drive to Pierpoint Blvd and park by the restrooms
See you soon,
​
Meressa
661.993.6251
[email protected]
 

Volunteer Opportunities

Meet other artists, get involved in the community art scene, and give back to our Santa Clarita community.
Here are a few openings to consider.
SCAA Board is looking for:​
  • Art Festival Chair- Coordinate SCAA Art Festival for October 2025
  • Historian- Keeps a visual record of our events 
  • Fundraising Chair - We are looking for someone to take a seat on the board who has fundraising experience.
  • Or Join a Committee for a volunteer experience.

For more information about these positions please contact Naomi Young - 2025 SCAA President

2024/2025 Funding is provided by Solar Optimum via the LA County Department of Arts and Culture Public Art in Private Development Program.

Support SCAA

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