Oceanside Museum of Art

TO BE A PREMIER REGIONAL ART MUSEUM FOR SAN DIEGO AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND A LEADER OF ARTS & CULTURE IN NORTH COUNTY SAN DIEGO, OMA FOSTERS AND PROMOTES THE STUDY , APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF ART, WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON REGIONAL ART, THROUGH ITS EXHIBITIONS, COLLECTIONS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCES FOR THE CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT OF PEOPLE IN NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY. OMA HAS INCREASED THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF EXHIBITION PROGRAMMING IN THE PAST YEAR, OPENED NEW PROGRAM SPACES (DEL MAR SATELLITE AND LOWER LEVEL MUSEUM CLASSROOM), EXERTED CONVENING AND COLLABORATION-BUILDING LEADERSHIP IN OCEANSIDE (FORMATION OF OCEANSIDE CULTURAL CONSORTIUM) AND NORTH COUNTY SAN DIEGO (FORMATION OF THE NORTH COUNTY ARTS NETWORK), EXPANDED ADULT AND YOUTH ARTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND WORKED TOWARDS LAUNCHING SOME NEW ARTS COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR THE REGION (FIRST FRIDAY OCEANSIDE ART WALK, MINGAFEST, ANNUAL ART AUCTION).