Oceanside Chamber Foundation Awards

$34,500 in Scholarships to Oceanside Students

On May 30th, the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce awarded a total of $34,500 in scholarships to 17 students from 5 Oceanside High Schools including Oceanside High School, El Camino High School, Surfside Educational Academy, Coastal Academy, and Pacific View Charter School. The scholarship recipients were all students that had been recognized throughout the school year as part of the Chamber’s Rising Star Student of the Month program.

The Rising Star Program aims to champion students that have overcome significant challenges in their lives while managing to keep on track with their education. The Chamber honors one high school senior each month from each of our area high schools at a breakfast event. The students are each given the opportunity to share their stories of resilience and persistence and will be invited to apply for scholarships through the Oceanside Chamber Foundation.

Scholarships were made possible through the generous donations of Genentech, Tri-City Medical Center, Frontwave Credit Union, California State University San Marcos, CrossCountry Mortgage, UEI College, Cabana Concepts and PEO.

This Chamber has already begun efforts to replenish the scholarship fund for the 2023-24 school year.

Businesses or individuals interested in supporting the program can visit www.RisingStarOceanside.com or call Scott Ashton at 760-722-1534 for more details.

How to Participate

This Festival is open to all artist at any level! Register on our website today www.oma-online.org/pleinair/. $95 for OMA Artist Alliance Members and $115 for non-Artist Alliance. If you want more information on how to get an Artist Alliance Discount, please email us at katelyn@oma-online.org or call 760.435.3724.

Not An Artist?

Not a problem! Come to downtown Oceanside and watch artists work on their craft live! Free to the public to view and watch all week long. Come stop by and see the amazing scenes of Oceanside brought to life. Scan the QR code to view the week long scheulde of public painting events and easle sales!

Support the Festival As a Volunteer or Sponsor

Support OMA and the festival participants by volunteering at the festival or becoming a sponsor. Volunteer jobs range from daily artist check-in to support at off-site paint-outs to event and installation help. Contact our Manager of Visitor Services & Community Engagement at citli@oma-online.org for information.

Join forces with OMA to celebrate art, culture, and the natural world as a Sponsor. Option to be a Green Sponsor to support our efforts to safeguard the environment. To learn more about sponsorship, browse our Sponsorship Prospectus. Please contact Georgia Ringler at Georgia@oma-online.org with questions.

July 15-22, 2023

What is Plein Air?

Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) will host our second biennial Oceanside Plein Air Festival July 15-22. Artists from around the country will join us for a week of painting outdoors in the open air to capture the iconic scenes of our community. Learn all about what the festival offers at oma-online.org/ pleinair.

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