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There is no better way to experience MOAH than with a tour led by one of our expert guides. Book a tour today. Museum Private Tour Request There is no better way to experience MOAH than with a tour led by our curatorial staff. MOAH's curatorial staff will bring you and your group on an in-depth journey through our current exhibitions sharing artist insights and behind-the-scenes information with your group! Designed for participants ages 18+, the private tour gives guests an in-depth look at the exhibition(s) currently on view at MOAH's main location, MOAH:CEDAR, the Western Hotel Museum, and the Elyze Clifford Interpretive Center. Tours are $3 per person, groups of more than 18 people will be broken into smaller tour groups. Please book tours 3 weeks in advance. Complete the form below for Private Tours. Interested in youth tours and field trips? Click here Request a private tour! First Name Last Name Organization Email Phone Which location would your group like to tour? How many people are in your tour group? Participant age(s) Select a preferred date * required Please Note: Tours may only be scheduled during each museum’s regular public hours. Kindly do not request bookings on days when the sites are closed. Lancaster Museum of Art & History Open Tues - Sun | 11 AM - 4 PM Western Hotel Museum Open Fri - Sat | 11 AM - 4 PM Elyze Clifford Interpretive Center Open Sat and Sun | 10 AM - 4 PM Select a preferred time 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 01:00 PM 02:00 PM 11:00 AM Please note any accessibility accommodations that your group may need. Please share any details about your group that can help us tailor your museum visit to fit your group's needs. I want to subscribe to the newsletter. Tours are $3 per person, payable at the Museum of Art and History's Reception Desk upon arrival. **Your tour appointment is not set until you receive confirmation from one of our team members. Apply

Discover Trunks Lancaster Museum of Art & History is proud to offer the Discover Trunk program: a free traveling trunk program where members of MOAH's Education Team give engaging on-site presentations about different historical topics. Currently, the museum provides the following Discover Trunk topics: Dinosaurs, Ice Age, Ancient Egypt, and Aviation & Aerospace. Discover Trunk presentations are available for education sites, libraries, youth organizations, homeschool daycare groups, community/recreation sites, senior centers, special events, and more. Each Trunk presentation is about 45-60 minutes long and features a variety of tangible objects and artifacts. For back-to-back presentations, please allow a 15-minute transition period between presentations. Please contact the Education Department at (661) 723-6085 or MOAHeducation@cityoflancasterca.gov for more information about the Discover Trunk program. Use the form below to request a traveling Discover Trunk. Please book at least 3 weeks in advance. Interested in field trips? Click Here dinotrunk_Feb20_2024_img1 1/7 Request a Discover Trunk! Primary Contact First Name Primary Contact Last Name Secondary Contact First Name (if applicable) Secondary Contact Last Name (if applicable) Organization Site Address Phone Email Select a Discover Trunk Number of Presentations Number of Participants per Presentation Age of Participants Select prefered month Choose an option Select a date. Must be booked at least THREE WEEKS in advance. (Available only Wednesdays & Fridays) * required Select a preferred time (*If you need accommodations outside of the days and times listed, please contact the Education Department.) 09:00 AM 11:00 AM 01:00 PM Choose a time Please include any further details about your location to help us find you, such as where to park, enter the building, check-in. I want to subscribe to the newsletter. Take a moment to review our Guidelines and Expectations for the Discover Trunk program, and print them for your records. Check the box to confirm you have read and understand these conditions. Guidelines and Expectations Submit

< Back Jim Richard Featured Structure Artist Through a myriad of paintings, drawings, and collages, contemporary artist Jim Richard construes interior and exterior depictions of Modern architecture. Since the late 1970s, Richard has created a profusion of modernist interiors loaded with art and kitsch objects that settle into multi-hued graphic fields. Richard manipulates interior aesthetics from the 1960s and 70s warping the display of art influenced by the modernist idea of a utopian society. The adornment of objects within Richard’s collages is strategically curated from a selection of 1960s and 70s home decor magazines and furniture advertisements. Visually, his work fuses elements of photorealism, hard-edge painting, and collage, resulting in a 2-D abstract style imbued with an array of rich colors and patterns. Richard’s body of work has a persistent focus on the recontextualization of Modernist art and design. Absent occupants, the clash of decorative objects and imagery against the busy patterns of Jim Richard’s collages evoke the presence of an art collector. The claustrophobic slew of sleek furniture and ornamental ephemera is Richard’s satirical yet humorous commentary on the ambitious goals of Modernism and Modernist art. At this point in time, many artists were striving for pure originality, seeking to advance their art practice beyond acceptable forms of "high art.” By structuring the composition of his collages around curated art-objects Richard’s architectural frameworks act and feel like a mausoleum putting outdated aesthetics and politics to rest. Originally born in Port Arthur, Texas, Richard currently lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is represented by the Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans and Inman Gallery in Houston. Richard received his Bachelor of Science from Lamar State College of Technology and his Master of Fine Art from the University of Colorado. Richard's work has been exhibited in New York at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Drawing Center, Oliver Kamm Gallery, and Jeff Bailey Gallery. For several years, he taught painting, served as a Graduate Coordinator, and was in charge of the Visiting Artists Program at the University of New Orleans served as Graduate Coordinator. Richard's paintings can be found in the collections of the Guggenheim Museum, The New Orleans Museum of Art, and the Houston Museum of Fine Art. Previous Next

Arts for Youth Tours The Arts for Youth (AFY) program, designed for participants between the ages of five and eighteen, offers students the opportunity to learn about contemporary Southern California artwork through group outings to the Lancaster Museum of Art & History. The Arts for Youth program centers around a 30-minute guided tour that introduces students to the current exhibition(s) on view at MOAH. Tours are interactive, with multi-sensory items and open-ended questions that promote engaging group discussions. Included in the AFY program is an optional (free) art activity that relates to the artwork on view. Tours of the Western Hotel Museum and Elyze Clifford Interpretive Center are also available. AFY Tours are $3 per student; group leaders and chaperones are free. One chaperone per 15 students is required. Groups of more than 18 students will be broken into smaller tour rotations. Please book at least 3 weeks in advance. Payments are taken upon arrival. If you have any questions or need additional information about the Arts for Youth Program, please contact the Education Department at (661) 723-6085 or MOAHeducation@cityoflancasterca.gov . Use the form below to request a youth tour. Interested in adult tours? Click Here Apply for transportation grant MOAH Arts for Youth MOAH Arts for Youth MOAH Arts for Youth MOAH Arts for Youth 1/8 Request a youth tour! Primary Contact First Name Primary Contact Last Name Organization Phone Email Which location(s) would your group like to tour? Number of students Number of Adults (group leader + chaperones) Student age(s) Would you like to add a free art activity (~30 minutes) to your booking? (Not applicable for Western Hotel Museum tours) Choose an option Select a preferred date * required Select a preferred time Please note any accessibility accommodations that your group may need. Please share any details about your group that can help us tailor your museum visit to fit your group's needs. By checking this box, I acknowledge that this exhibition contains: nudity and other mature content. I want to subscribe to the newsletter. **Your tour appointment is not set until you receive confirmation from one of our team members. Apply

Tours Arts for Youth Tours Tailored especially for school-aged audiences, the Arts for Youth tour is a guided overview of the current exhibition(s) at MOAH or MOAH:CEDAR. A free art activity is available upon request. $3/student, group leaders and chaperones are free. Please book at least 3 weeks in advance. REGISTER NOW American Sign Language Tours Lancaster Museum of Art & History offers American Sign Language Tours for each exhibition at MOAH’s main location. ASL Tours are led by the MOAH curatorial team, who is accompanied by a certified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. Please register online in advance. Space is limited to 20 participants. For more information, contact Heber Rodriguez (Coordinator) at hrodriguez@cityoflancasterca.gov or call (661) 723-5961. Private Tours Designed for participants ages 18+, the adult tour gives guests an in-depth look at the exhibition(s) currently on view at MOAH's main location, MOAH:CEDAR, the Western Hotel Museum, and the Elyze Clifford Interpretive Center. Tours are $3 per person, groups of more than 18 people will be broken into smaller tour groups. Please book tours 3 weeks in advance. REGISTER NOW Giras en Español El Museo de Arte e Historia de Lancaster ofrece recorridos en español cada segundo viernes del mes durante las fechas de exhibición en la ubicación principal de MOAH. Los recorridos comienzan a las 5:00 y duran entre 30 y 40 minutos. Regístrese con anticipación: el espacio está limitado a 20 participantes. Para más información, comuníquese con Heber Rodríguez (Coordinador) al correo electrónico hrodriguez@cityoflancasterca.gov o llame al (661) 723-5961.

Bloom 2013 < Return to Exhibitions May 11 - June 29 SuperCallaFragileMysticEcstasyDioecious: Cole Case, Amir H. Fallah, Penelope Gottlieb and Roland Reiss Sharon Suhovy: Ambrosia Elena Manferdini Jennifer Vanderpool/ Patrick Melroy: Astro Flowers Kathleen Elliot: Living Flame Janice Tieken: Orchid Requiem Susan Sironi: Nothing Domestic Rebecca Niederlander: We are Stardust, We are Golden. And We Have to Find our Way Back to the Garden Penelope Gottlieb Susan Sironi Kathleen Elliot Rebecca Niederlander Janice Tieken Learn More Case Niederlander Vanderpool Manferdini Elliot Tieken Suhovy SuperCallaFragileMysticEcstasyDioecious: Cole Case, Amir H. Fallah, Penelope Gottlieb and Roland Reiss SuperCallaFragileMysticEcstasyDioecious highlights the work of four Los Angeles artists who synthesize artistic and ecological concerns through the painting of flowers. Cole Case, Amir H. Fallah, Penelope Gottlieb and Roland Reiss bring disparate painting approaches and varying cultural associations together as an artistic response to the world’s concentrically dizzying spin. “Whereas older traditions of botanical art and still life painting involved calm, studio-bound reflections of natural beauty and visual order, a new paradigm seems appropriate in the more fragile condition of the world in the early 21st century. We’re in a state of accelerated change, possibly teetering on some sort of apocalyptic brink.” -Penelope Gottlieb Sharon Suhovy: Ambrosia Sharon Suhovy sculpts sumptuous three dimensional paintings with cake-frosting utensils. Her sculptures may reflect structures that are familiar in historical architecture and almost always include the use of classic flowers like the rose as a metaphor for beauty. Elena Manferdini Elena Manferdini’s site specific installation is a new addition to the MOAH permanent collection. This acquisition was made possible with funds from the Lancaster Museum and Public Art Foundation. Jennifer Vanderpool/ Patrick Melroy: Astro Flowers This site specific installation recontextualizes the historic propaganda of the Cold War Space Race, imaging an alternative history that subverts patriarchal, nationalistic imagery with botanical iconography – the rocket ship for the flower. Thematically, the work acknowledges Lancaster’s role in space technology, while in a tongue and cheek manner suggesting the beautification of space is as worthy a goal as manifest destiny of unknown galaxies and global dominance. Kathleen Elliot: Living Flame Kathleen Elliot lives in two worlds: the “real” one of luscious flora, fruits and vegetables and in her own Garden of Eden. Her works in glass exhibited at MOAH arose from a great love of plants, their life cycles, the beauty of all of their parts – leaves, seed pods, flowers, bark, etc – and the spiritual connection she feels when she is in nature. Janice Tieken: Orchid Requiem California photographer Janice Tieken’s series Orchid Requiem focuses on the beauty of orchids and other flora after their life cycle is finished. This body of work won the International Silver Prize for Art and Science of Color. Susan Sironi: Nothing Domestic Susan Sironi’s altered garden books are fantastical botanical dioramas. Leftover cuttings from the altered books form the basis for Sironi's "Garden Collage" series of mixed-media wall work. Romantic looking floral bouquets are overlaid with Sironi's handwritten stream of consciousness texts which are modified -- leaving us to ponder the poetic content. Rebecca Niederlander: We are Stardust, We are Golden. And We Have to Find our Way Back to the Garden As an artist, Rebecca Niederlander’s practice is founded in the relationship of the individual to the larger whole. Her art contains an aesthetics of multiples, a commitment to the singular element and how it fits into a larger balanced context of many. Her works invite the viewer to participate on an active level by creating pieces of their own within the installation that add to the whole of Niederlander’s work. Rebecca Niederlander is the Community Engagement Artist working in conjunction with sculptor Brad Howe on the new Los Angeles County Multi Ambulatory Care Center scheduled to open in Lancaster in 2014. Sironi View or Download the Bloom 2013 Exhibition Catalog by clicking on the cover image or here.

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Adriana Orozco < Back Diary of Letitia By Adriana Orozco I am a plant, I have long branches and multiple leaves, I live in a big house, but I’m stuck in the dining room corner. I sit there all day with some water next to my pot. Though I come from a faraway place, a place call Ikea. But being at a place called Ikea was a nightmare; my past was a whole nightmare. But the past is the past. My slender leaves are everywhere; sometimes, it blocks me from seeing the small glimpse of the sun. It reminds me of hair, like a human’s hair. The family that lives in this house all have hair, but sometimes I wish my leaves were thin and long like the women. But not curly hair like one woman from the household, wasp, and spiders can fly into that mess. Though sometimes I wish I can have a chance in a personal change. A change of appearance, a change from my life, I want a new life. A house plant is boring; I sit there all day and sit there all day. Sometimes it is nice when there is food in the air to breathe into, but there is no use in being a plant; I wish to explore and travel! The only time I traveled was to enter this house that I have been there for too long. Like my past brought me here, and I am ungrateful for that. But I still long for a change in my life. I want to be different; I want to change the world, I want to learn how to write, but all I am is a plant. I am a plant with long branches, with small leaves, that live in a big house that longs for a change, but I am always a plant. Previous Next

Jillian Stebbins < Back A Pine Tree Doesn’t Know English By Jillian Stebbins It feels like a windy night. One of the nights that make you forget about the people behind the names. It feels like dancing, the kind of dancing that little kids do when they can’t keep their hands quiet. What I know about that is about as much as I know about trains, or stamps, or how to tell a human being I have my own little feelings. One of them is so nice. My feeling, that is. It feels like rain in my limbs and those dumb sparklers from the 4th of July are spinning like there was a brick wall older than my mother right behind. But it’s so calm. I think maybe it’ll be okay if I can be there. I don’t always know if I’m sick or just thirsty. It was dark, for a while, and I was sick. I’ll look back and think it was silly turning green. But it was silly, and that was the point. I was sick and then I was calm and then I could be green. Reminds me of a strawberry I met once. I’d like to be a strawberry, but I’m scared I’ll lose the green. Or get sick again. But I think maybe I’m just meant to be small forever because I get sick cyclically. That’s okay, I think. I used to be terrified of staying small, but I think that maybe I’d like it. If I could just figure out when to take a drink, I think I could live in a forest somewhere and learn to live without the music. There are three of us. I think I like being in threes. Or at least I have been a lot. It’s been at least three groups of three now, and so many stories. Maybe it’s okay to not know anything. I don’t know myself, or at least I didn’t for a long time. So stuck in being one of three. As within, so without. I have always been able to do a backbend, but I don’t think it’s innate knowledge at all because I don’t have it. Once, I met someone whose words made me think of orange and pink on a canvas and places I’ll never get to see. I wasn’t a zombie at the time. I heard a story, several years ago now, and I can’t distinguish it from any other story. It had a beginning, a middle, and an end. Maybe with enough luck it’ll end up like raspberry or mistletoe. With cashmere there too. It feels like a story or two, like alliteration and the ghosts of Christmas past. I believe in dragons. I believe in dragons because if they didn’t exist, where would hummingbirds come from? I don’t like mushrooms. Every time I think about roots, I think about mushrooms. I wish they weren’t so pretty sometimes, but they make me flinch when I look at them. I miss my grandmother. I think my grandmother knew dragons, because she talked to hummingbirds and she talked to herbs like they knew the recipe for chocolate soda. I’m going to miss my grandmother. I don’t think angels come in visions, I think maybe we all just need to take a breath and let the angels alone. It feels like racing the sunrise. It feels like blurry summer nights and one time I married a boy in Paris. It feels like wanting to uproot myself just to see Vienna sooner. It’s all over, like no matter how cold the world is, there’s always a molecule that left me and tried to make the world a little warmer, and the world heard me and gave me summer. I’ve never seen a summer without Jim. At least in the winter, it doesn’t feel like splinters. It feels like once I knew a group of lemons and a lemon boy and I could always count on red. Yeah, I still have the windy nights, but prayers sound different when the hummingbirds don’t come say hi anymore. Previous Next

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