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Skytower Park Murals The Skytower Park Community Mural Painting project was a multiday creative event held in the Spring of 2022. Community members of all ages were invited to join community engagement artist Vojislav Radovanovic in the two-phase process of planning and painting of over 300 ft of murals at Skytower Park, 43434 Vineyard Dr, Lancaster, CA 93535. The Lancaster Museum of Art and History is dedicated to strengthening awareness, enhancing accessibility, and igniting the appreciation of art, history, and culture in the Antelope Valley through creative community engagement and vibrant public art projects that celebrate the richness of the region. Phase One Phase Two Completion On March 12, 2022, MOAH and Artist At Work, Vojislav Radovanović, organized the First Community engaged artistic workshop in Skytower Park in Lancaster, CA, where community members gathered and provided input about future murals in the park. Approximately 60-65 neighbors actively participated in the workshop creating drawings and collages. Critical data was also collected through questionnaire forms where participants were asked to pick specific words that resonated with them the most, and that they would recognize as values that future murals should represent. The artworks and questionnaire data gathered during the workshop were compiled and reviewed to develop the final two mural concepts: Day and Night. The murals feature favorite flora and fauna from Antelope Valley with the characteristic landscape and mountain ranges. During the next month and a half, Radovanović spent time developing sketches and drawings that would resemble cartoonish and illustrative style. Sketches for the Night Time Mural - South Wall, 164 ft long Sketches for the Day Time Mural - North Wall, 148 ft long On May 7, 2022, a second workshop was held and community members were invited to join Radovanović in painting the mural concepts. Paints and brushes were provided for everyone who wanted to participate. More than 70 individuals collectively painted both murals in just a few hours. After the workshop, Radovanović spent an additional month refining details as a final layer of the murals. I’m a Return and Refund policy. I’m a great place to let your customers know what to do in case they are dissatisfied with their purchase. Having a straightforward refund or exchange policy is a great way to build trust and reassure your customers that they can buy with confidence. On March 12, 2022, MOAH and Artist At Wok Vojislav Radovanović organized the First Community engaged artistic workshop in Skytower Park in Lancaster, CA, where community members gathered and provided input about future murals in the park. Approximately 60-65 neighbors actively participated in the workshop creating drawings and collages. Critical data was also collected through questionnaire forms where participants were asked to pick specific words that resonated with them the most, and that they would recognize as values that future murals should represent. The artworks and questionnaire data gathered during the workshop were compiled and reviewed to develop the final two mural concepts: Day and Night. The murals feature favorite flora and fauna from Antelope Valley with the characteristic landscape and mountain ranges. During the next month and a half, Radovanović spent time developing sketches and drawings that would resemble cartoonish and illustrative style. Sketches for the Night Time Mural - South Wall, 164 ft long Sketches for the Day Time Mural - North Wall, 148 ft long

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< Return to Exhibitions Grand Opening 2012 Smooth Operations: Substance and Surface in Southern California Art The Painted Desert Ron_Davis Thatcher May 5, - August 18, 2012 Learn More May 5, - September 16, 2012 Indians, Gold Miners and Gunslingers Smooth Operations: Substance and Surface in Southern California Art Lancaster's Museum of Art and History opens its new dedicated space with "Smooth Operations: Substance and Surface in Southern California Art," an exhibition looking at the use of new and untraditional materials in the fabrication of art objects. "Smooth Operations" will concentrate on the postwar years in and around Los Angeles, when experimentation with such unorthodox, even radical materials and qualities led to the emergence of movements such as finish/fetish and light-and-space. Among the artist whose work will comprise "Smooth Operations" are Peter Alexander, Larry Bell, DeWain Valentine, Ronald Davis, Craig Kauffman, Judy Chicago, Mary Corse, Roland Reiss, John McCracken, Helen Pashgian, Tony DeLap, VASA, Norman Zammitt, Fred Eversley, Jerome Mahoney, Doug Edge and Terry O'Shea. The work of several younger artists who investigate the qualities of synthetic materials, including Eric Johnson, Lisa Bartleson, Andy Moses, Alex Couwenberg, Ann Marie Rousseau, Ruth Pastine, Phlip K. Smith, Gisela Colon and Eric Zamitt, will augment the main part of the exhibition. In effect, "Smooth Operations" will be the first post-Pacific Standard Time exhibition in southern California, opening only days after the official end of the Getty's vast historic initiative but continuing in the spirit o fthat initiative. Like PST, "Smooth Operations" examines aspects of modernism in southern California and their implications for contmeporary artistic practice and scholarship. The Painted Desert The Painted Desert represents diverse perspectives, interpretations and techniques addressing the dessert as subject. This show celebrates its artistic traditions both through process and concept. Paintings by artists Dennis Calaba, Cole Case, Todd Cooper, Jorg Dubin, Robert Dunahay, Smantha Fields, Richard Gallego, Kris Holladay, Christine Kline, Glen Knowles, Ellie Korn, Gregory Martin, Al Miller, Donnie Molls, Debbie Nelson, Ann Sly, Gerald Strangio, Sal Vasquez, Donna Weil and Andre Yi will grace the second floor of MOAH. Indians, Gold Miners and Gunslingers "In small things forgotten..." writes American archaeologist James Deetz, we remember our past. It is in the seemingly insignificant remnants of daily life that we can reconstruct teh history of a people. We can learn their values, derive their prosperity and visit the essence of their existence. In the beginning, Lancaster was a rough and tumble stagecoach and whistle stop thorugh the upper Mojave Desert for weary travelers on their way south toward the Los Angeles Basin or norht toward the San Joaquin Valley. Driving through the City of Lancaster today, it is difficult to imagine a time when Indians populated the landscape, gold mining was a profession and gun slinging was a means of survival. However, prior to 1930, a way of life in Lancaster, CA could be described as just this. Outpost, stagecoach stop, railroad stop, frontier—these are all words that described the area that would be Lancaster prior to 1930. Lancaster was part of the Old West. Come enjoy a brief look back at the people and industry of our predecessors, the things they left behind and the legacy they leave us. As you contemplate the history of Lancaster in the Old West the goal is that you will come away with an appreciation for what life wa like in the past and what it is today. The artifacts and photos of a time gone by seem to say, "Don't read what we have written, see what we have done". (James Deetz) Smooth Desert Gold View or Download the Grand Opening Exhibition Catalog by clicking on the cover image or here.

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MOAH ARCHIVE < Return to Exhibitions 2022 What Would You Say? 01/22/22 - 04/17/22 Activist Graphics from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Activation 01/22/22 - 04/17/22 Mark Steven Greenfield, April Bey, Paul Stephen Benjamin, Carla Jay Harris, and Keith Collins 2021 Structure 10/02/21 - 12/26/21 One Exhibit; Nine Unique Artists - HK Zamani, Cinta Vidal, Jim Richard, Kimberly Brooks, Chelsea Dean, Mela M, Matjames Metson, Coleen Sterritt, Stevie Love Shelley Heffler 06/05/21 - 09/05/21 "We Are Home" David Koeth 06/05/21 - 09/05/21 "Citrus Series" NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center 75th Anniversary 06/05/21 - 09/05/21 Cudra Clover 06/05/21 - 09/05/21 "Hysteria" Golden Hour: Images from the Museum of Art & History's permanent collection 01/23/21 - 05/09/21 Darryl Curran, Sheila Pinkel, Nancy Webber, Osceola Refetoff, Naida Osline, and Thomas McGovern Show More 2020 The Light of Space 02/08/20 - 04/19/20 Laddie John Dill, Jay Mark Johnson, Kysa Johnson, Shana Mabari, Mary Anna Pomonis, Robert Standish, Gary Lang, Edwin Vasquez, Jeff Frost #CountMeIn: 2020 Census Project 05/09/20 -12/27/20 Robin Rosenthal, Jane Szabo, Nuri Amanatullah, Clovis Blackwell, Edwin Vasquez, Art in Residence A.I.R The New Vanguard III 09/12/20 - 12/27/20 Kayla Mahaffey, Inga Guzyte, Kathy Ager, Alex Garant, Kevin Peterson, Spencer Little, Robin Rosenthal, Jane Szabo, Edwin Vasquez, Nuri Amanatullah 2019 Peace On Earth 1/26/19 - 4/21/19 David Adey, Tami Bahat, Clayton Campbell, Catherine Coan, Emily Ding, Nancy Evans, Jane Fisher, Matthew Floriani, Simone Gad, James Griffith, Laurie Hassold, Chie Hitotsuyama, Kim Kimbro, Debbie Korbel, Laura Larson, Emily Maddigan, Luke Matjas, Zachary Mendoza, Jen Meyer, Lori Michelon, Cynthia Minet, Bobbie Moline-Kramer, Stephen O’Donnell, Lori Pond, Robb Putnam , Margo Ray, Samuelle Richardson, Laurie Sumiye, Devin Thor, Scott Yoell Woven Stories 05/11/19 - 07/21/19 Ray Beldner, Elisabeth Higgins O’Connor, Victoria Potrovitza, Katherine Stocking-Lopez, Nicola Vruwink, Rebecca Campbell, Peter Hiers, R.Rex Parris High School, Meriel Stern, Victor Wilde LA Painting 8/10-19 - 10/20/19 LA Painting guest curated by Cooper Johnson Five Year Survey, David Allan Peters, Erika Lizée, Circle of Truth Photography: Beyond the Surface 11/09/19 - 1/12/2020 Matthew Finley, Rob Grad, John Peralta, Melanie Pullen, Christopher Russell, Joni Sternbach, Rodrigo Valenzuela, Kira Vollman, & Selections from the Permanent Collection 2018 Imagen Angeleno 11/11/17 - 01/14/18 Dark Progressivism, Abel Alejandre, Ana Rodriguez, Ken Gonzales-Day, Linda Vallejo It Takes a Village 02/10/18 - 04/22/18 Betye Saar, Alison Saar, Lezley Saar, Wyatt Kenneth Coleman, Richard S. Chow, Lisa Bartleson, Scott Yoell, Jane Szabo, Rebecca Campbell The Forest for the Trees 05/12/18 - 07/15/18 Sant Khalsa, Constance Mallinson, Greg Rose, Timothy Robert Smith, High & Dry, Robert Dunahay The Robot Show 08/04/18 - 09/26/18 Dave Pressler, Jeff Soto, Cristopher Cichocki, Chenhung Chen, Alex Kritselis, Robert Nelson, Karen Hochman Brown & Patrick McGillligan The New Vanguard II 10/21-12/31/18 Sandra Chevrier, Seth Armstrong, Craig 'Skibs' Barker, Brooks Salzwedel, Andrew Hem, Dan Witz, HOT TEA, Isaac Cordal, Jaune, Laurence Vallieres, Spenser Little 2017 Makers & Movers 2/11 - 4/16/17 Charles Hollis Jones, Chris Franci, David Jang, Lisa Schulte, Lori Cozen-Geller, Sedi Pak, Terry Cervantes Made in the Mojave 5/13 - 07/30/17 Samantha Fields, Kim Stringfellow, Carol Es, Catherine Ruane, Marthe Aponte, Nicolas Shake, Ron Pinkerton, Aline Mare, Randi Hokett Estate Italiana 8/26 - 10/22/17 Alex Pinna, Antonella Masetti, Carla Viparelli, Carlo Marcucci, Marco Casentini, Max Coppeta, Nicola Evangelisti 2016 British Invasion 11/19/16 - 1/22/17 Andrew Hall, Caroline PM Jones, Colin Gray, David Eddington, David Hockney, Dave Smith, Derek Boshier, Eleanor Wood, Gordon Senior, Graham Moore, James Scott, Jane Callister, Jeremy Kidd, Jon Measures, Kate Savage, Max Presneill, Nathaniel Mellors, Philip Argent, Philip Vaughan, Rhea O’Neill, Roni Stretch, Sarah Danays, Shiva Aliabadi, Siobhan McClure, Trevor Norris Green Revolution 2/13 - 4/17/16 Jeremy Kidd, Lynn Aldrich, Fawn Rogers, Charles Hood, Christine Mugnolo, Coleen Sterritt, Ann Weber, LAGI, HCA Artist As Subject 5/7 - 7/24/16 Rebecca Campbell, Andrew Frieder, Kent Anderson Butler, Eric Minh Swenson, Jane Szabo, Nataša Prosenc Stearns Made in America 8/13 - 10/30/16 NASA Flight Research: Probing the Sky, MOAH Collections 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Astronaut Karen Nyberg, Scott Listfield, Gerald Clarke, The New Vanguard, Daniel Albrigo, Jae Young Kim 2015 Legacy 1/24 - 3/15/15 Eric Johnson, Craig Kauffman, Dewain Valentine, John Paul Jones, Tony DeLap, Tom Jenkins, Lisa Bartleson, Jennifer Faist, Andrew Benson, R. Nelson Parrish, Charles Dickson 2015 Juried 4/2 - 4/26/15 Synthesis: 30th All-Media Juried Art Exhibition, 30th Annual All-Media High School Art Exhibition & Educators' Art Exhibition Flora 5/9 - 6/28/15 Nancy Macko, Terry Arena, Gary Brewer, Debi Cable, Candice Gawnw, Lisa Schulte, Mud Baron, Jamie Sweetman, Guest Curator Dr. Bruce Love Play.Create.Collect 7/18 - 9/6/15 Guest Curators Julie B. & Heidi Johnson, Davis & Davis, Moshe Elimelech, Thumberdome, Woes Martin, Teddy Kelly, Hueman, HCA Myths & Legends 10/4 - 11/15/15 Guest Curator Wendy Sherman, Michael Aschenbrenner, Judy Csotsis, Marissa Quinn, Jeremie D. Riggleman, Jonas N.T. Becker, Tina Dille, Seamus Conley Vanity 12/5/15 - 1/24/16 Justin Bower, Roni Stretch, Austin Young, Shana Mabari, Laura Larson, Leigh Salgado, Tina Dorff, Ted Meyer 2014 Colorimetry 1/18/13 - 3/16/14 Ruth Pastine, Gisela Colon, John Eden, Johannes Girardoni, Philip K Smith, Karl Benjamin, Dion Johnson, Innovations Juried Exhibition Spring 2014 3/29 - 6/8/14 29th High School Art Exhibition, YiKai, Brad Howe, Andrew Frieder Spirit of Summer 6/21 - 8/31/14 Selections from the Herbie Fletcher Collection, Coop, Douglas McCulloh & Jacques Garnier, Artist of the film Mana, Allison Renshaw, Thumperdome, John Van Hamersveld Hispanic Heritage 9/13 -11/9/14 Guillermo Bert, Juan Delgado & Thomas McGovern, Linda Vallejo, Johnny Nicoloro, Luis Fileto, Andrea Kraus, Leslie Mazoch, Omar Mireles, Libby Wendt & Robin Rosenthal From the Desert to the Sea 11/22/14 - 1/11/15 Guest Curator Sant Khalsa, Carol Sears, Hollis Cooper, Kim Abeles, Julius Eastman, Jill Sykes, Kelly Berg 2013 Winter 2013 12/6/12 - 3/7/13 (Dates Vary): Ann Marie Rousseau, Cuppetelli/Mendoza, Nike Schröderz, Gisela Colón, Megan Geckler, Chris Trueman, 28th Annual AVHUSC Art Exhibition Spring 2013 3/16 - 5/11/13 (Dates Vary) Gary Lang, Jorg Dubin, Guillermo Bert, Susan Sironi, Thomas McGovern, Danial Nord Bloom 5/11 - 6/29/13 Cole Case, Amir H. Fallah, Penelope Gottlieb, Roland Reiss, Sharon Suhovy, Elena Manferdini, Jennifer Vanderpool, Kathleen Elliot, Janice Tieken, Susan Sironi, Rebecca Niederlander Autumn 2013 8/3 - 10/13/13 Guest Curators Tyler Stallings & Marko Peljhan, Tim Youd, Rebecca Trawich, Jorg Dubin The Frostig Collection & More 10/29/13 - 1/5/14 The Artists of the Frostig Collection, Lou Swenson, Bradford J. Salamon, The Artists of the Open Studio, Christoff Van Kooning 2012 Grand Opening 5/5 - 8/18/12 (Dates Vary) Smooth Operations, The Painted Desert, Indians, Gold Miners and Gunslingers Autumn 2012 8/9- 10/22/12 (Dates Vary) Gregory Martin, Sally Egan & Amy Bystedt, Mercedes Helnwein, Lakes and Valleys Art Guild, Jennifer Glass Holiday 2012 9/29/12 - 1/1/13 (Dates Vary) Jennifer Glass, Ann Marie Rousseau, Selections from the Accatino Collection, David and Kazumi Svenson, Gary Baseman

Spring 2014 March 27 - May 4, 2014 29th All Media High School Art Exhibition Main Gallery March 29 - June 8, 2014 YiKai: Paintings & Drawings South Gallery, Staircase Atrium, Wells Fargo Gallery Brad Howe: Celebrating MACC Artist Rooftop & Jewel Box Andrew Frieder: A Life in Stitches Education Gallery May 10 - June 8, 2014 Natural Treasure: The California Poppy Vault Gallery Selections from the Permanent Collection Main Gallery < Return to Exhibitions Yi Kai Brad Howe Andrew Frieder 29th All Media High School Art Exhibition The 29th Annual AVUHSD Exhibition is an all-media exhibit of nearly 150 pieces created by burgeoning Antelope Valley students who attend schools in the Antelope Valley Union High School District: Academies of the Antelope Valley (AAV), Antelope Valley, Desert Winds, Eastside, Highland, Lancaster, Littlerock, Palmdale, Pete Knight, Quartz Hill and R. Rex Parris High Schools. Exhibited work includes a wide variety of media including: painting, drawing, sculpture, video, scratchboard, computer art, photography, mixed media and much more. Awards were presented from the High School District, community groups and the City to the students for their artwork. In addition to the students’ work, there is also an accompanying AVUHSD Teachers’ show in the Vault Gallery. The first of its kind for the Museum, the exhibit presents an opportunity for the student pieces to be displayed in reference to their mentoring instructors’ artwork. The Teacher’s Exhibit celebrates the educators who teach this next generation of young artists and will be on display through April 27. Yi Kai: Paintings and Drawings In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, MOAH brings internationally renowned painter Yi Kai to the Antelope Valley. Yi Kai came from China to begin a new life with his wife and son in America. He soon became a U.S. citizen, immersing himself in American culture while reserving time for trips back to his native lands. Occupying four galleries on the second floor of the Museum, Yi Kai’s richly textured and brightly colored paintings and drawings bridge these two cultures, layering Western symbols of freedom, materialism and the pursuit of individuality with the Eastern philosophical and spiritual qualities he grew up with and witnessed while traveling and drawing in Tibet. Yi Kai’s art offers the viewer a visual dialectic that promotes unity, harmony and peace in the world, making him a perfect representative of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Each gallery is filled with a unique series of work from his prolific repertoire. Located at the top of the stairs, Map in Transition welcomes viewers to the second floor. Map In Transition reads right to left as a chronology of America’s pioneering spirit, starting with the settlement of the first colonies onward to westward expansion. Like each of his series, Map in Transition is laden with symbols of individuality, freedom, and prosperity—imagery that speaks to the American desire for material wealth and the clash that often occurs between spirituality and consumerism in America and China. His deeply hued gauche painting Monk with Pilgrims , 1989 is exhibited with Map In Transition to highlight the global reach of Yi Kai’s practice and the symbolic bridging of nations and ideologies. In the East Gallery Yi Kai’s abstracted landscapes depict the textural aesthetics of waste and decay while offering a sense of humor in the toy cars that punctuate his canvases. The Wells Fargo Gallery plays host to the Tibet Series , an intimate selection of drawings and collage that chronicle Yi Kai’s visits to Tibet and his skillful and sensitive renderings of the people and cultures of the Himalayas. In the South Gallery, Yi Kai shifts his focus by immersing the viewer in a critique of globalization and the mixing of cultural values from West to East. Yi Kai’s visual investigations of materialism and greed take shape in his deconstructed robotic figures and disfigured men in business suits that appear oblivious to the world around them, while his stark critique of China’s disregard for the environment reaches a climax in his large-scale oil on canvas Gas Mask Series . These paintings speak to the cause and effect of China’s industrial pollution and the separation that occurs as cultures and languages are lost in pursuit of contemporary comforts and high society. On one hand, Yi Kai’s richly textured and colorful work offers a celebration of the unique freedoms he immediately embraced upon arrival to the United States of America. On the other hand, he presents a sobering critique of consumerist values that have reached around the globe, influencing a new generation of consumers in China. Yi Kai is an artist who sees the world through the shifting edges of cultural values and the boundaries of tradition, bringing them together in a spectrum of visual manifestations that ask the viewer to see the relationships between nations through his art. Brad Howe: High Desert Regional Health Center Installation In anticipation of the installation of his monumental kinetic artwork at the new Los Angeles County High Desert Regional Health Center in Lancaster, the artwork of internationally distinguished artist Brad Howe is presented on every floor of the Museum: the Roof Terrace, in the Jewel Box Gallery and the Entrance Lobby. The Entrance Lobby installation is an interpretation of the Los Angeles County High Desert Regional Health Center project that is currently underway and is intended to give the community a glimpse in anticipation of its unveiling on May 30, 2014. The name of the installation will be selected by the artist from suggestions by the community. As you view the blue icons and notice connections between them, consider Mr. Howe’s invitation to name the work. What comes to mind when you view the artwork and drawings? Do you recognize elements and symbols from your own experiences in the High Desert? Are they familiar to you and how do you relate to them? Perhaps you enjoy skateboarding or walking or the plants and animals of the desert. Perhaps you have a grandparent or are caring for an elderly family member. Perhaps you shop till you drop, and look great doing it? Go ahead, enjoy finding yourself in the work! By submitting a name and perhaps leaving a message for the artist, you become an active participant in the process of making civic art. Mr. Howe will select a name from the suggestion box and announce the winner at the Grand Opening on May 30! By inviting the community to take part in naming the artwork, Howe continues the strong public engagement component that shaped the initial design of the installation. Brad Howe, born and raised in the High Desert, was selected for the High Desert Regional Health Center project by a committee comprised of County and local stakeholders including MOAH. In response to the site and soul of the community, Howe designed a suite of three large scale suspended sculptures that reflect the stories conveyed by local residents during several community engagement events facilitated by artist Rebecca Niederlander. Neiderlander’s process of creating an environment of listening and storytelling resulted in stories rich in a sense of place and community identity. Howe converted the residents’ stories into icons and symbols that the viewer’s eye will string together as the icons move and intersect with one another. Cascading into free form passive kinetic sculptures, the artwork represents a transformation of the verbal into the physical, reflecting the collective voice of Antelope Valley. As a student of International Relations at Stanford University, Howe attended the University of São Paulo to specialize in Brazilian Literature and Economic History. It was there that he discovered the passion for art and architecture that would eventually lead to his first exhibitions. Since then, he has exhibited in over 18 countries worldwide, and his works have been placed in collections throughout 32 countries. His studio is actively completing site-specific commissions for cities, universities, museums and private corporations worldwide, with his own light and playful flair enlivening the Museum and soon to be open Los Angeles County High Desert Regional Health Center. Andrew Frieder: A Life in Stitches (1959-2014) The Lancaster Museum of Art and History is honored to highlight selected work by Lancaster artist Andrew Frieder. Andrew Frieder: A Life in Stitches showcases the artist’s unique and compelling visual language through a collection of works on paper, stitched collages and paper quilts made during the last decade of his life. With a focus on his personal mythology, Frieder’s works on paper welcome the viewer into his visual world through his playful articulation of human and animal figures while layering scriptural references and ancient Greek mythology into a distinctive narrative. The stitched collages feature Frieder’s signature style of revealing and concealing his creative process: white washing acrylic paint over graphite sketches and machine-stitching the paper together in a variety of textures and compositions. Additionally, Frieder expanded the language of traditional patch quilting into the realm of collage, where his use of hand-made aluminum staples together with grommets, embroidery thread and machine-stitched prints reference his family’s background in industrial fabrics and medicine. His father was a noted surgeon and his grandfather made quilted moving blankets and canvas goods. On his mother’s side, the family worked primarily in the garment industry. Preferring to work in multiples, Frieder’s process included designing and making his own printing presses and tools from recycled materials, which allowed him to toy with the spectrum between freedom of expression, mass production and precision. Andrew Frieder: A Life in Stitches pays tribute to one of Antelope Valley’s most prolific artists. Largely self-taught, he studied art and writing for a time at UCLA and Bennington College in Vermont and immersed himself in his work producing thousands of prints, drawings, collages, quilted works, hand-made tools, printing presses, hats and furniture throughout his lifetime. Three of Frieder’s works of art are housed in MOAH’s permanent collection. The Museum is curating a major retrospective of the artist’s life’s work to open in 2016. Natural Treasure: The California Poppy This season weather conditions have brought an explosion of orange, gold, and purple across the foothills and grasslands of the Antelope Valley. In celebration of this spring’s proliferation of wildflowers, Lancaster Museum of Art and History has collected a gallery full of our state’s treasure, the California Poppy. Natural Treasure: The California Poppy features artwork selected from an open call to Southern California artists by MOAH’s Curator Andi Campognone to encompass a spectrum of approaches from paintings of traditional poppy-filled landscapes to contemporary conceptual imagery. The California Poppy, Eschscholzia Californica , was designated as California’s official state flower in 1903; its golden blooms a fitting symbol for the Golden State. Long before the Gold Rush, when the Spanish came, they declared California the “Golden State” because of the massive blooms of poppies adorning the coastal and desert landscape throughout California. Although endemic to California, small pockets exist in Oregon and Arizona and have traveled by way of human dispersal as far as New Zealand. The largest native poppy fields are located in the Antelope Valley and were abundant in the San Gabriel foothills now known as Pasadena, Altadena and Sierra Madre. The poppy has been called the “flame flower” and “copa de oro” (cup of gold) in reference to its bright orange to yellow petals. As an annual flower, the blooms last one season and in a good year will set hundreds of thousands of seeds, and then die. Dependent upon winter rain fall, the number of plants, their duration and intensity of color will vary from year to year and generally last from as early as mid-February through late May. Native Americans used the fresh roots to soothe toothaches and headaches and some tribes chewed the petals like chewing gum. In 1996 Governor Wilson proclaimed May 13 to 18 as Poppy Week, which coincides with MOAH’s colorful exhibit featuring a diverse array of approaches, mediums and styles. Here in the Antelope Valley, the flower is honored by the City of Lancaster’s annual California Poppy Festival, now in its twenty-third year. Additionally, in 1976 local residents teamed up to protect 1,745 acres of some of the most exquisite poppy fields in the nation. The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve consists of lands donated to the State of California by the Munz Family and set aside in perpetuity to celebrate this natural treasure. Each spring, the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve comes alive with the seasonal surprises of the western Mojave Desert Grassland habitat. Be sure to enjoy the proliferation here at MOAH and at the Poppy Reserve this spring. HS Exhibit Yi Kai Howe Frieder Poppy View or Download the Spring 2014 Exhibition Catalog by clicking on the cover image or here.

back to list Ben Brough Ben Brough is an artist whose work is loosely autobiographical, working from memory, presenting inspirations, and questioning of growth, excess, and decay. He paints because it is his favorite and most confident form of communication. Brough lives by the DIY code and uses materials and mediums of all kind—magazine clippings, materials attached to a surface, painted surfaces scraped away, stenciled, layered, repainted, torn down, and built back up again. He likes to explore the world that borders between abstract expressionism and the figurative, because telling a story through familiar imagery and playing with colors, space, and patterns are both just as important to him. Through this process, he connects to the surrounding world, open up memories, and communicates ideas. Brough likes leaving it up to the viewer to find their own energy inside his paintings and use it for what they need, even if it’s different from his intended message. He likes to think of a painting not just as a window into one human’s take on the world... but also a powerful tool to uplift one another.

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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 Tour Request There is no better way to experience MOAH than with a tour led by one of our expert guides. MOAH's guides 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 adult tour gives guests an in-depth look at the exhibition(s) currently on view at MOAH's main location, MOAH:CEDAR, and the Western Hotel Museum. 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 Adult Tours. Interested in youth tours and field trips? Click here Request a 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 Select a preferred time 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 01:00 PM 02:00 PM 03:00 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

MOAH:CEDAR 44857 Cedar Avenue Lancaster, CA 93534 Open Thursday - Sunday | 2 PM - 6 PM Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Holidays, and during periods of install ation (661) 723-6250 Together with the Museum of Art & History, MOAH:CEDAR is a catalyst for engaging a diverse audience through captivating exhibitions, innovative artists and dynamic programming. The gallery aspires to encourage progressive ideas and experimental genres of artwork, which highlight performance, education and studio practice. Visit The MOAH:CEDAR Site Visiting one of our museums? Let us help you plan your trip! Current Exhibitions Request a Tour

Inclusion The Museum of Art and History (MOAH) is compliant with American Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. MOAH is committed to making its facility, collections, exhibitions, programs, and services accessible to all visitors. Physical access to MOAH is compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. Sensory Friendly Programming Community members experiencing autism and/or other hyper- and hypo-sensitivities are invited to participate in the Lancaster Museum of Art and History's Sensory Friendly Programming (SFP). This programming is multi-faceted, with open hours every first Saturday of the month (during exhibition dates), Take-A-Break Space during select BLVD events, and calming tools available for check out from guest services. SFP Open Hours Every first Saturday of the month, the museum opens one hour early 10:00 am to welcome guests with hyper- and hypo-sensitivities. Lights are dimmed, sound elements are lowered, a free sensory-friendly art activity is offered, and the Take-A-Break Space is open for use. Fidgets and noise-canceling headphones are available for use throughout the museum. Take-A-Break Space Stocked with calming tools, noise-canceling headphones, kinetic sand, snacks, and water, the Take-A-Break Space is a great spot to relax during a museum visit or BLVD event. The T-A-B Space is located off of the Main Gallery. Check MOAH's scheduled events for details about T-A-B Space availability. Visual Language Tours The Lancaster Museum of Art and History offers a Visual Language Tour for each exhibition at MOAH’s main location. Visual Language Tours are led by a MOAH guide, who is accompanied by a certified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. Please register in advance on Eventbrite; space is limited to 20 participants. Contact the Education Department at (661) 723-6085 or moaheducation@cityoflancasterca.gov for more information. Spanish Tours The Lancaster Museum of Art and History offers tours in Spanish every second Friday of the month during exhibition dates at MOAH's main location. Tours begin at 5:00 pm and last about 30-40 minutes. Please register in advance on Eventbrite – space is limited to 20 participants. Contact the Education Department at (661) 723-6085 or moaheducation@cityoflancasterca.gov for more information. Early Stage Social Engagement Program (virtual) The Lancaster Museum of Art and History partners with the Alzheimer's Association Southern California Chapter to create a two-part virtual tour for each exhibition on view at MOAH's main location. Each tour is one hour and touches on a variety of exhibited artworks, artistic processes, and artist perspectives for participants experiencing the early stages of dementia. Please visit https://www.alz.org/socal to register for this two-part program.