2022 < View Public Art Projects Skytower Park Murals by Vojislav Radovanović 2022 Permanent Art Project 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 Drive, 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. Learn More >

2008 < View Public Art Projects The Musical Road 2008 Permanent Art Project In September, 2008, Honda Motor Company constructed a musical road on Avenue K, between 60th Street West and 70th Street West as part of their Honda Civic ad campaign. After several complaints from local residents, the street was then paved over to alleviate the nuisance that it created. However, after much public interest, the Lancaster City Council decided to reconstruct the road and relocate it to a more remote location on Avenue G, between 30th Street West and 40th Street West. Both projects used the same melodic line from Rossini’s William Tell Overture. However, possibly due to miscalculations during the engineering process, the melodic intervals are quite different than the actual tune, while the rhythmic patterns are accurate. This is the first musical road to be constructed in the United States, and is only one of a few located in the entire world.

2012 < View Public Art Projects "Pete Knight" Mural by Geo-May Frankenberg 2012 Permanent Art Project The William “Pete” Knight mural was created by local artist Geo-May and commissioned by the City of Lancaster as part of the Aerospace Walk on Lancaster Blvd. It commemorates the accomplishments of Edwards Air Force Base stationed aeronautical engineer, test pilot, combat pilot, and astronaut whom holds the world’s speed record for flight in a winged aircraft. He was one of four Air Force pilots selected to pilot the Dyna Soar (X-20) aircraft in the first Air Force space program. He was also one of eight X-15 pilots to earn his astronaut wings by flying an airplane in space 280,000 feet. Knight later became Palmdale’s first elected mayor and served on the State Senate.

2026 < View Public Art Projects Antelope Valley Walls™ 2026 Permanent Art Project Since 2016, Antelope Valley Walls™ has brought international and local artists to the Antelope Valley, adding more than 70 vibrant murals across the community between 2016 and 2024. The 2026 installment will introduce 10 new murals between October 11-17, expanding the growing collection throughout the region. Stay tuned as we gear up to celebrate 10 years of Antelope Valley Walls™. Don't miss the Antelope Valley Walls 10th Anniversary Exhibition at MOAH:CEDAR, opening August 1, 2026! Learn More >

2021 < View Public Art Projects "THEN | NOW | A | DREAM" by Nathaniel Ancheta and David Martin 2021 Permanent Art Project by Nathaniel Ancheta and David Edward Martin: THEN | NOW | A | DREAM , an installation that includes four life-size sculptures of a pronghorn antelope made from rebar and discarded material, found its permanent home here at the Preserve. What was, what is, and what might have been coalesced in what was originally a site-specific installation located at the foot of the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve. Made from common construction materials and found materials scavenged from the site, the sculptures were painted an uncanny shade of super-saturated blue. The four pronghorn antelope sculptures represent the landscape’s past and look with hope to the blooming of the poppies on the hills and fields beyond. The antelopes represent several layers of tension between belonging and unbelonging; animals that once roamed the landscape by the thousands are conspicuously absent given the area’s designation in the Antelope Valley, an unnatural blue that provides a unifying coating to a variety of discarded consumer items. Nathaniel Cas Ancheta’s art practice functions within the thresholds between interior and exterior, passive and active, and the natural and the artificial. Ancheta creates work that catalyzes engagement with the individual, the public, and its environment. He currently lives and works in Lancaster, CA. David Edward Martin is a classically trained filmmaker engaged in a multimedia practice framed by the traditional genres of landscape, still life, figurative, and abstraction. Using multiple modalities, Martin creates work engaging with systems of how meaning is made, unmade, and remade in everyday contexts. He lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

2022 < View Public Art Projects "The Greeting" by Dan Droz 2022 Permanent Art Project By Dan Droz The Greeting , a new permanent, public art sculpture by artist Dan Droz, is now installed at the corner of Lancaster BLVD and Ehrlich Avenue. In collaboration with the Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) and Droz, the museum commissioned the new public art sculpture to engage and elevate the public space around the museum. The sculpture will serve as a defining landmark for the community, where people can gather and create meaningful connections between the museum, public space, and community members. The sculpture depicts colorful, abstract figures gathering to meet at MOAH, but from a different angle reveals other images like people high-fiving one another. The color palette is also an essential part of the design for the sculpture, connecting the story of the desert landscape and the diversity of the Antelope Valley community. Droz believes that sculptures like The Greeting help people understand that art is not just about the aesthetic but can speak to a story that is relevant to peoples’ lives. Droz is a full-time sculptor that engages with themes surrounding relationships, family, and the community. Before becoming a sculptor, Droz had a 45-year career as a design and marketing consultant and was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. In addition to being shown at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History, Droz has been commissioned for work at the entrance to the Heritage Trail in downtown Pittsburgh, and Oxon-Hill Sculpture Park in Washington, DC, among others. Take home your own miniature The Greeting , available in The Vault Store. Purchase Now

2017 < View Public Art Projects #ArtOutDoorAV 2017 Temporary Art Project The Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) is thrilled to launch the #ARTOUTDOORAV Billboard Project from Monday, October 16, 2017, to Sunday, November 12, 2017. The #ARTOUTDOORAV Billboard Project is a joint campaign between Lamar Advertising, MOAH, and the Lancaster Museum and Public Art Foundation (LMPAF). The Museum invites local artists, and those who reside in the 5th Supervisorial District of Los Angeles County, to submit their work for consideration for a special outdoor exhibition. A panel of jurors will review the work. Selected artists will have the opportunity to exhibit their artwork on two billboards at selected locations in and around the City of Lancaster and the greater Antelope Valley region. This special outdoor exhibition will include 10 artists on a total of 20 billboards as part of MOAH’s fall programming.

2021 < View Public Art Projects "Paleolithic Herd" by Devin Thor 2021 Permanent Art Project Devin Thor presents three pieces from his raw, unique stone works that make extinct paleolithic creatures live again as a life-size sculptural herd. The use of material makes these flat works fascinating in texture as well as image. In the use of color (russet, gold, brown) and material (sandstone, rebar, and found/discarded materials), they appear as if they arose from the earth itself. The herd, which includes a buck, a doe, and a fawn, makes extinct creatures live again. Seeming tribal in nature, their beautiful simplicity serves as an elegy to the losses of the past, and a pristine prayer for a better future. According to Thor, his paleolithic creatures are “ a homage to our prehistoric ancestors, but also an exploration of the global influence of humans on our environment…” adding that “modern humans have modified the planet and now must take on a stewardship role, otherwise we might face extinction ourselves.” Thor is a geologist as well as an artist, which is likely a reason for his choice of material. The rough brown surface creates an elegant but primal visual perspective, representing a tribute to the beings themselves and the land where they once roamed. His minimal approach is relatable with an easily recognizable shape and universal figures that open the world of the past with hope for tomorrow. A poignant reminder that despite the bulk and weighty purpose of these beings, they were too fragile to survive in the end representing a cautionary tale for the preservation of many species including our own.

2022 < View Public Art Projects "Colima" by Woods Davy 2022 Permanent Art Project Colima, 2010 was purchased by the Museum of Art and History by artist Woods Davy in 2022 and is on view on the exterior of the building near the entrance.

2022 < View Public Art Projects Crosswalk Mural by Nuri Amanatullah 2022 Temporary Art Project This mural is no longer on view.

2020 < View Public Art Projects "#CountMeIn" Poster Project 2020 Temporary Art Project As part of the larger #CountMeIn Census project, artist Jane Szabo photographed the community in and around the BLVD Cultural District. These portraits became the exhibition “I am Here” which can be seen in the storefronts of the businesses along Lancaster Blvd.

2016 < View Public Art Projects "Astral Challenger" by Shana Mabari 2016 Permanent Art Project Commissioned by the City of Lancaster as part of the Arts and Public Places program, “Astral Challenger” was created by Los Angeles-based artist Shana Mabari. The sculpture was commissioned in honor of the thirtieth anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, and was installed at the intersection of Challenger Way and Avenue L. Challenger was assembled at the Palmdale Lockheed plant and used what is now known as Challenger Way as its transportation route from Palmdale to Edwards Air Force Base. Formerly named 10th Street East, the street was renamed shortly after the disaster by the Lancaster City Council to honor the lives that were lost. The blue panels on the sculpture represent the seven lives lost, plus an additional panel for the remaining loved ones who still mourn their loss. The roundabout was opened in February, 2016, and “Astral Challenger” was installed in May.