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.

2018 < View Public Art Projects Guy Dill Roundabout 2018 Permanent Art Project

2021 < View Public Art Projects Crosswalk Mural by Charlie Edmistion 2021 Temporary Art Project https://video.wixstatic.com/video/e60af9_a88d1d0fb4414db882be6754b477822f/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

10th Anniversary Show May 14 - August 21, 2022 The Lancaster Museum of Art and History celebrates ten years of serving the Antelope Valley community at its current location on The BLVD. The museum opened its doors on May 5th, 2012, as a part of an extensive revitalization of Downtown Lancaster — serving as a social anchor for the community and The BLVD Cultural District. In 2022, the museum programs four facilities across the Valley including: MOAH, MOAH:CEDAR, the Western Hotel Museum, and the Elyze Interpretive Center. This exhibition reflects the hopes of the community, further expanding the museum’s curriculum and programming. This exhibition features four solo exhibitions and a group exhibit, Human Natures , curated from artworks MOAH has collected over the last decade. Currently on view is a 20-year survey of contemporary photographer Chris Engman's works and conceptual artist Debra Scacco's immersive installation, centering conversations around environmentalism and water extraction. Also on view is photographer Sam Comen's exhibition focusing on essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and Dutch artist Super A’s whimsical and hyperrealistic iterations of iconic pop-culture figures. Throughout this exhibition, viewers will encounter various facets at the heart of MOAH’s core principles, such as community-centered artwork and the evolution of the Contemporary Art Movement. May 14 - August 21, 2022 Chris Engman Land and Image: Chris Engman, 2002-2022 > May 14 - August 21, 2022 Chris Engman Land and Image: Chris Engman, 2002-2022 > May 14 - August 21, 2022 Chris Engman Land and Image: Chris Engman, 2002-2022 > May 14 - August 21, 2022 Chris Engman Land and Image: Chris Engman, 2002-2022 > May 14 - August 21, 2022 Chris Engman Land and Image: Chris Engman, 2002-2022 > May 14 - August 21, 2022 Chris Engman Land and Image: Chris Engman, 2002-2022 > May 14 - August 21, 2022 Chris Engman Land and Image: Chris Engman, 2002-2022 > May 14 - August 21, 2022 Chris Engman Land and Image: Chris Engman, 2002-2022 > May 14 - August 21, 2022 Chris Engman Land and Image: Chris Engman, 2002-2022 > May 14 - August 21, 2022 Chris Engman Land and Image: Chris Engman, 2002-2022 > May 14 - August 21, 2022 Chris Engman Land and Image: Chris Engman, 2002-2022 > May 14 - August 21, 2022 Chris Engman Land and Image: Chris Engman, 2002-2022 >

Mark Steven Greenfield's Hey-Lo Series Mark Steven Greenfield's most recent body of work, Hey-Lo, tells the stories of Black folk-saints, martyrs, freedom-fighters, survivors, magicians, visionaries, and even a few scoundrels. Many of the figures are from the 1400s-1800s, a timeframe that corresponds with Europeans beginning to use racial distinction as a tool to justify slavery. In this series, Greenfield puts halos on historical and contemporary figures alike, highlighting remarkable stories on enslaved Black figures as well as people who are seen as modern-day saints in their respective communities. "I am reimagining what a saint is," Greenfield says. "Maybe by studying their stories, it can inform us on better ways to live." Hey-Lo is a rich representation of the complexities of the historical Black identity. The figures in the paintings emerge from a variety of geographic locations, time periods, ethnicities, stages of life, and levels of freedom — each representing a person who was nearly blotted out from written history despite their incredible feats or attributed miracles. Greenfield honors their simultaneously astounding and disturbing existences by bestowing them with halos, which are theological symbols of adoration and respect. The lustrous gold leaf backgrounds and mantra discs help lift the figures to a place in the heavens. This is a Title 01 Lee mas This is a Title 03 Lee mas This is a Title 02 Lee mas

ACTIVATION January 22 - April 16, 2022 The Lancaster Museum of Art and History is opening its latest exhibition season, Activation, a series of solo exhibitions from artists Mark Steven Greenfield, April Bey, Paul Stephen Benjamin, Carla Jay Harris, and Keith Collins. The opening reception for Activation will be held on Saturday, January 22, 2022 from 4 to 6 p.m., in tandem with What Would You Say? Activist Graphics from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the second exhibition in its Local Access series. The exhibitions will remain on view until April 16, 2022. Lee mas April Bey Lee mas Carla Jay Harris Lee mas Keith Collins Lee mas Mark Steven Greenfield Lee mas Paul Stephen Benjamin Lee mas Sergio Hernandez Lee mas What Would You Say?

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