Desert Forest: Life with Joshua Trees is currently on view at the Lancaster Museum of Art and History. For more information >>​​
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Current Exhibition at
MOAH
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Desert Forest: Life with Joshua Trees
September 7 - December 29, 2024
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The Desert Forest: Life with Joshua Trees exhibition, presented at the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, California as part of the Getty PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative sheds light on the endangered Joshua tree and the fragile Mojave Desert ecosystem that sustains it. The project integrates natural history, indigenous knowledge, public policy, scientific research, and artistic expressions to emphasize the challenges facing the Joshua tree and conservation efforts. With a focus on climate change, development, wildfires, and other threats, the exhibition explores the symbiotic relationships between Joshua trees, soil fungi, and moth pollinators, engaging a diverse audience interested in arts and environmental issues.
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Lancaster MOAH is a PST ART Community Hub. Returning in September 2024 with its latest edition, PST ART: Art & Science Collide, this landmark regional event explores the intersections of art and science, both past and present. PST ART is presented by Getty. For more information about PST ART: Art & Science Collide, please visit pst.art.​
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Current Exhibition at
MOAH:CEDAR
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Nikolas Soren Goodich:
Luminous Mysteries Human Symmetries
September 28 - November 24, 2024
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​MOAH:CEDAR and the Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) are pleased to announce Luminous Mysteries Human Symmetries, an exhibition by artist Nikolas Soren Goodich. Luminous Mysteries Human Symmetries will be on view at MOAH:CEDAR from Saturday, September 28th to Sunday, November 24th, 2024. The opening reception for the exhibition will take place on Saturday, September 28th from 4 - 6PM.
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MOAH:CEDAR’s newest exhibition, Luminous Mysteries Human Symmetries, showcases Goodich’s ability to transform his trauma, presenting viewers an opportunity to authentically connect and examine the idea of self and the imaged “other,” through the harmony and incongruence of images. His artistic practice explores the paradox of asymmetry and symmetry through monoprint profile portraits, and large scale installation, that allow for moments of quiet contemplation and close examination through its incandescent qualities.
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Current Exhibition at
ECIC
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Chloe Allred: Mojave Meditations
July 6 - December 8, 2024
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Artist and printmaker Chloe Allred’s art residency at the Prime Desert Woodlands started in January 2024 focusing on the contemplation of preserving natural spaces and access to nature. Through her plein-air and studio works, Allred creates oil paintings, linoleum blocks, and intaglio prints inspired by the flora and fauna, animal bones, and taxidermy found the Elyze Clifford Interpretive Center. For Allred, preservation is not only important for maintaining the health of the environment, but also fundamental to our physical and mental well-being. In her walks and painting trips to the preserve, Allred’s work represents a whimsical and gestural amalgamation of quiet contemplation and introspection.​
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Happening Now
AV Walls
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On view on
Tuesday, September 17, 2024​
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The Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) is pleased to announce the 2024 edition of Antelope Valley Walls! Previously known as POW! WOW! Antelope Valley, Antelope Valley Walls is returning for its fifth installment in the region with a new set of lively murals to adorn The BLVD Cultural District and parks within the City of Lancaster. This year’s edition marks the second collaboration and partnership between the City of Lancaster and the City of Palmdale, and for the first time, the town of Pearblossom. With these partnerships, Antelope Valley Walls continues its commitment to fostering engagement between art, artists, and the Antelope Valley community.
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