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Contemporary art museum
📍 Bakersfield, CA
🖼️ 20th & 21st century art by California artists
🧑‍🎨 Art education
✨ Community events
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see you next year, via arté 🤍😭

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ViaArté 2026 - The Secret Rendezvous by Pierre-Charles Comte (1823–1895)

Another one in the books 😊 the tradition continues! I look forward to this every year, but I have to say this year I was very nervous. . . I have been experiencing some health issues and I’m not as physically fit as last year because of that. Despite that we persevere and I am so very happy that I did.

Winner of Best Technique - 46 hours to complete - started at 12pm Friday and finished 2am Monday! 💪🏻

There was a young gentleman that stayed up till 2am until I finished my piece because he wanted a photo of it finished 🫣 so kind and sweet

Thank you to my friends and family for supporting me always, I know this year was a bit more difficult and I appreciate your patience with me @hannivig @jessnmando2006 @sixloyds @kassandracamorlinga @jarrettmungcal

Big congratulations to all my fellow artist who made it through the heat of the weekend and created beautiful works of art! Congratulations to all the winners, all awards are well deserved! 🥳

Thank you to @thebmoa and @themarketplacebakersfield for putting on this event year after year, it means so much to me and my family! I appreciate all the staff and their hard work making this possible 💕 much love!

Thank you @chaincohnclark for sponsoring my square again this year! I was so happy to see you were my sponsor, 2 years in a row let’s gooo! 🙏🏼🥰

Thank you to the community that always comes out to support us artist 🥰

Until next year 😘
#chalkartfestival #bakersfieldviaarté #viaarte2026 #bakersfieldmuseumofart #bakersfieldmarketplace

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✨ EMIT Quote of the Day: EMPOWER ✨

“Your story has power. Own it, share it, and use it to empower someone else.”

— Christa Hunt Photography | EMIT 💛

#EMIT #Empower #DailyInspiration #ChristaHuntPhotography
#viaarte

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Over the weekend, my coworker and I had the honor of representing @bgckerncounty at @thebmoa Via Arte. I’m truly proud of how everything turned out, it was a wonderful experience. We felt inspired and grateful for the chance to share our work with the community. We got to represent everyone who is part of The Boys and Girls, with this beautiful mural piece by Carlos Almaraz “ Echo Park III”

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It’s always a pleasure to support the arts in the communities we serve.

Congratulations to the Bakersfield Museum of Art on another spectacular Via Arté and thank you to the Marketplace for proving the perfect backdrop.

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Ain't No Sunshine — Bill Withers | Marlon Mackey on vocals 🎤☀️

Via Arte Bakersfield at The Marketplace — live, no filter, 100° in the shade and Marlon still sang it like this.

Bass + drums + keys under the blue tent. Marlon in the center brick.

That Bill Withers feeling hits different outdoors.

🎙️: @marlon661
📍 Via Arte — The Marketplace Bakersfield

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Meet Anitta Meza, the local artist bringing her creativity to life through glow-in-the-dark art at Bakersfield’s Via Arté Chalk Festival.

We loved supporting her work and seeing her unique vision come to life! ❤️

#StockdalePodiatry #BakersfieldArtists #viaartebakersfield #BakersfieldCA #bakersfieldevents

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Via Arte 2026
“The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria” 1648 by Jusepe de Ribera
12’x12’

Another great year! Thank you to everyone who was able to make it out this weekend, everyone who voted and especially to @evaneley for helping me complete this wonderful piece ! ❤️❤️❤️

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Bakersfield creativity at its best! 🎨

We at Stockdale Podiatry were honored to sponsor Via Arté, supporting the local artists who bring our community together. 👣

#bakersfield #viaartebakersfield #kerncounty #bakersfieldevents #stockdalepodiatry

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I had an amazing time at Via Arte' sponsored by @thebmoa held @themarketplacebakersfield.

Thanks to my ride or die, artist assistant, the fabulous @xo.marie93 for all of her fantastic artistic skills and @lost_in_a_world_of_confusion_ For her assistance and support.

I always have a wonderful time doing this. It's our 7th year and more photos to come.

The square was sponsored by @epicflightz

#bakersfieldartist
#neurodivergentart
#chalkfestival
#viaarte
#chalkmurL

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“Donne Unica”
By @madelinevonfoerster

8x12
Approx. 17 hours of work

Honorable Mention winner 🏅

Ending chalk festival season with our hometown event, Via Arte and a win!

Vase lower half by Jenn
Carnivorous plant top half by Darla

Favorite comments included a kid yelling “DANGER PLANTS!!” and an adult saying “wow!…that’s…different…” before hurrying away.

Thank you to @thebmoa for having us again for our 25th something or other year. Tha k you to @guinnconstruction and the Schuetts for your continued sponsorship each year. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, hung out for a bit, provided shade, ice and encouragement in Saturday’s disgusting heat. Thank you to James for our new drawing sticks/swords ⚔️ Thank you to @kaylabryantarts for taking our group photo and being a great neighbor. Thank you to all the artists we finally got to chat with after quick smiles and waves all weekend.

The Hidden Mickey and Goldfish will be revealed in the next post. So you have time to search 🔍

#ViaArte #TeamDarnifer #ChalkFestival #ChalkArtist #BMOAViaArte

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Via Arte 2026
7ft x 7ft recreation of a detail from
Karl Bryullov's
Last Day of Pompeii
1830-33

Tried to scale down this year for my mental health and ended up with some heat exhaustion symptoms instead. Irony. So glad that I recovered in time to pull yet another all nighter and get this piece done. Thank you to everyone for being so kind and encouraging this year, it means a lot.

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