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Bakersfield Museum of Art

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Contemporary art museum
📍 Bakersfield, CA
🖼️ 20th & 21st century art by California artists
🧑‍🎨 Art education
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Look beyond the familiar and see where past and present coexist in Layers of the City.    Development, displacement, gentrification, migration, and new technologies reshape both the physical landscape and the communities within it. As neighborhoods evolve, histories may be preserved, obscured, or erased, raising questions about who is able to remain, whose stories are made visible, and what is carried forward.   Be among the first to see the group exhibition, Layers of the City at our Opening Reception.    Opening Reception: Fall 2026 Exhibitions Thursday, October 1 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Member admission is free  General admission $12   Music by @djchuck1 Drinks by @tikikobakersfield   RSVP for the reception at the link in bio.   Elmer Guevara Hoova’ Park Stroll, 2023 Oil and gel transfer on canvas 72” x 60” Courtesy of the Artist and Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles. Photo: Yubo Dong, ofstudio.   Christina Fernandez  Suburban Nightscapes #5 (Garage), 2023 Archival digital pigment print 30” x 45” Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Luisotti, Los Angeles, CA   Hedy Torres Marlen, 2025 Oil and acrylic paint on canvas 30””x 24” Courtesy of the Artist   #thebmoa70 #layersofthecity #newexhibition #thingstodoinbakersfield taken in Bakersfield Museum of Art by @thebmoa
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6 days ago
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Explore the relationships between identity, culture, place, and everyday life in Las Californias.    Internationally acclaimed Mexican photographer @gracielaiturbide initially studied filmmaking before turning to photography, and the world. Describing her photographs as “photo essays,” a significant portion of this exhibition comes from the White Fence series, which began in Boyle Heights in 1986. It also includes Iturbide’s 1991 portrait of labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta in Kern County. Together, the photographs resist a singular understanding of Mexican and Chicano identity.    Be among the first to see Graciela Iturbide: Las Californias at our Opening Reception.    Opening Reception: Fall 2026 Exhibitions Thursday, October 1 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Member admission is free   Music by @djchuck1 Drinks by @tikikobakersfield   RSVP for the reception at the link in bio.    Graciela Iturbide Rosario y Boo Boo, White Fence, East Los Ángeles, 1986 Signed by the artist in ink on recto Silver Gelatin Print Printed by the artist at a later date 14” x 11” Courtesy the Artist and Ruiz-Healy Art, New York | San Antonio   Graciela Iturbide White Fence, East Los Ángeles (Cristina and mural), 1986 Signed in ink on recto, signed, dated, and titled by the artist in pencil on verso Vintage Silver Gelatin Print 10” x 8” Courtesy the Artist and Ruiz-Healy Art, New York | San Antonio Graciela Iturbide Cholo Harpys, White Fence, East Los Ángeles, 1986 Signed by the artist in ink on recto Silver Gelatin Print Printed by the artist at a later date 10” x 8” Courtesy the Artist and Ruiz-Healy Art, New York | San Antonio     #thebmoa70 #gracielaiturbide #newexhibition #HispanicHeritageMonth #thingstodoinbakersfield taken in Bakersfield Museum of Art by @thebmoa
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SURPRISE - we’re extending the sponsors deadline to tonight! Hear from @missionbank about their sponsorship and continued support.   “We love sponsoring the Via Arté Chalk Festival and are proud to be returning top sponsors for the 4th year in a row! At Mission Bank, we work to fuel and grow vibrant and prosperous communities, and public art is an important part of that work. It’s our pleasure to support BMoA as a Via Arté sponsor!”   Recognition for sponsors includes your name on an artist square, and your name/logo at the festival, on our website and in print materials. Sponsorships begin at $400. The deadline for appearing in printed materials has been extended to Wednesday, September 16 at 11:59 PM.   Click the link in our bio to sponsor the beloved community tradition of Via Arté today!    #thebmoa70 #bmoaviaarte #ViaArte2026 #BakersfieldEvents #BakersfieldBusiness taken in Via Arté At the Market Place by @thebmoa
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15 days ago
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Time is running out to sponsor for BMoA’s Via Arté Chalk Festival! Support our mission to make the visual arts accessible in our community through exhibitions, art education, and community events. As Via Arté sponsor, you’ll be part of a beloved community tradition. Every year, thousands of families join us at Via Arté to watch more than 100 professional and student artists transform asphalt into a stunning array of chalk paintings. Your sponsorship funds: ✅ art education programs for kids and adults ✅ community programs like Art After Dark ✅ Free family-friendly community events Recognition for sponsors includes your name on an artist square, and your name/logo at the festival, on our website and in print materials. Sponsorships begin at $400. The deadline for appearing in printed materials is Tuesday, September 15. 👀 Join us in celebrating creativity, education, and community! Click the link in our bio to sponsor Via Arté today! #thebmoa70 #thebmoaviaarte #outdoorart #artfestival #bakersfieldevents taken in Via Arté At the Market Place by @thebmoa
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16 days ago
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A lovely kick off to the fall performances at Jazz in the Garden, featuring @bcjazzstudies The matcha 🫡 @matchadecorazon The music 🎶 Thank you @bakersfieldcollegefoundation and @bakersfieldcollegealumni The vibes! Thank you to everyone who enjoyed the afternoon with us. And mark your calendars 📅 Saturday 10/10 🎟️ Second Saturday at BMoA 🎷 Jazz in the Garden returns for its final performance of the year. #thebmoa70 #outdoorconcert #thingstodoinbakersfield #bakersfieldsecondsaturday taken in Bakersfield Museum of Art by @thebmoa
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18 days ago
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Artist Juanita Donahoo (b. 1897 - d. 1990) quietly pursued spiritual and artistic exploration in California for decades. Commissioned by writer and psychic Dora van Gelder Kunz (b. 1904 - d. 1999), Donahoo developed aura portraits that captured the personality and character of the sitters van Gelder Kunz’s ability to visualize color and energy fields. Donahoo developed specific ethereal color palettes, combining airbrushing with other techniques. The portraits were never publicly shown because van Gelder Kunz did not feel society was ready to understand a visual study of the personal aura in the 1930s. The portaits were discovered by BMoA’s executive director and chief curator @gilbert_latinks and @aberthsusan , the Edith C. Blum Professor of Art History and Visual Culture at Bard College, New York while on a research visit to the archives of the @theosophicalsocietyamerica in Wheaton, Illinois. Now, 22 of Donahoo’s rarely seen aura paintings take center stage in Colors of the Aura, their first museum presentation anywhere in the world. Be among the first to see these fascinating aura studies at our opening reception. Opening Reception: Fall 2026 Exhibitions Thursday, October 1 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Member admission is free Music by @djchuck1 Drinks by @tikikobakersfield RSVP for the reception at the link in our bio. Juanita Donahoo, A Woman in Her Nineties, c. 1930’s, watercolor, acrylic, gouache, and pastel, 24” x 15” (unframed), Courtesy of Theosophical Society in America Archives, Wheaton, Illinois Juanita Donahoo, An Adolescent Girl, c. 1930’s, watercolor, acrylic, gouache, and pastel, 24” x 15” (unframed), Courtesy of Theosophical Society in America Archives, Wheaton, Illinois Juanita Donahoo A Painter, c. 1930’s, watercolor, acrylic, gouache, and pastel 24” x 15” (unframed), Courtesy of Theosophical Society in America Archives, Wheaton, Illinois #thebmoa70 #juanitadonahoo #thingstodoinbakersfield #newexhibition #aura taken in Bakersfield Museum of Art by @thebmoa
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21 days ago
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Jazz in the garden returns for its fall season this #bakersfieldsecondsaturday! Saturday, September 12 ✨11:00 AM - 1:00 PM✨ Bring your lawn chairs, grab a drink from @matchadecorazon and a spot in the sculpture garden for Jazz in the Garden! Doors open at 10:30 AM. Jazz is FREE! Jazz in the Garden is generously sponsored by @bakersfieldcollegefoundation and @bakersfieldcollegealumni 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Dive into our mixed media art project: create a banner using printmaking, paint markers and more. 👉 Art project included with admission. Member admission is FREE. #thebmoa70 #outdoorconcert #saturdayvibes #thingstodoinbakersfield taken in Bakersfield Museum of Art by @thebmoa
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22 days ago
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📣 ARTISTS! LAST CALL! 📣   Artists, the deadline to apply for the Via Arté Chalk Festival is this Monday, September 7! Don’t miss your chance to transform the pavement of @themarketplacebakersfield October 17 and 18 with your works of art. Go to the 🔗 in bio to apply today!    #thebmoa70 #calltoartists #ViaArté2026 #chalkpainting #ViaArtéBakersfield taken in Via Arté At the Market Place by @thebmoa
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We are back in studio! Saturday Studio, that is! Art classes for kids ages 6-16 beginning on Saturday, October 3. This season, your favorite young artist can study - Watercolor - Chalk Painting (at Via Arté!) - Sculpture - Photography All materials are included with registration. Tap the link in our bio to learn more. #thebmoa70 #arteducation #thingstodoinbakersfield #bakersfieldevents #kerncounty taken in Bakersfield Museum of Art by @thebmoa
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This Friday is First Friday, which means free admission all day and we’re open until 8 PM!   Be sure to visit our galleries and see the Second Nature and Becoming exhibitions before they close this Sunday. Bring your date, your situationship, your “just-a-friend” or make it a solo date Friday night before downtown dinner and drinks. 😎   Don’t forget to tag us @thebmoa with #BMoAFirstFridays for a chance to be featured in our stories!  📷 @patrickjclarkphotography + BMoA staff   #thebmoa70 #DowntownBakersfield #Bakersfield661 #freethingstodoinbakersfield September taken in Bakersfield Museum of Art by @thebmoa
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Road Trip! Preview Circle and Premier members (and guests!) are invited to an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of the newly opened David Geffen Galleries at @lacma on Saturday, September 26! Enjoy lunch followed by a guided tour of "Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity," joined along the way by *very* special guests! (Check your email for details.) This event is reserved for Preview Circle and Premier members and guests, and space is limited. Not a Preview Circle or Premier member and want to join? Tap the link in our bio to get started and secure your spot! Installation photo, Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Jun 14–Oct 12, 2026, mannequins © Jason Wu, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Jonathan J. Urban Visitors in the David Geffen Galleries, 2026, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Charlie Powers #thebmoa70 #bmoapreviewcircle #lacma #septemberevents #exclusivetrip by @thebmoa
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🗣️ Closing this week!   This Sunday, August 30 is your last chance to spend time with Ann Diener: The Invented Land.   A fourth-generation descendant of a California farming family, @anndiener offers a deeply layered and visually immersive investigation of the San Joaquin Valley’s past, present, and future. The Invented Land uses drawing, sculpture, and installation to examine the transformation of land through industrial agriculture, environmental change, and cultural memory.   We are open Wednesdays through Sundays 11 AM to 5 PM.    📷 BMoA Staff + @adamopictures #thebmoa70 #thingstodoinbakersfield #bakersfield661 #environmentalART #californiaART taken in Bakersfield Museum of Art by @thebmoa
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