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Together with the Museum of Art & History, MOAH:CEDAR is a catalyst for engaging a diverse audience through captivating exhibitions, innovative artists and dynamic programming. The gallery aspires to encourage progressive ideas and experimental genres of artwork, highlighting performance, education Discover the Next Generation of Artists at MOAH:CEDAR's 40th Annual High School Student Art Exhibition selected works in 2D, 3D, and multimedia 180+ Learn More April 3 - May 18, 2025 View our full event calendar >> FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM Follow

Math Literacy Project 2022 Submission Form Which theme are you submitting for? (CHOOSE ONE) * Required Tessellation World Mural Design Piñata Stained Glass Important: Watch the video below before submitting. Artwork will ONLY be accepted if formatted to the video specifications. For more info contact: moahmarketing@cityoflancasterca.org Upload your Art Here Upload supported file (Max 15MB) Submit Thanks for submitting! Watch this video for tips and tricks about photographing your artwork for submission:

The See and Be Seen exhibition highlights the artwork of each of the students that participated in the Bike and Pedestrian Safety campaign of the same name. Together, See and Be Seen invites students of the Antelope Valley to think critically about transportation and safety through four vital perspectives: Eyes Up, Phone Down; Make Eye Contact; Ride Right In the Bike Lane; and Walk Between the Lines. Remember, you want to See and Be Seen! Abby Williams, 8th Grade, Desert Christian Abigail Beharrell, 3rd Grade, Blue Ridge Amelia Rosales, 5th Grade, Nancy Cory Elementary Anabelle Cabrera, Kindergarten, Jack Northrop Aubrey Mendoza, 8th Grade, Desert Christian Benny Molina, 5th Grade, Lincoln Elementary Camryn Large, 5th Grade, Desert Christian Charlotte Estrada, 6th Grade, Sundown Elementary Charlotte Watson, 1st Grade, Desert Christian Isabella Gonzalez, 4th Grade, West Wind Elementary Isabelle DeFrancis, 9th Grade, Highland High School Jocelyn Cosby, 4th Grade, Desert Christian Josette Thomas, 6th Grade, Bethel Christian Jude Middleton, 7th Grade, Amargosa Creek Middle School Kaitlyn Gardiner, 4th Grade, Desert Christian Leila Luna, 2nd Grade, Lincoln Elementary Melanie Martinez-Canales, 12th Grade, Lancaster High School Michael Simmons, 4th Grade, Lincoln Elementary Talia Large, 8th Grade, Desert Christian Taylor Smith, 4th Grade, West Wind Elementary Trent Thompson, 1st Grade, Desert Christian Zoe Sarver, 2nd Grade, Desert Christian Skyla Castro, 5th Grade, Lincoln Elementary Leah Williams, 5th Grade, Desert Christian Adalyn Gamarro, 2nd Grade, Desert Christian

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news archive: 07/08/15 MAYA EXCURSION with Bruce Love, Ph.D. & Stevie Love, MFA 06/17/15 Artweek.LA Cover Story "The Importance of Flower Paintings" MOAH FLORA 05/29/15 Conversation with President Bruce W. Ferguson and Social Practice Artist Rick Lowe 05/19/15 AV Outpost Brings an Ambitious Program of Social Practive to AV 02/24/15 30th Annual Juried Art Show at MOAH to Feature Two Distinguished Judges 01/27/15 Huffington Post: MOAH Artist Andrew Frieder Featured at Outsider Art Fair 01/07/15 KCET ARTBOUND: "Being Here and There: Ambiguous Boundaries and Contested Terrains" 12/16/14 MOAH's "Being Here and There" Cover Story of ARTWEEK.LA 08/14/14 Cedar Center Alive Again 08/13/14 MOAH Manager Andi Campognone appointed to Executive Committee of Art Table LA Branch 03/30/14 MOAH Featured in ARTILLERY MAGAZINE for "Colorimetry" Show 03/24/14 John Van Hamersveld interviews on 'The Poster Show' 02/25/14 MOAH featured in Italian Magazine, Drost Effect: "Colorimetry Uses Color as Instigator" 10/27/13 Eastside High students turn illegally dumped waste into art 09/17/13 Tim Youd: An Art of Sound and Word 08/26/13 Firm has sights set on space, beyond 08/25/13 Old, young theme of workshop 08/13/13 Artist critique slated for museum forum 07/29/13 Museum set to take flight with four new exhibits 05/14/13 Flowers, “SuperCallaFragileMysticEcstasyDioecious,” Bloom at MOAH 05/13/13 Eastside in Full Bloom With Artistic Pieces 05/03/13 The Social Art of Jorg Dubin 05/01/13 Art Ltd.-Artist Profile: Gary Lang 04/17/13 The Brave Gestures Of Gary Lang 07/01/12 Art Ltd-A New Art Museum for the Antelope Valley 06/28/12 Budding Young Artists Flock to MOAH Art Workshop Thursday 05/14/12 A Moon-Age Daydream: The Collision of Arts and the Aerospace Industry 05/02/12 New Museum of Art and History prepares to open in Lancaster 04/29/12 MOAH adds to BLVD 04/25/12 The MOAH the Merrier - Museum to open May 5 04/05/12 Lancaster Hit By 'Yarn Bombing' 03/21/12 Museum of Art and History set to make opening debut 02/06/12 Campognone Looks To Put Impressive Stamp On MOAH 02/02/12 Lancaster's Pro Tem Curator Looks Eagerly To Future 01/16/12 Museum Piece Declares, 'IT'S WAR!' 01/12/12 The MOAH the merrier: New museum twice as big as old

MOAH:CEDAR is a catalyst for engaging a diverse audience through captivating exhibitions, innovative artists and dynamic programming. Cedar Center for the Arts. Art, Education, Music, Performance in Lancaster, Ca. Encouraging art in the Antelope Valley. MOAH:CEDAR Mission Statement: Together with the Museum of Art and History, MOAH:CEDAR is a catalyst for engaging a diverse audience through captivating exhibitions, innovative artists, and dynamic programming. The gallery encourages progressive ideas, which highlight performance, education, and experimental studio practice. History: The nearly 100 year-old Cedar Center for the Arts is on the National Register of Historic Places and consists of several buildings on the southwest corner of Cedar Avenue and Lancaster Boulevard including the old Sheriff Substation, the Memorial Hall, arts classrooms, MOAH:CEDAR and the 606 building. The Center was recently restored to preserve its original character with attention paid to changes that have occurred to the building since the 1930s. True to the building’s history and form, the restoration preserved much of the original architecture, features, fixtures and style. The Cedar Center for the Arts now has multiple classroom spaces on the building’s second-floor where performance, art and music classes will take place throughout the year. Cedar Center also holds numerous community events. View full event schedule Image by Johari Fields Contact MOAH:CEDAR 44857 Cedar Ave. Lancaster, CA 93534 moahcedar@cityoflancasterca.org Tel: 661-723-6250 Hours Open Thursday - Sunday | 2 - 6 PM Closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Holidays, and during periods of installation

Stay tuned and remain flexible...future dates & times TBD A FREE workshop for community to discover the joy of movement and tap into creativity. Move, Play, Dance! is special event to bring folks together to move and play in a two-hour workshop where they will participate in calisthenics, aerobics, and stretching through creative, playful exercises, games, and varied dance and movement practices. We hope to bring community members of all backgrounds and levels for a workshop that will challenge their minds and bodies while encouraging modifications, taking breaks as needed, and “listening to their bodies” so they remain comfortable and have an enjoyable experience. Dance has unending benefits from improving physical fitness by increasing strength, flexibility, and stamina, to decreasing stress, improving cognitive function, and even reducing brain atrophy in older dancers. We hope to bring all this to the local community in partnership with MOAH:CEDAR as well as a greater sense of community. Goals: ● Discover the joy of movement and tap into creativity ● Connect with our bodies and find new ways of moving ● Learn varied dance techniques and exercises in a safe, judgment free environment ● Have fun and give ourselves permission to play in community with one another ● Get moving and encourage participants to include more movement in their everyday life Please note: as this is a physical activity that you choose to participate in of your own free will, you are asked to sign a form that releases MOAH:CEDAR, The City of Lancaster, and facilitators from any liability for any injury that could occur during the event. About Us: We are a group of collaborators who met through Antelope Valley Community College and share similar dance backgrounds, but also have varied experience we bring to the table when working on projects together. Your Facilitators: Rachel Pace resides in Lancaster, CA and works as a Physical Therapist Assistant at a local orthopedic clinic. She also has had the opportunity to choreograph and work with the students at Antelope Valley College for the past few years for their dance productions. She has a passion for movement and hopes to share the joy it can bring to the community. Rochelle Guardado is a dancer, teacher and choreographer. She has taught at various performing arts institutions such as Orange County High School of the Arts, International Dance Academy in Hollywood, Antelope Valley College, College of the Canyons, Santa Monica College and many Southern California dance studios. She has both performed and showcased work at venues around Europe and the U.S. including WUK Im Flieger in Vienna, Danscentrum Jette in Brussels, CCN Ballet De Lorraine in France, American Dance Festival at Duke University, El Portal Theater in Los Angeles and the Lancaster Museum of Art and History. Rochelle holds an M.F.A which she received through the Hollins University/American Dance Festival M.F.A. program in dance. Katherine Grace Murphy is a dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer in Los Angeles. She has over ten years of experience teaching ballet, contemporary, and modern dance to a range of students of all ages and backgrounds at various studios from Los Angeles, CA to Seattle, WA. Since performing professionally in modern and contemporary ballet companies (including Ballet Bellevue, Coriolis Dance, Ashani Dances, and Charlotte Katherine Dances), she has choreographed several music videos and shown work at festivals and competitions across the U.S. No matter what kind of class Katherine is teaching, she strives to infuse the joy of movement and teaches her students to build trust with themselves, their bodies, and each other. Move, Play, Dance! More Things Happening at MOAH:CEDAR Spotlight Cafe Live Figure Drawing Concert Series

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ZINE WORKSHOPS ZINE WORKSHOPS ARE BACK! EVERY FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH 5PM-8PM Join us in the Andrew Frieder Creative Space and make your own self-published masterpiece! MOAH:CEDAR hosts a series of workshops to guide participants in making their own small-batch, self-published, creative magazine. The Zine Workshops are an opportunity for ages 12+ and adults to get inspired, share their unique visions, and produce work with supplies courtesy of the Andrew Frieder Creative Space. Stop in during our regular hours and ask the staff how to create a zine! We can even help you with making several copies so you can distribute to your friends, fam, and fans! Email us for more information: moahcedar@cityoflancasterca.org MOAH:CEDAR’s first Zine Workshop took place July 3, 2022, allowing zine-makers from the region a greater opportunity to share and distribute their creative work. “Among the various intentions for creation and publication are developing one's identity, sharing a niche skill or art, or developing a story, as opposed to seeking profit. Zines have served as a significant medium of communication in various subcultures, and frequently draw inspiration from a “do-it-yourself” philosophy that disregards the traditional conventions of professional design and publishing houses, proposing an alternative, confident, and self-aware contribution. Historically, zines have provided community for socially isolated individuals or groups through the ability to express and pursue common ideas and subjects. For this reason, zines have cultural and academic value as tangible traces of marginal communities, many of which are otherwise little-documented. “ - Wikipedia More Things Happening at MOAH:CEDAR Live Figure Drawing Spotlight Cafe Concert Series

History & MOAH:CEDAR The Cedar Center for the Arts is a historic building complex approaching 100 years old, made up of several buildings on the southwest corner of Cedar Avenue and Lancaster Boulevard. It is made up of several buildings including the old sheriff’s station and jail, the Memorial Hall, arts classrooms, MOAH:CEDAR galleries, and the 606 building. The use of the Cedar Avenue Historic District site for community purposes has a history extending from 1910 onward, with major use taking place from 1938 to 1962. The Cedar Avenue Complex was originally built in 1923 to serve as a library, justice court, sheriff’s station, jail and civic center. The small 1923 holding jail still stands today in its original capacity, now serving as a storage space. In December of 1937, a devastating fire destroyed large portions of the Cedar Avenue Complex including the library and justice court. The Cedar Avenue Complex was rebuilt following the devastating fire of the year prior with construction finishing in October 1938. It is this rebuild that incorporated the Art Deco style exterior we see today, designed by Edward Brett. During World War II, the Cedar Avenue Complex served as the center for Red Cross wartime food and clothing drives 1961 marks the end of Cedar’s use as a sheriff station and jail after the construction of a larger facility to serve as the new Antelope Valley Civic Center, located on the corner of 10th St. West and Avenue J. In 1993, the Cedar Avenue Complex was put on the National Register of Historic Places. A year later, in 1994, it was designated as a California Historic Landmark. In 2014, extensive renovations restored the historic building complex. These updates were done in a way to preserve the building’s original character while also helping to reinforce and maintain its unique architectural features and style. Since 2014, it has served as a community and arts center, now designated as the Cedar Center for the Arts. In July of 1952, a strong earthquake centered in Kern County caused severe damage to the nearby water tower and surrounding area. 1937 1923 1938 1942 1952 1961 1993 2014