Tag archive for ‘exhibits’

  • Surface Gallery’s final show opens for First Friday

    5/06/10 • (0)

    After bringing young, professional, urban art to downtown Bakersfield’s gallery scene since 2008, Surface Gallery has announced it will close at the end of May. Its final show, inspired by bicycles, is a nod to Bike Month and Bakersfield’s growing cycling culture. The show opens Friday, May 7, along with a host of other downtown gallery activities planned for First Friday.

  • Bottles come dressed to impress at wine tasting event

    4/19/10 • (0)

    Local artists transform six-liter wine bottles into works of art for auction and wine tasting event, Winescapes 2010, at the Bakersfield Museum of Art. View our audio slideshow featuring many of the artists’ designs.

  • Two new art galleries open in time for First Friday

    3/31/10 • (0)

    This First Friday will see two new galleries downtown: The Bakersfield Art Association’s new Arts Center, plus a reincarnation of Deon Bell’s basement gallery in the form of The Bellmoore, in partnership with artist John Moore. Plus, new exhibits at Metro Galleries, Juliana’s Art Studio and Gallery, and more.

  • Spring exhibits celebrate flora and fauna at BMOA

    3/10/10 • (0)

    Four new exhibitions celebrating nature and the garden open Thursday, March 11 at the Bakersfield Museum of Art, including an elegant exhibit on the special meaning of animals in Japanese culture.

  • The Scene: First Friday features six art openings

    2/03/10 • (2)

    Is it a record for First Friday? New exhibits include historic photos of the Padre Hotel by Felix Adamo at Surface Gallery, contemporary California landscapes at Metro Galleries and still lifes by Cindy Stiles at Dagny’s.

  • Public art galleries respond to tough economy

    1/22/10 • (1)

    Despite decreased revenues of up to 25 percent, and one landlord’s bankruptcy, Bakersfield’s public art galleries are holding strong to provide art and arts education to the community.

  • Egyptian ‘Art of Death’ comes to CSUB

    9/28/09 • (0)

    The exhibit of ancient funerary items includes a mummy mask, coffin fragments, and many more artifacts, as well as accompanying lectures on Egyptian archaeology.