

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ﻿Opening Celebration: New Exhibitions at MOAH and MOAH:CEDAR
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: You're invited!About this EventJoin us for a day of celebration across both MOAH and MOAH:CEDAR as we open Metaphor, MOAH’s Spring 2026 exhibition season, alongside An Impossibly Normal Life, a new solo exhibition by Matthew Finley at MOAH:CEDAR. Both MOAH &amp; MOAH:CEDAR locations will have exciting community activities that day.You're invited to this free opening event, which includes live music by the Sunday Night Singers and the Antelope Valley Guitar Society, art activities, face painting, games, and a free hot chocolate bar provided by RefiSnacks, in addition to a first look at the new exhibitions. Food will also be available for purchase from on-site food trucks.Opening CelebrationSaturday, January 31, 202612 – 4 PMFree &amp; open to the publicHappening at TWO locations:MOAH - 665 W. Lancaster BLVD, Lancaster, CAMOAH:CEDAR - 44857 Cedar Ave, Lancaster, CAExperience the launch of Metaphor, an exhibition season featuring seven solo exhibitions and projects exploring visual metaphor, memory, identity, and collective experience. This season brings together artists who use symbolism and layered imagery to reveal complex stories about self, place, history, and imagination.Enjoy an afternoon of:Live music by Antelope Valley Guitar Society and the Sunday Night SingersArt activities, games, &amp; face paintingHot Chocolate Bar provided by On-site food trucks with food available for purchaseFeatured Exhibitions at MOAHNathan Huff: Heavy HopeMain GalleryDrawings, sculptures, and mixed-media installations that blend personal memory with unexpected narratives, pairing domestic and natural objects to spark conversations about meaning and interpretation.Bachrun LoMele: Burn Pile / All Kinds of Murmuring Here and ThereAtriumA sculptural installation built from papier-mâché and faux-wood structures inscribed with randomized community “truths,” exploring the tension between fact and illusion.Sharon Kagan: Bearing WitnessRalph and Virginia Bozigian Family GalleryA twenty-five-year survey of Kagan’s practice, exploring knitting as an allegory for human interconnectedness and intergenerational trauma across drawing, painting, installation, and performance.Vojislav Radovanović: Fables from the Valley in BetweenSouth GalleryWhimsical dreamscapes where personal history merges with fantastical imagery, including works from the Bird Circuit series alongside new sculpture and installation.Halftone Histories: Memory, Erasure, and Belonging by Francis C. Robateau Jr.Moore Family Trust GalleryMixed-media works inspired by Belizean color, architecture, and the artist's diasporic experience that examine how cultural identity is formed, hidden, and rediscovered.Brian Singer: It was a pleasure to burnNorth GalleryIntricate cut-paper forms made from banned books, drawing attention to censorship and the diverse voices it attempts to suppress.Diane Briones Williams: The Precarious Life of the ParolJoseph Stello Family Gallery + Jewel Box GalleryTextile sculptures and installations celebrating Filipinx heritage while tracing the complex, often obscured colonial history of the parol, a traditional star lantern.AND FEATURED EXHIBITION AT MOAH:CEDARStep into the intimate photographic world of An Impossibly Normal Life by Matthew Finley. This solo exhibition is a tender, observational exploration of domesticity, care, tension, and the emotional currents of everyday life.Activities and entertainment include:A fun art activity in MOAH:CEDAR's Creative SpaceField games in Cedar HallHot apple cider stationInteractive community pop-up mural paintingOn-site food truck with food available for purchaseAbout Lancaster Museum of Art &amp; HistoryThe Lancaster Museum of Art &amp; History is dedicated to fostering awareness, accessibility, and appreciation of art, history, and culture in the Antelope Valley through dynamic exhibitions and engaging public programs. Learn more at  or call .MOAH:CEDAR is open Thursday through Sunday, from 2 PM to 6 PM. For more information, please call the museum at (661) 723-6250 or visit: www.moahcedar.org  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/745456c0-e6ec-11f0-a49b-adc4455cf035-rimg-w1200-h462-dcffffff-gmir.jpg
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Lancaster
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Lancaster Museum of Art and History
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- **full address**: Lancaster Museum of Art and History, 665 West Lancaster Boulevard, Lancaster, United States

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- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm
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