Welcome to the BAA!
Bakersfield Art Center
1817 Eye Street,
Bakersfield, CA
661-869-2320
Bakersfield Art Center
1817 Eye Street,
Bakersfield, CA
661-869-2320
Our Hours are:
Tuesday through Thursday
11 am to 4 pm
Friday: 11 to 6 pm
First Fridays: 11 - 9pm
The Bakersfield Art Association, a non profit organization founded in 1944, is dedicated to meeting the needs of local artists and
art lovers. It sponsors a variety of activities, including monthly educational programs nine times a year, classes, workshops,
exhibits and shows in the gallery, at the symphony and local businesses. The association offers members the opportunity to interact,
to learn, share the excitement of art and the creative process with other artists and the public. Funds raised by the association are
distributed as scholarships to elemetary, high schools and college art students on an annual basis. The group is also involved
in other comunity service projects, such as purchasing art instruction videos for the Kern Library System. As part of the educational
goals, one or two day workshops are available. Art classes are taught by a variety of teachers at The Art Center. There are
weekly opportunities for members to paint together in a vairity of venues, including a Friday morning plein air painting
group which travels to different locations.
Membership Meetings
Meetings are scheduled the second Saturday of each month, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, at the Bakersfield Art Center 1817 Eye Street. Meetings are held September through June except for December. If you have any questions, call Floyd Dillion (Programs) 873-7425 or Toni Lott, Membership, 873-4255
About Us
Bakersfield
Art Association
PLEIN AIR TREKKER NEWS
Outings for February and March: 2/14 White Forest Nursery, 2/24 Market Place Plaza,
3/13 Murray Farms, 3/27
If you ever wondered what it would be like to be a plein air painter and would like to give it a try, even just once, you can give Beth a call at 809-3954 and she will be happy to help you plan your first outing.
Plein Air Shows
Call to artists:Bring your paintings to the Art Center on Monday, November 28th between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m.
Maximum 2 paintings per person. Entry fee $10 each. Opening Reception – First Friday, December 2nd, 6 to 8 p.m. We need volunteers to bring refreshments. PLEASE invite friends and family! Please contact Beth Carstens, at 809-3954 or email pleinelizajane@gmail.com.
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