KRVAA Exhibit at Maturango Museum
Kern River Valley Art Association Art Exhibit at Maturango Museum
Saturday, April 13 – Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Opening Reception Sunday, April 14, 1-3 pm
Opening receptions are always free and open to the public.
The Kern River Valley Art Association (KRVAA) goes on the road! The KRVAA, located in the beautiful Kern River Valley, was founded in 1962 as an all-volunteer, non-profit organization to provide artistic venues and opportunities for artists in the valley and beyond. Early on, the KRVAA mainly organized two art festivals per year, on Memorial and Labor Day. COVID brought the creation of the Arm Chair Gallery where monthly exhibitions were held online via ZOOM. Art works were shown and the artists discussed the works with the audience. The Arm Chair Gallery was very popular and helped to sustain and grow the KRVAA during that difficult time.
Today, the KRVAA operates several buildings in Wofford Heights: The Art Gallery, where monthly themed group shows and solo exhibitions by local artists and middle school students are shown. The gallery also holds classes in drawing and painting, crafts, jewelry making, and more. Industrial arts classes such as blacksmithing, metalwork, stained glass making, and more are offered at a nearby Industrial Arts Complex that houses music classes, monthly music events, and workshops in improvisational theater and comedy. A coffee shop in the same complex is currently under development.
The KRVAA wishes to thank the Maturango Museum for the opportunity to showcase the work of the many talented artists that reside in the Kern River Valley and beyond. The artists included in the show represent the incredibly broad range of talent we are lucky to support. Thank you!
To learn more about the Kern Valley Art Association
Open Studio Tour 2023
Tour Weekend Saturday, October 21
22 artists and craftspeople and the Cerro Coso Community College Art Department in Ridgecrest and Inyokern open their studios, or set up their displays in different venues so visitors can meet the artists, see their studios, and purchase artwork.
During the tour weekend of October 21 and 22, the studios and venues will be open 10am – 4pm each day. Below is a free map of the studio locations you can print out or you can pick one up at the museum or e-mail gallery@maturango.org requesting the map and to get more information. The museum is open daily, 10am - 5 pm and Sunday noon – 4pm.
Click here for a PDF 2023 OST map updated Oct 5
Open Studio Tour 2023
Tour Weekend Saturday and Sunday, October 21 & Sunday 22
22 artists and craftspeople and the Cerro Coso Community College Art Department in Ridgecrest and Inyokern open their studios, or set up their displays in different venues so visitors can meet the artists, see their studios, and purchase artwork.
During the tour weekend of October 21 and 22, the studios and venues will be open 10am – 4pm each day. Below is a free map for the studio locations that you can print or you can pick one up at the museum or e-mail gallery@maturango.org requesting the map and to get more information. The museum is open daily, 10am - 5 pm and Sunday noon – 4pm.
Click here for a PDF 2023 OST map updated Oct 5