Intertwined
You’re Invited!
Intertwined – Woven Words & Works
Exhibition Opening: November 7, 2025
Location: Arts Council of Kern – West and East Gallery
Join the Arts Council of Kern for an evening celebrating the beauty of connection through art, poetry, and music. Intertwined explores the many ways creativity brings people and cultures together — like threads woven into a single, shared story. This exhibition features an inspiring collection of local and regional artists showcasing paintings, fiber art, sculpture, photography, poetry, and sound. Each piece reflects the theme of “weaving” — whether through material, language, rhythm, or meaning. Experience a gallery filled with texture, color, and narrative — where visual art meets the written and spoken word.
Capricious Copper
by Featured Artist Toni Best
Exhibition Details
Intertwined – Woven Words & Works opens Friday, November 7, 2025, at the Arts Council of Kern’s West and East Gallery and will remain on display until our winter break.
This exhibition is an opportunity to showcase the interconnection of material, story, and culture—where threads and words come together as one fabric.
For questions, please contact ACKgallery@kernarts.org
Learn the Art of Weaving
Toni Best
$50 Per Person / $25 for ACK Members
THURS / NOV 6, 2025 / 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Arts Council of Kern
1020 18th Street
Downtown Bakersfield
About the Class
Students will learn to coil glycerin-treated pine needles onto a prepared gourd using the distinctive “V” stitch, creating beautiful contrast and texture. Working on smaller gourds allows most participants to finish their piece during class, with materials provided to complete it at home of needed. This time-honored craft reflects techniques still practiced by Native American artisans today.
About Toni Best
Toni Best discovered her love for basket weaving in eighth grade and has been weaving gourds for over fifty years. She began working with reed and splits before moving into pine needle basketry nearly forty years ago. Later, she incorporated gourds into her work, expanding her creativity with vibrant colors, expressive designs, and a more organic, free-flowing style.
This Course is Subsidized by the Arts Council of Kern
The class is presented in partnership with ACK’s Intertwined. As a gesture of appreciation to our community and to make Toni’s artwork more accessible, the Arts Council of Kern is subsidizing the cost by offering this class at 50% off Toni’s standard rate. Don’t miss the special opportunity to learn from a master artist.
