Bakersfield College hosted Art, Archetypes and Architecture in the leaven center. The event started off with Daniel Gomes from the English Department speaking on the Controversy in art. He brought awareness to the issues of cultural art being taken from the rightful owner and being displayed in the museum.

Reggie William from the philosophy department and Gina Herrera, a local artist, both brought their perspective on this matter. A direct side was not given because art is abstract with no definite definition on what it is. One of them discussed spiritual art that can be significant to a person and has so much value it is priceless. The idea of putting a price to the art can be disrespectful towards a sentimental piece of art.

Daniel Gomes began the discussion on the controversy of art, laying out the focus of the night. His lecture was around thirty minutes, and the remaining time was an open discussion between Reggie William, Gina Herrera, Daniel Gomes and those who attended the lecture. The open discussions allowed for anyone to ask questions in relation topic. The night consisted of different perspectives giving the topic of the conversation to jump from one point to the next. Spiritual art had brought out quite a few questions within the event. One was the Mecca stone and not being able to determine the type of rock it is. The Mecca stone is a sacred stone and is not just seen as an artifact. It holds value, that it cannot be touched or even removed.

It is a highly controversial stone because it means different things to different religions. This conversation allowed those to share and speak on the concerns of the Mecca stone.