November 24, 2009

Dance Auditions

Auditions for Expressions
Chaffey Spring Dance Concert 2010

Artistic Director: Michele Jenkins

Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 2:00pm and
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 2:00pm
in G-8D (Dance room in the gym)

For more information,
please contact Michele Jenkins
909/ 652-6059
michele.jenkins@chaffey.edu

November 23, 2009

WSE09

Winter Student Exhibition 2009

This annual student exhibition runs December 3-10 in the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, and features work from all Chaffey College art, photography and digital media classes. The work is chosen by faculty in each discipline and the exhibition features hundreds of the semester’s best student works of art. Additional photography work is displayed in the Student Services Administration Building on the Rancho Cucamonga Campus. A reception will be held Wednesday, December 9, 12:30-1:30 pm, at the Wig.

November 22, 2009

VPCA Faculty Accomplishments

Gus Gil, Music Professor
Director of the Chaffey College Latin Jazz Band, performed at the Alley Kat Jazz Lounge in Rialto on Friday, October 30, 2009.

Roman Jaster, Adjunct Art Professor
Co-editor of Mammut Magazine. The third issue, Twilight of the Megafauna, has recently been released and is available through http://mammutmagazine.org/issue3. Mammut is a biannual magazine dedicated to all forms of creative production that have a relationship with nature, landscape and environmentalism.

Quinton Bemiller, Adjunct Art Professor
His work will be featured in a show entitled Small Works at the Off Ramp Gallery from November 8 through December 13, 2009. The gallery is located at 1702 Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena. For additional information and gallery hours, please visit the website at www.offrampgallery.com.

Shari Wasson, Adjunct Art Professor
Her work will be featured at a show titled Troposcape at the Bunny Gunner Gallery in Pomona, November 14-28, 2009. the gallery is located at 266 W. Second Street, Pomona. For additional information and gallery hours, please visit the website at www.bunnygunner.com.

Damian Ross, Adjunct Ceramics Professor
His ceramics work which often contains images of colorful freshwater fish will be featured along with an Artist Statement in the upcoming issue of California Fly Fisher, a bi-monthly publication. The segment will be included in the Art of Angling feature for the November/December issue.

Brianna Sendziak, Adjunct Photography Professor
Her work will be highlighted in a group show titled Shock and Awe: Where the Abject and Sublime Converge, November 15-19 at the Gatov Galleries, California State University, Long Beach. The university is located at 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach. Gallery hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm and Wednesday from 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

Ardon Alger, Faculty Senate President/Photography Professor; Marie Boyd, Curriculum Chair/Library Professor; Diana Cosand, Biology Professor; DE Creasy Valdez, Counseling Professor; Victoria Tirado, Spanish Professor; Tom Vitzelio, Multidisciplinary Professor; and Donna Walker, Administrative Assistant.
Attended the State Academic Senate Fall Plenary Session November 12-14, at the Ontario Doubletree Hotel. Diana Cosand, DE Creasy Valdez, Victoria Tirado; Tom Vitzelio, and Donna Walker joined Ardon and Marie for the all-day session on Thursday, November 12. Ardon Alger gave the welcome speech at the first general session where they were joined by Katie Roberts, Governing Board member and Sherrie Guerrero, Vice President of Instruction & Student Services.

November 21, 2009

Winter 2009 Music Performances

The Chaffey College Theater and Music Department are proud to present two fantastic holiday performances!

Festival of Christmas Music
December 11th at 7:30 pm
Featuring the Chaffey College Community Concert Band & the Chaffey College Jazz Ensemble, lead by Professor Patrick Aranda

Haydn for the Holidays
December 12th at 8:00pm
Featuring the Chaffey College Choir, and Various Soloists, lead by Professor Gustavo Gil.

Don't be one of the few members of our Chaffey College Family who missed out on seeing these wonderful holiday shows.

Tickets will go on sale December 8th at the Chaffey College Box Office.
General Admission Tickets for each performance is $12
Box Office hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30am - 2:00pm and one hour prior to each performance.
We hope to see you soon at the Chaffey College Theater!

Courtney Bruce-Turner
Box Office Tech
(909) 652- 6067

November 8, 2009

Campaign for CUCAMONGA

The Chaffey College Art Committee is launching the Campaign for CUCAMONGA to bring an exciting permanent public sculpture to the campus. In the 2008 Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art exhibition, Inlandia and the 2008 Temporary Art Park organized by the Art Committee, you may recall seeing Inland Empire-based artist Amy Maloofʼs sculpture Props. The positive response to this art installation was incredible, and a movement began for a permanent installation – to make the artwork a part of Chaffey College for years to come.


Maloof's life-size homage to the Hollywood sign gives a nod and a wink to the world of make-believe to our West and screams, "the Inland Empire and Chaffey College are here and we're proud!" It serves as a symbol of our community, our unity and our common goals at Chaffey College and in the I.E.

Support the Campaign for CUCAMONGA and help us add this exciting piece of public art to the Chaffey College Art Collection.


The arts are an investment in our shared heritage, serving the public good by nurturing human creativity, supporting community spirit, and fostering appreciation of the excellence and diversity of our community’s artistic accomplishments. Your gift truly makes a difference in helping us achieve our goals to support the work of local artists, enrich the campus environment, and promote community education in the arts. If you have ever considered making a donation in support of public art on campus, now is the time! (Letter from the Chair of the Art Committee)

The Associated Students of Chaffey College (ASCC) of 2008-2009 gave $8000 toward the commissioning of this artwork as part of their class gift. The goal of the Campaign for CUCAMONGA is to raise the remaining $10,000. Please help us reach the goal of $10 from 1000 donors.


Donations to the Campaign for CUCAMONGA can be sent to the Art Committee through the Chaffey College Foundation and are tax deductible.

  • donate online at www.chaffey.edu/art_committee
  • print a donation card to mail your donation
  • call the Chaffey College Foundation at 909.652.6545

    Thank you for supporting the Campaign for CUCAMONGA!


    John Machado
    Chair, Chaffey College Art Committee
    john.machado@chaffey.edu
  • November 5, 2009

    CUT: Makings of Removal - Review

    The first article of the year from the Chaffey College Art Writers & Critics student group was published in The Breeze on October 19, 2009. The article, Paper cutting takes a lead role in CUT: Makings of Removal Exhibition, is a review of the current exhibition at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art and was written by art history student Fariyal Billah. The article and accompanying photographs can now be viewed on the online edition of The Breeze.

    November 4, 2009

    AUDITIONS!!!!!!! SPRING COMEDY!!!!!!!

    ***AUDITIONS***
    CHAFFEY COLLEGE SPRING COMEDY


    ALL IN THE TIMING

    By David Ives
    Directed by Christa Havenhill

    Audition Date & Time:
    Saturday, December 5
    10:00am in the theatre

    Prepare:
    A 1-2 minute contemporary monologue
    and be prepared to read from the script.
    Bring a headshot and resume if available.
    (scripts available for check-out prior to the audition)

    Class meets M-TH 3:30-6:20pm
    Performances run March 3-7, 2010
    All roles open for actors and technicians!
    Those cast will enroll in Theatre 50/51 for 3 units.

    For more info:
    Christa.havenhill@chaffey.edu
    909-652-6286

    November 3, 2009

    VPCA Faculty Accomplishments

    Stan Hunter, Art and Ceramics
    His work was and will be featured in the following exhibitions this fall:

  • Biennial Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff, Arizona, August 21- September 19.

  • The Pandemic Show, Overtones Gallery, November 14 – December 19. The gallery is located at 12703 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles. For gallery hours and additional information, please visit the website.

  • Additive at the Roski MFA Gallery at the University of Southern California (USC), December 3-16. The gallery is in the Graduate Fine Arts Building (IFT) at 3001 S. Flower Street, Los Angeles. For additional information and gallery hours, please visit the website.
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