Christmas Celebration

Directed by Patrick Aranda

Instrumental Concert featuring the Chaffey College Community Concert Band and the Chaffey College Jazz Ensemble.

Friday, December 10, 2010, 7:30pm
Chaffey College Theatre
Box Office: 909.652.6067
Tickets: $12

Magnificence

Choral Music for the Holidays
Directed by Gustavo Gil

Featuring Chaffey College Choirs, soloists and Community Orchestra

Saturday, December 11, 2010, 7:30pm
Chaffey College Theatre
Box Office: 909.652.6067
Tickets: $12

ARTicles, Issue 5

ARTicles, Issue 5, is now available. Find your copy at the Center for the Arts and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art or view it online at http://www.chaffeyarticles.com/ (links for all issues are at upper-right corner of page).

Issue 5 includes a review of Oklahoma! by Michelle Mora; two articles by Sheila Taylor on Leslie Dick's performance of Boundary Lines and the exhibition What My Family Looks Like at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art; and an article by Jules Ebe on the recent More Than Four Walls event. Photographs by Andrew Portillo and Graphic Design by Daniel Carlos.

ARTicles is a student-driven publication of the Chaffey College Center for the Arts. It is published twice each semester by a consortium of students with a passion for arts, entertainment and culture. The content reflects a diverse sample of the cultural life at the college. ARTicles is generously supported by the Chaffey College Marketing Department.

Center for the Arts presents...Acting

Getting into the Business of Acting
Tuesday, November 30, 5:00pm, CAA-211
Lecture by Christa Havenhill

This seminar will cover the business aspects of acting. Topics will cover auditioning for commercials and stage productions, unions, agents, managers, headshots, resumes, monologues, musical theatre, casting agents and current casting websites.


Thank you to everyone who has attended our lectures, performances and workshops this semester! The support has been wonderful! The Center for the Arts series will be back with four more exciting events in Spring 2011. http://www.chaffey.edu/brochures/vpca_calendar_flip/

2011 Student Invitational

Congratulations to all of the students selected for the 2011 Student Invitational Exhibition!

Donald Dreyer
Chris Hackworth
Rachel Hurton
Evert Munguia
Jaime Munoz
Rachel Alexis Parks
Jessica Pavone
Nicole Rodriguez
Cherie Savoie


Student Invitational 2011
April 16 – May 26, 2011
Artist's reception: April 20, 6-8pm

Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum proudly present the 34th annual student invitational exhibition, Student Invitational 2011, a juried exhibition featuring a select number of Chaffey College student artists. In this competitive program, the selected artists present new work in various media. The student artists are also trained in professional practices. This rigorous course culminates in an exhibition of work created during spring term at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art.

What My Family Looks Like

What My Family Looks Like
November 29 - December 4, 2010
Artist's reception: December 1, 12:30-1:30pm

Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art Project Space exhibition featuring student writing, photography, drawings, paintings, collages, sculpture or video that represent their families. The work is inspired by the 2010-2011 college book, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. This exhibition is organized by One Book/One College and presented concurrently with WSE 2010, a student exhibition presented in the main gallery.

WSE10

WSE10: Winter Student Exhibition
November 29 - December 4, 2010
Artist's reception: December 1, 12:30-1:30pm

This annual student exhibition at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art features work from all art, photography and digital media classes. All work is chosen by faculty in each discipline and the exhibition features hundreds of the semester's best student works of art. This exhibition is organized by the Art and Photography Departments and is presented concurrently with What My Family Looks Like, a student exhibition presented in the Project Space.

Boundary Lines

Boundary Lines, performance by Leslie Dick
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art
November 10, 12:30-2pm, CAA-211
FREE and open to the public

In 1994, Leslie Dick wrote a short text which explored the experience of being a mother as an experience of loss, describing a series of moments of separation from her daughter, then two years old. In 2008, Leslie Dick's daughter Audrey made a video in which she (aged sixteen) stood in front of a projection of an old home movie of herself aged eight. Taking this visual superimposition as her point of departure, and regarding the performance as a delayed and displaced collaboration, Leslie Dick will present further thoughts on identification and the image, memory and time.

Quinton Bemiller

The work of Quinton Bemiller, Adjunct Art Department Faculty, is included in the book, The Open Daybook by David P. Earle. This is a beautiful, 384-paged hardcover book with a single artist's work for each day of the year. These works were created by each artist on their specific day (Quinton's is September 23) and have been paired on facing pages in a very thoughtful way. It is being distributed by Random House and will soon appear at bookstores across the country. It is available for purchase on all the major book websites. There will be a Book Release Event at LACMA and one in New York and Chicago, plus an exhibition of the original artworks at LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions).

Bemiller is also included in the upcoming exhibition, Spectrum at the Kellogg Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona University. The exhibition is curated by Shari Wasson and as the name implies, focuses on color.

Here is information on the exhibitions, book and related events:

The Open Daybook, by David P. Earle
Mark Batty Publishers, Random House Inc.
Book Release Event at Art Catalogues, LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Sunday December 5, 2010, 4pm-6pm

Open Daybook Project, Curated by David P. Earle
January 6, 2011 - February 6, 2011
LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)
6522 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Opening T.B.A.

Spectrum, Curated by Shari Wasson
January 18, 2011 - February 18, 2011
Kellogg Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona University
3801 W. Temple Ave., Pomona, CA 91768
Opening Reception: Saturday, January 22, 2011, 6pm-8pm

Center for the Arts presents... October Events

Join the School of Visual, Performing and Communication Arts each month for a celebration of the arts, culture and entertainment in the new Center for the Arts complex at Chaffey College. You won't want to miss these!

Fall Dance Student Showcase
Friday, October 22, 5:00pm, CAA-206
Choreography by Chaffey Students
Artistic Director Michele Jenkins
Chaffey Collegeʼs first annual student dance works showcase will feature new student choreography in a variety of dance styles, including modern, jazz, hip hop, and creative fusions, in an informal eveningʼs performance!

Music from Broadway
Tuesday, October 26, 5:00pm, CAE-102
Directed by Patrick Aranda
Enjoy the music of broadway as performed by Music Professor Patrick Aranda and his band of student and professional musicians. And see a preview of the Chaffey College stage production of Oklahoma!

Chaffey Visits the Getty Center

The Associated Students of Chaffey College (ASCC) sponsored a free bus trip to the J. Paul Getty Museum of Art at the Getty Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 9, 2010. John Machado, Art History Professor and ASCC Faculty Advisor, and Susan Stewart, Director of Student Activities, joined over 40 students on the museum trip. It was a beautiful day.

Oklahoma!

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ARTicles, Issue 4

ARTicles, Issue 4, is now available. Find your copy at the Center for the Arts (CAA-302) and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art or view it online at http://www.chaffeyarticles.com/ (links for all issues are at upper-right corner of page).

Issue 4 includes three excellent articles: a review by Jules Ebe of the exhibition Even Better Than the Real Thing: Art of the Uncanny (you can also listen to an interview with the exhibition curator at www.iconomaniacs.com); a preview by Sheila Taylor of the exhibition Separation Anxiety opening at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art on October 11th; and an article by Michelle Mora on the new dance studio and upcoming Dance Student Showcase on October 22nd. You won't want to miss these!

ARTicles is a student-driven publication of the Chaffey College Center for the Arts. It is published twice each semester by a consortium of students with a passion for arts, entertainment and culture. The content reflects a diverse sample of the cultural life at the college. ARTicles is generously supported by the Chaffey College Marketing Department.

Separation Anxiety

Separation Anxiety
Curated by Denise Johnson and Rebecca Trawick,
October 11 – November 13, 2010.
Artist Roundtable Discussion: October 13: 5-6:30pm (CAA 218)
Reception: October 13, 6:30-9pm
More info: 909-652-6490

As significant numbers of women have entered the work force since the 1970s in response to shifting economic needs and the influence of the Feminist movement, Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s long honored notion of the “Good Mother” and the demand that she blithely sacrifice all for the good of her children and family has been challenged and reevaluated. But as women have taken a place within the domestic AND public realms, conservative groups have predictably lamented the decline of “family values.” Within that cry, the child has often been portrayed as endangered and lost while mothers seeking to redefine their roles and obligations are seen as frantic and on the verge of unraveling. While far from being resolved, such debates are symptomatic of a cultural anxiety over the state of popular ideals of familyhood and a realization that these idealistic, largely unattainable notions of the family should continue to be frankly reconsidered in the 21st century.

Drawing from the curators’ own efforts to balance the demands of motherhood with creative and professional endeavors, Denise Johnson and Rebecca Trawick consider how contemporary artists have explored modern parenthood under the pressures of changing economies and evolving definitions of familyhood. Artists in the exhibition explore the often unacknowledged worry and unease that all parents, traditional or not, must navigate. Through these investigations, cultural anxieties and debates over the definition of family, parenthood and childhood are explored in surprising and interesting ways.

Separation Anxiety will feature the work of: Claudia Alvarez, Monica Bock, Erika DeVries, Leslie Dick, Elizabeth Douglas, Rebecca Edwards, Carol Flax, Haley Hasler, Connie Hatch, Clea Jones, Ellina Kevorkian, Kate Kretz, M.A.M.A. (Athena Kanaris, Lisa Mann, Lisa Schoyer, Karen Schwenkmeyer), Marcos Rosales, Mark Stockton, Abbey Williams, and Jennifer Wroblewski.

Center for the Arts presents... Fall 2010

Join the School of Visual, Performing and Communication Arts each month for a celebration of the arts, culture and entertainment in the new Center for the Arts complex at Chaffey College. During the Fall 2010 semester you will have the opportunity to enjoy workshops, lectures and performances from the Departments of Art, Dance, Music and Theatre. Each event is free, open to the public, and will be followed by a reception.


Creativity: What Is It and How Do You Get It?
Tuesday, September 28, 5:00pm, CAA-211
Workshop with Cynde Miller
How often have you been told to "Be creative?" Did anyone explain to you what creativity is, or how to do it? This participatory workshop will explain the basic tenets of creativity and will show you how to do a few creativity games that will help strengthen your creative "muscle".

Fall Dance Student Showcase
Friday, October 22, 5:00pm, CAA-206
Choreography by Chaffey Students
Artistic Director Michele Jenkins
Chaffey Collegeʼs first annual student dance works showcase will feature new student choreography in a variety of dance styles, including modern, jazz, hip hop, and creative fusions, in an informal eveningʼs performance!

Music from Broadway
Tuesday, October 26, 5:00pm, CAE-102
Directed by Patrick Aranda
Enjoy the music of broadway as performed by Music Professor Patrick Aranda and his band of student and professional musicians. And see a preview of the Chaffey College stage production of Oklahoma!

Getting into the Business of Acting
Tuesday, November 30, 5:00pm, CAA-211
Lecture by Christa Havenhill
This Seminar will cover the business aspects of acting. Topics will cover auditioning for commercials and stage productions, unions, agents, managers, headshots, resumes, monologues, musical theatre, casting agents and current casting websites.


For more information about the Center for the Arts Presents series, please contact John Machado at john.machado@chaffey.edu.

Even Better Than the Real Thing

Even Better Than the Real Thing
at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art

Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art are pleased to present Even Better Than the Real Thing: The Art of the Uncanny, curated by Jennifer Frias, August 23 – September 25, 2010. The reception will be Tuesday, August 24, 6-9 p.m., with light refreshments and entertainment featuring dj Trickmilla. The reception will be held in conjunction with the Chaffey College Center for the Arts building dedication and reception from 5-7 p.m. There will be a curator’s walk-through with Jennifer Frias on September 22 at 6pm.

Even Better Than the Real Thing: The Art of the Uncanny observes the edges of perception. It takes into account the notion of “defamiliarization,” or the artistic technique of forcing the audience to see common things in an unfamiliar or strange way in order to enhance perception of the familiar by making the everyday uncanny. While the procedure to achieve such realistic and hi-tech qualities may appear mass-produced, the objects in the exhibition were constructed meticulously by applying basic, traditional art and handcraft techniques, such as painting, drawing, sculpting and sewing. The works selected for Even Better Than the Real Thing posses characteristics that are visually arresting, seductive, and at times, disturbing. The results undertake an unsettling realism and issue a challenge to art’s alleged dedication to the world of appearances.

Even Better Than the Real Thing will feature the work of: Jon Bonser, Joe Davidson, Ben Jackel, Kiel Johnson, Nina Katchadourian, Rebecca Morales, Kristen Morgin, Kaz Oshiro, Derek Parker, Andy Ralph, Laura Splan, and Stephanie Syjuco.

Guest Curator Jennifer Frias is the assistant curator of UCR's Sweeney Art Gallery. Her curatorial projects focus on contemporary art, with special emphasis on the exploration of identity, pop culture and technology. She has organized exhibitions such as "Will Connell: Hollywood Noir" (2003), "When Nature Takes Its Course: Natural Disasters from the Keystone-Mast Collection" (2004), "Material Witness" (2007) and worked alongside Tyler Stallings on "Your Donations Do Our Work: Andrea Bowers and Suzanne Lacy" (2009). In 2008, she was guest curator at the California Museum of Photography for the exhibition, "And These Natural Things: Works by Melissa Martinez" (catalog). Her current projects include an exhibition (August 28, 2010 ) for the Begovich Gallery at Cal State Fullerton entitled, "Metadataphile"(catalog), a group exhibition of contemporary works that focuses on appropriating, hacking, re-purposing and regenerating visual information. She is also currently working with the artists and curators collective, SixPackProjects on numerous southern California phantom gallery exhibitions scheduled for fall 2010 and winter 2011.

The exhibition, reception and walk-through are free and open to the public.

WIGNALL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Chaffey College, 5885 Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737
Park in the North Parking Lot - Permits can be purchased at machines for $2.
Parking is free during museum receptions and special events.

INFORMATION:
(909) 652 - 6492, www.chaffey.edu/wignall

Center for the Art Dedication

Please join us as we dedicate the new Center for the Arts.
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Got Culture?

The 2010-2011 Special Events Calendar for the School of Visual, Performing and Communication Arts is now available! Get your copy at various locations around campus, including the Center for the Arts and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, or view and download a copy here.

Auditions for Oklahoma!

Auditions for Chaffey College’s 2010 Fall Musical

Oklahoma!
By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II

Directed by Christa Havenhill
Choreography by Zaylin Cano
Musical Direction by Patrick Aranda
Rehearsals: M-TH 7-10pm
Performances: Nov. 4, 5, 6 and 12, 13 @ 7:30pm and 14 @ 2:00pm

Audition Info:
When: August 23 & 24 at 7:00pm
Where: Chaffey College, 5885 Haven Ave. (In The Theatre)
Prepare a brief musical theatre song (16 bars) with sheet music or a cd track without vocals. An Accompanist will be provided. You will also read from the script and dance. Bring a resume and headshot or current photo.
Callbacks: Wednesday, August 25th at 7:00pm
First rehearsal : Thursday, August 26th

Seeking a cast of 20-40 performers:
Curly- 18-30, baritone/tenor with a huge ego, lead
Laurey- 18-25, soprano with spunk, lead
Aunt Eller- 30+ mezzo with great charm and a no nonsense attitude
Will Parker- 18-30, baritone –must sing and move well
Ado Annie Carnes- 18-25, mezzo with a real soft spot for “men”
Andrew Carnes- 35+, Ado Annie’s Dad
Jud Fry- 20-50, bass/baritone, dark and brooding, strong actor
Ali Hakim- 18-50, peddler man, strong comedic actor
Gertie Cummings- 18-25, obnoxious laugh, strong comedic actress
Ike Skidmore- Friend of Will and owns Skidmore Ranch
Singers, Actors and Dancers, all ages and types for the ensemble and dream ballet.
Also, seeking Technicians and Stage Manager. All Roles are Open. Ages 16- 100!
Anyone cast in the production must enroll in Theatre 50 or 51 for 3 units by August 27th.

Contact Christa Havenhill @ 909-652-6286
or christa.havenhill@chaffey.edu for more info.

Seeking Creative Students

ARTicles (http://www.chaffeyarticles.com/) seeks creative students with writing, photography and graphic design skills to participate in the production of an exciting student publication on the visual and performing arts at Chaffey College. This is an excellent opportunity for students with aspirations in the arts, with emphasis on writing, criticism, publishing, photography, graphic design, art history and museum studies.

Interested students please contact:

John Machado, Professor of Art History and Coordinator, john.machado@chaffey.edu, 909.652.6110

Rebecca Trawick, Director of the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, rebecca.trawick@chaffey.edu, 909.652.6493

Theatre Club Summer Performance

Bang Bang You’re Dead
By William Mastrosimone

Directed by Kaila S. Thomas

Presented by Chaffey College Theatre Club
July 15th and 16th at 7:30pm in the Chaffey Theatre
5885 Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737-3002
909/652-6062 Tickets by Donation

Summertime

Due to the limited state budget, the School of Visual, Performing and Communication Arts is only able to offer a small number of Art History, Cinema, and Communication Studies lecture courses. There are no lab or studio courses offered during the summer session.

There will be an open house and dedication ceremony for the new and remodeled buildings in the Center for the Arts complex on Tuesday, August 24th at 5:00pm. Please check back for information on this event in August.

SI 2010: Artists Panel Discussion

33rd Annual Student Invitational Exhibition
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at Chaffey College

Artists Panel Discussion:
May 13, 6:00 – 8:00pm (Chaffey College, CAA 211)

Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art are pleased to announce the Student Invitational 2010, an annual exhibition of work by students that have excelled in the visual arts programs. Artists are selected to participate in the exhibition and accompanying honors class by a jury of full-time faculty from the Art, Photography, and Digital Media departments. In its 33rd year, this annual exhibition reflects the creative professionalism and diversity of the visual arts program at Chaffey College.

The students selected to participate in the exhibition create completely new bodies of work specifically for the exhibition. They also participate in a unique seminar course, undergoing a rigorous investigation of their own artistic processes with support and assistance from the art faculty, gallery curators and staff. The impressive result is the Student Invitational 2010. The exhibition will feature the work of Camille Alaras, David Alekhuogie, Irene Diaz, Shakisaha Harvey, Nick Jones, Hansi Martinez, Brad Sackett, Alaina Sharpshair, Ashley VanBrunt and Minh Vo.

This exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art
Chaffey College
5885 Haven Avenue
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737-3002

Parking
Park in the North Parking Lot, permits can be purchased at vending machines for $2.
Parking is free during museum receptions and special events.

For more Information
(909) 652-6492
www.chaffey.edu/wignall

Spring Concerts - May 7th and 8th

An American Celebration
featuring the Chaffey College Community Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble
Directed by Patrick Aranda
May 7, 2010 at 7:30pm

The Springtime of the Year
featuring the Chaffey College Choir and Ensemble Singers, soloists, and instrumentalists
Directed by Gustavo Gil
May 8, 2010 at 8:00pm

Chaffey College Theatre
Box Office 909/652-6067
Tickets $12

ARTicles, Issue 3

ARTicles, Issue 3, is now available. Find your copy at the Center for the Arts (CAA-302), the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, and Student Activities or view it online at http://www.chaffeyarticles.com.

ARTicles is a student-driven publication of the Chaffey College Center for the Arts. It is published twice each semester by a consortium of students with a passion for arts, entertainment and culture. The content reflects a diverse sample of the cultural life at the college. ARTicles is generously supported by the Chaffey College Marketing Department.

Thank you to everyone who supported and worked on ARTicles during its inaugural year. ARTicles will be back in the fall!


ARTicles 2009-2010

art writers and critics
Jackie Gornbein
Kelly Jerski
Christina Ker
Britany Lee
Windee Patterson
Christopher Phillips
Alex Walper

photographer
Christine Smith

graphic designer
Brooke Irish

advisors
John Machado
Rebecca Trawick

Spotlight on Careers in Art

Wednesday, April 28, 12:30-2:30
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art

Hindsight : Perspectives on Pursuing an Education in the Visual Arts
A panel of leading artists and scholars discuss their educational experiences at various private and public institutions.

Transfer Center Q&A
Have your questions answered about transferring.

presented by
Department of Art
Transfer Center
Associated Students
Chaffey Art Organization

This event is FREE. Light refreshments will be served.

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Student Invitational 2010

33rd Annual Student Invitational Exhibition
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at Chaffey College

April 17 – May 22, 2010
Reception: Wednesday, April 21, 6:00 – 8:00pm (Wignall Museum)
Artists Panel Discussion: May 13, 6:00 – 8:00pm (Chaffey College, CAA 211)

Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art are pleased to announce the Student Invitational 2010, an annual exhibition of work by students that have excelled in the visual arts programs. Artists are selected to participate in the exhibition and accompanying honors class by a jury of full-time faculty from the Art, Photography, and Digital Media departments. In its 33rd year, this annual exhibition reflects the creative professionalism and diversity of the visual arts program at Chaffey College.

The students selected to participate in the exhibition create completely new bodies of work specifically for the exhibition. They also participate in a unique seminar course, undergoing a rigorous investigation of their own artistic processes with support and assistance from the art faculty, gallery curators and staff. The impressive result is the Student Invitational 2010. The exhibition will feature the work of Camille Alaras, David Alekhuogie, Irene Diaz, Shakisaha Harvey, Nick Jones, Hansi Martinez, Brad Sackett, Alaina Sharpshair, Ashley VanBrunt and Minh Vo.

This exhibition was possible due to the support of the Presidents Office, the Office of Instruction, and the School of Visual, Performing & Communication Arts. We would like to extend special thanks to the Associated Students of Chaffey College and Chaffey College Marketing and Public Relations for their generous support.

This exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art
Chaffey College
5885 Haven Avenue
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737-3002

Parking
Park in the North Parking Lot, permits can be purchased at vending machines for $2.
Parking is free during museum receptions and special events.

For more Information
(909) 652-6492
www.chaffey.edu/wignall

Faculty Lecturer of the Year: Orville Clarke

This year's Faculty Lecturer of the Year is VPCA's own Orville Clarke, Professor of Art History.

Please arrive early in order to get a seat inside the theatre. The lecture will start promptly at 9:45 am. Overflow seating will be available in the new Center for the Arts, Building E (CAE), Rooms 101 and 102.

Expressions: Dance Concert 2010

The Chaffey College Dance Department is proud to present its spring 2010 dance concert, Expressions, on April 29, 30 and May 1 at 7:30pm and May 2 at 2:00pm in the Chaffey College Theatre.

Please join us for this exciting and dynamic performance!

Tickets $12 - Box Office 909.652.6067

Click here to view poster.

Family Day at the Wig!

Come and join us this weekend for Family Day at the Wig!


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Sweeping Away The Fluff

Center for the Arts presents...

Join the School of Visual, Performing and Communication Arts for a celebration of the arts, culture and entertainment at 5:00 pm on the last Tuesday of each month in the new Center for the Arts building "A". Each month enjoy a lecture, presentation or performance by a faculty member and/or their students from a different VPCA program. A reception with light refreshments sponsored by ASCC will follow each event.

March 30, 5:00pm, CAA-211
Sweeping Away The Fluff: the arts and the economy
John Machado will lead a discussion panel on the cultural and economic importance of the arts and entertainment in our society, while confronting popular misconceptions. Please join us for a frank and open discussion about the visual and performing arts.

The panel will include:

Ardon Alger, Coordinator of Photography
Misty Burruel, Coordinator of Art/Art History and Digital Media
Karen Encinas, Coordinator of Fashion Design and Interior Design
Rebecca Trawick, Director of the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art
John Machado, Coordinator of Broadcasting/Cinema, Dance, Music and Theatre

Valyoued.org at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art

Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art are pleased to welcome Valyoued.org, a community-building and knowledge-sharing exhibit and interactive website that were conceptualized and organized by artist Cynde Miller. The exhibit and activities will be hosted at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art from March 29 - April 3, 2010, with a reception on March 31 from 12:30 - 1:30pm.

The Valyoued.org website is an interactive experience that allows anyone in the local community to offer to teach or request to learn any imaginable topic. Users of the Valyoued.org website are able to:

* Add new topic ideas.
* Declare their interest in either teaching or learning any idea in the system.
* Have conversations with other users about any of the ideas.
* View the workshop schedule in order to participate in workshops.

The most popular topics have been selected and will now come alive as workshops at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art during the span of the exhibit. Please visit http://valyoued.org/idea/exhibit for the schedule.

Valyoued.org was inspired by the experiences of Gregg Mortensen documented in the book, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School At A Time written by Gregg Mortensen and David Oliver Relin as well as the interactive and experientially-based art of the Fluxus art movement. Valyoued.org intends to celebrate learning in a non-hierarchical and innovative process where every person's skills and interests are valued and the community designs the curricula.

Cynde received her BFA in studio art from California Institute of the Arts. She then attended University of California, Irvine where she received her MFA in studio art. Supplementary education was received at San Francisco Art Institute and Kansas City Art Institute. Cynde has had two solo shows in the Los Angeles area and has been in many group exhibitions. She has worked in almost every media of art including raku ceramics, video, installation, assemblage sculpture and oil painting. Cynde has always been interested in contemporary art history which she draws from in her work. Cynde is inspired by the Fluxus art movement in particular. Reading and teaching are also enormous sources of inspiration for Cynde.

Valyoued.org was made possible with support from
the William T. Colville Foundation
One Book/One College
Chaffey College

The exhibition and activities are free and open to the public.

WIGNALL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Chaffey College, 5885 Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737

Center for the Arts presents...

Join the School of Visual, Performing and Communication Arts for a celebration of the arts, culture and entertainment at 5:00 PM on the last Tuesday of each month in the new Center for the Arts building "A". Each month enjoy a lecture, presentation or performance by a faculty member and/or their students from a different VPCA program. A reception with light refreshments sponsored by the Associated Students of Chaffey College will follow each event.

Spring 2010 schedule:

February 23, 5:00pm, CAA-211
The Federal Stimulus Programs of the 1930s: Federal Arts Programs in Southern California
Lecture by Orville Clarke, Jr.

March 30, 5:00pm, CAA-211
Sweeping Away The Fluff: the arts and the economy
Discussion panel led by John Machado looking at the cultural and economic importance of the arts and entertainment in our society.

April 27, 5:00pm, CAA-218
Broadcasting & Cinema Student Showcase 2010
hosted by Daniel Jacobo

All in the Timing

The Chaffey College Theater is pleased to present our highly anticipated spring comedy All in the Timing, written by David Ives and Directed by Christa Havenhill.

Performance dates are March 4,5,& 6th at 7:30pm and March 6th & 7th at 2:00pm.

Tickets will Go On Sale beginning February 16th at the Chaffey College Theater Box Office. The Box Office will be open Tuesday Wednesday & Thursday from 9:30- 3:00 pm. As a 2010 special all tickets will be on sale for the low price of $10.00! Be sure to buy yours as soon as possible because they are sure to go fast! If you have any further questions regarding ticket sales please contact the Theater Box Office at 909-652-6067.

Three Exhibitions Opening

Three New Exhibitions at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art

Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art are pleased to present 3 concurrent exhibitions from January 25 – March 6, 2010. The reception will be Tuesday, January 26 from 6 – 8pm, with light refreshments and entertainment featuring dj Trickmilla.

Haute
Curated by Roman Stollenwerk
Starting from the premise that all art is inherently “haute” because of its cost, value and the way in which it is collected, displayed and distributed, Haute is a visual conversation about the qualities that define the exclusivity of Art. Fashion, interior design and other “lifestyle” products have different tiers of value. The difference between mass-production clothing and high fashion is immediately apparent; however, these divides are not as obvious in fine art because anything outside the realm of high art is often excluded from even being considered Art. Haute features the work of artists that use different strategies to recognize, challenge or disrupt this barrier. Haute includes work by: Kevin Appel, Kate Bingaman-Burt, Delia Brown, Chris Christion, Nicole Cohen, Bart Exposito, Anton Henning, Jim Isermann, Eamon O’Kane, Melanie Pullen, and Ami Tallman.

Suzanne Erickson
Pulling from her background in modeling and acting, Suzanne Erickson explores human drama and the humiliations, failures, hopes and successes that she has experienced. By exploring her own past, Erickson also touches on a broad humanistic project that looks at human experience and the ways in which we all “perform” as individuals, creating personas and identities for ourselves that are largely shaped by the social forces that surround and pressure us. Writing, taking photos, making videos and collecting found objects are all components to her process that informs and feeds her projects. The resulting objects and images vacillate between the rough hand-made object and the commercially produced product. Her work maintains evidence of the process and the action of its making, while exuding a drama and presence that echoes the glamour and confidence of window displays, advertisements and theatrical sets.

Bari Ziperstein
Bari Ziperstein’s work investigates consumer culture and challenges viewers to question the associations that people forge with spaces and objects. Her photographic collages, reassembled thrift store furniture and hand-made ceramic objects take as their subject our perceptions and expectations of domestic space and the material abundance of retail space. By fusing the form and rhetoric of modernism with the aesthetics of design magazines and showrooms, she creates work that is familiar in its materials, while disorienting in its form and presence. Her work ultimately veers toward sly humor and absurdity, provoking viewers to consider the significance of the objects surrounding them.

The exhibitions and reception are free and open to the public.
Parents are always encouraged to view the show prior to sharing with children.

WIGNALL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Chaffey College, 5885 Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737
Park in the North Parking Lot - Permits can be purchased at machines for $2.
Parking is free during museum receptions and special events.

INFORMATION:
(909) 652 - 6492, www.chaffey.edu/wignall

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