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Chaffey College Visual and Performing Arts 2014-2015 Event Calendar

VPARC

The Visual and Performing Arts Resource Center (VPARC), CAA-215A, is now open. Monday/Wednesday 9:00-11:00am, Tuesday 11:00am-3:00pm and Thursday 2:00-5:00pm. Hours will be expanding soon!

2013 Broadcasting and Cinema Student Showcase

2013 Broadcasting and Cinema Student Showcase
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 5pm CAA-218
View some of the best projects created by currently enrolled Chaffey College Broadcasting and Cinema students. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the Broadcasting and Cinema program. Hosted by Daniel Jacobo, Broadcasting and Cinema.
FREE and open to the public.

Center for the Arts Presents... Spring 2013

Hindsight: Perspectives on Pursuing an Education in the Visual Arts
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 5pm CAA-211
A panel of leading artists and scholars will discuss their educational experiences at various private and public institutions. Panel discussion led by Nicole Farrand, Art Department.
Hindsight has been canceled.


2013 Broadcasting and Cinema Student Showcase
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 5pm CAA-218
View some of the best projects created by currently enrolled Chaffey College Broadcasting and Cinema students. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the Broadcasting and Cinema program. Hosted by Daniel Jacobo, Broadcasting and Cinema.

Student Invitational 2013: Artists Panel Discussion
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 5pm Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art
Join the artists from the Student Invitational 2013 exhibition as they discuss their work, the Student Invitational process and field questions from the audience. Student Invitational 2013 is on view at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art from April 15 - May 16, 2013.

Visual and Performing Arts Resource Center (VPARC)

The Visual and Performing Arts Resource Center (CAA-215A) Fall 2012 hours of operation are M 9:30am-6:30pm, T 10:00am-6:00pm, W 9:30am-6:30pm, and Th 10:00-11:00am & 12:30-6:00pm. Come by and check it out.

Got Culture?

Got Culture? 2012-2013, the Chaffey College Visual and Performing Arts schedule of events is now available online! Find it here.

Hard copies are available on campus in CAA, the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Arts, Student Activities, and other locations across campus. If you would like copies for your department or area, please send your request to roman.stollenwerk@chaffey.edu.

Got Culture? is a publication of the School of Visual and Performing Arts, Chaffey College. It is published annually and highlights all public events taking place at Chaffey College related to the arts. Got Culture? is generously supported by the Chaffey College Marketing Department.

Need a place to study for finals?

Expanded hours at the Visual & Performing Arts Resource Center, CAA-215A:
M 11:00-5:30
T 10:00-5:30
W 11:00-5:30
TH 10:00-5:30

The Visual and Performing Arts Resource Center Now Open in CAA-215A

Center for the Arts Presents Spring 2012

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The Daily Grind: Artists and Their Process 
Tuesday, March 27 @ 5pm in CAA-211
Contemporary artists discuss their studio practice from a conceptual and practical standpoint. Topics such as how many hours a week are spent working in the studio, how to prepare for an exhibition and where "inspiration" comes from will be addressed. Panel discussion led by Nicole Farrand, Art Department. 

The 2012 Broadcasting and Cinema Student Showcase 
Tuesday, April 10 @ 5pm in CAA-218
View some of the best projects created by currently enrolled Chaffey College Broadcasting and Cinema students. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the Broadcasting and Cinema program. Hosted by Daniel Jacobo, Broadcasting & Cinema.

Student Invitational 2012: Student Artists Panel Discussion 
Tuesday, April 24 @ 5pm in Wignall Museum of Contemporary 
Art Join the artists from the Student Invitational 2012 exhibition as they discuss their work, the Student Invitational process and field questions from the audience. Student Invitational 2012 is on view at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art from April 15-May 17, 2012.

Got Culture?

The School of Visual and Performing Arts 2011-2012 Event Calendar is now available at locations around the Chaffey College campuses and online! Get your copy today!

Broadcasting & Cinema Student Showcase 2011

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.

The Center for the Arts presents...

Broadcasting & Cinema Student Showcase 2011
Hosted by Daniel Jacobo
Tuesday, April 12
5pm • CAA-218
Projects created by currently enrolled Chaffey College Broadcasting and Cinema students will be screened for the public and the college community.

Center for the Arts presents... Spring 2011

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!

Careers in Photography
Discussion panel led by Ardon Alger
Tuesday, February 22
5pm • CAA-211
Photographers will discuss current careers opportunities, how to prepare for a career, and what it is like to work in the field of photography.

Artists and Their Day Jobs
Moderated by Nicole Farrand
Tuesday, March 29
5pm • CAA-211
Discussion panel led by Nicole Farrand on all the things artists do to make a living outside of making art.

Broadcasting & Cinema Student Showcase 2011
Hosted by Daniel Jacobo
Tuesday, April 12
5pm • CAA-218
Projects created by currently enrolled Chaffey College Broadcasting and Cinema students will be screened for the public and the college community.

Student Invitational 2011
Tuesday, April 26
5pm • CAA-211
Join the Student Invitational 2011 student artists as they discuss their work, the Student Invitational process and field questions from the audience. The Student Invitational 2011 is on view at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art from April 16 – May 26, 2011.

Visual and Performing Arts Centers Emerge on Campuses Across California

Article in Affinity, an online magazine for California Community Colleges, highlighting new art centers at community colleges and the important role they play in our communities. A couple photographs of the Chaffey College Center for the Arts are included.

A few passages from the article by Sheng Lor and John Pastor.

With budget cuts still in effect across California, it comes as a beacon of light that many visual and performing arts centers have successfully been built or renovated within the past few years at community college campuses statewide. New arts facilities have emerged across the state backed primarily by local bond money.

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The support for new and improved cultural centers on community college campuses has never been more evident. Despite severe state budget cuts to the education sector, local residents, businesses, community leaders, art patrons, and many others continue to support the planning and construction of new arts facilities by passing local bonds and putting forth donations. They see the positive economic, educational, and cultural impact that these centers could have on their communities now and for decades to come and understand the crucial role that advanced cultural centers have on the education and preparation of youth today for the future.

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It is crucial that regional cultural centers continue to receive support and grow across California. They have power to transform the life of a community, bringing people from the region, from across the state, and from abroad together in one place. They offer the opportunity for students and community members to engage in the arts in ways they might not have otherwise. As Pier states, "Community colleges, a lot of it, is about lifelong learning; and the arts is certainly one area where that lifelong learning experience can happen."

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.

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

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

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

2009 VPCA Awards Program

To recognize outstanding student academic performance, you are cordially invited to attend the School of Visual, Performing & Communication Arts.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009
5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Wignall Museum Patio

Light refreshments will be served.

VPCA Faculty Accomplishments

Christina Havenhill, Theatre Arts Professor

Led 14 students on a Theatre excursion to New York City January 4-11, 2009. It was a huge success allowing the students to see six Broadway productions and participate in voice and body workshops. They were able to tour the stage of the new musical Shrek and have a talk back with the production manager of Pal Joey. The students learned to ride the subways and buses in NYC and were successful with all hotel and travel arrangements. Yes, this was a theatre experience, but Christina strongly believes it was more of a life experience for all that attended.

Stan Hunter, Art/Ceramics Professor

His work will appear at the following shows:
- 2009 Yunomi Invitational, a national and international artists’ show of everyday tea bowls, at the AKAR Gallery in Iowa City, Iowa, March 27 through April 17, 2009.
- Off the Wall 2009: Benefit & Biennial Auction at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, March 7-14, 2009.
- College Art Association (CAA) 2009 Annual Conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center, February 27, 2009.

Stan’s work also appears on accessCeramics, a contemporary ceramics image resource. AccessCeramics is a growing collection of contemporary ceramics images by recognized artists, enhancing ceramics education worldwide (accessCeramics.org). This project is designed for use by artists, arts educators, scholars and the general public, and is intended to fill a void in contemporary ceramics digital image collections on the web.

Don Schroeder, Broadcasting/Cinema Professor

Elected to the statewide board of directors of Health Care for All-California, a grassroots activist group working for a universal, single-payer health insurance plan for all Californians. Don was also appointed co-chair of the CODE BLUE CALIFORNIA Campaign that will use the Internet and broadcast media to educate the public about single-payer health insurance. The goal of the campaign is to pass single-payer legislation and make California the nationwide innovator in health care reform.

Stephen Rudd, Adjunct Music Professor

A review of Stephen’s published work The Blues, Langston Hughes, and Poetry entitled Teaching Jazz Is Teaching Culture appeared in the January issue of the Jazz Network, an online publication of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC). Stephen’s review can be accessed at http://www.menc.org/v/jazz/teaching-jazz-is-teaching-culture.

Fashion Design

The Fashion Design program has successfully moved into the new Chino Community Center Building. The facilities are terrific and everyone is invited to come and visit!