New Center for the Arts Building to Open in Spring

The new Center for the Arts building (CAA, three-storied building at northeast corner of Rancho Cucamonga campus, depicted in banner at top of blog) will be open for some courses at the beginning of the Spring 2010 semester. These room changes will only impact courses scheduled on the Rancho Cucamonga campus.

The Art History (Art 1, 3, 5, 6, 9), Photo 1 and Fine Arts 50 courses will be taught in the new Art History lecture room, CAA 211.

Three Music Performances This Week

Winter Student Recital
December 9th at 12:30 pm, TA-6
Chaffey College music students perform in an informal setting to audiences of their peers, hosted by Professor Tom DeDobay.
Free

Festival of Christmas Music
December 11th at 7:30 pm, Theatre
Featuring the Chaffey College Community Concert Band & the Chaffey College Jazz Ensemble, lead by Professor Patrick Aranda.
General Admission Tickets $12

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

Tickets will go on sale December 8th at the Chaffey College Box Office, (909) 652- 6067.
Box Office hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30am - 2:00pm and one hour prior to each performance.

ARTicles - Center for the Arts Student Publication

ARTicles is a student-driven publication of the Chaffey College Center for the Arts. It is being produced by a consortium of students with a passion for the arts, entertainment and culture. The content reflects a diverse sample of the cultural life at the college. The first issue will be available next week. Please join us for a launch party during the Winter Student Exhibition reception at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art on Wednesday, December 9th, 12:30-1:30pm. You can also view it online at http://www.chaffeyarticles.com/.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Chaffey College Theatre Fall 2009

November 5, 6, and 7 @ 7:30 PM and
November 7 and 8 @ 2:00 PM

Chaffey College Theatre
Box Office: (909) 652-6057

For more information contact:
Kelly Ford at Kelly.Ford@Chaffey.edu

World's Smallest Postal Service

The Chaffey Art Organization and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art present Lea Redmond of Leafcutter Designs, World's Smallest Postal Service, Wednesday, October 14, 12:30-2:30 PM in CAC-101.


Join San Francisco Bay-based Lea Redmond and her World’s Smallest Postal Service (WSPS) roaming post office and transcription service. Redmond acts as Postmaster, setting up her tiny mobile office in cafes, shops, and museums where passers-by can write a letter and have it turned into the “world’s smallest letter.” The letter is transcribed on a miniature desk in the tiniest of script, sealed with a mini-wax seal, and packaged with a small magnifying glass. The first 30 visitors to WSPS will receive one free letter transcription; others can watch Redmond in action or purchase a letter from her directly. See more info online at www.leafcutterdesigns.com.

Cut: Makings of Removal

Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art Presents
CUT: Makings of Removal
October 19 – November 21, 2009

Opening Reception: Tuesday, October 20, 6-8pm
Papel Picado Workshop: Saturday, October 24,
1-3pm, Chaffey College, CAC-105

Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art are pleased to present CUT: Makings of Removal, a group exhibition that presents contemporary artists who hand cut paper to make two- and three-dimensional works that blur the boundaries between drawing, sculpture, installation, photography and collage. The artists included in CUT: Makings of Removal present diverse strategies along the organizing principle of removal; each follows a process of reduction in which work is created by removing and re-contextualizing material from its original form. Artists include: David Adey, Noriko Ambe, Ginny Bishton, Lecia Dole-Recio, Adam Fowler, Dinh Q. Lê, Simone Lourenço, Dana Maiden, Pepe Mar, Chris Natrop, Justin Pearce, Leigh Salgado, Fran Siegel, Jane South, and Deb Whistler. CUT was originally organized in Fall 2008 by Karen Rapp, director of the Vincent Price Art Museum, East Los Angeles College.

In conjunction with CUT: Makings of Removal the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art is offering a free Papel Picado Workshop with LA-based artist Margaret Sosa. Sosa has been working as a paper cutter in the Mexican style known as papel picado for over 25 years. She learned the art form from master paper cutter, Olga Ponce Furginson, serving as her apprentice for many years. Her work has been exhibited galleries and museums throughout the Los Angeles area and internationally. Margaret is a graduate of California State University Los Angeles, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art.

Papel picado is the Mexican folk art of cutting tissue paper into decorative banners that are used to adorn altars or as decorations for festive events. Paper cutting has a long history in Mexico and today, Mexican paper cutters continue the art of papel picado using hammers and special chisels with distinctive points for cutting through many layers of tissue paper and most recently are now using sheets of colorful plastic to create unique detailed works of art.

Exhibitions and events are free and open to the public.

WORKSHOP:
Papel Picado Workshop
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 1-3pm
Chaffey College, CAC-105
This workshop is FREE but space is limited. RSVP at rebecca.trawick@chaffey.edu

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

Presidential Proclamation for the Arts

NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH, 2009

A PROCLAMATION

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Throughout our Nation's history, the power of the arts and humanities to move people has built bridges and enriched lives, bringing individuals and communities together through the resonance of creative expression. It is the painter, the author, the musician, and the historian whose work inspires us to action, drives us to contemplation, stirs joy in our hearts, and calls upon us to consider our world anew. The arts and humanities contribute to the vibrancy of our society and the strength of our democracy, and during National Arts and Humanities Month, we recommit ourselves to ensuring all Americans can access and enjoy them.

Read President Obama's entire proclamation here.

VPCA Special Events Calendar

The 2009-2010 School of Visual, Performing and Communication Arts Special Events Calendar is now available! Pick up your copy at the VPCA office, the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art and various places around campus.

Student Art Writers & Critics

The Chaffey College Art History program and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art seek students with the ability and interest in writing about the visual arts. These students will have the opportunity to author articles for publication on issues relevant to the visual arts at Chaffey College. This is an excellent opportunity for students interested in careers in writing, criticism, art history and museum studies.

Contact John Machado, Art History, 909.652.6110,
or Rebecca Trawick, Wignall Museum, 909.652.6493.

Alphabet and Sky Burchard

Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum are pleased to present Alphabet: An Exhibition of Hand-Drawn Lettering & Experimental Typography and Sky Burchard: It’s Dangerous to Go Alone from August 24 – September 26, 2009, with a reception on September 9, 6-8pm. Sky Burchard will give a talk about his work on Monday, September 14, 2009, from 12:30 – 1:30pm.

Alphabet: An Exhibition of Hand-Drawn Lettering & Experimental Typography
Post Typography asked each of the 47 artists and designers in Alphabet: An Exhibition of Hand-Drawn Lettering & Experimental Typography to present their alphabets removed from the context of words and typography, therefore focusing on the shapes as an end. The 60 alphabets in this exhibition (all received through an international open call) are shown dissected into their base elements – A through Z – freeing the artists and designers from the confines of legibility. At the same time, they were challenged to expand the experiment into a complete system that goes beyond a short headline, the realm to which such experimentation is usually relegated.

Sky Burchard: It’s Dangerous to Go Alone
In It’s Dangerous to Go Alone, LA-based artist Sky Burchard will focus on the game The Legend of Zelda and the lone explorer “Link” and the weapons and tools he collects along his journey. In this exhibition, the viewer is allowed to enter into the video screen and is confronted with the formal issues inherent in the process of translating the pixilated two-dimensional representations in Zelda into physical objects. In this process, Burchard remains faithful to the representational system of the game and consequently the objects become abstracted as they depart from the conventional rules of three-dimensional representation. By delving into the world of games, It’s Dangerous to Go Alone also raises questions about the ways technology and fantasy can both supplement and replace social interaction and intimacy; the world of fantasy parallels Link's journey, where the process of becoming the hero supersedes the final goal, leaving the explorer perpetually alone on the journey.

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

Match Wits With Inspector Ford

See Theatre Professor Kelly Ford's entry in the Fullerton College Director's Festival. It is a Fellini inspired farce, discussed by Woody Allen in his memoir and adapted by Kelly Ford and Craig Fleming. Art History Instructor Denise Johnson also appears in the play as "Can Can Kitten" along side several fantastic up-and-coming Chaffey stars.

You may see a free, full viewing of the 40 minute play on Monday, June 22 at 12:30 pm (curtain time 1:00 pm) in the Chaffey Theatre. Or, you may purchase tickets for the Director's Festival performance at Fullerton College on Tuesday, June 23 at 8:00 pm.

Click on attached poster for more information.

La Boheme

Chaffey College art and ceramics professor Stanton Hunter will perform in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Opera's La Boheme. The two performances are Friday, May 29, 2009 at 8 PM and Sunday, May 31 at 3 PM.

Click on poster for more information.

A Broadway Journey

Music Performance

Friday, May 8, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Chaffey College Theatre

Box Office (909) 652-6067

click on image to enlarge poster

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.

Wickedly Delicious

The Chaffey College Theater invites you to come out and support Wickedly Delicious, our Spring Choral Concert! The concert will be held on Friday May 9th at 8:00pm. Tickets will be on sale at the theater box office on May 6th from 10:00am to 1:00pm on May 7th from 3:00pm to 6:00pm, and one hour prior to the performance.

You can reach the box office for further questions at ext. 6067.

Courtney Bruce
Box Office Tech.

Dance Festival 2009

Chaffey College Dance Festival 2009
Artistic Director, Michele Jenkins

Four performances at the Chaffey Theatre:
April 30 @ 7:30 PM
May 1-2 @ 7:30 PM
May 3 @ 2PM

Tickets: $12.00 for general
$10.00 for students/seniors
Box Office 909-652-6067

Chaffey Annual Photography Exhibition

The annual photography exhibition will be at the Montclair Plaza from May 4th through May 10th, it will be judged by Andrew Freeman, a well know artist and Program Co-Director of the California Institute of the Arts.

SIMPLEXITY

Simplexity - 32nd Annual Student Invitational Exhibition
Wignall Museum at Chaffey College

April 20 – May 23, 2009
Reception: Wednesday, April 29, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum are pleased to present Simplexity: Student Invitational 2009. Simplexity opens Monday, April 20 and runs through Saturday, May 23, 2009. For this exhibition, eleven Chaffey College students were selected by a panel of the college’s art, photography, digital media and art history faculty to participate in a semester-long course, taught by art professor Misty Burruel, culminating in an exhibition at the Wignall Museum and the publication of an exhibition catalogue.

The 2009 Student Invitational exhibition will include two new student positions, an art writer and graphic designer. The art writer developed an exhibition essay for the catalogue and museum didactics; the graphic designer worked with the visual artists to create a visual identity for the exhibition, including the design of the accompanying exhibition announcement and catalogue. The graphic designer, art writer, and artists have all worked to form a cohesive exhibition theme that is articulated in the title word, Simplexity. Artists, art writer, and graphic designer include: Pamela Aliaga, Andréa Arriola, Andrea Benitez, Taryn Nicole Gonzalez, Jenée Nicole Jernigan, John Leitmeyer, Laura Palm, Malina Rosales, Ryan Smith, Amy Stoshak, and Donel Rickie William.

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

Roman Stollenwerk
Assistant Curator
Wignall Museum
Chaffey College

P: 909-652-6490
F: 909-652-6491

iconomaniacs

Art History professors John Machado and Denise Johnson launched a visual art and culture podcast on March 27. You can listen to iconomaniacs at www.iconomaniacs.com.

Iconomaniacs: a podcast for the love of art. Join two intrepid art historians as they do what they do best - gab about visual art and culture in an irreverent, but insightful and (hopefully) interesting banter in about an hour.

Chaffey Visits the Getty Villa in Malibu

John Machado, Art History Professor and ASCC Faculty Advisor, and Susan Stewart, Director of Student Activities, joined just over 40 students on a bus trip to the Getty Villa in Malibu on Saturday, March 28. The trip was sponsored by the Associated Students of Chaffey College (ASCC) and funded by the College Service Fee.

The Getty Villa in Malibu is dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. Bordered by coastal mountains and the Pacific Ocean, the Getty Villa evokes the classical world in its architecture, landscape, and gardens, which have been planted with species known to have flourished in the ancient Mediterranean. The Getty Villa is modeled after a first-century Roman country house, the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum, Italy.

VPCA Faculty Accomplishments

Misty Burruel, Art Professor

Her work was featured at a special exhibition of art focused on the environment on January 31 at the Visual Arts Center and Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum at CSU San Bernardino. This special exhibition was done in conjunction with the filming of The Ambassadors, a reality type TV show (for KVCR-local PBS station) where high school students compete to find solutions for environmental problems and win a $50,000 scholarship.

Gus Gil, Music Professor

Is a member of Burat Wangi, a performance ensemble, who will be performing at the Disney Center’s Redcat (Roy E. Disney, Cal Arts Theatre) on April 4-5, 2009. The renowned Burat Wangi (Fragrant Offering) performance includes masked dances, fully costumed dancers and performers, monkey chant and instrumental pieces from Bali. The sounds and visuals are stunning.

Roman Jaster, Adjunct Art Professor

Has just completed a book with Elana Mann chronicling the international performance exchange project titled Exchange Rate: 2008. The book documents an international performance exchange organized by artist Elana Mann in response to the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Thirty-eight artists living in sixteen different countries participated in the project. With the aid of the project website www.exchangerate2008.com, participating artists produced, exchanged, and interpreted performance directions related to the election campaign. The Book Launch was held on Saturday, February 21 in Los Angeles.

Spotlight on Careers in Art

Spotlight on Careers in Art
April 8, 2009, 12:30-2:30 PM at the Wignall Museum

12:30-1:15
Sant Khalsa, Department of Art, CSU San Bernardino
Professor Khalsa gives an introduction to the offerings of the CSUSB Art Department and advice on transferring to a four-year college.

1:15-2:00
Chuck Feesago and Quinton Bemiller, Project_210 Gallery
Feesago and Bemiller share their experiences as professional artists and gallery owners. A question and answer session will follow.

12:30-2:30
Meet with College Representatives
Receive information on the Chaffey College art program, transferring, financial aid and career services.

Presented by
Department of Art
Wignall Museum
Transfer Center
Chaffey Art Organization
Associated Students of Chaffey College and
Student Activities

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Off the Wall 2009

Off the Wall 2009:
Benefit & Biennial Art Auction
March 7 – March 14, 2009
Armory Center for the Arts
145 North Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, California 91103
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m.

Quinton Bemiller, Art Department adjunct instructor, will have a painting in this week-long exhibit, which will be open during Pasadena ART NIGHT, Friday March 13, 2009. On Saturday March 14, the works will be auctioned during a gala private reception, benefiting the Armory Center for the Arts. You can preview the show here.

Raised in Craftivity Reception

A reminder to please save the date and join us
at the Wignall Museum for

Raised in Craftivity
Curator’s Walk-through and Artist’s Opening Reception

Join guest curator Maria Elena Buszek for a walk-through of Raised in Craftivity at the Wignall Museum on Tuesday, February 24 (6 PM), immediately followed by an Artists Reception with light refreshments and entertainment featuring dj Trickmilla.

Maria Elena Buszek is a critic, curator, and professor of Modern and contemporary art at the Kansas City Art Institute. She is the author of the book Pin-Up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular Culture, contributor to numerous international anthologies and exhibition catalogs, and her writing has appeared in such journals as Art in America, Photography Quarterly, TDR: The Journal of Performance Studies, and Woman's Art Journal. Dr. Buszek is also a regular contributor to the popular feminist magazine, BUST.

Vagina Monologues

Come see Denise Johnson, Adjunct Art History Instructor, in Kelly Ford's production of the Vagina Monologues at Chaffey College - February 18, 19, 20 & 21 at 8 pm and a special matinee on February 21 at 2 pm. General tickets are $12 and students/seniors are $10. Theatre Box Office 909-652-6067.

Burat Wangi

In case anyone is interested in World Music, Burat Wangi, a performance ensemble of which I am a member, is performing at the Disney Center's REDCAT (Roy E. Disney, Cal Arts Theatre) venue on April 4-5. Information is on the attachment. The performance includes masked dances, fully costumed dancers and performers, monkey chant and instrumental pieces from Bali. The sounds and visuals are stunning. Hope some of you can make it.

Thank you,
Gus Gil, Music Dept.

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!

Raised in Craftivity

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Roman Stollenwerk, Assistant Curator, Wignall Museum
909/652-6490, roman.stollenwerk@chaffey.edu

Raised in Craftivity at the Wignall Museum at Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum are pleased to present Raised in Craftivity from January 26 – March 7, 2009. Raised in Craftivity is an exhibition of contemporary artists working in craft media that celebrate, challenge and subvert our expectations of these media and the cultures with which they are associated. Traditionally disdained as “feminine,” “domestic,” and “amateur,” today embroidery, ceramics, beadwork, knitting, and woodworking are embraced by emerging gallery artists who explore the rich social and historical associations of these craft media and techniques. Artists include: Jon Bonser, Elaine Bradford, Orly Cogan, Maggy Rozycki Hiltner, Carolyn Hopkins, KnittaPlease, Garth Johnson, Claire Joyce, KnittaPlease, Kate Kretz, Heather Nameth-Bren, Karen Reimer, Ben Schachter, DeAnna Skedel, and Laura Splan.

Curator’s Walk-through and Artist’s Opening Reception:
Join guest curator Maria Elena Buszek for a walk-through of the exhibition on Tuesday, February 24 (6 PM) immediately followed by an Artists Reception with light refreshments and entertainment featuring dj Trickmilla.

Maria Elena Buszek is a critic, curator, and professor of Modern and contemporary art at the Kansas City Art Institute. She is the author of the book Pin-Up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular Culture, contributor to numerous international anthologies and exhibition catalogs, and her writing has appeared in such journals as Art in America, Photography Quarterly, TDR: The Journal of Performance Studies, and Woman's Art Journal. Dr. Buszek is also a regular contributor to the popular feminist magazine, BUST.
The exhibition, talk and reception are free and open to the public. The Wignall Museum is an important part of the educational programs and mission of Chaffey College. Parents are always encouraged to view the show prior to sharing with children.

LOCATION: Wignall Museum at 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 directions, please visit: http://www.chaffey.edu/wignall/visiting.shtml)

EVENT INFO: (909) 652 – 6492
www.chaffey.edu/wignall

IMAGE CREDIT: Maggy Rozycki Hiltner, Hothouse Flowers, 2005, hand-stitched cotton and found textiles,
18 x 144 inches, Courtesy of the Artist
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