Cucamonga Peak/Art Avalanche

Cucamonga Peak/Art Avalanche presents…Contemporary Art Events at Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum

Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Chaffey College, the Art Committee, the Wignall Museum, the Art Department and the Chaffey Art Organization have combined energies to create Cucamonga Peak/Art Avalanche, a collaborative effort that is pleased to announce three contemporary art events at Chaffey College. 30 Years: Student Invitational Exhibition Artists Revisited, Wignall Museum; reNEW/reSTORE art shop and installation, CAO at the Wignall Museum; Temporary Art Park (TAP), Chaffey College Art Committee and Art Department, campus wide. The dates for the events are March 24-April 4, 2008 with an Artists Walk with TAP artists on Saturday, March 29, 3:00-5:00 p.m. and an Artists’ Reception for all events 4:00-6:00 p.m. featuring the groovy sounds of the dj duo Mohair Gravy.

30 Years: Student Invitational Exhibition Artists Revisited - 30 Years is an exhibition and sale featuring art works by former Chaffey College Student Invitational artists from several decades. All work is available for sale and a portion of the proceeds will benefit innovative programming at the Wignall Museum and by the Chaffey Art Organization. Artists include Christopher Alday, Charlotte Apacible, Theodisa Aquino, Mary Beierle, Tommi Cahill, David Clark, Adrian Culverson, Buffy Cutler, Jay Dawes, Ranee De la Rosa, David Delgado, Kimberly Diebolt, Patrick Gallagher, Gabriel Gonzales, Price Hall, Natasha Helton, Aaron Johnson, Bryce Johnson, Kreshnik Kastrati, Jena McRoberts, Kimberly McWhorter, Catherine Mejia, Sean Pothier, Emily Rinard, Michael Rodriguez, Joshua Schandoney, Stephanie Schmitz, Miles Smith, Kate Thomas, Lee Tintary, Monique Villanueva, Jan Volz, and Kelli Zabel.

Temporary Art Park (TAP) is an exciting new alternative, multi-disciplinary event sponsored by the Chaffey College Art Committee and Art Department incorporating the public art work of visual artists at sites on the campus of Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga. Artists: Stephanie Bedwell, Libby Gerber, Price Hall, Matthew Hebert, Dodd Holsapple, Jessica Hutchins, Brandon Jones, Joyce Kohl, Ryan Lamb, Helen Lessick, Amy Maloof, Doug McGoon, Jessica Newman-Skrentny, Justin Stadel, Christian Tedeschi, Robert Wechsler, Karen Wolfe & Dori Atlantis .

reNEW/reSTORE - Chaffey Art Organization (CAO) members have conducted and participated in a series of workshops to produce one-of-a-kind art objects and small editions based on the theme of renewal. These eclectic and exciting art objects will be sold in a creative installation conceived and created by CAO members in the Wignall Museum’s Project Room. All sales will benefit CAO’s student organized art programming on campus.

All of these exciting contemporary art events are taking place concurrent to the Chaffey College 125th Anniversary Celebration, which will be held at Chaffey College on Saturday, March 29 from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and features alumni events, live bands, a free BBQ, a kid’s zone with Happy Crowd, jumpers and storytelling, an open house on campus and other special events TBA. For more information, contact Chaffey College Marketing Department at 909/652-6113 or 909/652-6114.

LOCATION: Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum/Gallery are located at 5885 Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737-3002. Admission is free. Park in the North Parking Lot, permits can be purchased at vending machines for $2.

MUSEUM HOURS: Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Saturday, noon - 4:00 p.m.
CLOSED Sundays and Holidays.

ART EVENT INFO: (909) 652-6492, www.chaffey.edu/wignall