Literary Arts
Reading Room: Zines, Comix, & Other Radical Texts – Community Arts Day at the Wig!
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesCommunity Arts Day at the Wig! Saturday, October 5 10am-2pm Join us at this free workshop featuring drop-in workshops presented in concert with Reading Room: Zines, Comix, & Other Radical Texts, currently on view at the Wignall Museum. Artists Felix Quintana will share the joy of cyanotype, an experimental photography Read more…
Reading Room: Zines, Comix, & Other Radical Texts – Artists Reception
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesArtist’s Reception Tuesday, October 8 4-7pm Wignall Museum Join us for a drop-in reception to celebrate Reading Room: Zines, Comix, & Other Radical Texts. Drop in any time to meet the artists, enjoy visual and literary arts while enjoying light refreshments and music by AbstractMachine.
Reading Room: Zines, Comix, & Other Radical Texts – Film Screening
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesNo Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics Wednesday, October 9 2-4pm CAA-211 Join PRISM and the Wignall Museum at a screening of No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics, a mash-up of art, comedy, and history, sure to make you laugh and think, it’s the remarkable stories of Read more…
Reading Room: Zines, Comix, & Other Radical Texts – Artists4Democracy Zine Workshop
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesArtists 4 Democracy Zine Workshop Thursday, October 10 12:30-2:30pm CCE-124 (Student Activities Lounge) In this workshop, Bronwyn Mauldin and Deborah Aschheim from Artists 4 Democracy will walk you through a simple process to create a zine that connects your ideas to actions—like educating others and voting. You'll walk away with Read more…
Reading Room: Zines, Comix, & Other Radical Texts – Make a Zine with Tierra del Sol!
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesMake a Zine with Tierra del Sol! Tuesday, October 15 12:30-2pm Wignall Museum Patio Join Tierra del Sol artists as they lead you through a zine-making project. No experience necessary and all supplies provided!
Reading Room: Zines, Comix, & Other Radical Texts – public program: I Want a President
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesI Want a President Wednesday, October 16 12:30-2pm CAA-210 Zoe Leonard’s poem “I Want a President . . .“ from 1992 is an inspirational call to action and a literary rallying cry for new leadership in the United States. Attend this event to read the poem out loud together and Read more…
Inlandia at the Maloof—Vital: The Future of Healthcare Discussion and Readings
The Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Craft 5131 Carnelian Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesOn Saturday, October 19, please join Inlandia Institute, in partnership with the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts, for a book discussion and selected readings from Vital: The Future of Healthcare. Author and editor RM Ambrose will be on hand along with contributors Tananarive Due, Justin C. Key, and Eric Schwitzgebel for a Read more…
Reading Room: Zines, Comix, & Other Radical Texts – poetry event
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesYou Are a Poet! This Workshop Will Prove It Wednesday, October 23 12:30-2pm CAA-210 Join Professor Charmaine Phipps for a poetry adventure! In this guided workshop, you'll unleash your inner poet and leave with a mini-masterpiece.
Reading Room – James Spooner in Conversation
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesJames Spooner in Conversation Thursday, October 24 1-2:30pm CAA-211 Join James Spooner, an award-winning graphic novelist, filmmaker, and tattoo artist. His debut graphic novel, The High Desert was named “Best of 2022” by Publishers Weekly, The Washington Post, and The New York Public Library. Spooner co-edited an anthology of Black punk writers and comic creators entitled, Black Punk Read more…
Reading Room exhibition-El Espacio – The Space Film and Discussion
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesEl Espacio/The Space Film and Discussion Monday, November 4 1-2:30pm CAA-211 Join us to watch a clip from their film, Un Corrido de la Tierra/A Ballad of the Land. The film chronicles the history of artist Juan Carrillo-Dominguez's family's migration and their labor from Bracero work to Warehouse and how capitalism Read more…
Reading Room: Zines, Comix, & Other Radical Texts – Mari Naomi in Conversation
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesMariNaomi in Conversation Thursday, November 7 1-230pm CAA-211 MariNaomi (they/them) is an acclaimed author and illustrator, known for their award-winning work I Thought You Loved Me (Fieldmouse Press, 2023), among other titles. Their comics and paintings have been showcased in prestigious institutions, including the Smithsonian, the de Young Museum, the Read more…
Reading Room: Zines, Comix & Other Radical Texts – Exhibition
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesReading Room: Zines, Comix & Other Radical Texts presents a loud and proud exhibition that celebrates the contemporary relevance and impacts of zines and comics on culture today, on the visual and literary arts, and in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Organized by the museum with the support of Read more…