Events
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Beginning Hand Building @ AMOCA
American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, PomonaBeginning Hand Building with Aida • $350Sundays, October 19 - November 23, 2025 • 12:00-2:30 PM • In-person This beginning hand building course is designed to teach the fundamentals of working with clay–no prior experience is necessary. Students will be introduced to basic types of hand building and construction techniques, Read more
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Beginning Wheel Throwing @ AMOCA
American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, PomonaBeginning Wheel Throwing with Isabella • $350 Sundays, October 19- November 23, 2025 • 2:30 -5:00 PM • In-person This course is designed to teach the fundamentals of working with clay on the potter’s wheel–no prior experience is necessary. Students will be introduced to basic throwing shapes, as well as Read more
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Opening Reception: Fired in Revolution
American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, PomonaSaturday, October 25, 2025 • 4:00 –6:00 PM • In Person • free w/registration Join us for the opening reception for Fired in Revolution: Ceramics from the People’s Republic of China, presenting ceramics created during the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976. Admission to the event and Museum galleries is complimentary with advance registration.
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Poetry at AMOCA: Martha Ronk
American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, PomonaSunday, October 26, 2025 • 3:00 –4:00 PM • In Person • free w/admission Join us in the gallery for a poetry reading with southern California poet Martha Ronk. Ronk’s newest book Clay: Bodies + Matter is comprised of poems that find meaning and connection in the process of creating pottery from clay.
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2025 Swing Fore the Arts Golf Tournament
Sierra Lakes Golf Course 16600 Clubhouse Dr, Fontana, CaliforniaDust off your golf clubs and join the Rancho Cucamonga Community & Arts Foundation for the annual Swing Fore the Arts Golf Tournament on October 27! Whether you’re a seasoned golfer or a beginner, your participation will have a lasting impact on local arts initiatives. This tournament raises crucial funds Read more
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Virtual Artist Talk with Maxwell Henderson
American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, PomonaTuesday, October 28, 2025 • 12:00 –1:00 PM (PDT) • Online Join us for a virtual artist talk with Artist in Residence Maxwell Henderson to celebrate the beginning of his residency in the AMOCA Studio.
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Camera Obscura Workshop
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesCamera Obscura Workshop Friday, October 31 10:30am - 12:30pm CAA-129 Join Radical Geographies artist Alex Delapena in this hands-on workshop. Explore the magic of photography through its most fundamental form: camera obscura, aka the pinhole image. Camera obscura is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon that has inspired and has been Read more
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Maloof Teen Program
The Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Craft 5131 Carnelian Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, United StatesCalling all teens! Spend your Saturday morning making art, exploring new materials, and having fun with fellow young creatives. All materials provided! 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Free! Space is limited
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Contemporary Hard-Edge Explorations: Paintings by Mark Rush and Timothy Haerens
Chaffey Community Museum of Art 217 S. Lemon, Ontario, CAThese two artists from the Pomona Valley have developed sophisticated abstract styles using the precision of clean lines and precisely defined forms. They are innovators whose works display movement in exciting and dynamic compositions. The art of both Rush and Haerens is evidence of the legacy of Karl Benjamin on Read more
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Florence Arnold: Hard-Edge Innovator
Chaffey Community Museum of Art 217 S. Lemon, Ontario, CAFlorence Arnold (1900-1994) was a committed, original artist who employed a style of geometric abstraction drenched in powerful color combinations. She was mentored by Karl Benjamin and exhibited with the Claremont group of hard-edge abstractionists. The CCMA is delighted to exhibit Arnold’s series, Theme in a Square from our permanent collection. Join us November 2nd Read more
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First Friday; Pay What You Can Day
American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, PomonaFriday, November 7, 2025 • 11:00 AM–4:00 PM • In person • pay what you can Thanks to generous support from AMOCA’s Board of Directors, Museum admission for First Fridays at AMOCA is pay what you can. Each month, visit the Museum and choose your own ticket prices!
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Teen Wheel Lab
American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, PomonaFriday, November 7, 2025 • 4:30–6:00 PM • In person • $10 Join one of AMOCA’s teaching artists for a 1.5-hour wheel throwing lab, where youth ages 12-16 are invited to try their hand at the wheel and learn the steps to make their own pottery. Advance registration required.