Virtual Artist Talk with Bianca MacPherson
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 • 12:00 –1:00 PM (PDT) • Online Join us for a virtual artist talk with Artist in Residence Bianca MacPherson to celebrate the beginning of her residency in the AMOCA Studio.
Linocut Basics with Melanie Walden
Monday, October 13, 12-2pm CAA-210, Rancho Campus Join us to learn linocut skills from artist Melanie Walden. Linocut is a versatile and easy-to-do relief printing technique. The idea of using the easy to cut linoleum instead of a hard wood as block-material for printmaking originated from the late 19th century Read more
ZOMICS: a festival of zines and comics
ZOMICS: a festival of zines and comics and related programming are presented as part of a collaboration between The Arts Area, The Wignall Museum of Contemporary art, the ACD ACC, Curious Publishing, and the Chaffey College Library. ZOMICS and related programs were made possible in part due to the generous Read more
Camera Obscura Workshop
Camera 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
Hostile Terrain 94 Toe Tag Completion workshops
PUBLIC PROGRAM: Hostile Terrain 94 workshops August 25-December 9, 2025 Mondays and Tuesdays, 2:30-4:30pm (EXCEPT September 22, 23, and 29, and November 11, 18, 25, and 26) CAA-210 Hostile Terrain 94 is a powerful participatory map installation and exhibition created by the Undocumented Migration Project (UMP), a non-profit research and Read more
Radical Geographies – Artist Reception
Join us to celebrate Radical Geographies: possibilities of the imaged landscape. Enjoy light refreshments, music, and art. Free and open to the public.
Florence Arnold: Hard-Edge Innovator
Florence 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
Contemporary Hard-Edge Explorations: Paintings by Mark Rush and Timothy Haerens
These 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
Painting Demonstration by Seraiah Rincon & Gabriel Jeronimo
Jeronimo and Rincon are both painters, but each has a Surrealist distinct style. Jeronimo uses trompe-l’œil depictions of ordinary objects to create surprising still life images. Rincon uses dream images as well as plant imagery to evoke uncanny visual tableaux of intriguing symbolic meanings. These two will be LIVE demonstrating their styles Read more
The Hard-Edged Genius of Karl Benjamin Exhibition Reception
This exhibit celebrates the diversity and creativity of Karl Benjamin, noted Claremont painter on his 100th birthday. Drawn from rarely-seen private family collection, these magnificent abstract paintings were executed between 1969 and 1992. Collectively they demonstrate the diversity and range of his compositional creativity and gorgeous color sensibility. Join us Read more