The museum has five galleries, each offering a different exhibition. The Main and South Galleries are themed exhibitions of groups of artists. The Line Gallery displays works of art from the museum’s collection. The Spotlight Gallery is a solo exhibition by a local artist. Taken together, the exhibitions present a diverse range of media, styles and artistic endeavor.
Travelers arriving and departing from Ontario International Airport can view works of art by regional artists in glass display cases located adjacent to arrival/departure gates. This program, called Art@Airport, is managed by CCMA.
An exhibition of the complex, intriguing and highly original art of William Graber, a third-generation member of the Ontario Graber Olive family. Graber lived for over 40 years in Upland creating an extraordinary body of work made largely out of “found” materials selected for their availability, affordability and evocative properties. Art in this exhibit includes freestanding welded metal sculpture and two-dimensional works with relief elements. Both are considered post-modern assemblages.
Bill Graber is an unrecognized artist – an “outlier” who worked completely off the grid. This is the first time Graber’s work has been exhibited in a public space.
This exhibit is generously sponsored by:
The Inland Empire Modern Quilt Guild is a chapter of the internationally-recognized Modern Quilt Guild. Although modern quilters work in different styles and define modern quilting in many ways, several characteristics often appear to define a quilt as modern. These characteristics include bold colors and prints, high contrast and graphic areas of solid color, improvisational piecing, minimalism, expansive negative space, and alternate grid work designs.
This exhibit is generously sponsored by:
Dave Make It Sew, and Road to California, Upland.
Six California artists interpret views of land and sea in this exhibition drawn from the CCMA’ s permanent collection. A variety of watercolor techniques and a range of moods from angry Storm by Rex Brandt, to the gold beauty of Milford Zornes Over Cayucos are seen in the paintings. The artists are drawn to the beauty and contrasting elements of the liminal spaces where land meets sea on the California coastline.
Since 2018 CCMA has managed the art program at Ontario International Airport. There are 24 glass display cases – 12 each in Terminals 2 and 4 – located near departure gates in the east and west wings of each terminal. Artists who live or work in the area served by ONT apply at CCMA’s website by providing information about themselves and photographs of their art. An evaluation panel uses a scoring system to select participants. Since 2018 more than 120 artists have exhibited at ONT.
Artist Statement: My paintings challenge the notion of control, and invite viewers to confront the raw, untamed forces that shape our existence. My approach to art mirrors the unruliness I see in the natural world. The work is raw and unrefined, born from instinct and fueled by raw emotion rather than traditional training. My appreciation of local art history is never too far removed; I forge a modern take on the beloved California landscape art movement.
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Since 1941, the Chaffey Community Museum of Art has been sharing the gift of visual art with residents of the inland communities of Southern California. First founded as an art association, CCMA has since grown into an important regional museum that provides public access to fine art and supports the local artistic community.
The mission of the Chaffey Community Museum of Art is multi-dimensional. Like all museums, CCMA’s Permanent Collection is held in the public trust, and selections are always on display in the Museum’s Line Gallery so they can be enjoyed by museum visitors. Additional facets of CCMA’s mission are to:
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