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Chaffey Community Museum and Ontario Museum team for "Community as Canvas" exhibit
Summary
The Chaffey Community Museum of Art and the Ontario Museum of History and Art announced a cooperative exhibition, "Community as Canvas," featuring eight regional living artists with a reception on April 11 and planned artist interviews.
The Chaffey Community Museum of Art (CCMA) and the Ontario Museum of History and Art will present a joint exhibition titled Community as Canvas, speakers said. Wendy Slatkin (S8/S9), exhibit chair and curator, and Samantha Herr (S10), curator of exhibits at the Ontario Museum of History and Art, said the show highlights eight living artists from the Coachella Valley, the Inland Empire, Los Angeles and Long Beach and aims to connect historical context with contemporary practice.
Nancy DeMar (S6), community liaison for CCMA, reviewed the museum’s history, noting CCMA’s origins in community donations and its use of historic space. Slatkin and Herr said the collaboration will include opening‑reception programming and artist interviews and that the museum galleries provide historical perspective for younger artists.
The presenters framed the exhibit as an opportunity to strengthen inter‑museum cooperation and extend community programming, with no formal funding amounts or contract details discussed in the remarks. A reception date of April 11 was given for the opening; speakers encouraged visitors to watch forthcoming artist interviews and program schedules.
Next steps: visitors were invited to the reception on April 11 and to follow the museums’ channels for artist interviews and event details.
