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Chaffey Community Museum of Art CCMA holds exhibits from its Permanent Collection of art representing the California Style movement, and exhibits the art of prominent local artists.

Admission is free. The Permanent Collection of the CCAA Museum of Art represents many of the most prominent artists of the Western United States from 1920 to date. The Barbara Line Collection consists of works of art from the California Style. Inspired by the unique quality of light and the geographic features found in the coastal, mountain and desert areas of the Far West and Mexico, the California Style lourished from the 1920s to the 1950s. Salient examples of this school can be found in the watercolor paintings of Millard Sheets, Rex Brandt, and Milford Zornes. Some of the finest works of art by regional artists are also represented in the Permanent Collection: the art Anders Aldrin, Leon Amyx, Loren Barton, Conrad Buff, Emil Kosa, Jr., Thomas Craig, Phil Paradise, John Svenson, Anna Wilson, and Robert Wood. Each year, CCMA opens six exhibits in the Main Gallery and has additional exhibits in the South, Spotlight and Line galleries. The Museum also conducts educational programs for adults and children and offers open modeling sessions for artists.

Create blue magic 🪄 with Cyanotype at the museum on Sunday September 27. Register for $15 at ChaffeyMuseum.org/events.Al...
09/15/2026

Create blue magic 🪄 with Cyanotype at the museum on Sunday September 27. Register for $15 at ChaffeyMuseum.org/events.

All ages are welcome to join us for a hands-on beginner-friendly art class where participants use sunlight, special photo-sensitive chemical, and natural objects to create striking Prussian blue and white prints without using a camera.

Slide 2: Cyanotype by local artist Rebecca Ustrell

Dive into our latest exhibition, the “Steve Thomas Photography Open” and explore the work of dozens of Inland Empire pho...
09/11/2026

Dive into our latest exhibition, the “Steve Thomas Photography Open” and explore the work of dozens of Inland Empire photographers in mediums such as Silver Gelatin, Cyanotype and more 🎞️

📍Chaffey Community Museum of Art, 217 S. Lemon Ave., Ontario, CA
🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Free & All Ages
⏳Open Thursday – Sunday, noon – 4 PM

〰️ Jake Williams, Double Portrait of Me and My Brother, 2019-2026, Collaged pigment prints
〰️ Leah Stemmann, Silenced, 2026, Cyanotype on paper
〰️ Jesse Lopez Garcia, Soledad, 2025, Silver Gelatin Print
〰️ Jesse Lopez Garcia, Abuelo Willo, 2025, Silver Gelatin Print
〰️ Jennifer L. Porter, Arrow Route, Fontana, CA, 2026, Digital Archival Print

09/05/2026

Take yourself on a journey through art 🖼️ New experiences await you at the Chaffey Community Museum of Art. Visit us to view four fantastic exhibitions featuring painting, photography sculpture and more. Entry is always free & all ages.

Discover more at ChaffeyMuseum.org 🔗

1. Chick Curtis, Scaring the Fish, 2026, Oil
2. Jean Ames, Moon in the Thorn Tree, 1948, Oil on canvas
3. Andrew Martin, Flora Plate 108: Romneya Coulteri , 2026, Metallic pigment print
4. Melanie Walden, Pieces of the Poet, 2026, Cyanotype

🗞️ CCMA in the news! “At 85, Ontario’s Chaffey Community Museum of Art is looking back, as you might expect at that age....
09/03/2026

🗞️ CCMA in the news!

“At 85, Ontario’s Chaffey Community Museum of Art is looking back, as you might expect at that age. The more welcome part is that by rediscovering its roots, the museum is heading in a fresh direction.” - David Allen for Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Read the full article at DailyBulletin.com 📍

09/03/2026

Blue Magic: The Wonders of Cyanotype 9/27 at CCMA

Learn to create cyanotypes on Sunday, September 27 from 2 PM – 4 PM at CCMA 💙 Artist Rebecca Ustrell joins us for a hands-on instruction using one of the oldest photography techniques still used by artists today!

Tickets are $15/person, and are now available at the link in our bio.

The Steve Thomas Photography Open exhibition is now on view. Come and see photography in multiple formats such as this w...
08/28/2026

The Steve Thomas Photography Open exhibition is now on view. Come and see photography in multiple formats such as this work by Rebecca Ustrell entitled “Dawn Canopy”.

This work was created by coating bisque tile with cyanotype emulsion to make its surface sensitive to UV rays. Then the artist exposed a photograph into the surface using a digital negative.

To learn more about alternative photography process, follow Rebecca Ustrell and visit the Museum to view many more works of unique photography from Thursday through Sunday from 12 PM - 4 PM 🎞️

Yesterday we sat with 8x8 Design Lab and Rebecca Ustrell in the main galleries to dive into Melanie’s artistic process, ...
08/23/2026

Yesterday we sat with 8x8 Design Lab and Rebecca Ustrell in the main galleries to dive into Melanie’s artistic process, what inspires her and how she knows when a work of art is finished. This insightful discussion welcomed 25 guests ranging from family, friends, art curators, fellow artists and folks new to the museum.

Community is kept thriving through the arts at CCMA. 🖤
Haven’t seen the exhibition? “Pieces of the Poet” is now on view. Come visit the museum today from 12 PM - 4 PM.

Discover the beautiful textures of “Pieces of the Poet”, a solo exhibition featuring artifacts, garments, photography, v...
08/20/2026

Discover the beautiful textures of “Pieces of the Poet”, a solo exhibition featuring artifacts, garments, photography, video and so much more by Melanie Walden 8x8 Design Lab . CCMA is open from 12 PM - 4 PM today 🪄

🧑‍🧒‍🧒 All Ages
🚘 Free Parking
📍 217 S. Lemon Ave., Ontario, CA 91761

Images by Art by Monstera Lissome

Plans Saturday? 🔵 Join CCMA this Saturday, August 22 at 3 PM for an exclusive artist talk with “Pieces of the Poet” arti...
08/17/2026

Plans Saturday? 🔵 Join CCMA this Saturday, August 22 at 3 PM for an exclusive artist talk with “Pieces of the Poet” artist, Melanie Walden 8x8 Design Lab . We’ll be joined by local arts curator Rebecca Ustrell for a discussion with Melanie diving into the artistic process of her exhibition now on view at the museum.

No registration is required, and all ages are welcome.

The 2026 Ontario Art Expo is here!Through August 7th - October 18th join us in celebrating these talented artists from t...
08/06/2026

The 2026 Ontario Art Expo is here!

Through August 7th - October 18th join us in celebrating these talented artists from the Pomona Valley. And join us this Sunday, August 9th, 2 PM - 4 PM for the exhibition’s opening reception! With over 45 artists and several art mediums and inspirations, this is a reception you don’t want to miss!

The 2026 “Ontario Art Expo: Celebrating Community Artists” is a juried exhibition open to all active members of the Pomona Valley Art Association (PVAA), Associated Artists of the Inland Empire (AAIE) and members of the Chaffey Community Museum of Art (CCMA). The exhibition runs from August 7 to October 18, 2026 and displays a diverse high-quality selection of artwork to showcase our region’s visual artists.

CCMA is open Thursday - Sunday 12 PM - 4 PM. 
📍217 South Lemon Avenue, Ontario, CA 91761.

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217 S Lemon Avenue
Ontario, CA
91761

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Friday 12pm - 4pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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(909) 463-3733

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