Artist of the year was a concept first initiated in 2005 to honor an artist for his or her contribution to the artistic community and support of Chaffey Community Museum of Art. The honorees include Milford Zornes, John Svenson, Martha Underwood, Andree Mahoney, Bob Smith, Betty Davenport Ford, Sam Maloof, Harrison McIntosh, Sylvia Megerdichian, JoAnn […]

In this exhibit we honor our artist members, their ability to Reflect! their artistic talents in beautiful works of art in a multitude of media and styles. From the exhibit, CCMA will be purchasing works for the museum collection.

Sumi Foley is an artist from Osaka, Japan with more than 27 years of making her Abandoned Fabric art. Sumi is creatively using “fabric as pigment” which makes her work appear so painterly. Colors vibrate and bounce when light falls on tiny pieces of silk kimono fabric. “Things are changing every moment. Every day is […]

The Chaffey Community Museum of Art was founded in the spring of 1941 by Francis and Helen Line of Ontario, California in memory of their daughter Barbara who died of leukemia at the age of eight. The Permanent Collection began with nine paintings now designated as the Barbara Line Memorial Collection. The Lines wanted to […]

On Any Friday the Museum comes alive with artists working in the Open Studio. They come together to create, to critique their work, to laugh and enjoy each other’s company. We highlight the works of Judi Christensen, Trish Franco, Susan Magill, Uwi Moore, Mary Jo Werner and Ellen Zimet.