September 2020
Arts For IE September Regional Convening
Arts Supporters across San Bernardino, Riverside and parts of LA Counties! We are looking forward to seeing all of you again at our upcoming September gathering, scheduled for September 24, 2020 10-11AM. You can register here for a convenient calendar invite and zoom registration info. Below is our agenda with important updates on advocacy efforts, recent survey results, campaigns, and funding opportunities for our region: Welcome Sharing artists and winners selected from WE ART ONE campaign Regional artists and organizational highlights,…
View detailsVirtual Docent Night: Museum on the Go
We will be hosting an informational talk about opportunities that come with volunteering with Museum-on-the-Go. This program will give our participants the chance to lead art projects about our historical connections to Ontario. *Due to COVID our conversation will be shifted to also include viewers' personal favorite "Gem(s) of the Foothills" and how they can share their love of the museum and City of Ontario with friends and loved ones. Call (909) 395-2510 to reserve your spot and for more…
View detailsVirtual Cyanotype Workshop: Sun Sensitivity Print
Explore your neighborhood and then join our virtual workshop to learn how to make prints with leaves and flowers you find on the way! You will learn the process of cyanotype prints and make your own! Materials will be provided while supplies last. Call (909) 395-2510 to reserve your materials and for more information. Click here to register.
View detailsDecember 2020
Welcome to OntarioMusuem.org
Docents, volunteers and museum family! Join our new Curator of Education for an exclusive virtual tour of our new website, OntarioMuseum.org. Learn how to find videos of past, current and upcoming exhibits and how to sign up for future programming. At this time we are presenting our programs on Zoom. All programs require a reservation, please call (909) 395-2510.
View detailsPrintmaking Holiday Cards
Let your friends and family know how well you are doing this holiday season by sending them a beautiful hand-crafted card. Our staff will show how easy printmaking can be! While supplies last. At this time we are presenting our programs on Zoom. All programs require a reservation, please call (909) 395-2510.
View detailsExhibition Conversation with Artist Rebecca Hamm
Join the exhibition curatorial team for a conversation with artist Rebecca Hamm on her new exhibition, Law of Nature. At this time we are presenting our programs on Zoom. All programs require a reservation, please call (909) 395-2510.
View detailsJanuary 2021
Crafting Yarn Friends
Children have been making yarn dolls for the past few centuries. Now you can learn how to make them too! Join museum staff on Zoom to learn how to create your own friend out of yarn. Reserve your materials here.
View detailsExhibit Conversations: Reflections
Join the exhibition a curatorial team on Zoom for a conversation focused on Women of Color in the arts.
View detailsFebruary 2021
Clay Planter Workshop
Have a succulent in need of a new pot? This is your chance to make a clay planter without a pottery wheel. Museum staff will demonstrate the pottery coil method. Reservation required, while supplies last. Zoom link.
View detailsLecture: Biddy Mason
Learn more about the life and legacy of Bridget “Biddy” Mason, who was born enslaved but won her freedom after being brought to San Bernardino. She became a landowner, doctor, founder of the first African American church, and philanthropist. Zoom link.
View detailsMarch 2021
Exhibition Walkthrough
Join us on Facebook Live @CityofOntarioCLC for a walkthrough of the Art of Survival and learn more about Civil Rights Leader Fred Korematsu. Korematsu and other Japanese Americans were forced to live in incarceration camps during World War II. Museum staff will discuss the mass removal of Japanese Americans through the powerful photography of Hiroshi Watanabe. This program will be presented on Zoom. For more information, visit OntarioMuseum.org or please call (909) 395 - 2510.
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