Wonder what’s been happening at the Museum? Find out on June 23 from 2 to 4 pm at our Dusty Shoes event.
Dusty Shoes is our way of letting you know that we’re in the midst of interior renovations to transform the historic 1919 Ontario Power Company/Edison Company/Ontario Police Department/Ontario Planning Department/Ontario Fire Safety Department building into museum space.
We’ve painted some walls and set up the Museum Store. We have selected 45 works of art from the Permanent and Auxiliary Collections to exhibit in the large L-shaped main gallery. A smaller side gallery is hung with more paintings from the Permanent Collection and shows the beautiful Douglas fir flooring, newly restored.
In the lobby you’ll see Grazing Gazelle, a sculpture given by the artist, Betty Davenport Ford, to the Ontario YMCA in honor of her parents. After residing for over 40 years in an outdoor meditation garden at the Y, the piece is now on loan to us because the YMCA building has been sold.
You’ll be able to see two other designated gallery spaces – one to house a rotating exhibit from the Permanent Collection, and one for a featured member artist – and Heritage Hall, a space that will be curated by the Ontario Heritage Society.
We’ll also show you what remains to be done – such as walls to be removed, walls to be constructed, drop ceilings to be taken out, and gallery lighting to be installed.
We’ll be serving light refreshments from 2 to 4 pm on Sunday, June 23. Board members will be available to take you on a tour, or you can guide yourself from room to room.
Please save the date and join us for a first look at the new, exciting CCAA Museum of Art, located at 217 S. Lemon Ave., Ontario – two blocks south of Holt and one block east of Euclid, adjacent to the Museum of History and Art, Ontario.
For more information, call the museum office at 909-463-3733.
See you on June 23! |
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