About Us
Thank you for visiting the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art at Chaffey College. The Wignall Museum staff remain committed to engaging, inspiring, and educating our community through experiences with contemporary art and culture.
The museum staff are slowly and safely returning to campus and hope to open our doors to the public during the spring semester in 2022. In the interim, we will continue to present virtual programming. Sign up to receive our email announcements (here) and visit our social media to remain updated with new announcements and more information.
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Regular Hours (during exhibitions)
The galleries are open for viewing during exhibitions:
Monday - Thursday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday: Noon – 4 p.m. (closed during the summer)
The galleries are closed on Fridays, Sundays and holidays.
Please contact the museum staff to inquire about group visits or tours outside our
normal hours of operation.
Admission is free. Park in the Omnitrans Parking Lot (R5). Parking permits can be purchased from machines located in the lots. Parking is $4 for all day or $1 for one hour.
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art
Chaffey College
5885 Haven Avenue Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737
909-652-6492
wignall.staff@chaffey.edu
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We want to recognize that we are situated on the Rancho Cucamonga campus of Chaffey College which resides on the traditional and unceded lands of the Tongva people. We offer our respect to the elders both past and present and future. To learn more visit: https://native-land.ca and https://usdac.us/nativeland.
Staff
Director/Curator
Rebecca Trawick
rebecca.trawick@chaffey.edu
909-652-6493
Assistant Curator
Roman Stollenwerk
roman.stollenwerk@chaffey.edu
909-652-6490
Preparator
Andrew Hadle
andrew.hadle@chaffey.edu
909-652-6495
Mission
The Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art is a teaching museum and interdisciplinary art space that fosters direct engagement with works of art through exhibitions, education and community programming.
Vision
The Wignall museum introduces Chaffey College students, faculty, staff and community members to innovative contemporary art objects and ideas. By fostering critical thinking, visual literacy, discourse, and empathy, the museum seeks to enhance the intellectual and cultural life of our community.
Values
The Wignall museum believes in the power of art to generate new ideas, and that art fuels creativity and critical thinking, essential for collaboration and innovation. We acknowledge our responsibility to present works of art and programming that challenge our perceptions about the world, and to engage in work that supports and values cultural equity and inclusion, accessibility, and fair distribution of resources.
Teaching Philosophy
The Wignall museum is a non-collecting institution that features temporary exhibitions of contemporary art and other dynamic programming and public engagements throughout the academic year. The museum inspires hope and success in our students by fostering critical thinking in a space that encourages investigation and innovation. Our exhibitions and programming are developed with our students in mind in order to enhance their academic experience by complementing the college’s curricula and broadening their understanding of contemporary art and the ideas they explore. The Museum advances the mission of Chaffey College by contributing to the intellectual and cultural life of the college and providing a dynamic, supportive and engaging environment where our diverse student populations learn and benefit.
