Press Room Updates
Posted 1/21/12
COMMUNITY DISCUSSES VETERANS MEMORIAL HALL
Next week there will be a community meeting to discuss the potential use of the Veterans Memorial Hall at 900 Esplanade in Chico, CA.
Please come and support the efforts of the Museum of Northern California Art to make this our future home!
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012 5:30-7:00 PM
Meeting will be held at 441 Main Street in Chico, CA, in the old municipal building on the corner of Main and 5th Street. Meet in the big room on the second floor.
Posted 1/17/12
New article mentioning monCA and the efforts of Pat Macias, board president.
The monCA board has put a down payment on a bus for the Mobile Museum program!
Snapshots: monCA gets a bus. Staff Reports. 1/2/12. Chico Enterprise Record.
Posted 12/29/11
Check out this great article that was in the Chico E.R. today:
Making art come alive: Museum of Northern California Art takes shape with collection from one art lover. By Krya Gottesman.12/28/11. Chico Enterprise Record.
While you're at it, there have been several notable mentions and articles written about monCA. The links are provided below for your viewing pleasure!
What's a monCA? New museum launches with a bang. By Robert Speer. 12/15/11. Chico News and Review.
Public gets peek at new museum. 12/9/11. Chico Enterprise Record.
Avenue 9 Gallery and Nor Cal Art Museum go big. By Jason Cassidy. 12/8/11. Chico News and Review.
Posted 12/29/11
NEWS RELEASE - New Nonprofit Receives Magnificent Gift - Chico, CA.
Media Contact: Trudy Duisenberg. Secretary, monCA. Email: contact@monca.org.
Pat Macias, president of the recently formed Museum of Northern California Art (monCA), announces a very significant gift has been made to the nonprofit organization. Collector Reed Applegate has bequeathed his entire art collection to monCA. Macias notes that this charitable gift will be a lasting legacy benefiting citizens of the North State. The gift also provides a solid foundation upon which monCA can expand for years to come.
A native of Chico and a graduate of CSU,Chico, Reed Applegate is an avid collector of Northern California art. He began to focus on purchasing from area artists in the mid 1970's. Applegate has collected numerous works by major artists including prints by Wayne Thiebaud, Roy De Forest, Nathan Olivera and Robert Arneson, paintings by Roland Peterson, Paul Wonner and California Society of Six member Maurice Logan and an ink wash figure drawing by David Park. His collection of over 300 works now includes painting, watercolors, prints, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, and photography.
Incorporated this past August, the mission of the Museum of Northern California Art is to make art accessible and promote awareness of Northern California artists through collections, exhibitions and educational programs. While it searches for a permanent facility, monCA is taking art to the public through a variety of outreach programs. More information about monCA can be found at www.monca.org.
Posted 10/30/11
As of October 14th, 2011 the Museum of Northern California Art is officially recognized by the U.S. government as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit!
Posted 10/8/11
Check it out! MonCA has a Facebook page now: facebook.com/MuseumofNorthernCaliforniaArt. Click "Like" on our Facebook page to get the latest updates and interesting tidbits about monCA.
We did it! The Museum of Northern California Art has officially launched to the public and we could not have been happier with the response. The monCA booth at the Chico Palio this past Saturday gathered many supporters, got the Chico community thinking about a new art museum in town, and even saw people having a great time making their very own paper plate art. We also built and raced a horse for monCA. Stay tuned for photos of the event!
At our booth, we asked the question "What is a museum?" and here are some responses from Palio visitors:
- A place to see beautiful things.
- A celebration of local and national artists.
- A place to learn more!
- It's where your mind comes out of the box.
- A place to learn about oneself.
- A place where you learn about history.
- A place to find a sense of place.
- "A place of inspiration that lights a spark of hope in those who can only see in darkness?"- Larry G. Hayden Jr.
Posted 9/5/11
The monCA team is working hard to get ready for our debut at the Chico Palio, the kick-off event of Chico Artoberfest. Bring the family to Chico's Downtown City Plaza this Saturday September 10th. Visit our booth to find some fun art activities and stick around to watch us race our horse!