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NORTH WING GALLERIES — TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
3/23/2012 through 5/27/2012
ONTARIO INVITATIONAL ART EXHIBITION
The Museum of History and Art, Ontario, Associates is pleased to present its sixth biennial “Ontario Invitational Art Exhibition,” a collection of new artwork by local and regional artists. On view from March 23 through May 27, 2012, “Ontario Invitational Art Exhibition” features artwork by artists: John Harris, Anita Hunt, Keith Klingonsmith, Eric Myles, David Rosales, Froukje Schaafsma-Smith, Tim Stark, Karla Trujillo, Twyla Wardell and Jerry Weems. These artists were selected from the pool of over 100 artists who exhibited in the museum’s juried “2011 Ontario Open Exhibition.” The “2011 Ontario Open Exhibition” was adjudicated by Sant Khalsa, artist/activist, professor and Chair of the Department of Art at California State University, San Bernardino.
12/21/2011 through 2/26/2012
THE WORKING WHITE HOUSE
200 YEARS OF TRADITION AND MEMORIES
Two centuries of stories and traditions are preserved in The Working White House: 200 Years of Tradition and Memories, an exhibition developed with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and the White House Historical Association. Archival and contemporary images, videos, as well as fascinating oral histories of workers who have served presidents from William Taft through Barack Obama convey the occupational culture of this private yet public place. "The Working White House" was developed and supported by the White House Historical Association with assistance from the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. The exhibit was organized for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Call for information on special holiday hours: (909) 395-2510.
9/25/2011 through 10/30/2011
BITTERSWEET HARVEST
THE BRACERO PROGRAM, 1942-1964
This Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) showcase is a multi-faceted exhibition about the largest guest worker program in U.S. history, including both the exploitation and opportunity it brought to millions of Mexican nationals, examined through powerful photographs by Leonard Nadel, explanatory text, and audio excerpts from bracero oral histories.
The galleries are open to the public Thursday through Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m.
Admission is free. Call for further information: (909) 395-2510.
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