Museum of Northern California Art
The Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA) is an art museum in Chico, California, United States. The museum is housed in the Veterans Memorial Hall building on the Esplanade.
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Museum of Northern California Art
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- Museum of Northern California Art
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- 2011
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- United States
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The Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA) is an art museum in Chico, California, United States. The museum is housed in the Veterans Memorial Hall building on the Esplanade.
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• Name — Museum of Northern California Art • Executive Director — Pat Macias • Website — monca.org
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Description and history
Established in 2011, the museum has been at its current location since 2017. MONCA's logo features arches in the three primary colors red, yellow, and blue. To commemorate its fifth anniversary, the museum featured an exhibit highlighting these three colors. Other exhibits have included Tales of the Tattoo (2022) and For the Love of Birds (2023). In 2022, MONCA displayed 21 orange shirts to commemorate victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting, which occurred in Uvalde, Texas. The museum also hosted a Queer Art Show, presented by Chico's Stonewall Alliance for Pride Month.
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In 2020, the museum's first board president Pat Macias was named executive director. Roger Steel replaced Macias as president of the board of directors.
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- 1.Museum of Northern California Art unveils plans for expansion. Chico Enterprise-Record. 2023-02-20.
- 2.monca celebrates five years on Esplanade. Chico Enterprise-Record. 2022-06-20.
- 3.Museum of Northern California welcomes local artists to look deeper into their colors. Chico Enterprise-Record. 2022-08-15.
- 4.Smith, Ken. Body of artwork • Chico News & Review. Chico News & Review. 2022-08-29.
- 5.Monca displays bird exhibit. Chico Enterprise-Record. 2023-02-03.
- 6.Exhibits outside museum pays tribute to 21 killed in Uvalde, Texas. Chico Enterprise-Record. 2022-09-13.
- 7.DeLeon, Kelly. Chico's Stonewall Alliance kicks off Pride month with several weekend events. KRCR. 2022-06-12.
- 8.Art museum announces new president. Chico Enterprise-Record. 2020-04-15.
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