In Person
Mindful Art: Paint With Us
Ages 13+
Friday, April 7, 2023
3 PM – 4 PM
Join museum staff for a mindful tour in the galleries and experience this introduction to mindfulness and well-being at the museum. Learn how museums can be a space for curiosity and slowing down by exercising mindfulness through reflection and painting.
‡ Reservation recommended, but not required. To reserve your spot, please call (909) 395-2510 or register online here.
In Person
Art Cart: We the People Collage Workshop
All Ages
Sunday, April 16, 2023
2 PM – 3 PM
Join us for an Art Cart activity inspired by our current exhibition We the People: Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow. Explore making collage art using paper, paint, and stamp- printing techniques with We the People featured artist cindita.
‡ Reservation recommended, but not required. To reserve your spot, please call (909) 395-2510 or register online here.
In Person
Workshop: Native Plant Cookie Decorating Class
Ages 6+
Saturday, May 13, 2023
1 PM – 3 PM
The museum and Dolce Vida by Lised to provide a sugar cookie decorating class where participants will be inspired by our California Native Plant Garden and decorate sugar cookies using colored icing and piping techniques. A local business in the Inland Empire, Dolce Vida by Lised specializes in custom edible art. Cookies and supplies are included, but space is limited.
‡ Reservation recommended, but not required. To reserve your spot, please call (909) 395-2510 or register online here.
In Person
Culture Fest
All Ages
Saturday, May 20, 2023
6 PM – 9 PM
Coinciding with Ontario’s Art Walk, this year’s Culture Fest will thematically focus on water, in celebration of the opening of the Museum’s new permanent exhibition, Built on Water.
Past Events
In Person
Art Cart: We the People In-Gallery Activity
All Ages
Friday, March 17 – Sunday March 19, 2023
12 PM – 4 PM
Experience We the People: Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow and create your own expression of justice and freedom using our art cart materials. Take your art home with you or leave in the Museum for visitors to see.
‡ Reservation recommended, but not required. To reserve your spot, please call (909) 395-2510 or register online here.
In Person
We the People: Art in Discussion
Ages 15+
Saturday, March 4, 2023
2 PM – 4 PM
Join us for a moderated conversation by guest curators Riea Owens and Dr. Patricia Jessup-Woodlin with artists featured in We the People: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow exhibition. Curators and artists will discuss their artistic process and their perspectives on the phrase, “We the People.”
‡ Reservation recommended, but not required. To reserve your spot, please call (909) 395-2510 or register online here.
Image: Jessus Hernandez, Corporate America, 2022, Acrylics, spray paint, and gesso
In Person
Ontario Art Walk & Exhibit Reception: We the People
All Ages
Saturday, February 18, 2023
6 PM – 9 PM
The Museum invites you to celebrate the opening of the exhibition, We the People: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow during the Ontario Art Walk. The exhibit showcases artists and artworks representing the diversity of our culturally rich population in Southern California. Meet featured artists and join in art-making activities exploring the significance of “We the People.” Enjoy music, light refreshments, and shop local vendors throughout the evening.
To apply to become a vendor, click here.
To learn more about Ontario Art Walk, please visit ontarioartwalk.org
Image: Leah Knecht, Equal Justice, 2018
In Person
Silk Screen Printing Workshop: Celebrate BL-ART (Black Art)
All Ages
Saturday, February 4, 2023
12 PM – 2 PM
Black History Month is here and we’re celebrating Black artists! Local artist Skool Bois will lead participants on how to silk screen print their own Black History Month tote bag to use throughout the month. Tote bags will be provided while supplies last and participants are encouraged to bring their own garments to print.
‡ Reservation recommended, but not required. To reserve your spot, please call (909) 395-2510 or register online here.
Virtual – Zoom
Virtual Talk: Meet the Man with the Smile – Henry J. Kaiser
All Ages
Sunday, January 29, 2023
1 PM – 2 PM
Join author and historian Ric A. Dias as he highlights the successes, failures, and limits of Henry J. Kaiser. The audience will learn more about “Miracle Man Kaiser” who built a steel plant in record time and churned out over a million tons of the invaluable metal for the 1940s war effort.
‡ Reservation recommended, but not required. To reserve your spot, please call (909) 395-2510 or register online here.
To join the live zoom, click here.
In Person
Drawing Workshop: California Native Plants
Ages 10+
Saturday, January 14, 2023
12 PM – 2 PM
Andreas Hessing is an artist, landscape designer, and contractor at Scrub Jay Studies. For more than 20 years, his site-specific installations have celebrated regional biodiversity while focusing on the philosophical, political, and social implications of California’s indigenous flora. Join Hessing and discover the California Native plants in the museum’s outdoor garden through this drawing workshop. Materials will be provided.
‡ Reservation recommended, but not required. To reserve your spot, please call (909) 395-2510 or register online here.
In Person
That’s a Wrap
Ages 15+
Sunday, December 4, 2022 | 12 PM – 3 PM
Ontario Museum of History & Art | 225 S Euclid Ave.
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | 6:30 PM – 8 PM
Ovitt Community Library | 215 E C St.
Friday, December 23, 2022 | 10 AM – 5:30 PM
Lewis Family Branch LIbrary | 3850 E Riverside Dr.
The Ontario City Libraries and Ontario Museum of History & Art invite you to deck out your holiday gifts by creating your own custom wrapping paper. Use treasured icons like our Frankish fountain, Armstrong roses, and Nugent Park horseshoes! Participants will carve their own unique linocut print block.
‡ Reservation recommended, but not required. To reserve your spot, please call (909) 395-2510 or register online here.
In Person
Community Workshop: Water Wise Ontario
All Ages
Saturday, December 10, 2022
1 PM – 3 PM
Are you interested in creating a drought tolerant yard? Learn about various drought tolerant plants and how to adjust your irrigation seasonally. Examples will include house designs and installations, as well as a tour of the drought tolerant garden at the Museum. This event is organized and presented by the Water Wise Community Center in Montclair and the Ontario Municipal Utilities Company.
‡ Reservation recommended, but not required. To reserve your spot, please call (909) 395-2510 or register online here.
In Person
Adult Paint Night: Cozy Mount Baldy
Ages 18+
Thursday, December 8, 2022
5 PM – 7 PM
Enjoy some hot cocoa at the Museum and join artist Elidé Sanchez in a guided painting session of Mount Baldy in the wintertime. Refreshments will be provided. Space is limited.
‡ Reservation recommended, but not required. To reserve your spot, please call (909) 395-2510 or register online here.