The Magic Door

Our dear friend Dwain Kaiser was rushed to the Hospital yesterday with breathing problems. We ask everyone to not be alarmed, as he is in the hospital only for a few days for observation. Thank you all for your concern and for everyone who has offered to help. Joann would like to thank everyone who help pitched in any way they could. Get well soon Dwain as we need someone to greet us as we walk down the north side of 2nd St.

If you would like to help but not sure how, come down the store and buy a few books, they have a great selection, and friendly too!
Magic Door IV
155 W. 2nd St.
Pomona, CA 91766
909 472 2991

Grand opening and ribbon cutting of Aladddin Jr.

A busy night for the Colony Tonight!

First of all, it is the grand opening for our neighbor "Aladdin Jr." The Pomona Chamber of Commerce is holding a ribbon cutting for the event. This takes place at 5:30 at 296 W. 2nd St. (Corner of 2nd and Main) in the Arts Colony. Inside Aladdin, is also the long awaited preview of the new lounge room "Night Driving", a curated effort by Perry Tollet (Glasshouse) and Rolo Castillo (5iftybucks). Come by and taste the food, music, and art.

Just down the street at 256 S. Main St. (Corner of 3rd and Main) DBA256 is hosting the Dale Bros Brewery "Pacific Daylight" introduction party. Mmmm ... summer beer. This starts at 6pm.



Two parties only a few hundred feet from each other, I think that's enough to do for a Thursday night. Come out and enjoy the cool summer nights right here in the Colony.

Mixing it up with the Mixed Drink Colony walk.

Yes it was after second Saturday and we decided to celebrate. The night started off with a mini BBQ with friends at DBA. Only had a few beers to start here, but we'll get back to that later. We all had the pirate itch and were feeling like having some rum in us, you know to perk us up from that "so tired can't think straight" slump. Off to Acerogami (Glass House Bar) we all went. And to our luck, Erinn and Jaclyn where there ready to serve our imaginations. For the first round, I ordered the "facebook famous" lychee martini that was delicious and smooth. Susie and Marisa went for "the VIP" (a special martini) and a lemon drop. Now we said we were going to stick to rum and try something different every time, but the drinks got the better of us and we broke the rules right of the bat. Marisa ordered the same drink and I went for a dirty martini with Susie going for the Bloody Mary. Well, this changed things as now Susie was set on those delicious BM's and Marisa going for the Don Juan. At this point anything was game. Jaclyn served up some watermelon shots and Alex and Natalie joined the party along with Brad who was drinking scotch and soda. I was feeling experimental so I went home and grabbed the pickle jar. Jaclyn made me the best pickle juice martini ever, so Susie had some of the same mixed into her BM. At this point Alex was ready to buy me a shot so we had some fruity smooth thing I can't remember. Now around 12 am, we decided to continue our adventure to another bar. Characters was the obvious choice, and a strong one it was. At Characters I ended up just asking Jessica, "Give me something with vodka that's not sweet." I got a screwdriver in a huge mug with some orange wedges mixed in and Susie had another BM, but this one was huge and had a giant celery stick coming out of it. By now, last call was approaching so we decided to take it back home. Back to DBA it was were Tibbi made Susie an awesome Chelada with Clamato and hot sauce and other stuff I don't remember. In keeping with the martini vibe, he also served us up mixed nuts in a martini glass. Thanks Jaclyn, Erinn, Tibbi, and Jessica for providing a great mixed drink mayhem bar walk. Maybe we'll do this every "Second Sunday" or is it called "The Day After"?

-Juan and Susie

Bunny Gunner's Second Birthday and July Artwalk

We had a great Art Walk last night. We celebrated Bunny Gunner's 2nd birthday with great art, great music and lots of great friends. Here are the pictures to prove it. We've also included some of the other galleries and Art Walkers. Enjoy the pictures and if you missed the Art Walk, remember we have another reception during last Saturday on July 25th.

-Juan and Susie

Photos by Jill Carol, Susie Eaton and Juan Thorp

"Summertime" Show at Bunny Gunner

Here's a preview of some of the art for the

"Summertime" show at Bunny Gunner

this Saturday.

We're celebrating our 2nd Birthday, so

come on out and see us!

Go to Pomona Arts Colony for details

on exhibits at our friends galleries...

All the galleries have fantastic shows!

Bunny Gunner is located at:

266 west second St.

Pomona Arts Colony

Bunny Gunner Celebrates Second Birthday

July 2009 marks Bunny Gunner's 2nd birthday. It's been a great two years, even though we have been working in the Arts Colony for almost 10 years. Bunny Gunner plans to celebrate it's birthday during the July Art Walk. We will host a group art show titled “Summertime”. Each artist has created a small work of art that stays within the summertime theme. Besides the art, we will also have live music from “The Sonnets” and other bands, free BBQ’d hot dogs, a kiddy pool, and other fun summer activities. So we would like to invite everyone to come and celebrate our 2nd Birthday during the 2nd Saturday Art Walk.

We are an art gallery, graphic design studio, frame shop specializing in conservation, museum and gallery framing, located in Downtown Pomona at 266 W.Second St. in the Arts Colony.

Certified Framer Susie Eaton, with over 20 years experience in the industry and Artist Juan Thorp are the owners of Bunny Gunner. We are open Tuesday through Saturday, 10-7 and until ??? on the second Saturday and the last Saturday of every month, which is our artwalk and closing reception.

-Juan and Susie

909-868-2808

www.thorpart.com

www.bunnygunner.com

Pomona June Artwalk

It's June and it's another great Art Walk. I have written before about the colony growing, and it's happening again. Two new spaces this time, Joseph Todorovitch's Studio and Lucha Gallery. Both new additions to the "West Side" of the Colony. I didn't get a chance to get out that far, but I heard lots of good things. The attendance to the west side of the Colony seems to have doubled. That's great for everyone as it shows people are starting to realize the Colony is larger than they first expected. Another highlight was the addition of the SCA and dA Arts Colony Store. They had art, clothes, and other stuff for sale. It's the start of something we have needed for a long time. Stop by sometime and see what they have. Check out the slideshow to see what else was going on.

Second Saturday Artwalk for June

Come on out tonight and join us for a night of Art, Music

The Farmer's Market.... good times!

All the galleries have new shows , we even have a new gallery in town.

The Lucha Gallery is located at 495 W. Second St. 

they will featuring the art of Hector Silva, curated by Patricia E. Zambrano.

Welcome to the neighborhood!

For more information, remember to go to Pomona Arts Colony  

Here are some highlights of what's going on around the Colony tonight:

Bunny Gunner's Opinion

So, the council meeting was a complete farse. We came out in large numbers to support the PBID and DPOA only to be turned back by a delay caused by the Freddie Rodriquez's absence. Oh it could have happened today, as Paula Lantz was all for going on with the meeting, but the Mayor decided it would be "disrespectful" to hold the meeting without Freddie. Well what about the disrespect to all the people that took time out of their busy lives to be there when it was scheduled? Paula made a point that she spoke to Freddie and he was okay with the meeting going on without him since it wouldn't come to a vote anyway. But the Mayor stepped in and said he also spoke to Freddie and was told to not have the meeting without him. So what's the real deal here? The real deal is there's something fishy going on with the Mayor calling all the shots and postponing the meeting until Thursday when Paula will not be able to attend and Freddie will. What does that mean? Well Paula expressed she was in support of the PBID and only mentioned some trash issues that need to be addressed. And word is Freddie is against the PBID. So this means the PBID loses a positive vote and gains a negative. What's up with politics? Either way the meeting has been rescheduled to Thursday, don't we the citizens have any say in the matter? We were there, we were ready, what about us?

-Juan

From the other half of Bunny Gunner:

I would like to add that I am for the P-BID/ DPOA and happy with what they have done for our Downtown area, so are my customers....I hear wonderful things about our town from people who travel from all over Southern Ca. to do business with me....they love it here!
We have grown to love the members of the DPOA too... it makes me sick to think that they could loose their jobs.
That is why I went tonight! Larry Egan, Lorena and Augusto and all the members of the DPOA have gone beyond the call of duty to make this a place others would want to spend their time and money. Larry is the best thing that has happened to us in the 9 years that I have been living and doing business in the Arts Colony.We are so fortunate to have a fine art photographer on staff, Sally Egan, who tirelessly is at every event shooting pictures to promote our businesses and bring new business to the downtown area.
The Metro Pomona Website is like no other, Jason Christman ( brand new Papa) is a genius...the best web designer I've ever seen. Thank you to all of the members of the board of directors, Carolyn Hemming, Mike Showalter, Kathy Tessier, Jerry Tessier and Don Church, you have all done an excellent job!

The vision statement for the DPOA is:

Metro Pomona is a safe, clean, friendly, historic mixed-use urban neighborhood that serves as a regional destination for arts, antiques, retail and entertainment and as the center for commerce, education, and cultural life of our diverse community. The core purpose of the Downtown Pomona Owners' Association is to make Metro Pomona a desirable and economically vibrant place to be.

Mission Accomplished!

-Susie

Downtown Galleries Support P-BID

I have lived in Pomona for over 20 years. I am a graduate of Cal Poly Pomona and went through all of my schooling in the PUSD. I have been active in the Arts Colony of Pomona since 1996. Since then I have seen the area grow from a quiet "Ghost Town" to a growing community, and now to a thriving Arts and Music destination. I remember when P-Bid was first announced and considered a really bad idea. I saw it pass and within the first few years, really make a positive difference in the community. Since then, it has really taken off the ground and become the driving force behind the improvement and expansion of the area. DPOA has really become the main advocate of all the small businesses including the restaurants, antique shops, and galleries in the area. Without the help of the promotion, security, and maintenance DPOA provides, the area would still be stuck 5 years back struggling to survive and bring shoppers, and patrons to the businesses.

Susie Eaton and I currently own and operate a small business called Bunny Gunner. It is an art gallery, picture framing shop and sign shop on 2nd St. As a business, we pay into the PBID and are glad to do so. The amount of benefits we obtain from the DPOA are far greater than anything we could do ourselves. Some of the things DPOA provides us small businesses are a great website, security, and maintenance. The website at metropomona.com has become a main draw for people to find out about the area and have many interesting reasons to visit. Security provides a safe environment for businesses to thrive without the worry of break-ins, robbery, homeless presence, and other disturbing elements more present throughout other parts of the city. Maintenance provides for a clean a presentable area which is inviting for new visitors and prospective businesses. I'm not sure what the records say, but you might find the Downtown area to be one of the fastest growing business communities in all of Pomona. New businesses mean lots of new tax dollars benefiting the city, and increase in taxes might have a direct impact on the taxes being paid by the city itself.

If the PBID does not pass, I would expect to see a decline in the downtown area which would have a diverse effect on the whole city. Pomona has had a hard time with it's reputation. It has become infamous from gangs, crime and the CHP officer murder. The downtown area has been one of the main driving forces to turn this image around. With the help of the DPOA, the arts colony and antique row have been successful at turning this negative stereotype around and attracting people from Claremont, Orange County, LA and other surrounding communities to the area. There is no longer the stigma of being shot, mugged or your car being broken into, mainly thanks to the security of the DPOA and the confidence the patrons themselves have in the area.

So I stand in full support of PBID and all it has done to turn the area of Downtown Pomona around and provide for a safe, clean, exciting, and traffic full area for a small business like my own to thrive. Please vote to keep the PBID and the DPOA so I may continue to believe in all the great things Pomona has done for itself.

I would also like to add the fact the we live at our business and have a 24-7 perspective of what goes on in the downtown area. I would like for you to consider asking all others speaking on behalf of the matter if they live in the area and are then fully experienced to comment on the subject.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

-Juan Thorp and Susie Eaton

A.S. Ashley writes:

In two-plus years living in Downtown Pomona, I've seen nearly a half-dozen new restaurants open, empty storefronts filled, the renovation of the Fox Theater, and 30 percent growth in art venues in the Arts Colony.

And that's during these devastating financial times. Thank you, DPOA!
To read more of what Ashley writes about this subject, you can read his article in The Daily Bulletin

The Blue Core Gallery adds:

I am an artist here in the Pomona Art Colony, I moved here in 2001, became a VPD Commissioner when the P-BID was just in the works. I got married and moved away before it took effect, I was gone 5 years and just moved back 3 months ago and was amazed how Pomona had changed. I feel more secure now with the security the DPOA has on force. I have a 3 year old and we visit the Veterans park on a daily basis and to see the security on patrol is wonderful, not to mention the way the DPOA keeps this town clean, the visitors we get from the Metro Night out and other events. I can compare Pomona before the P-BID and after, because I was born and raised here in Pomona, went to all the schools here so I can speak with authority that Mr. Egan and the DPOA needs to be renewed, this town deserves to keep growing in the right direction and removal of the DPOA would put this town back to the state it was in when I left 5 years ago. thank you, Steve Ruiz ex VPD commissioner/artist

-Steve Ruiz

And this from Cheryl Bookout:

I have been a resident and director of an arts nonprofit in downtown Pomona since 1999. When the PBID was put in place and the DPOA took action, downtown Pomona took a turn in a long awaited direction...a very positive direction. I've been a member of various committees over the years, the goals were always the same for our downtown business district: a cleaner and safer city, to become a destination city in the greater Southern California community to experience art and culture and attract new commerce. These things are happening. If we should suddenly lose the DPOA, we would be thrown back to the days of dirty streets, graffiti on the windows and a less safe place to be. With the renovation of the Fox Theater as a music venue, the youth music crowd will be an ongoing part of our community. With this comes higher visibility for the area and a greater need for all the things that the DPOA provides.

Downtown Pomona needs the DPOA now, more than ever.
-J. Cheryl Bookout

Call to Artist

Art Towers

Simon Rodia took 33 years to build his towers in Watts, Gustave Eiffel
built a famous tower in France and Antoni Gaudi created 18 towers as
part of the temple of th Sagrada Familia in Spain. These towers soar
above us, but also inspire us

WATCH ART HAPPEN invites teams of artist to be inspired by these
structures and take the opportunity to create their own art towers. More
than one million visitors will view the process as part of the exhibition
The Making of Art at the Millard Sheets Center for the Arts
at Fairplex during the 2009 L.A. County Fair, Sept. 5 through Oct. 4 Teams
will receive a commission of $3,000 for their Art Towers.
For more information:
Millard Sheets Center for Arts
Coordinator: Dina Romero
909-446-7242

Millard Sheets Center for the Arts
1101 W. McKinley Ave.
Pomona, Ca. 91768
909-865-4560

SCA PROJECT GALLERY ART RAFFLE

SCA Project Gallery will be hosting an art raffle. This fundraiser is a great opportunity for people to win some great art donated by local artists and help out SCA. Tickets will be sold throughout the week and the drawing will take place on Memorial Day, Monday May 25th. Tickets will be $5 each or 5 tickets for $20. Bunny Gunner will have some tickets on hand available for purchase.Tickets will be sold May 16 - May 25 - respond to this E-mail address: cheryl@scagallery.com, and we will be sure to get tickets to you. If you would like to attend the Memorial Day get-together, let Cheryl Bookout know and she will send details.
Click below to see all the details

Colony Continues to Grow

With the addition of three new galleries, the Pomona Arts Colony continues to grow as one of the leading art walks in Southern California. Did you drive down here and couldn't find parking? Well thats a good thing, that means we are continuing to break records with the attendance for the art walk. There were a few big events that contributed to the large crowds. The Downtown Center had to student shows, one of the SAE highschoolers and the other showing the winners of the Tile Mural contest for Pomona students. Another student show was also held at the dA featuring the work of PUSD students. The Glass House had a huge show, the Fox Theater had an art auction to benefit Wounded Warriors, and the church had their regular service. Also adding to the mayhem was "Safety in Numbers", the group photography show at DBA256, our show here at Bunny Gunner with Cathy Garcia and David Flury, and a big print making group show at 57 Underground. To add to this already full night, 3 new galleries opened their doors. One was The Blue Core Gallery showing the work of Cheryl Bookout down on the west end of 2nd St. Another was Mirimar Longboards, located just over by Joey's Gallery. An lastly, OBJCT Gallery opened it's doors with an amazing display of hard edge modern type artwork. Welcome to the neighborhood new galleries, just remember, you have to do this everymonth. And I can't forget to mention the Rolo Castillo has a display of about 100 of his rock posters plastered on the walls of Joey's Art Bar. And A.S. Ashley opened his studio doors and invited people to come on in as part of the art walk. and the Farmer's Market had over 1,800 people come through. All in all it was the perfect night for an art walk in a colony that continues to expand.
-Juan and Susie

Peaches is Found

WE FOUND HER! She was around the corner behind the restaurant, a popular cat hang-out.

She made it home by herself.

Second Saturday Artwalk May 9th

Our good friends Steve and Cori Ruiz will be opening their brand 

new gallery The Blue Core Gallery 
featuring the art of Cheryl Bookout, which happens to be one of our favorite artist and is also a dear friend of us here Bunny Gunner.
Cheryl opened our gallery 2 years ago with a beautiful and successful show.

Bunny Gunner

Cathy Garica and David Flury
this 2nd Saturday at Bunny Gunner
Opening Reception May 9th, 6-10pm

266 W. 2nd St Pomona, CA 91766
BunnyGunner.com

dba256 gallery

It's going to be a great night!
There will be 16+ openings this Saturday!
go to pomonaartscolony.com to see them all

"Fundraiser / Beer Party"

Come one, come all ...
It's a FUNDRAISER!
It's a BEER PARTY!
dA Center for the Arts is hosting the introduction party for Dale Bros. Brewery's late spring seasonal beer, Dude of York. They will be raffling off great prizes, and every raffle ticket you put into the jar will be rewarded with a sample of this new beer, a creation inspired by the session beers of England. Dale Bros. Brewery T-shirts and glasses will be available for purchase with a portion of the sales going to benefit dA Center for the Arts.
Your support of the dA is always important to its survival. In these tough economic times, the dA needs your support more than ever. Come out and celebrate the dA with friends and a beer.
Monday, April 27, 2009
5:00pm - 8:00pm
dA Center for the Arts
252 S. Main Street
Pomona, CA
909-397-9716

Smogdance Film Festival at the Fox Pomona

The dA is selling tickets for Smogdance and hosting after parties each night.

They will be open today, Friday, at Noon until 7PM, and will re-open around 9PM to host the after party for Smogdance attendees and filmmakers.

Saturday they will be open from Noon to Midnight.
Smogdance starts at 7PM and the gallery will stay open for last Saturday fun and the after party for Smogdance.

Sunday, Smogdance starts at 5PM, the gallery will open at 6PM in preparation for the final after party for the Smogdance Film Festival.

Monday, it doesn't stop, they have a fund raiser from 5PM to 8PM,
Sponsored by Dale Bros. Brewery, where they will introduce their new beer: Dude of York!
Stop by have a beer and help the dA!


Smogdance starting times
Friday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 26 at 5:00 p.m.
Smogdance Schedule of Films
http://smogdance.com/2009.html
Smogdance Silent Art Auction
Host:
dA Center for the Arts


The 11th annual Smogdance Film Festival with it’s tradition of showing independent films will also present an art auction that has an intimate connection with one of the films being screened at the Pomona Fox Theater.

Six prominent Downtown Pomona and Inland Empire artists will be representing the viable and thriving art scene in the area, and it is not by accident that a majority of these artists were involved in one of the documentaries being shown at Smogdance.

The project, TENTS OF HOPE, with the film entry "TENTS ~The Patchwork Project", a documentary by Francesca Roveda, is a film about communities gathering support for the people of Darfur, symbolically and literally.

Local communities across the U.S. raised money, purchased and painted tents in locations nationwide committing their efforts not only to a political cause, but in practical terms, allowing these tents to be donated to the struggling refugees in the Sudan.

Though our own local area artist’s segment in the film was modest, their spirit, energy and effort to this project was not, and again, these artists are offering up their talents and works to support Smogdance and raise money for dA Center for the Arts.

During the Smogdance Film festival, in the main lobby of the Fox there will be six artists displaying 12 pieces of art (two paintings per artist).

The artists participating are:

Fr. Bill Moore SS. CC., A. S. Ashley, Manny LeGaspe', Thomas Stubbs, Juan Thorp, and Alex Couwenberg.

The Silent Auction will last the entire three days of the Smogdance Festival with bidding closing 15 minutes after the end of the last film on Sunday.

Some of the artwork in this auction is listed into the thousands of dollars, but starting bid price on all works is 50 dollars each, with $10 minimum raises thereafter.

This is a fantastic opportunity to get incredible art at a bargain, and help support the dA Center for the Arts!

The greatly anticipated opening of the Pomona Fox Theater will present for its first truly public event since its restoration, the 11th Annual Smogdance Film Festival, bringing this dA Center for the Arts production back home to downtown Pomona.

This three day event, beginning Friday, April 24 will feature a broad range of independent films including comedy, animation, drama, documentary, etc., and what better venue than the Fox Theater to showcase these film makers and their cinematic work?

When: Friday, April 24th 7pm
Saturday, April 25th 7pm
Sunday, April 26th 5pm

Admission: $10.00 per night or $20.00 Festival Pass
General Admission
$ 8.00 per night or $16.00 Festival Pass
Student/Senior

Where: Pomona Fox Theater, 301 S. Garey Avenue

Silent auction winners will be announced during the Sunday after party at the dA after the Film Festival.

Please contact A. S. Ashley about any questions concerning the Smogdance Silent Art Auction:

a.s.ashley@hotmail.com
661.428.1772

Fun day in Pomona with good friends

Bunny Gunner and crew was at the "5th Annual Taste of Pomona" sponsored by the Pomona Chamber of Commerce. We had a nice booth with merchandise, pictures of our gallery and shop, and some framed art to show off. Some of the restaurants in attendance included, Tony's Famous French Dip, The Sheraton, McKinley Grill, Safron Catering, DBA256 Wine Bar, Double Tree Hotel, and some others. Also the City of Pomona had a booth along with other organizations such as the YMCA and Western University. It was a great night with lots of good food and good music. The stars of the show seemed to be a group of students from Village Academy who were lucky enough to meet President Obama. Our mayor, Eliott Rothman was in attendance and even helped us load our truck as we packed up. The night was a good time, thanks to Frank Garcia and Pomona Chamber for throwing another successful event.

After the "Taste" we headed back to the Arts Colony just in time to catch a stellar performance by Kimya Dawson. She was kind enough to return to the arts colony were she has played in the past in places like 51Buckingham and 5iftybucks gallery. Her set was amazing, including songs from newer kids albums and some old favorites that make your heart weep and jump for joy all at once. Thanks Rolo, Terry, Joe and the dA for bringing such cool talent to the ears of us Pomonians.

We finished off a great day with a couple of beers at dba256, thanks Johnny for a fun night at Dabooya!
-Juan and Susie

April Artwalk

Yet another great Art Walk. The star of the show again would have to be the dA Gallery and their CGU show. Rolo, the curator has been frequenting Claremont Graduate University's shows held every Tuesday and picking through the grad students studios to find the right stuff. And stuff he found, the show features work from over 20 students ranging from a huge brightly colored fabric stage with stuffed hanging forms, to a spray foam monkey swinging from a tire. Nothing traditional at this show, its all over the edge make you think and look twice kind of work. Just around the block was the "Vegas Show" hosted by Franz Keller and Bob Pece of SCA Gallery. This show pulled out all the stops, and the dice, and the cards. The feature of this show seemed to be the painting-assemblage of 17 year old budding artist Cecilia LeGaspe. You might recognize the name since her father is a famous local who was working on a giant totem pole painting at the Po Gallery. Manny also had work hanging at the Glass House Record Store, including some 4 new paintings specially for the show. Moving on down the block, Alex Brown put together yet another benefit show with ceramic pots available at a mere $5. Just next door Magic Door 4 books was having a book signing and talk with a quite famous author. There was a nice crowd gathered there to listen to his words of wisdom. Back on the home front, Bunny Gunner featured the work of Ryan Chorbagian, who's first show ever was quite a success. Ryan's pieces were continuously being praised and admired. His assemblage pieces consist of wood and metal found boxes filled with other found trinkets such as religious statues, flash bulbs, wire, candles, old discarded photos and other interesting gems. Just next door, Inkd Chronicles displayed the drawings and paintings of David Cook. A regular to the space, David's graphite drawings have a sort of surreal and psychedelic feel with faces transforming into other beings and animals. All in all, another great Art Walk to keep the year on the right step. Get ready for next month, and summer, its going to be hot in more ways than one. Art walks are every 2nd Saturday of the month from 6pm - 10pm.

Pomona Art Walk this Saturday April 11th

Our Friends from Bedlam Magazine posted this on their website....Check it out!


The Pomona Art Walk is a wonderful opportunity to discover a quaint, tree-lined community centered on an approximately ten-block square area that has retained much of its classic Main Street charm (this was where the exterior town scenes were shot for The Cat in the Hat) while adding some quirky and architecturally intriguing elements that make it an ideal strolling zone. But it is the quality of the newish galleries, such as the da Center for the Arts, the Bunny Gunner Gallery and more than a dozen other arts venues, that draw crowds from across L.A. to this enticing event on the second Saturday of each month, six p.m. to whenever. A map of the Walk is included among the Art Walks Maps section of this website (see the menu bar at the top of the page).

The assemblages of Ryan Chorbagian featured at Bunny Gunner Gallery are reason alone to make the trek, as are the always-innovative installations at the da, just around the corner, which this month features work by Claremont Graduate University students, curated by Rolo Castillo, who is more or less the godfather of the Pomona arts scene (kissing his ring is not, however, mandatory). This is NOT your usual show of student work, however. Castillo has hand-picked the works of gifted and startlingly original artists that will not disappoint visitors.

Chorbagian's assemblages at Bunny Gunner have narrative, religious and festishistic elements that suggest deeply personal totems. There is a touch of nostalgia to them, and the warm materials (wood, faded photos, curious metal
Ryan Charbogian, "Fish Hook," assemblage

instruments graced with the patina of time) make these objects attractive for their pure physicality alone.
Bunny Gunner's gallery is an intimate space that is always interesting to visit, filled as it is with the paraphenalia of working artists and the tools of its custom-framing business as well as bits and pieces of artwork from once and future BG shows.

Ryan Chorbagian Fill Box
April 11th through May 6th
Opening reception, April 11th, 6 p.m.
Last Saturday reception, April 25th, 6 p.m. BUNNY GUNNER art services Art Gallery. Fine Art Framing. Graphic Design. Signage Open Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 7pm 266 W. Second St. Pomona, CA 91766, 909 868 2808, BUNNY GUNNER.com.

event date / time:
Apr 11 2009 6:00pm - 11:00pm
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