Art Articles

Before digital art was a concept — before Pixar, Photoshop, or even Macintosh computers — Rick Vertolli was already dreaming about how technology and creativity could intersect. Now a Chico-based painter and retired animation professor, Vertolli’s career has bridged decades of tech innovation and artistic evolution.

His latest work, …

The connection between art and community isn’t just important; it’s fundamentally transformative. Americans for the Arts, in fact, highlights a long list of research-backed arts impacts, a few of which include:

The arts instill community trust and cohesion.Arts-rich neighborhoods are the top 25% in terms of safety.Arts participants are …

Chico residents know Tim Buc Moore from listening to his 106.7 Z-Rock morning show for the last 15 years, but now they can also see his creativity on full display thanks to a community collaboration between Plumas Bank and monca — the Museum of Northern California Art.

Through January 30, the Plumas Bank Chico branch invites you to …

It’s not often that visiting a branch to take care of banking business also includes the ability to browse local fine art, but that’s been the reality at Plumas Bank’s Chico branch for the past year.

This month concludes Plumas Bank’s year-long art collaboration with Museum of Northern California Art (monca). Select art by Chico’s …

When art meets community, magic happens. And it's no metaphor when we talk about the latest partnership blooming in the heart of Northern California in Chico. The Museum of Northern California Art, known as monca, is reaching bold new horizons by curating a unique art experience in partnership with Plumas Bank.

Within the walls of …