1078 Gallery

1078 Gallery Non-profit, artist-run contemporary art gallery and performance space located in downtown Chico, Cal

Coming soon! Chico Scan-a-thon 2025 is a month-long community event inviting the public to bring in their vintage printe...
01/14/2025

Coming soon! Chico Scan-a-thon 2025 is a month-long community event inviting the public to bring in their vintage printed photos to be professionally scanned and archived. Scanning/digitizing your photos preserves them for future generations and protects them from deterioration or potential damage in the event of a natural disaster, such as fire or flooding.

Bring your shoebox full of snapshots, and we’ll scan them with a high-speed, high-resolution scanner. You’ll receive the digital files on a thumb drive, and if you’d like, you can share your photos in a public exhibition created from the scanned images contributed by the community.

Photos may be brought into the gallery at any of the following times.

​There is no limit to how many photos you can bring, but scanning sessions are first-come, first-served, with a limit of 15 minutes per session if others are waiting.

Chico Scan-a-thon 2025
Fridays & Saturdays
January 31–February 15 (three weekends)
10am–1pm

Scanning is free! (Donations to 1078 Gallery and the North Valley Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund are greatly appreciated.)

A related workshop will take place at the gallery on Wednesday, February 12, 6–8pm. The workshop will cover topics including photo storage and organization, digital editing tools, and photo-based art projects.

Supported in part by a grant from the City of Chico.

Untold Stories brings together six artists who have been key to the creative and financial sustenance of 1078 Gallery at...
11/26/2024

Untold Stories brings together six artists who have been key to the creative and financial sustenance of 1078 Gallery at varying points in its history from its beginning in 1981 at 1078 Humboldt Ave to its current location in 2024 at 1710 Park Ave in Chico, CA.

Reminiscent of the Stories One through Ten series at 1078 (2012–2021), Untold Stories comprises artwork in the Gallery (this time: textiles, photo, papier-mâché, ceramics, pastels, pen-and-ink) and a little booklet with loosely autobiographical text and photos solicited from each artist. A few booklets will be available at the December 6th reception, and the entire booklet will be available to all online at 1078’s website.

📅 On view: December 6-29
Reception: December 6 | 5-7pm

The 1st Annual Northern California Mock Cat Show!A feline art exhibit! 1078 Gallery is pleased to host the 1st Annual No...
07/10/2024

The 1st Annual Northern California Mock Cat Show!
A feline art exhibit!

1078 Gallery is pleased to host the 1st Annual Northern California Mock Cat Show, a visual celebration of the house cat, the supreme art muse. Depictions of cats of all sizes, colors and backgrounds are welcome to be entered. Entries will be put on display in this art exhibition to be admired and adored, as well as get a chance to win Best in Show and an assortment of other ribbons!

Show runs October 4th – 27th, 2024
Reception October 25th, 5-7pm

Music by Cat Depot

Submissions open to all.
Two categories. Fees go to support the Chico Cat Coalition

-Kitten Division, $2 submission fee.
Artists 12 years and younger.
-Adult Division, $5 submission fee.
Artists 13 years and older.

Art Drop Off: Sept. 30th and Oct. 1st & 2nd 3 pm to 5pm
Art Pick Up: Oct. 28th-29th 3pm to 5pm
Guidelines:
– Art must depict at least one cat (Felis catus) of the domestic variety.
– No dogs.
– One artwork per entry
– All mediums and styles accepted.
– Work must not exceed 2' x 2' feet for 2D work and 2' x 2' x 2' for 3D work.
– Representations of an animal in distress will not be accepted.
– Art must be ready to hang or display. Sawtooth hangers discouraged.
– Art may be for sale. Gallery keeps 30% as commission.
– Artwork not following guidelines may be turned away at show manager's
discretion

Check out Ruth Ormerod: Selected Works on view July 12-August 4! Ormerod was a longtime Chico resident and arts educator...
07/10/2024

Check out Ruth Ormerod: Selected Works on view July 12-August 4!

Ormerod was a longtime Chico resident and arts educator who created a unique and noteworthy body of work in her life time, primarily in printmaking and watercolor painting.

A reception with the artist’s daughter Willo Stuart, will be July 12, 5-7PM.

Hey Chico! It’s that time of year! Please vote for 1078 Gallery as “Best Art Space” in Chico!We are a nonprofit, 501 (c)...
07/08/2024

Hey Chico! It’s that time of year! Please vote for 1078 Gallery as “Best Art Space” in Chico!

We are a nonprofit, 501 (c)(3), volunteer-run organization. We provide space for artists of cultural and geographic diversity to exhibit contemporary & experimental work in fields of visual art, music, literature, film, and performance.

We are grateful for your support each and every year!
Voting ends July 30th, so be sure to head to bestofchico.newsreview.com today to vote!

07/08/2024

OPEN CALL!

Are you an emerging artist who wants a solo show? Do you and your collective want to organize a group exhibition? Do you have a curatorial vision you want to realize? Submit a proposal for a 2024 or 2025 exhibition at 1078 Gallery!

We’re a non-profit, volunteer-run art gallery in Chico, California, just 1.5 hours north of Sacramento.
For the past 40 years, our mission has been to offer exhibitions of contemporary and experimental artwork in all media. We encourage artists at any stage in their career-from emerging to established-to apply for solo, joint, or group exhibitions.

As part of our commitment to a diverse representation of artistic perspectives, we strongly encourage artists from all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and abilities to apply.

To submit a proposal, follow the link in our bio.
Feel free to contact us with questions, and spread the word!

Coming next month! 8-bit August opens 8/8.Illustration by Casey Fay.
07/05/2024

Coming next month! 8-bit August opens 8/8.
Illustration by Casey Fay.

The BOWLS FOR GAZA fundraiser silent auction begins tomorrow! Bidding ends during the reception on Friday June 14 (6-8pm...
06/13/2024

The BOWLS FOR GAZA fundraiser silent auction begins tomorrow! Bidding ends during the reception on Friday June 14 (6-8pm), which features music by Donald Beaman.

Bowls for Gaza is an event to raise funds for humanitarian aid to the thousands of starving and currently displaced Palestinians.

Bowls for Gaza Silent Auction Instructions:

Bidding opens Thursday, June 13th at 7am
Please register your contact information at the gallery desk before bidding.
All auction items start at $50
$5 minimum bid increment on all subsequent bids (subsequent bids CAN BE more than $5)
Bidding closes during the reception on Friday, June 14th at 7:30 pm.
If present, please take your winning bowls home with you!

Each bowl sold includes a $10 gift certificate from Savor Ice Cream!

Thank you to: Equilateral Coffee, Harvests and Habitats, Donald Beaman, Savor Ice Cream, The Plant Barn, Ginger Bone, Katie Norris, Burns Blossom Farm, Brown Box Bakeshop, Adrianna’s Bakery and our donating artists:

Atsushi Iwai
Beth Elliott
Brian McNamara
Cameron Crawford
Cameron Kelly
Eric Medina
Jacob Troester
Jana Lawton
Jennifer Woodin
Jessica Perelman
Josh Olivera
Keith French
Kristy Moreno
Lynn Crisell
Mattie Hinkley
Michelle Ott
Quinn Troester
Rebecca Shelly
Sienna Orlando-Lalaguna
Susan Wooldridge
Tamara Murphy
Thistle Gardner
Wyatt Hersey
Ze Treasure Troll

All funds raised from this event will be donated to World Central Kitchen. WCK provides meals at the frontlines of humanitarian, climate, and community crises worldwide guided by the belief that food is a universal human right. WCK has been active in the Middle East crisis since October 2023 and has resumed operations in Gaza since the April 1st attack that killed 7 of their team members. WCK has established field kitchens in Rafah and Deir al-Balah, where they have opened a center to support families fleeing from the north, as well as created a network of Palestinian-led community kitchens across Gaza.

🍊🍊🍊Please join us this SATURDAY MAY 4th from 6-8pm for the opening reception of 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔, a solo exhibition from Chi...
05/01/2024

🍊🍊🍊Please join us this SATURDAY MAY 4th from 6-8pm for the opening reception of 𝑳𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔, a solo exhibition from Chico local Brian McNamara ().

This exhibition is full of ceramic and illustrative work “relating to feelings of home, nostalgia, play, and being a kid.“

Will you be there??

Word Church is now SpeakEasy Poetry Night at 1078 Gallery! Join us tonight (and every 2nd Monday) for this open mic read...
02/12/2024

Word Church is now SpeakEasy Poetry Night at 1078 Gallery! Join us tonight (and every 2nd Monday) for this open mic reading series. More changes are coming, but for tonight sign ups are still at 6pm, reading starting at 6:30. See you there!

Address

1710 Park Avenue
Chico, CA
95928

Opening Hours

Friday 10am - 2pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm
Sunday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+15306307522

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