Celebrate the opening of Veteran Voices Now ~and~ The Book of Giants on Friday, October 24, 2025 from 6-8PM. Opening receptions are always free and open to the public. Beverages will be available for purchase.
Veteran Voices Now
Every other year, monca hosts an exhibition specially dedicated for displaying art created by US military veterans. This year, monca is proud to showcase artwork made by US military veterans in the exhibition titled Veteran Voices NOW. The exhibition will be on view from Thursday, October 16 - Sunday, November 30, 2025.
monca is honored to function inside of the historic Chico Veterans Memorial Hall. The building is known for its beauty and we recognize the importance of its preservation as a landmark for all service members and the greater community.
We hope to honor the legacy of the Memorial Hall and continue to use the space as a tribute to the brave people who served and currently serve the country.
The Book of Giants
Delve into the world of myth and reality in the upcoming exhibition The Book of Giants, created by artist Paul Glaviano, which will be on view from Thursday, October 23 - Sunday, November 30, 2025.
Paul Glaviano is an artist, educator, and chef, who resides in Alameda, CA. Glaviano received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute. His work was born of the West Coast Abstract Expressionist movement.
Glaviano is a prolific painter and multi-media creator who uses oil paint, collage, gouache, and dry-point etching techniques to investigate the global consequences and byproducts of troubled human evolution and endless war.
The Book of Giants special exhibition showcases multimedia works in which oversized figures battle, burn, bleed, and devour one another exploring the chaotic world described by several poetic works of antiquity.
