Art works inspired by Pomona College Museum of Art pieces to open at Pomona's dA Center

The dA Center for the Arts will host an exhibit of art inspired inspired by works in the permanent collection of the Pomona College Museum of Art in Claremont.

The opening reception for "In Front of the Real Thing," as the show is titled, begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m. Jan. 9, at the center, 252 S. Main St.

A closing reception at the center is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 30 with a free concert by The Sugar Mountain Mamas begins at 8 p.m.

The exhibit is the product of an idea of two Pomona College Museum of Art representatives. The goal was to give a group of local artists access to pieces that were made available in the museum's remodeled collection study room, according to a statement from the center.

Local artists were given the opportunity to study a particular art piece or the works of a specific artist that make up the collection, the statement said.

Local artists then produced new, original artistic works inspired by the art they studied.