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Chris Daubert: Firewood

Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., Davis

Chris Daubert’s installation Firewood creates an environment in which visitors are invited to observe multiple hand carved, wooden sculptures of solitary objects, each created out of a single piece of firewood. Each object is illuminated from within, and then partially obscured with layers of hanging semi-transparent fabric. Viewers are left to ponder the scene of […]

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Natsoulas Gallery Exhibition: Yoshio Taylor, Pat Mahoney, Wayne Theibaud

John Natsoulas Gallery 521 1st St, Davis

Join us at John Natsoulas Center for the Arts for an exciting exhibition, featuring work from three artists! This October, the John Natsoulas Center for the Arts will display new, never-seen-before works by Yoshio Taylor. This exhibition will showcase Taylor’s latest colorful menagerie of works that expand upon his ideas on culture, as well as […]

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Sylvia Schaefer: Feast of Florals

Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., Davis

The holiday season brings with it a new wonderful exhibit, Feast of Florals, with artwork by Sylvia Schaefer. Her oil paintings feature florals and bonsai trees, executed in a bold brush style and vibrant colors. Sylvia’s work was inspired by the natural world and its vast amount of variations in designs, colors, and textures. Exhibit: […]

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Pence Gallery Holiday Market

Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., Davis

Enjoy shopping at our annual Holiday Market! Affordable, one-of-a-kind art, crafts, textiles, soaps, jewelry, and honey, featuring the work of over 50 local and regional artists. We’ll even put your treasure in a gift bag. Holiday Market*: November 6th - December 24th, open daily (even Mondays!) from 11:30 AM - 5 PM *Visitors are required […]

Free Admission
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Expressive Portrait Painting in Watercolor with Misuk Goltz (via Zoom)

Online via Zoom

There is no “right” recipe to paint portraits. Artist Misuk Goltz will teach you to tackle portrait painting and capture the essence of the person you want to paint in watercolor. In this two-day online workshop, you will learn how to prepare reference materials and sketches, mix colors for skin tone, and create an interesting […]

$150
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Shinkoskey Noon Concert: Dagenais Smily, violin

Dagenais Smily, violin and UC Davis lecturer in music Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances for Violin and Piano with John Cozza, piano Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin (“Ballade”) Kodaly: Duo for Violin and Cello, op. 7 with Susan Lamb Cook, cello and UC Davis lecturer in music >> Free, online only via YouTube livestream a Shinkoskey Noon Concert

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Art Studio Visiting Artists Lecture: Njideka Akunyili Crosby

Njideka Akunyili Crosby will give the Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud Endowed Lecture on Nov. 12, celebrating Wayne Thiebaud’s 100th birthday. The MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship winner layers paint, fabric and photography to construct domestic scenes that connect to personal and world events and history. A native of Nigeria who lives in Los Angeles, Akunyili Crosby has […]

DHI/Human Rights Film Festival

This 13-day online festival showcases a selection of HRW films with Q&A sessions with filmmakers and scholars. Human Rights Watch currently screens its Human Rights Film Festival in over 20 cities around the world, including Amsterdam, London, New York, and Sydney. The selected films bear powerful and moving witness to human rights issues both locally […]

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