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Susan Tonkin Riegel: Marking Time

Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., Davis

Susan Tonkin Riegel’s residencies in France over two years have yielded a dynamic new series of abstract mixed media work. Her compositions vibrate with gestural lines, both drawn and stitched, and saturated areas of color on paper and other surfaces. New two-dimensional work includes elements such as letters, symbols, and enigmatic figures, and two-sided pieces […]

Free Admission
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Judith Foosaner: Decameron

Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., Davis

While in quarantine this past spring and summer, Judith Foosaner began to paint large sheets of cardboard on the ground with painterly calligraphic marks. By cutting the sheets into shapes and tacking them up on the wall, the artist noticed that her arrangement seemed to create a playful choreography of animate shapes in her studio. […]

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Call to Artists – Slice: A Juried Exhibit of Regional Art

Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., Davis

The Pence’s Slice exhibit is open to all artists residing in California, and is juried this year by Faith J. McKinnie, independent curator and art consultant. The exhibit showcases art that is conceptually thoughtful, technically skilled, and representative of contemporary trends in art. Work may be in any medium except for sound or video, but […]

$30 – $35
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David Nasater: Monochromatic Visions

Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., Davis

David Nasater’s approach to photography takes the medium to a deeper, thought-provoking level. As a landscape photographer, his view turns away from grand settings and instead focuses on smaller scenes that feel more personal, such as an old barn or a familiar row of trees. The black and white tones of his images strip away […]

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Conversations on Hemingway

Online via Zoom

Hemingway Conversation follows upcoming Ken Burns PBS Special UC Professor Peter Hays, Hemingway Society board member and reader for the Hemingway review, will lead a 1 hour group discussion on the work and life of the famous author, following the Ken Burns special, which airs on PBS April 5-7. This free community event will be […]

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Public Online Plant Sales with Curbside Pickup

UC Davis Arboretum 1046 Garrod Dr., Davis

Our public plant sales are back! In an online format, with contact-free, curbside pickup at the Arboretum Teaching Nursery. Shop thousands of attractive, low-water plants perfect for our region online. Shopping is open to the public, but members save! Not a member? No worries. Sign up and get discounts! Members save 10 percent on their plant […]

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