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“OJO” Julio César Morales

Manetti Shrem Museum (Shrem) 254 Old Davis Rd.

MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. Julio César Morales—artist, curator and a former museum director—grew up along the U.S.–Mexico border between San Diego and Tijuana. After nearly a decade in Arizona creating work about the border, “OJO” marks his California homecoming and return to full-time studio practice through a mid-career survey bridging past and future to reflect on the present. 10a—5p. Free

Free

Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice

Manetti Shrem Museum (Shrem) 254 Old Davis Rd.

MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. This groundbreaking exhibition considers the connections between social and environmental injustice through the lens of contemporary art. It brings together works focused on climate change by artists, scientists and activists whose practices encompass photography, multimedia, large-scale sculptures, painting and more. 10a—5p. Free

Free

Call for artists! Worn exhibit at the Pence

Pence Gallery 212 D Street, Davis

PENCE GALLERY. Call for artists! You are invited to submit artwork that captures the connection between clothing and one’s personal identity and/or culture. You can explore this open-ended theme through various media and subject matter. Work will be selected for a new group exhibit, titled Worn, from Jan. 9—Feb. 8, 2026. Submissions are due by December 1, 2025. Free to apply

Free

Inner Worlds and Outer Lands: Paintings by Christine Olmsted

The Artery 207 G Street, Davis

THE ARTERY. The Artery is proud to present Inner Worlds and Outer Lands, a solo exhibition of paintings by Christine Olmsted. With over 35 years of artistic practice, Olmsted creates vibrant, abstract works that serve as meditations of her inner dialogue, daily life, and the mysteries of the world around us. Free

Free
Ongoing

Enrichment Classes at Peregrine School

Peregrine School, South

PEREGRINE SCHOOL, SOUTH. We invite all students in grades K and up to join our Afterschool Enrichment Program! The Fall Trimester begins on Sept. 22 and will feature exciting classes such as Art Around the World, Baking, Cooking, Chess, Magic: The Gathering Club, and Adventures in STEM using LEGO® Materials. 3:30p—5p. $250-385

$250 – $385

Beauty, Seen and Felt: Paintings by Raquel Cox

Pence Gallery 212 D Street, Davis

PENCE GALLERY. Raquel Cox is an oil painter whose recent work celebrates the beauty of nature and the way it lifts the human spirit. Painting mainly from life, Raquel portrays a wide variety of subjects but is particularly fascinated with observing the structure, delicacy, vibrancy, and impermanence of flowers. She views her work as a delicate balance between portraying nature truthfully and trying to capture the beauty and poetry that she finds in each subject. 11:30a—5p. Free

Free

A New Spin on Vinyl

Pence Gallery 212 D Street, Davis

PENCE GALLERY. View the artistry of regional artists who alter and incorporate vinyl records as a creative material into their artwork. The Pence exhibit includes many returning artists, a selection of award-winning community college students, and several new artists, who bring inventive adaptations of vinyl, paint, and interactive elements into their two-dimensional and three-dimensional work. 11:30a—5p. Free

Free

Robert Ortbal: Encounters

Pence Gallery 212 D Street, Davis

PENCE GALLERY. Robert Ortbal combines a vast array of both common and odd materials, applying them in endless variations to create small-scale, uniquely masked figures, traveling-case environments that house them, and wearable sculptures that are, at times, worn outside the gallery environment in performative public works. For Encounters, a 20-foot towering sculpture made from electrical conduit soars up into the clerestory and snakes along the gallery floor, displaying an assortment of his wearable works. 11:30a—5p. Free

Free
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Davis Parent University: Tovah P. Klein, PhD

Richard Brunelle Performance Hall 315 W 14th Street, Davis

RICHARD BRUNELLE PERFORMANCE HALL. Davis Parent University presents a talk by Tovah P. Klein, PhD, a developmental psychologist, bestselling author, and speaker. Don't miss out: 30 audience members will be selected to receive a FREE copy of Raising Resilience! 7p—8:30p. Free

Free