PENCE GALLERY.2025 Emerging Artist Award applications are now open! This award is open to artists with limited exhibition experience & high-quality work. Apply by April 4, 2025 at 9p. $30–$35
THE ARTERY. Echabarne titled her show "A Wing and A Prayer" because it expresses her feeling that we are flying on one wing in a dangerous time. The bas relief pieces are like prayers or wishes for all people, everywhere, to enjoy basic human rights. These rights are to love who we want to love; the right to be safe and nurtured; the right to be joyful in expressions of our own making. Free
PENCE GALLERY. Open for submission by California artists working in any medium (except video or sound). This is an ‘open theme’ exhibit, which showcases art that is conceptually thoughtful, technically skilled, and representative of contemporary trends in art. Applicants may submit at callforentry.org by May 16th, 9 PM PST. $30-35
UC DAVIS DESIGN MUSEUM. An engaging exhibition, which brings together visual journals belonging to students who participated in the UC Davis Design study abroad program. 12p—4p. Free
MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. Ruby Neri: Taking the Deep Dive is the first solo museum exhibition of the artist’s work. An established voice in contemporary ceramics, Neri sculpts brightly colored personal motifs and uninhibited female nudes, playing with familiar forms and monumental scale to challenge our expectations. 10a—4p. Free
PENCE GALLERY. Artist Ronald Peetz has been a stalwart part of the regional art scene since the late 1960s. As an object maker and sculptor, he delights in incorporating puns, word play, and irreverent humor into his work. Starting with his concept, he chooses any one of the many media he employs, to best make his idea come to life. In so doing, his sculpture and mixed media pieces lean heavily towards social critique and parody, blended with a lighter touch of humor and surrealism.
DAVIS ARTS CENTER. Wood shop and art workshops taught by Viking Workshop, a family owned business that specializes in all types of art. 1:30p—4:30p. $600
PENCE GALLERY. Frankie Hansbearry and Marsha Elam are Sacramento-based artists whose ceramics explore whimsical and imaginative themes. In their figurative works, reality flies out the window to reveal anthropomorphic characters, interesting faces, and tales with a twist that hold up a mirror to human nature. 11:30a—5p. Free
PENCE GALLERY. The annual Davis Art Studio Tour (DAST) returns for a fresh, springtime opening the weekend of April 12—13, from 10a—5p. This free tour is open to all and includes 45 participating visual artists, in media ranging from woodworking, ceramics, and jewelry, to painting, photography, and sculpture. Enjoy a preview exhibit of their work at our annual display at the Pence, and plan your trip! Free maps of the studios are available at the Pence as well. Please visit www.davisopenstudios.com for more information. 11:30a—5p. Free
LOGOS BOOKS. Marieke’s focus on form & composition is driven by her interest in architecture & nature. Having lived in many countries - France, Singapore, Indonesia and Japan - Marieke’s work captures a wide variety of architectural designs while still retaining her signature style grounded in spatial relationships & well-balanced compositions. Marieke did her formal art training in the Netherlands. She holds a master's degree in Art Education from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania. She has taught at many schools, including the Glassell School of Art in Houston. She currently resides in Davis & has taught classes at the UC Davis Craft Center. 5p - 7:30p. Free.
DOWNTOWN DAVIS. See imagination brought to life in art! Check out art receptions, pop-ups, open studios, live music, and more in Downtown Davis & beyond the evening of March 14. This is a great free event to enjoy with friends and family each month. 5p-9p. Free
THE PAINT CHIP. 2nd Friday ArtAbout reception at The Paint Chip with local mixed media artist June Daskalakis from 6:00-8:30p. "Bookish" considers the matter of books through allegorical narratives exploring how we engage with the written word. Exhibition period runs 03/1/25-03/31/25. 6p - 8:30p. Free.
PENCE GALLERY. Browse a variety of exhibits during our 2nd Friday ArtAbout reception and enjoy wine from Terra Sávia Winery & Ettore Winery. On view: Ronald Peetz: Work in Progress, Davis Art Studio Tour Exhibit, Flights of Fancy: Frankie Hansbearry & Marsha Elam, and Watercolor by Joanne Andresen's Watercolor Class. 6p—9p. Free
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