Call for Artists! Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award 2025
Pence Gallery 212 D Street, Davis
$30 – $35
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Ruby Neri: Taking the Deep Dive
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis 254 Old Davis Road, Davis
Free
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Call for Artists! Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award 2025
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
$30 – $35
Jordan Hayes: The Little Things
PENCE GALLERY. Jordan Hayes is a figurative painter whose recent work centers on portraying objects with underlying stories and deeper meanings. Her figures engage with these items in quiet scenes, featuring dramatic lighting, eye-catching hues, and attention to detail, to provoke a greater appreciation for life’s subtleties. Free
Free
Stephen Giannetti: All In
PENCE GALLERY. Stephen Giannetti has explored the grid and the circle in various media over his 30-year career. Early in his career, he pioneered a new mode of approaching the modernist grid. For the past 15 years, Giannetti has adapted his method of hand-painting with traditional oil paint to the more contemporary application of acrylic spray paint. 11:30a—5p. Free
Free
Contained: The Art of Stillness
THE ARTERY. With a spiritual leaning that bridges Eastern and Western philosophy, each piece in this exhibition contains heart and soul. Art reflects life…a return to decades long practices of meditation, silence and contemplation are reflected in this collection. Between 3D sculptures and framed pieces, it is Louise’s desire that the viewer remember a bit of peace and stillness as they stop into the gallery in the new year.
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Bussie Parker Kehoe: A Curious Garden
PENCE GALLERY. The artist painstakingly pours discarded household paint into stacks of colorful circles, celebrating found materials in unusual ways. Kehoe views her work as reminiscent of the patterned Korean textiles from her youth, creating a lively ‘quilt’ full of texture and movement that seems to escape from its base.
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Short Story: Writing the First Draft
THE BARN GALLERY. Group reaching sessions for The Best American Short Stories of 2024, with writing prompts and encouragement. Learn to get your own writing on the page. 6-week workshop beginning January 10. 6:30p—8p. $348.65
$348.65
Visual Journals: 2010-2024
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
Free
Ruby Neri: Taking the Deep Dive
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
Free
CITRUS SEASON: A SPLASH OF COLOR
The Artery is pleased to present “Citrus Season: A Splash of Color,” a group show that is sure to warm the winter. Step into a vibrant world where the essence of creativity meets the tang of inspiration. Citrus Season: A Splash of Color is an exciting new art exhibition that celebrates bold hues and textures. Interpreted by […]
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Free Youth Art Studio: After-School Open Studio
Free Youth Art Studio: After-School Open Studio
THE BARN STUDIO. Engage your child’s creativity in a supportive space where young artists explore 2D art techniques like charcoal, pastels, and paints. Sessions offer guided prompts and the freedom to pursue independent projects. 3:30p—5:30p. Free
Free
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Free Youth Art Studio: Mini Open Studio
Free Youth Art Studio: Mini Open Studio
BARN STUDIO. Bring your under 5 little ones to explore their artistic side and get messy at the Barn Studio! Every Wednesday, arts activity stations will be available for you and your mini to discover together that encourage materials exploration and develop motor skills. Advance registration encouraged. 10a—11:30a. Free
Free
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Free Senior Open Studio
Free Senior Open Studio
THE BARN STUDIO. Sessions designed to foster creativity and encourage experimentation in an atmosphere of cultural exchange, conversation, encouragement, and freedom of expression. This session does not have formal instruction. Bring your own materials and supplies. 2:30p—4:30p. Free
Free
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Free Open Studios (ages 14+)
Free Open Studios (ages 14+)
THE BARN STUDIO. Explore your creativity and connect with fellow artists in a relaxed, supportive environment! Artists of all levels are invited to bring their materials and works in progress. Each session concludes with a 15-30 minute group constructive critique, offering personalized feedback on your projects from other artists and creatives. 5:30p—8p. Free
Free
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Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud Endowed Lecture: Enrique Chagoya
Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud Endowed Lecture: Enrique Chagoya
MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. Using his art to comment on social and environmental issues, Enrique Chagoya juxtaposes secular, popular, and religious symbols to address the ongoing cultural clash between the United States, Latin America and the world as well. The artist is the 2025 Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud Endowed Lecturer at UC Davis. Chagoya is a Mexican-born American painter, printmaker and educator. His prints, drawings, collages and multiples offer critical commentary on the global reach of the United States and its cultural, political and historical tensions with Latin America. 4:30p—6p. Free
Free
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Painting Workshop (Mixed Media Portrait Painting)
Painting Workshop (Mixed Media Portrait Painting)
SUDWERK BREWING CO. This workshop will take you through the process of realizing an image through a procedure with a variety of mediums, from wet to dry. Topics covered: value control, head drawing, abstraction, color harmony, color variety, and broken color. 6p—8p.
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Art Explorers: Family Open Studio
Art Explorers: Family Open Studio
DAVIS ARTS CENTER. Explore an array of different art materials, such as paint, oil pastels, and recycled materials. Supplies will be available to let your creative imagination run wild, but you are welcome to bring your own! An adult must attend with at least one child, and children must attend with an adult. Art Explorers: Family Open Studio is FREE every second Friday for ArtAbout. 5p—7p. $5
$5.00
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Davis Craft and Vintage Fair
Davis Craft and Vintage Fair
CENTRAL PARK. Expect to see friendly vendors with local handmade and original art, crafts, quality vintage items, upcycled treasures, earth-friendly creations, good food, and more! Free live music fills the open space for a lively atmosphere so be sure to stop by and join us! 10a—4p.
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Winter Season Celebration
Winter Season Celebration
MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. Celebrate the museum’s groundbreaking exhibitions at our free public opening celebration. Through Their Eyes: Selections from the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Collection, the first US presentation of the renowned contemporary art collection from Italy, and Ruby Neri: Taking the Deep Dive, Neri’s first solo museum exhibition. 2p—5:30p. Free
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