Call for Artists! Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award 2026
Pence Gallery 212 D Street, Davis
The Barn Gallery Call for Art: Contemporary Glass Art
The Barn Gallery 512 Gibson Road, Woodland
Week of Events
Bound in Time: Exploring Women’s Journeys through Scrapbooks and Photo Albums
UC DAVIS SHIELDS LIBRARY. This exhibit showcases the journeys of various women who traveled through or lived in California between 1901 and 1956. The exhibit recreates pieces of their journeys through the pages included in their scrapbooks and photo albums. The photographs and descriptions detail journeys full of friendship, family, and independent achievements. Free
Sahar Khoury: Weights & Measures
MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. The Oakland-based artist is inspired by familial and global histories, food, music, and mourning. The exhibition features a reconfigured clock tower sculpture that alludes to market structures in the Eastern Mediterranean Levant region, and new works in ceramic and bronze that speak to familial and cultural ties across time. Free
Call for Artists! Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award 2026
PENCE GALLERY. The Emerging Artist Award 2026 is now open for applications via www.callforentry.org. This award of $4000 supports the creation of new work by emerging artists in California and the opportunity to share that work through an exhibit and an artist talk in January-February 2027 at the Pence. Apply by April 9. $35—40
Backstory: Digitizing the Museum Collection
MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. This exhibition is a working digitization laboratory and open storage featuring hundreds of works from the Fine Arts Collection, developed and presented in conjunction with UC Davis students in the Fall 2025 Exhibition Practicum course led by Assistant Professor Alexandra Sofroniew. Free
Manuel Fernando Rios: When They Reminisce Over You
PENCE GALLERY. Manuel Fernando Rios is a painter, printmaker, and Professor of Art at Woodland Community College. In his exhibit, Rios shares his interest in themes that explore his Chicano heritage, as well as his family’s history and experiences. Blurring the line between naturalism and abstraction, the artist embraces the use of complex design patterns and photography to make a powerful statement. 11:30a—5p. Free
The Barn Gallery Call for Art: Contemporary Glass Art
THE BARN GALLERY, WOODLAND. The Barn Gallery’s Summer 2026 exhibition will feature contemporary work by artists that use glass as a material in their art work. Hot, warm, and cold glass media artists including, but not limited to, blown glass, cast glass, sculpted glass, stained glass, etched/engraved glass, fused glass, mosaics, cut glass, and neon are encouraged to apply. Learn more at yoloarts.org/call-for-art/. Free
The Paper Menagerie
THE PAINT CHIP. Amy McElwain is a collage mixed media artist living in Solano County. She has had creative outlets all of her life and turning the animals who share our planet into colorful, whimsical renderings is her current passion. Come visit her show, The Paper Menagerie, for the month of March. Free
On a Clear Day…New landscape paintings by Phil Gross
THE ARTERY. Phil Gross’ oil paintings of northern California from aerial and ground perspectives can best be described as idealistic realism. Through a rearrangement of the objects along with a deliberate balancing act of colors, his compositions invite you to take a deeper look at the places you already know. Free
Assorted Flavors: Pence Member Exhibit
PENCE GALLERY. Assorted Flavors celebrates the creativity of our organization’s Members to participate in a non-juried exhibit of art. The Pence opens up its second annual exhibit for Members of the Gallery, in order to celebrate the talent of our supporters. 11:30a—5p. Free
Barbara Prodaniuk: Myths in Mud
PENCE GALLERY. Barbara Prodaniuk is a ceramic artist whose work is inspired by the forest, meadows, and waterways surrounding the Truckee area. She explores the stories carried by the creatures and artifacts found in these environments through layered surfaces, organic textures, and sculpted imagery. 11:30a—5p. Free
Monday, March 16, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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March 17, 2026 -Drawing Club
Drawing Club
DUNLOE BREWING. Every Tuesday, local creative people of all levels are invited to participate in the Drawing Club. Grab a cold drink and surround yourself with other people who want to draw. You can bring your own materials, or work from the variety of materials that we provide from the free art supply pantry. 5p—10p. Free
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
No events on this day.
Thursday, March 19, 2026
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March 19, 2026 -Francisco Dominguez Presentation of Photographs of Gaza War Protests
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March 19, 2026 -Photography Club of Davis
Francisco Dominguez Presentation of Photographs of Gaza War Protests
DAVIS FRIENDS MEETINGHOUSE. Francisco Dominguez is a Sacramento-based documentary photographer, artist, and printmaker specializing in social justice, labor movements, protests, civil rights, and indigenous peoples. He will present a slide show of his photographs documenting the protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, and speak about the protest movement against the Gaza War. 7p—9p. Free
Photography Club of Davis
STEPHENS BRANCH LIBRARY. Featuring a photo critique of member-submitted images. Participants discuss “why does this image work” as well as “why does this image not work” and how the image may be improved. 7:10p. Free
Friday, March 20, 2026
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March 20, 2026 -Davis Makerspace & Clothing Repair Cafe
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March 20, 2026 -Friday Family Open Studio
Davis Makerspace & Clothing Repair Cafe
MARY L. STEPHENS LIBRARY. Davis Makerspace is a community workspace for makers and builders, designers and inventors. A small assortment of tools will be available for use and staff or volunteers will be on hand to provide some assistance. Supervised children are welcome. Mon. & Tues., 6p—8p; Thurs., 9:30a—11:30a, Fri. 3p—5p. Free
Friday Family Open Studio
DAVIS ARTS CENTER. Looking for a space where you, your family, and even friends can have fun with art and creativity? Drop in at our Art Explorers: Family Open Studio! Explore an array of art materials, such as paint, oil pastels, and recycled materials. 5p—7p. Free
Saturday, March 21, 2026
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March 21, 2026 -Gel Printing Workshop with Sara Post
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March 21, 2026 -Beyond Basics: Wheel Throwing Skills
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Featured March 21, 2026 -Featured TULEYOME SPRING THING – Woodland Regional Park Preserve
Gel Printing Workshop with Sara Post
PENCE GALLERY. Under the guidance of artist Sara Post, students will explore the ins and out of gel printing. Participants will experiment with layering, masks, stencils, and other gel printing techniques, as well as work with a variety of papers. Register at pencegallery.org. 9:30a—4p. $170—190
Beyond Basics: Wheel Throwing Skills
DAVIS ARTS CENTER. In this throwing skills workshop, we approach throwing as a collection of practicable, adaptable skills rather than a single fixed technique. The goal of the workshop is to help you move past challenges in your throwing practice while introducing new skills that increase both speed and accuracy at the wheel. 10a—6p. $250
TULEYOME SPRING THING – Woodland Regional Park Preserve
WOODLAND REGIONAL PARK PRESERVE. This is a free nature day for families and the community! Enjoy live music, walking tours, crafting, educational booths, storytelling, and more. Sign up at tuleyome.org. 10a—4p. Free
Sunday, March 22, 2026
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March 22, 2026 -Beyond Basics: Wheel Throwing Skills
Beyond Basics: Wheel Throwing Skills
DAVIS ARTS CENTER. In this throwing skills workshop, we approach throwing as a collection of practicable, adaptable skills rather than a single fixed technique. The goal of the workshop is to help you move past challenges in your throwing practice while introducing new skills that increase both speed and accuracy at the wheel. 10a—6p. $250