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Deborah Butterfield: P.S. These are not horses

Manetti Shrem Museum (Shrem) 254 Old Davis Rd.

THRU JUNE 2024. MANETTI SHREM. The artist’s first solo museum exhibition in California since 1996, P.S. These are not horses surveys Butterfield’s career from her most recent wildfire sculptures to rarely seen ceramics made while a student at UC Davis. Free

Free

Undercover / Ayanah Moor

Manetti Shrem Museum (Shrem) 254 Old Davis Rd.

THRU JAN 14. MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. This exhibition portrays abstraction as a way to rethink our inherited modes of communication & interpretation of visual art. Consider how these recent paintings offer a platform for meaningful questions around race, gender, sexuality & the visual. Free

Free

Call for Artists! Pence Gallery Emerging Artist Award 2024

Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., Davis, CA, United States

PENCE GALLERY. Applications are open for the Emerging Artist Award 2024.  This $4000  award 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 2025. $25—30

$25 – $30

Alicia Eggert: This Present Moment, 2019–2022

MANETTI SHREM

THRU JUNE 2024. MANETTI SHREM. Eggert uses language & time as her mediums, playing with our experience of time, using the effects of neon signage. Free

Free

All Member Holiday Gift Show

The Artery 207 G Street, Davis, ca

THE ARTERY. Shop from local artists handmade goods including ceramics, jewelry, wall art, glass, textiles, wood & more. Extended hours start Dec 8. 10a—9p.  

Free

LeeAnn Brook: Sense of Nature

John Natsoulas Gallery 521 1st St, Davis, CA, United States

THRU JAN 6. JOHN NATSOULAS GALLERY. In her newest collection, Brook features poetic landscapes which artfully blend abstract & figurative styles. Her acrylic paintings offer a stunning compliment & contrast to the landscape paintings. Free

Free

Joseph Bellacera: The Matter of Light

Pence Gallery (Pence) 212 D St., Davis, CA, United States

THRU FEB 2. PENCE GALLERY. Joseph Bellacera has created several series of work that reflect his interest in changing light into matter, & matter into light. Free

Free

Hidden Talents: Artistic Skills of County Employees

Gallery 625 625 Court St, Erwin Meier Admin Building, Woodland, CA, United States

THRU JAN 30. GALLERY 625. The hidden talents of 11 yolo county employees will be featured in the end-of-the-year art show Gallery 625 in Woodland. Responding to a call for art sent to Yolo County employees, these civil servants responded with artistic expressions created in their "other lives." Free 

New Years Eve Party

Great Bear Vineyards 24800 Co Rd 101A, Davis, CA

GREAT BEAR VINEYARD. The infamous New Year's Eve Party is back this year, featuring live music with a mix of hits from Stevie Wonder to Amy Winehouse to Dua Lipa. Mulled or still wine, great food & a glass of bubbly at midnight! 9p—12:30a. $130

$130

Call for Papers “Wearables Collective: Weaving Innovation Into Stages of Life”

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ONLINE. UC Davis Department of Design & the Royal College of Art, London, are calling for papers for WEARABLES COLLECTIVE, a two-day symposium focused on e-textiles, smart clothing & other forms of wearable technology applications for health & wellbeing. Paper & exhibition proposals are due Jan 1 & Jan 15. All day. Free

Free
Event Series Reading Buddies

Reading Buddies

Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library 315 East 14th Street, Davis, CA, United States

STEPHENS BRANCH LIBRARY. Come practice with a reading buddy! UCD students Lela & Vanessa are available Mon & Sat afternoons to help improve reading skills. Ages 5-12. Free

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