Week of Events
Having the Right Latitude: New Paintings by Phil Gross at The Artery
The Artery presents "Having the Right Latitude," featuring the paintings of Phil Gross that capture a slice of northern California from east to west. The show extends from February 5 to March 1. Gross’s paintings are a patchwork, like a colored mosaic, of the Sacramento delta and valley farmland from a crow's eye view; the Marin tidal zones and headlands; and […]
Susan Tonkin Riegel: Marking Time
Susan Tonkin Riegel’s residencies in France over two years have yielded a dynamic new series of abstract mixed media work. Her compositions vibrate with gestural lines, both drawn and stitched, and saturated areas of color on paper and other surfaces. New two-dimensional work includes elements such as letters, symbols, and enigmatic figures, and two-sided pieces […]
Judith Foosaner: Decameron
While in quarantine this past spring and summer, Judith Foosaner began to paint large sheets of cardboard on the ground with painterly calligraphic marks. By cutting the sheets into shapes and tacking them up on the wall, the artist noticed that her arrangement seemed to create a playful choreography of animate shapes in her studio. […]
Easter Plant Sale
Family and friends of loved ones buried at the Davis Cemetery can order a special potted plant to be placed on their gravesites this Easter. Each arrangement will feature a hand-painted Easter egg pot complete with lilies and carnations. These cheerful seasonal blooms are a symbol of friendship and true love for those who cannot […]
Sandy Whetstone: Beyond Pets
The Pence Gallery will have a new exhibit featuring ceramic sculpture by Sandy Whetstone. Her work explores and questions the relationship between humans and animals - how we assign human attributes to animals, or vice versa, and the importance of animals to humans. Whetstone’s pieces incorporate anthropomorphic and zoomorphic aspects, showing how we are all […]
ArtSmart After School Class – Writing & Symbols in Art (via Zoom)
ArtSmart After School Class – Writing & Symbols in Art (via Zoom)
The Pence Gallery’s ArtSmart Program is perfect for children ages 6-11 and includes four projects designed to stimulate a child’s creativity. This is our 3rd class, “Writing & Symbols in Art,” which meets online (via Zoom) on Wednesdays, March 3, 10, 17, 31, from 3:15-4:30pm. In the style of artist Susan Tonkin Riegel, students will […]
FOOD
FOOD
A multi-sensory performance piece, FOOD is co-devised and directed by Geoff Sobelle, Granada Artist-in-Residence. From the collective minds of a kitchen-full of UC Davis graduate and undergraduate artists, and led by theatre-artist Sobelle, FOOD offers up a dreamscape cooking show that promises to sate, disgust, amuse and amaze even the most discerning of appetites. The […]
It’s Not Just Birds – Plants of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
It’s Not Just Birds – Plants of the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
When you visit the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (YBWA) in Davis, CA, have you ever wondered what those flowers are that are blooming along the road, in the rice fields, out in the canals? Are they native plants or introduced? There are many different plant habitats in the YBWA and they support a very wide […]
Friday Night Wine at Great Bear Vineyards
Friday Night Wine at Great Bear Vineyards
Enjoy a glass of wine in the beautiful winery gardens at Great Bear Vineyards on Friday, March 5, from 5-8pm. Tickets are $15 per person and include one glass of Great Bear Vineyards wine along with a souvenir wine glass to take home with you! Please book your tickets in advance on our website to […]
Saturday Wine Tasting at Great Bear Vineyards
Saturday Wine Tasting at Great Bear Vineyards
Join Great Bear Vineyards for a wine tasting in our beautiful winery gardens on Saturday, March 6 from 12-4pm. Tickets are $25 per person for a flight of 5 wines and a souvenir wine glass to take home. Please reserve your tickets in advance on our website! Also enjoy live piano music by Davis local […]
Sunday Wine Tasting at Great Bear Vineyards
Sunday Wine Tasting at Great Bear Vineyards
Join Great Bear Vineyards for wine tasting in our beautiful winery gardens on Sunday, March 7, from 12-4pm. Tickets are $25 per person and include a flight of 5 wines and a souvenir wine glass to take home. Listen to live piano music by Davis local David Kyle while you sip. Please reserve your tickets […]