Call to Artists – Slice: A Juried Exhibit of Regional Art
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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. […]
Call to Artists – Slice: A Juried Exhibit of Regional Art
The Pence’s Slice exhibit is open to all artists residing in California, and is juried this year by Faith J. McKinnie, independent curator and art consultant. The exhibit showcases art that is conceptually thoughtful, technically skilled, and representative of contemporary trends in art. Work may be in any medium except for sound or video, but […]
David Nasater: Monochromatic Visions
David Nasater’s approach to photography takes the medium to a deeper, thought-provoking level. As a landscape photographer, his view turns away from grand settings and instead focuses on smaller scenes that feel more personal, such as an old barn or a familiar row of trees. The black and white tones of his images strip away […]
Public Online Plant Sales with Curbside Pickup
Our public plant sales are back! In an online format, with contact-free, curbside pickup at the Arboretum Teaching Nursery. Shop thousands of attractive, low-water plants perfect for our region online. Shopping is open to the public, but members save! Not a member? No worries. Sign up and get discounts! Members save 10 percent on their plant […]
Free Screening of ‘The Story of Plastic’
Cool Davis is pleased to bring you this high quality documentary for Earth Month. Enjoy! The Story of Plastic (2020) THE STORY OF PLASTIC is presented by The Story of Stuff Project, a nonprofit dedicated to changing the way that we make, use, and throw away Stuff so that it is more sustainable, healthy, and […]
Patricia Prendergast: The Serenity of the California Landscape
The Pence Gallery will have a new collection of pastel landscapes by Patricia Prendergast along our staircase. Since retiring from a career as a computer programmer, Patricia has been able to indulge her love of nature and art. She chose pastels as the best medium to portray the serenity of the landscape of her native […]
Uncharted, FADS Fashion Show
Uncharted, FADS Fashion Show
The Fashion and Design Society (FADS) at UC Davis presents its annual fashion show in a virtual format on April 15 at 7 p.m. Uncharted will feature fashion created and executed by ten students in the Department of Design’s Signature Collections course.
Rebecca Rippon: Good Omens
Rebecca Rippon: Good Omens
At the Pence Gallery, we will have a new collection of work along the stairwell by artist Rebecca Rippon. Her beautiful, vibrant silkscreen prints will be on display March 2 - April 16, 2021. "Lately I have been thinking of the silkscreen almost as a way to 'paint'. All of the flowers and animals in […]
Art of Painting in the 21st Century Conference
Art of Painting in the 21st Century Conference
The Art of Painting in the 21st Century is an annual conference and exhibition in its eleventh year and is geared towards nurturing dialog on contemporary painting and the shared ideas that define current trends in the field. Many painters work alone, an isolated process that deprives the artist of thriving debate until the work is […]
Art History Lecture Series: Mariah Briel (via Zoom)
Art History Lecture Series: Mariah Briel (via Zoom)
Mapping in the Modern World Lecture with Mariah Briel Saturday, April 17, 2-3 PM | (FREE) via Zoom In our age of digital media, we've become inundated with images and information, and have increasingly relied on maps as a way to see and interpret data. Though we often think of maps as objective reality, art […]