Week of Events
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 […]
Marc Lancet: Resonance and Wonder
The search for the figure has inspired sculptor Marc Lancet’s artistic practice for decades. Harkening back to ancient goddess figures from prehistoric Europe, Japan, and pre-colonial wooden sculpture from Africa, Lancet builds totemic female figures on a grand scale. He works with wonder and mystery in the studio - with an inspired attention – aiming […]
Lisa Jetonne: Held to Earth
Lisa Jetonne’s interest in categorizing and labeling our natural environment offers a critical reflection on how and why we order natural objects. Using ceramics to record all the varieties of the earth’s geological as well as botanical wealth, Jetonne creates multifaceted installations that echo natural history museum displays. As she writes, “I deconstruct information and […]
Memorial Day 2021
Due to COVID-19, the District has stopped in-person community outreach events, keeping health and safety our highest priority. While we will not be hosting a formal Memorial Day program, the Davis Scouting groups have graciously volunteered to help honor our Veterans by placing flags. Individual flags, along with our internal roadway flags will be placed […]
Linda Clark Johnson: Summer Reading
At the Pence Gallery, we will have a new collection of artwork along the stairwell featuring an altered book series of cyanotypes by artist Linda Clark Johnson. These were inspired by her tranquil escape of relaxing and reading on summer afternoons. Each of the prints is a one-of-a-kind original, exposed outdoors in the sun using […]
Juliet and Romeo
Romeo and Juliet is reinvented as a musical comedy when the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance, Southern Utah University’s (SUU) Department of Theatre, Dance and Arts Administration and Catalyst: A Theatre Think Tank premiere Juliet and Romeo. Co-written by Paul Gordon, a Tony Award nominee for Jane Eyre, and Curtis Moore, an Emmy Award nominee for The […]
Clay Figure Workshop with Artist Marc Lancet (via Zoom)
Clay Figure Workshop with Artist Marc Lancet (via Zoom)
Join artist Marc Lancet for a demonstration via Zoom in how to hand-build a small figure in clay. Learn about abstract, figurative sculptures from ancient cultures and create a work of art that will be displayed as part of a community art piece in his exhibit. (Pieces will not be fired.) Materials can be picked […]
Zoom Book Launch with Local Author Tom Lin
Zoom Book Launch with Local Author Tom Lin
Join local author Tom Lin for a conversation about The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu. An astounding debut that reimagines the classic Western through the eyes of a Chinese American assassin on a quest to rescue his kidnapped wife. No reservations required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Yolo County Libraries. Invite Link https://yolocounty.zoom.us/j/98506191201
1929 Night: Da Vinci Charter Academy
1929 Night: Da Vinci Charter Academy
You are invited to the biggest virtual party of the (Da Vinci Junior) year!!! Party Like It’s 1929 Night features themes of the 1920’s, while showcasing students’ hard work. Join us on June 3 at 7pm over Zoom to vote on your favorite magazine and celebrate the accomplishments of the junior class. The evening will […]
Joseph Richardson: Stories of Light
Joseph Richardson: Stories of Light
Joseph Richardson sets the stage for open-ended narratives, with his evocative oil paintings of rustic outdoor scenes and dramatic landscapes. His focus on light and shadow, and interest in creating mystery through contrast and subject placement, give his work both a familiarity and an otherworldliness simultaneously. On display at the Pence Gallery June 4-27, 2021.
Pick Your Own Lavender Bunch at Great Bear Vineyards
Pick Your Own Lavender Bunch at Great Bear Vineyards
Join us at Great Bear Vineyards on Saturday, June 5th and June 12th, from 10am-noon to pick your own bunch of lavender from our blooming field of purple! Reserve your ticket in advance on our website to save your spot! Come and pick a bunch of lavender (100 stems) of Lavender Grosso to take home […]
June Brunch Club: Gluten-Free Stone Fruit Poptarts
June Brunch Club: Gluten-Free Stone Fruit Poptarts
Stone Fruits are finally here! We will be making Plum Tart Pastries, but this recipe is delicious with any stone fruit. This recipe is naturally Gluten-Free, so grab your favorite stone fruit and join us for Brunch! When: Saturday, June 5th from 11 am – 12:30 pm Cost: $10 Instructor: Madison Suoja
Global Family Festival, Japanese Matsuri
Global Family Festival, Japanese Matsuri
Bring your family and join International House Davis for Global Family Festival, a Japanese Matsuri "Festival" featuring Taiko drum performances, crafts, and more! This vibrant celebration of diversity will be held Saturday, June 5, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at I-House (10 College Park, Davis).
Sketching in the Gallery
Sketching in the Gallery
Bring your own drawing materials to the Pence Gallery and join us for an afternoon of sketching figurative sculpture in Marc Lancet’s exhibit, Resonance & Wonder. Instruction is provided by Jason Adkins, Assistant Professor of Art at Sacramento City College. Jason teaches figure drawing at SCC and received his MA in painting from San Jose […]