DAVIS ARTS CENTER. Get ready for spooky season with a fun morning of crafting your very own cemetarium! These graveyard and haunted house-inspired terrariums are sure to be a frightfully fun addition to your Halloween decor. Bring your spooky creativity and toil away with us in the Community Art Studio. Join us…if you dare! For all ages. 10a—12p. $40
PENCE GALLERY. Raquel Cox is an oil painter whose recent work celebrates the beauty of nature and the way it lifts the human spirit. Painting mainly from life, Raquel portrays a wide variety of subjects but is particularly fascinated with observing the structure, delicacy, vibrancy, and impermanence of flowers. She views her work as a delicate balance between portraying nature truthfully and trying to capture the beauty and poetry that she finds in each subject. 11:30a—5p. Free
PENCE GALLERY. This group is for both experienced artists and amateurs to have an opportunity to draw from the nude model. If you have never drawn from a live model before and would like to join us, you are very welcome! People of all skill levels, ages 18 and up, are welcome and encouraged to join. Register online at pencegallery.org. 6:30p—9p. $15—22
E STREET PLAZA. Day in Downtown is returning for the second time to Downtown Davis! There will be over 45 vendors, from Davis brick and mortars, local artists and makers, vintage clothing vendors, live music, and local non-profits! The event is open to all ages & pet-friendly. 10a—4p. Free
DOWNTOWN DAVIS. Visit 10+ participating venues along the artwalk! Check out art receptions, pop-ups, open studios, live music, and more in Downtown Davis & beyond. This is a great free event to enjoy with friends and family each month. 5p—9p. Free
PENCE GALLERY. Join us for our Art Auction party and enjoy delicious food by Dos Coyotes Border Café and Nugget Markets, wine by Turkovich Family Wines, beer by Sudwerk Brewing Co., live music by Cold Shot, and the bidding finale! Purchase an e-ticket at the Pence or online at bit.ly/penceartauction. Bring your cell phone to bid! 6p—8:30p. $45—55
PENCE GALLERY. This 2-day workshop is open to artists of all levels who want to create abstract paintings using a mixed media approach. Students will work with base layers, drawings, gel prints and other paper sources. While building layers, participants will add other media including paint, crayons, colored pencil and/or Art Graf. Register at pencegallery.org. 10a—4p. $360—380
PENCE GALLERY. In this 2-day workshop, follow David Lobenberg step-by-step to create luscious, eye-engaging watercolor creations of mama and baby scenes of pandas and flamingos. Register at pencegallery.org. 10a—2:30p. $225—250
PENCE GALLERY. This group is for both experienced artists and amateurs to have an opportunity to draw from the nude model. If you have never drawn from a live model before and would like to join us, you are very welcome! People of all skill levels, ages 18 and up, are welcome and encouraged to join. Register online at pencegallery.org. 6:30p—9p. $15—22
PENCE GALLERY. Art in Action engages kids in art projects that are fun, creative, and collaborative with their family members. Come make beautiful beaded plants out of sparkly beads, floral foam, and some wire and string, and even customize the terracotta pot it shines in! This is a drop-in program, for ages 5-12, with no registration required. All materials provided. 1p—3p. $5—10
