Connecting the arts, fostering collaboration and building community.
Calendar courtesy of The Dirt.
There are several other great resources for finding arts and culture events, exhibits, performances, and other creative activities in the Davis area:
Davis Enterprise | UC Davis Arts & Entertainment | YoloArts | Visit Yolo
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2nd Friday ArtAbout

Discover art made with love! Spend Valentine’s Day checking 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. Participating venues:
Arboretum Art Works, 17 Arboretum Dr, Suites G & H | 5:30-8 PM
Working artist collective open studios
The Artery, 207 G St | 6-9 PM
Citrus Season: A Splash of Color
Davis Craft & Vintage Fair, E St Plaza | 5-9 PM
Pop up arts, crafts, and vintage sellers, plus live music (weather permitting)
Logos Books, 513 2nd St | 5-7:30 PM
Late Arrival by Carole Forest
The Paint Chip, 217 F St | 6-8:30 PM
Mood and Memory: Reflections by Sondra Olson
Pence Gallery, 212 D St | 6-9 PM
Ronald Peetz: Work in Progress
Bussie Parker Kehoe: A Curious Garden
Quilled Paper Art by Kathy Canfield Shepard
Seconds Sale
Secret Spot, 117 D St | 5-9 PM
Little Man’s Prophecy of the Fly by David Seller
Third Space Art Collective, 17 Arboretum Dr, Unit C | 5-8 PM
Folding 折叠 by Jacob Llaurador Brody and Nianpu Li
[OFF-MAP EVENTS]
Davis Arts Center, 1919 F St | 5-7 PM
Free Art Explorers: Family Open Studio
Pamela Trokanski Dance Workshop, 2720 Del Rio Pl | 5-7 PM
HeArt About at the Pamela Trokanski Dance Workshop
Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, 27074 Patwin Rd | 12-1 PM
Muusic at Noon Free Concert with CapRadio’s Stephen Peithman
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The ArtAbout is currently coordinated by the Pence Gallery and sponsored by the Davis Downtown Business Association, but we could use more support! To become a sponsor of this free community offering, please visit https://pencegallery.org/events/artabout/.
Images:
Carole Forest, “Late Arrival”
Marie-Therese Brown, “Katy’s Lemons”
Ronald Peetz, “The Old Ball Game”
Jacob Llaurador Brody and Nianpu Li, Untitled