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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 the gift of art during the last 2nd Friday ArtAbout artwalk of 2025! Check out art receptions, pop-ups, open studios, live music, and more in Downtown Davis & beyond the evening of December 12. 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 | 5:30-7:30 PM
Sit for a portrait by Daniela Lares & visit the artists
The Artery, 207 G St | 6-9 PM
Winter Market
Best Western Plus Palm Court, 234 D St | 5-9 PM
Impressions of Indian Symbols by Heema Govindjee-Merchant
Davis Community Church, 412 C St | 12-1 PM
LIVE@DCC: Second Friday Free Noon Concert by Chanteuses
Davis Craft & Vintage Fair, E St Plaza | 5-9 PM
Pop-up arts, crafts, and vintage sellers + live music (weather permitting)
John Natsoulas Gallery, 521 1st St | 5-9 PM
Jose Manuel Arevalo Blanco Exhibit
Deborah Rogers Exhibit
Logos Books, 513 2nd St | 5:30-7:30 PM
I See You by Judith Johnson
Pence Gallery, 212 D St | 6-9 PM
Maryann Steinert-Foley & Diane Williams: The Realm of Possibility
Darrci Robertson: Playful Awakening
Leslie Allen: The Familiar Wild
Holiday Market
Third Space Art Collective, 17 Arboretum Dr, Unit C | 5-8 PM
Bummertown group show
[OFF-MAP EVENTS]
Circle A Studio, 1930 5th St | 5-9 PM
Holiday Art, Craft, Show & Tell
Davis Arts Center, 1919 F St | 5-7 PM
Family Open Studio
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The ArtAbout is coordinated by the Pence Gallery and sponsored by Signature Sponsor Willowgrove and the Davis Downtown Business Association. To support this free community offering as a sponsor, please visit https://pencegallery.org/events/artabout/.
Images:
Louise Bezark, gourds (The Artery)
Chanteuses (Davis Community Church)
Judith Johnson, “The Half Levantine” (Logos Books)
Maryann Steinert-Foley, “My Choice Not Yours No. 7” (Pence Gallery)