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SUMMARY:60 Years of Mark Bulwinkle
DESCRIPTION:The John Natsoulas Gallery is proud to announce a major retrospective exhibition of the work of acclaimed Funk artist Mark Bulwinkle\, opening June 2026. Spanning two floors of the gallery\, this landmark exhibition will survey six decades of the artist’s prolific career and explore the full breadth of his creative practice. \nThis exhibition\, the first to consider every aspect of the artist’s significant career\, will address Mark Bulwinkle’s interests in printmaking\, ceramics\, and metal sculpture. His distinctive artworks will be accompanied by an array of archival materials – photographs\, publications\, and ephemera – that all highlight his expansive body of work. The exhibition will follow a chronological arc\, presenting his earliest forays into printmaking and ceramics and to his later development into one of the most well-known metal sculptors of today. The organization of the exhibition will highlight his place alongside fellow artists who also pioneered West Coast art movements. \nMark Bulwinkle (b. 1946) was born in Massachusetts and he graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a BFA in 1968. As an anti-war proponent\, he naturally gravitated toward the counterculture ideals of the West Coast\, where he delved into the Funk Movement and the Hippy Art scene. After completing an MFA at the San Francisco Art Institute in printmaking he also attended the San Francisco John O’Connell Trade School to study industrial welding. From there\, he used those skills as a shipbuilder at Bethlehem Ship Yards for over a decade. In 1987\, he became a full time artist\, combining his knowledge of printmaking with welding to create torch-cut metal cutouts. As pioneer of this medium\, Bulwinkle quickly gained international notoriety\, and he showed in museums and galleries across the world. National publication also covered the transformation of his own property as a sculpture-filled landmark he called the eponymous “Bulwinkleland\,” earning him a larger-than-life reputation for the bizarre. Many have imitated his techniques and style\, but no one marches his singular ability to blend humor\, provocation\, and technical mastery. Today\, Bulwinkle remains a vital force in contemporary art\, producing prints\, sculptures\, and ceramics that challenge convention and celebrate the absurd. \n“Close friends and fellow artists have remarked that Mark does not make art. He makes Bulwinkles.” \nThe exhibition’s opening reception is to be held to coincide with the Downtown Davis 2nd Friday ArtAbout on July 10 from 7:00-9:00 PM. It will feature live music and refreshments.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/60-years-of-mark-bulwinkle/
LOCATION:John Natsoulas Gallery\, 521 1st St\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260703
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260817
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SUMMARY:Exhibit It! A Community Art Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Exhibit It! A Community Art Exhibit \nIt’s time for our annual non-juried exhibit to highlight the talent of our community’s artists! Artists ages 16 and up can drop off one artwork in any medium at the Pence Gallery on Friday\, June 26\, beginning at 11:30 AM. This is a first come\, first served process. No early drop-offs accepted. \nArtworks are limited to 30″ in any direction\, including the frame\, and no more than 50 pounds. All artworks must be framed\, or ready to install. \nThe first 50 submissions will be admitted after artists pay a fee of $35 for Members and $40 for non-Members. Please be prepared to fill out information about your piece including the title\, year made\, medium\, dimensions\, retail price\, etc. \nParticipants can win the Curator’s Choice award\, announced during the reception on July 10. Or they can win the Public Choice award\, chosen by viewers who vote when visiting the exhibit at the gallery\, which awards a free Pence membership and a photo in the Davis Enterprise. \nArtist call drop-off date: Friday\, June 26 beginning at 11:30 AM\nSubmission fee: $35 Members\, $40 non-Members\nExhibit dates: July 3 – August 16\, 2026\nReception: July 10\, 6-9 PM (Awards at 7:30 PM) \nThis exhibit is sponsored by Dawn Daro. \n  \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/exhibit-it-a-community-art-exhibit-45/
LOCATION:Pence Gallery\, 212 D St\, Davis\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pence Gallery":MAILTO:pencesocialmedia@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260817
DTSTAMP:20260611T131005Z
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SUMMARY:Slice: A Juried Exhibit of Regional Art
DESCRIPTION:Slice: A Juried Exhibit of Regional Art\nExhibit: July 10 – August 16\, 2026\nReception: July 10\, 6-9 PM (Awards at 8 PM) \nSlice celebrates the diversity of expression in our region with an array of sculpture\, prints\, paintings\, and photography created by 36 visual artists. This year marks the 14th anniversary of the Pence’s regional call to artists\, affectionately called Slice. Representing a ‘slice’ of work fresh from the studio produced by new and established artists working in the state\, this annual juried exhibit has quickly gained a reputation for displaying innovative and thought-provoking work. The selected work is chosen by the juror for its merit rather than its ability to fit within any particular theme or concept. As with any juried ‘open theme’ selection\, the connections between the artworks can prove to be mind-bending or head-scratching. \nGioia Fonda is this year’s juror of Slice. Fonda is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in two-dimensional media (painting\, drawing\, sewing\, and photography) with occasional forays in sculpture\, social practice\, and public art. She tends to work in a colorful and non-objective manner\, but just under the surface\, her work is often imbued with storytelling and narrative. She has a bi-coastal art education\, having earned a BFA at the California College of the Arts and an MFA at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Gioia is a dedicated member of the Sacramento art community\, contributing as an artist\, curator\, jurist\, and collaborator. She is also a tenured professor of art at Sacramento City College\, where she teaches painting\, drawing\, and design. Her work has been exhibited widely throughout Northern California and is held in many private and public collections throughout the U.S. \nImage: Michael Larson\, “Day Turns to Night #2”
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/slice-a-juried-exhibit-of-regional-art/
LOCATION:Pence Gallery\, 212 D St\, Davis\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260817
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SUMMARY:Mirabel Wigon: Earth Stars
DESCRIPTION:Mirabel Wigon: Earth Stars\nExhibit: July 10 – August 16\, 2026\nReception: July 10\, 6-9 PM (Free) \nMirabel Wigon’s Earth Stars brings together her expansive new series of botanical inspired paintings. Working in oil and acrylic on canvas\, her paintings have an illustrative quality\, immersing the viewer in imaginative worlds where flora works in tandem with geometric forms. Contrasting elements of line and shape collaborate with one another\, inventing dynamic universes with enchanting qualities. The surreal nature of her paintings is augmented by the use of augmented reality technology\, in which viewers can see forms take 3D form. As if depicting evolutionary scenes\, Wigon creates dioramas of sublime floral transformation. \nImage: Mirabel Wigon\, “Celestial Lattice”
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/mirabel-wigon-earth-stars/
LOCATION:Pence Gallery\, 212 D St\, Davis\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260727T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T150000
DTSTAMP:20260503T141641Z
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SUMMARY:Art Explorers: All Day Summer Arts Camp
DESCRIPTION:Let’s make art! Join us for a week of art adventures\, friendship\, and fun during Summer break. Explore ceramics\, paper mache\, painting\, drawing\, and mixed media\, led by our amazing team of Teaching Artists. Camp Counselors will guide campers in fun camp activities and outdoor play. All materials are provided\, just bring a water bottle\, snack\, sunscreen and your creativity! The week of 06/29-07/03 is broken up into individual days. \nPrice: $550/week and $75/day
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/art-explorers-all-day-summer-arts-camp-6/
LOCATION:1919 F St\, Davis CA\, 1919 F St\, Davis\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260729
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901
DTSTAMP:20260719T233341Z
CREATED:20260719T233341Z
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SUMMARY:The Artery Annual Summer Sale
DESCRIPTION:Amazing Selections offered by Marvelous Artists. A Whole Month of Hot Buys. The Artery offers a cool retreat from the August sun with our Annual Summer Sale. Our artists have filled the gallery with drastically reduced treasures and will add new inventory throughout the month. Your favorite artist or one of our newest members might surprise you with a “must have” at just the right price. Our wonderful choices: Paintings\, Photography\, Prints\, Jewelry\, Woodwork\, Woven baskets\, Ceramics\, Gourds\, Greeting Cards\, Fiber Art\, Glass: Fused and Blown.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/the-artery-annual-summer-sale/
LOCATION:The Artery\, 207 G Street\, Davis\, ca\, 95616
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260901
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SUMMARY:A Journey into the Hummingbirds’ Gardens
DESCRIPTION:The Paint Chip Artist of the Month: Lisa Monet Adda.\nVisit the Paint Chip during August to see “A Journey into the Hummingbirds’ Gardens”\, a vibrant collection of photos by nature and bird photographer Lisa Monet Adda. Photographs are available for sale and on display through August 2026\nFree Event\, all day during business hours
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/a-journey-into-the-hummingbirds-gardens/
LOCATION:The Paint Chip\, 217 F Street\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stasia Tikkanen":MAILTO:stasiatikkanen@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T130000
DTSTAMP:20260624T164310Z
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SUMMARY:Get to Know Your Sewing Machine!
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a sewing machine but don’t feel comfortable using it? Now is your chance to become a confident sewing machine user! In this one-day workshop\, students will learn basic sewing machine maintenance including how to properly thread their machine\, troubleshoot common stitching problems\, and gain a better understanding of how their machine works.\n● Sewing machines are not provided\n● All other materials will be provided\n● Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult\nInstructor: Courtney Siperstein-Cook\nALL AGES\nPrice: $35\nTime: 10:00a-1:00p\nWorkshop date:\nSaturday\, August 1
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/get-to-know-your-sewing-machine/
LOCATION:1919 F St\, Davis CA\, 1919 F St\, Davis\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Davis Arts Center":MAILTO:office@davisartscenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T141548Z
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SUMMARY:Surface Tension by Roma Devanbu
DESCRIPTION:ROMA DEVANBU\nSURFACE TENSION\nJuly 3 – August 2\, 2026 \nSecond Saturday Reception July 11th\, 5-8 PM \nRoma Devanbu has been making and exhibiting her paintings and mix-media work for decades. In Surface Tension\, her first exhibit exclusively of photographs\, we see her hungry painters eye hunting and gathering brush marks\, patterns and textures in the wide world around her. \nDevanbu says “Inside the studio I manipulate materials. I rub\, tear\, fold\, cut\, glue and paint to create images on paper and canvas. When I leave the studio my creative actions gain a broader context and I understand my gestures as echoes of larger elemental forces acting on natural and man-made surfaces.” \nThe photographs in this exhibition are records of a physical world in which materials collide\, collaborate\, stretch\, erode\, rust\, scratch\, drape\, freeze and embrace. \nThe subjects are approached in an unapologetically straight forward manner\, presenting the plain facts within the scope of her viewfinder. But\, each title includes a date and time\, down to the second\, reminding us that the unique set of circumstances is temporary and will be disrupted by the influence of reorganization or entropy. \nThe exhibition is dedicated to the memory of the gallerist/photo historian Alan Klotz and the photographer/educator Philip Perkis. Devanbu first met and studied with Klotz and Perkis while earning her MFA in painting from Pratt Institute in the mid 1980’s. \nABOUT THE ARTIST\nRoma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She is a studio resident at Verge Center for the Arts. Devanbu holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University\, an MFA from Pratt Institute and studied Asian Art History for one year at the University of Baroda in India. She was a full time tenured faculty member at Bergen Community College in NJ before moving to Davis\, CA where she lives with her husband\, the computer scientist Premkumar Devanbu. Her work is in private and corporate collections in the US and abroad and can be seen in many Northern California hospitals. For more info visit her website at roma.devanbu.com.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/surface-tension-by-roma-devanbu-14/
LOCATION:Axis Gallery\, 625 S St\, Sacramento\, 95811\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Axis Gallery":MAILTO:info@axisgallery.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T170000
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SUMMARY:Who are Orientals: Magenta Realism
DESCRIPTION:SHARON TSAO\nWHO ARE ORIENTALS: MAGENTA REALISM\nJuly 3 – August 2\, 2026\nSecond Saturday Reception: July 11\, 5–8 PM \nAbout forty years ago\, when I first came to California\, I was told that I was “Oriental.” I was also told that certain tables and chests were “Oriental\,” and that a particular decorative style was likewise considered “Oriental\,” even though these things looked unfamiliar to me. \nThe works in this exhibition are largely produced in what I was told is an “Oriental” style or manner. They originate from dried Boston ivy vines resembling twisted tree branches\, gathered after years of growth without human intervention and coated with an artificial magenta surface. \nThe application of magenta coating violently interrupts this natural index. Historically\, magenta is among the first fully synthetic modern pigments\, inseparable from industrial chemistry\, mechanical reproduction\, and the chromatic excess of modernity. Here\, color no longer functions descriptively\, but operatively. The magenta surface transforms the dead vines into unstable signs oscillating between the imagined seductions of the “Oriental” and the chromatic excess of industrial modernity\, between contamination and ritual\, and between transcendence and artifice. If the branches retain the temporality of decay\, the color introduces what Jean Baudrillard might describe as the logic of simulation: reality intensified precisely through its artificiality. \nThe works also echo a reversed form of classical Chinese literati aesthetics. Where traditional literati painting often pursued “compression through weathered emptiness” — reducing the world into ink\, void\, and gesture — these works enact a compression through chromatic saturation. The tangled vine becomes a condensed structure of historical memory\, while magenta operates almost as a contemporary counterpart to ink: not natural\, but hyper-artificial; not withdrawn\, but aggressively present. \nSuspended between objecthood and theatricality\, ruin and ornament\, realism and hallucination\, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. Reality here is not achieved through representation\, but through direct material presence complicated by cultural coding\, synthetic color\, and the unstable perceptual systems through which contemporary viewers encounter nature. \nJoin us at Axis Gallery\, located at 625 S Street in Sacramento’s historic R Street Corridor\, within the Verge Center for the Arts building. The gallery has exhibited innovative contemporary art for over 35 years and continues to serve as a vital space for artists to explore\, connect\, and share work outside the commercial sphere.\nGallery hours: Friday–Sunday\, 12–5 PM \nABOUT THE ARTIST \nSharon Tsao is a sculptor\, art historian\, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature\, memory\, cultural identity\, and material transformation. She received a B.A. in Sculpture from the China Academy of Art in 1982 and earned a Ph.D. in Art History from Stanford University in 1996. Tsao has taught Art History at Postsecondary Educational institutions\, where she supervised graduate research in art history.\nHer works have been exhibited\, collected\, and auctioned internationally\, and are held in private and public collections in Asia\, North America\, and Europe.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/who-are-orientals-magenta-realism-14/
LOCATION:Axis Gallery\, 625 S St\, Sacramento\, 95811\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T160000
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SUMMARY:Davis Craft and Vintage Fair
DESCRIPTION:Davis Craft and Vintage Fair began as the Square Tomatoes Craft Fair more than 10 years ago! The event was started by instructors from the UC Davis Craft Center in order to have a monthly craft fair for local artisans and the local community. We embraced local vintage vendors in 2017\, we’ve grown and we are still home to local artists and makers from the Davis and greater Sacramento area. \nWe collaborate with local non-profits starting with Couleurs Vives Art Studio who joined us in 2018! Many of our talented vendors can be found at other festivals like the Davis Phoenix Coalition’s Pride Fest\, the I-House’s International Festival\, and 2nd Friday ArtAbouts on E Street Plaza. \nExpect to see friendly vendors with local handmade and original art\, crafts\, quality vintage items\, upcycled treasures\, earth-friendly creations\, good food\, and more. Free live music fills the open space for a lively atmosphere so be sure to stop by and join us!  \n 
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/davis-craft-and-vintage-fair-72/
LOCATION:Central Park – Davis\, 5th St & B St\,\, Davis\,\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Community,Outside,Shopping,Stage & Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T141550Z
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SUMMARY:Surface Tension by Roma Devanbu
DESCRIPTION:ROMA DEVANBU\nSURFACE TENSION\nJuly 3 – August 2\, 2026 \nSecond Saturday Reception July 11th\, 5-8 PM \nRoma Devanbu has been making and exhibiting her paintings and mix-media work for decades. In Surface Tension\, her first exhibit exclusively of photographs\, we see her hungry painters eye hunting and gathering brush marks\, patterns and textures in the wide world around her. \nDevanbu says “Inside the studio I manipulate materials. I rub\, tear\, fold\, cut\, glue and paint to create images on paper and canvas. When I leave the studio my creative actions gain a broader context and I understand my gestures as echoes of larger elemental forces acting on natural and man-made surfaces.” \nThe photographs in this exhibition are records of a physical world in which materials collide\, collaborate\, stretch\, erode\, rust\, scratch\, drape\, freeze and embrace. \nThe subjects are approached in an unapologetically straight forward manner\, presenting the plain facts within the scope of her viewfinder. But\, each title includes a date and time\, down to the second\, reminding us that the unique set of circumstances is temporary and will be disrupted by the influence of reorganization or entropy. \nThe exhibition is dedicated to the memory of the gallerist/photo historian Alan Klotz and the photographer/educator Philip Perkis. Devanbu first met and studied with Klotz and Perkis while earning her MFA in painting from Pratt Institute in the mid 1980’s. \nABOUT THE ARTIST\nRoma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She is a studio resident at Verge Center for the Arts. Devanbu holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University\, an MFA from Pratt Institute and studied Asian Art History for one year at the University of Baroda in India. She was a full time tenured faculty member at Bergen Community College in NJ before moving to Davis\, CA where she lives with her husband\, the computer scientist Premkumar Devanbu. Her work is in private and corporate collections in the US and abroad and can be seen in many Northern California hospitals. For more info visit her website at roma.devanbu.com.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/surface-tension-by-roma-devanbu-15/
LOCATION:Axis Gallery\, 625 S St\, Sacramento\, 95811\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Axis Gallery":MAILTO:info@axisgallery.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T170000
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SUMMARY:Who are Orientals: Magenta Realism
DESCRIPTION:SHARON TSAO\nWHO ARE ORIENTALS: MAGENTA REALISM\nJuly 3 – August 2\, 2026\nSecond Saturday Reception: July 11\, 5–8 PM \nAbout forty years ago\, when I first came to California\, I was told that I was “Oriental.” I was also told that certain tables and chests were “Oriental\,” and that a particular decorative style was likewise considered “Oriental\,” even though these things looked unfamiliar to me. \nThe works in this exhibition are largely produced in what I was told is an “Oriental” style or manner. They originate from dried Boston ivy vines resembling twisted tree branches\, gathered after years of growth without human intervention and coated with an artificial magenta surface. \nThe application of magenta coating violently interrupts this natural index. Historically\, magenta is among the first fully synthetic modern pigments\, inseparable from industrial chemistry\, mechanical reproduction\, and the chromatic excess of modernity. Here\, color no longer functions descriptively\, but operatively. The magenta surface transforms the dead vines into unstable signs oscillating between the imagined seductions of the “Oriental” and the chromatic excess of industrial modernity\, between contamination and ritual\, and between transcendence and artifice. If the branches retain the temporality of decay\, the color introduces what Jean Baudrillard might describe as the logic of simulation: reality intensified precisely through its artificiality. \nThe works also echo a reversed form of classical Chinese literati aesthetics. Where traditional literati painting often pursued “compression through weathered emptiness” — reducing the world into ink\, void\, and gesture — these works enact a compression through chromatic saturation. The tangled vine becomes a condensed structure of historical memory\, while magenta operates almost as a contemporary counterpart to ink: not natural\, but hyper-artificial; not withdrawn\, but aggressively present. \nSuspended between objecthood and theatricality\, ruin and ornament\, realism and hallucination\, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. Reality here is not achieved through representation\, but through direct material presence complicated by cultural coding\, synthetic color\, and the unstable perceptual systems through which contemporary viewers encounter nature. \nJoin us at Axis Gallery\, located at 625 S Street in Sacramento’s historic R Street Corridor\, within the Verge Center for the Arts building. The gallery has exhibited innovative contemporary art for over 35 years and continues to serve as a vital space for artists to explore\, connect\, and share work outside the commercial sphere.\nGallery hours: Friday–Sunday\, 12–5 PM \nABOUT THE ARTIST \nSharon Tsao is a sculptor\, art historian\, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature\, memory\, cultural identity\, and material transformation. She received a B.A. in Sculpture from the China Academy of Art in 1982 and earned a Ph.D. in Art History from Stanford University in 1996. Tsao has taught Art History at Postsecondary Educational institutions\, where she supervised graduate research in art history.\nHer works have been exhibited\, collected\, and auctioned internationally\, and are held in private and public collections in Asia\, North America\, and Europe.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/who-are-orientals-magenta-realism-15/
LOCATION:Axis Gallery\, 625 S St\, Sacramento\, 95811\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260802T150000
DTSTAMP:20260715T223733Z
CREATED:20260715T223733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260715T223733Z
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SUMMARY:Art in Action: Marvelous Marionettes
DESCRIPTION:Art in Action: Marvelous Marionettes\nSunday\, August 2\, 1-3 PM\n$5 Members\, $10 Non-Members (per person\, all materials included)\nUse your imagination to bring your favorite animal to life! Transform cardboard\, various papers\, pom poms\, yarn\, and more into a lively and colorful animal marionette. \nHow it works:\nArt in Action engages kids in art projects that are fun\, creative\, and collaborative with their family members. This is a drop-in program for ages 5-12. No registration in advance is required\, but space and supplies are limited to the first 25 participants and are available on a first come\, first served basis. \nWhen you arrive\, pay with cash or card at the front desk. A parent or adult caregiver is required to stay\, but only has to pay for the project for themselves if they are also doing art. Stay as long or as short as you like over the two hour period. \nBecome a Member starting at $70/year and save! If you join the Pence Gallery when you attend this workshop\, you can enjoy Member pricing for Art in Action\, plus receive a $5 gift certificate to our gift shop as a thank you. Membership supports art for all ages and makes creative moments like this possible—jump in and be part of it. \nWe have a different Art in Action family workshop every month. Learn more at https://pencegallery.org/art-in-action/. \nThis monthly program is generously sponsored by Mary Stephens DeWall & Les DeWall.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/art-in-action-marvelous-marionettes/
LOCATION:Pence Gallery\, 212 D St\, Davis\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Bring the Kids
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pence Gallery":MAILTO:pencesocialmedia@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260803T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T150000
DTSTAMP:20260510T163349Z
CREATED:20260510T163349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260510T163349Z
UID:25320-1785747600-1786201200@artsalliancedavis.org
SUMMARY:Art Explorers: All Day Summer Arts Camp
DESCRIPTION:Let’s make art! Join us for a week of art adventures\, friendship\, and fun during Summer break. Explore ceramics\, paper mache\, painting\, drawing\, and mixed media\, led by our amazing team of Teaching Artists. Camp Counselors will guide campers in fun camp activities and outdoor play. All materials are provided\, just bring a water bottle\, snack\, sunscreen and your creativity! The week of 06/29-07/03 is broken up into individual days. \nPrice: $550/week and $75/day
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/art-explorers-all-day-summer-arts-camp-7/
LOCATION:1919 F St\, Davis CA\, 1919 F St\, Davis\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260807T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260807T170000
DTSTAMP:20260719T233537Z
CREATED:20260719T233537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260719T233537Z
UID:26265-1786104000-1786122000@artsalliancedavis.org
SUMMARY:21st National Juried Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:AXIS GALLERY\n21st ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION\nAugust 7–30\, 2026 \nSecond Saturday Reception August 8\, 2026\, 5–8 PM \nAxis Gallery presents the 21st Annual National Juried Competition\, a group exhibition featuring works selected by juror Sharon Butler\, founder of Two Coats of Paint. The exhibition includes works by artists from around the country in a variety of mediums. \nJUROR’S STATEMENT\nThe Axis Gallery received 658 submissions to an open call\, and I could have selected five exhibitions instead of one without feeling professionally compromised. Narrowing such a high- quality profusion down to a single hang was a real challenge. Whereas traditional thematic trawls tend to be self-limiting\, open calls like this one afford the juror no circumscribing guidance – only that of quality on the terms artists set for themselves. And the work I perused made it clear that artists throughout the country and across genres are richly engaged in conversations about ideas\, materials\, emotional content\, and formal issues. The show’s density is testament to the abundance of pieces that were simply too good to leave out. \nSince no theme was handed down in advance\, my job was to arrive at a selection piece by piece\, submission by submission\, until I saw the show take shape from what artists are concerned about and refracting through their work right now. I encountered a gnawing disquiet\, an insistence on making things by hand\, an interest in place\, and the use of materiality and process as metaphor. Although I don’t believe most of the submitting artists know one another\, the selected works seem connected\, as if they might mutually complete sentences. And indeed\, one virtue of an open call is that it is liable to produce an unplanned consensus – a kind of serendipity that might elude a more deliberately curated process with a long list of criteria. \nI’ll admit my own slight bias in the selection. I’m somewhat less interested in traditional technical skill than in inventiveness – in what happens when an artist reaches for something that isn’t supposed to be an art material at all\, and in instances when artists find meaningful content in improbable subject matter. Some of the pieces here employ images or objects that may challenge the conventional view of what counts as art\, and I kept coming back to those. This exhibition\, then\, represents one person’s path through a terrific field of entries. It is\, I hope\, a generous and thoughtful selection. I remain thoroughly impressed that when the Axis Gallery asked a wide\, unfiltered public to submit work\, the items that came in response were at once more surprising and more complementary than I had any right to expect. \n– Sharon Butler\, July 2026 \nABOUT THE JUROR\nSharon Butler is a painter and the founder of Two Coats of Paint\, an award-winning NYC blogazine about painting. She has held solo exhibitions in at CLEA RSKY\, Jennifer Baahng Gallery\, Theodore Gallery\, Pocket Utopia\, and Central Fine Arts (all in NYC); in Connecticut at Slater Memorial Museum\, Real Art Ways\, and Furnace Art on Paper Archive; and in the university galleries at University of Alabama\, University of Connecticut\, and SUNY Westchester. Her paintings are characterized by a tendency toward Casualism\, a term she coined in an article published in The Brooklyn Rail to describe an approach to painting that values imperfection\, incompleteness\, and process over traditional color theory\, pleasing composition\, and polished forms.\nHer work has been featured in publications such as The Brooklyn Rail\, Hyperallergic\, artcritical\, The New Criterion\, and New York Magazine. She has received awards from Creative Capital and the Warhol Foundation\, Yaddo\, Connecticut Commission on the Arts\, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. \nShe lives and works in Long Island City\, Queens.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/21st-national-juried-exhibition/
LOCATION:Axis Gallery\, 625 S St\, Sacramento\, 95811\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Axis Gallery":MAILTO:info@axisgallery.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260807T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260807T170000
DTSTAMP:20260509T160612Z
CREATED:20260509T160612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260509T160612Z
UID:25314-1786114800-1786122000@artsalliancedavis.org
SUMMARY:Davis Makerspace & Clothing Repair Cafe
DESCRIPTION:Davis Makerspace is a community workspace for makers and builders\, designers and inventors. A small assortment of tools will be available for use and staff or volunteers will be on hand to provide some assistance. Supervised children are welcome. Participants must provide a signed liability waiver (available on site). Mondays & Tuesdays\, 6p—8p; Thursdays\, 9:30a—11:30a; Fridays\, 3p—5p.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/davis-makerspace-clothing-repair-cafe-330/
LOCATION:Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library\, 315 East 14th Street
CATEGORIES:Art,Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260807T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260807T170000
DTSTAMP:20260509T160628Z
CREATED:20260509T160628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260509T160628Z
UID:25316-1786116600-1786122000@artsalliancedavis.org
SUMMARY:Brush & Glaze: Ceramic Painting Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Unleash your creativity and transform plain ceramics into stunning works of art with our glazing workshops! Whether you’re looking to create a gift or a unique piece for your home\, this is the perfect opportunity to let your imagination shine. Simply choose your ceramic piece\, pick from a vibrant array of glaze colors\, and start decorating! Davis Arts Center staff will handle the firing process\, ensuring your masterpiece is ready to take home. \nPrice includes glazing\, firing\, and one ceramic piece\nCeramic selections: planter\, plate\, or mug\nAdditional pieces available for purchase while supplies last\nChildren under 8 must be accompanied by an adult\nFinal ceramic pieces available for pick-up later \nALL AGES \nPrice: $25/attendee \nFridays\, 3:30-5:00 pm \nJune 26\nJuly 10\nJuly 17\nJuly 24\nJuly 31\nAugust 7\nAugust 14\nAugust 21
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/brush-glaze-ceramic-painting-workshop-25/
LOCATION:1919 F St\, Davis CA\, 1919 F St\, Davis\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Davis Arts Center":MAILTO:office@davisartscenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260807T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260807T170000
DTSTAMP:20260725T115052Z
CREATED:20260725T115052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260725T115052Z
UID:26367-1786116600-1786122000@artsalliancedavis.org
SUMMARY:Brush & Glaze: Ceramic Painting Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Unleash your creativity and transform plain ceramics into stunning works of art with our glazing workshops! Whether you’re looking to create a gift or a unique piece for your home\, this is the perfect opportunity to let your imagination shine. Simply choose your ceramic piece\, pick from a vibrant array of glaze colors\, and start decorating! Davis Arts Center staff will handle the firing process\, ensuring your masterpiece is ready to take home. \nPrice includes glazing\, firing\, and one ceramic piece\nCeramic selections: planter\, plate\, or mug\nAdditional pieces available for purchase while supplies last\nChildren under 8 must be accompanied by an adult\nFinal ceramic pieces available for pick-up later \nALL AGES \nPrice: $25/attendee \nFridays\, 3:30-5:00 pm \nJune 26\nJuly 10\nJuly 17\nJuly 24\nJuly 31\nAugust 7\nAugust 14\nAugust 21
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/brush-glaze-ceramic-painting-workshop-29/
LOCATION:1919 F St\, Davis CA\, 1919 F St\, Davis\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Davis Arts Center":MAILTO:office@davisartscenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260807T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260807T190000
DTSTAMP:20260509T160630Z
CREATED:20260509T160630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260509T160630Z
UID:25318-1786122000-1786129200@artsalliancedavis.org
SUMMARY:Family Open Studio
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a space where you\, your family\, and even friends can have fun with art and creativity? Drop in at our Family Open Studio! Explore an array of art materials\, such as paint\, oil pastels\, and recycled materials. Let your creative imagination run wild! (An adult must attend with at least one child\, and children must attend with an adult.) \nALL AGES \nPrice: FREE \nFridays\, 5:00-7:00 pm \nSummer dates:\n6/5\, 6/26\n7/10\, 7/17\, 7/24\, 7/31\n8/7\, 8/14\, 8/21\, 8/28
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/family-open-studio-66/
LOCATION:1919 F St\, Davis CA\, 1919 F St\, Davis\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Davis Arts Center":MAILTO:office@davisartscenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T120000
DTSTAMP:20260624T164428Z
CREATED:20260624T164428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T164428Z
UID:25998-1786183200-1786190400@artsalliancedavis.org
SUMMARY:Tie Dye!
DESCRIPTION:It’s summer\, and you know what that means…Tie Dye! In this one-day workshop\, students will learn about the tie-dye process and explore a variety of techniques to create colorful\, one-of-a-kind designs. Bring a cotton item or two and get ready to transform them with your own groovy creations!\n● A limited number of tote bags and shirts will be available\n● All tie-dye supplies and materials will be provided\n● Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult\nInstructor: Courtney Siperstein-Cook\nAGES 6+\nPrice: $50\nTime: 10:00a-12:00p\nWorkshop date:\nSaturday\, August 8
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/tie-dye/
LOCATION:1919 F St\, Davis CA\, 1919 F St\, Davis\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Davis Arts Center":MAILTO:office@davisartscenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T170000
DTSTAMP:20260719T233559Z
CREATED:20260719T233559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260719T233559Z
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SUMMARY:21st National Juried Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:AXIS GALLERY\n21st ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION\nAugust 7–30\, 2026 \nSecond Saturday Reception August 8\, 2026\, 5–8 PM \nAxis Gallery presents the 21st Annual National Juried Competition\, a group exhibition featuring works selected by juror Sharon Butler\, founder of Two Coats of Paint. The exhibition includes works by artists from around the country in a variety of mediums. \nJUROR’S STATEMENT\nThe Axis Gallery received 658 submissions to an open call\, and I could have selected five exhibitions instead of one without feeling professionally compromised. Narrowing such a high- quality profusion down to a single hang was a real challenge. Whereas traditional thematic trawls tend to be self-limiting\, open calls like this one afford the juror no circumscribing guidance – only that of quality on the terms artists set for themselves. And the work I perused made it clear that artists throughout the country and across genres are richly engaged in conversations about ideas\, materials\, emotional content\, and formal issues. The show’s density is testament to the abundance of pieces that were simply too good to leave out. \nSince no theme was handed down in advance\, my job was to arrive at a selection piece by piece\, submission by submission\, until I saw the show take shape from what artists are concerned about and refracting through their work right now. I encountered a gnawing disquiet\, an insistence on making things by hand\, an interest in place\, and the use of materiality and process as metaphor. Although I don’t believe most of the submitting artists know one another\, the selected works seem connected\, as if they might mutually complete sentences. And indeed\, one virtue of an open call is that it is liable to produce an unplanned consensus – a kind of serendipity that might elude a more deliberately curated process with a long list of criteria. \nI’ll admit my own slight bias in the selection. I’m somewhat less interested in traditional technical skill than in inventiveness – in what happens when an artist reaches for something that isn’t supposed to be an art material at all\, and in instances when artists find meaningful content in improbable subject matter. Some of the pieces here employ images or objects that may challenge the conventional view of what counts as art\, and I kept coming back to those. This exhibition\, then\, represents one person’s path through a terrific field of entries. It is\, I hope\, a generous and thoughtful selection. I remain thoroughly impressed that when the Axis Gallery asked a wide\, unfiltered public to submit work\, the items that came in response were at once more surprising and more complementary than I had any right to expect. \n– Sharon Butler\, July 2026 \nABOUT THE JUROR\nSharon Butler is a painter and the founder of Two Coats of Paint\, an award-winning NYC blogazine about painting. She has held solo exhibitions in at CLEA RSKY\, Jennifer Baahng Gallery\, Theodore Gallery\, Pocket Utopia\, and Central Fine Arts (all in NYC); in Connecticut at Slater Memorial Museum\, Real Art Ways\, and Furnace Art on Paper Archive; and in the university galleries at University of Alabama\, University of Connecticut\, and SUNY Westchester. Her paintings are characterized by a tendency toward Casualism\, a term she coined in an article published in The Brooklyn Rail to describe an approach to painting that values imperfection\, incompleteness\, and process over traditional color theory\, pleasing composition\, and polished forms.\nHer work has been featured in publications such as The Brooklyn Rail\, Hyperallergic\, artcritical\, The New Criterion\, and New York Magazine. She has received awards from Creative Capital and the Warhol Foundation\, Yaddo\, Connecticut Commission on the Arts\, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. \nShe lives and works in Long Island City\, Queens.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/21st-national-juried-exhibition-2/
LOCATION:Axis Gallery\, 625 S St\, Sacramento\, 95811\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Axis Gallery":MAILTO:info@axisgallery.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T200000
DTSTAMP:20260719T233602Z
CREATED:20260719T233602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260719T233602Z
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SUMMARY:Reception: 21st National Juried Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:AXIS GALLERY\n21st ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION\nAugust 7–30\, 2026 \nSecond Saturday Reception August 8\, 2026\, 5–8 PM \nAxis Gallery presents the 21st Annual National Juried Competition\, a group exhibition featuring works selected by juror Sharon Butler\, founder of Two Coats of Paint. The exhibition includes works by artists from around the country in a variety of mediums. \nJUROR’S STATEMENT\nThe Axis Gallery received 658 submissions to an open call\, and I could have selected five exhibitions instead of one without feeling professionally compromised. Narrowing such a high- quality profusion down to a single hang was a real challenge. Whereas traditional thematic trawls tend to be self-limiting\, open calls like this one afford the juror no circumscribing guidance – only that of quality on the terms artists set for themselves. And the work I perused made it clear that artists throughout the country and across genres are richly engaged in conversations about ideas\, materials\, emotional content\, and formal issues. The show’s density is testament to the abundance of pieces that were simply too good to leave out. \nSince no theme was handed down in advance\, my job was to arrive at a selection piece by piece\, submission by submission\, until I saw the show take shape from what artists are concerned about and refracting through their work right now. I encountered a gnawing disquiet\, an insistence on making things by hand\, an interest in place\, and the use of materiality and process as metaphor. Although I don’t believe most of the submitting artists know one another\, the selected works seem connected\, as if they might mutually complete sentences. And indeed\, one virtue of an open call is that it is liable to produce an unplanned consensus – a kind of serendipity that might elude a more deliberately curated process with a long list of criteria. \nI’ll admit my own slight bias in the selection. I’m somewhat less interested in traditional technical skill than in inventiveness – in what happens when an artist reaches for something that isn’t supposed to be an art material at all\, and in instances when artists find meaningful content in improbable subject matter. Some of the pieces here employ images or objects that may challenge the conventional view of what counts as art\, and I kept coming back to those. This exhibition\, then\, represents one person’s path through a terrific field of entries. It is\, I hope\, a generous and thoughtful selection. I remain thoroughly impressed that when the Axis Gallery asked a wide\, unfiltered public to submit work\, the items that came in response were at once more surprising and more complementary than I had any right to expect. \n– Sharon Butler\, July 2026 \nABOUT THE JUROR\nSharon Butler is a painter and the founder of Two Coats of Paint\, an award-winning NYC blogazine about painting. She has held solo exhibitions in at CLEA RSKY\, Jennifer Baahng Gallery\, Theodore Gallery\, Pocket Utopia\, and Central Fine Arts (all in NYC); in Connecticut at Slater Memorial Museum\, Real Art Ways\, and Furnace Art on Paper Archive; and in the university galleries at University of Alabama\, University of Connecticut\, and SUNY Westchester. Her paintings are characterized by a tendency toward Casualism\, a term she coined in an article published in The Brooklyn Rail to describe an approach to painting that values imperfection\, incompleteness\, and process over traditional color theory\, pleasing composition\, and polished forms.\nHer work has been featured in publications such as The Brooklyn Rail\, Hyperallergic\, artcritical\, The New Criterion\, and New York Magazine. She has received awards from Creative Capital and the Warhol Foundation\, Yaddo\, Connecticut Commission on the Arts\, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. \nShe lives and works in Long Island City\, Queens.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/reception-21st-national-juried-exhibition/
LOCATION:Axis Gallery\, 625 S St\, Sacramento\, 95811\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Axis Gallery":MAILTO:info@axisgallery.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260808T200000
DTSTAMP:20260808T153231Z
CREATED:20260808T153231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T153231Z
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SUMMARY:Shades of Summer
DESCRIPTION:Seven Artists explore the nuance\, vibrant color\, and textures of the summer\nseason in a compelling new group show. \nThe Atelier is proud to present Shades of Summer\, a captivating visual arts\nexhibition showcasing works created by artists working out of Sacramento’s\nnewest studio hub\, the Atelier. \nThis month\, we welcome our visiting residents\, Celia Herrera Rodriguez\, Artist\, and\nCrisán Herrera\, Photographer\, to join us for our Summer exhibition\, bringing new\ncreative expressions to Sacramento. \nCelia Herrera Rodríguez (Xicana/O’dami) is a painter\, performance and\ninstallation artist whose work reflects a full generation of dialogue with Chicano\,\nNative American\, Pre-Columbian\, and Mexican thought. We are thrilled to have her\nat the Atelier this summer as she prepares for her museum retrospective. \nAlong with our resident artists\, Liz Awesome\, Betsy Gill\, Kenneth Jordan\, Jaime\nLuna\, and Izayjah McKinney\, they bring together diverse mediums\, from\nexpressive oil painting and mixed media to delicate textile art\, this exhibition\ninvites viewers to experience summer not merely as a calendar season\, but as an\nevocative spectrum of emotion\, intensity\, and atmosphere.\nSummer in Sacramento has its own distinct rhythm and palette\, Shades of Summer captures these fleeting moments through uniquely refined artistic perspectives. \nAll seven featured artists maintain active studio practices at the Atelier in Sacramento\, fostering a collaborative and inspiring dialogue that naturally translates onto the gallery walls. \nFeatured Artists:\n● Celia Herrera Rodriguez – https://celiahrodriguez.com/\n● Liz Awesome — https://lizawesome.art/\n● Izayjah McKinney —\nhttps://theateliersac.com/resident-artist-izayjah-mckinney/\n● Betsy Gill — https://www.betsygill.com/\n● Kenneth Jordan — https://www.kennethjordanart.com/\n● Jaime Luna — https://jaimelunastudio.com/\n● Crisán Herrera – https://www.facebook.com/crisan \nOpening Reception & Event Details:\n● Opening Reception: Saturday\, August 8\, 2026 | 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM\n● Exhibition Dates: August 8 – 25\, 2026\n● Location: The Atelier\, 2118 19th St.\, Sacramento\, CA\n● Admission: Free and open to the public; complimentary light refreshments\nserved \nAbout The Atelier:\nLocated in Midtown Sacramento\, The Atelier is a contemporary studio and gallery\ndedicated to empowering creators of all ages. Through a no-commission gallery\nmodel and process-led education\, the Atelier makes local art visible\, sustainable\,\nand accessible to all. For applications\, class schedules\, or to join the VIP mailing\nlist\, visit www.theateliersac.com or contact info@theateliersac.com.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/shades-of-summer/
LOCATION:the Atelier\, 2118 19th st\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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SUMMARY:Create Your Summertime Post Cards
DESCRIPTION:Join artist Jessie Wright for an evening of creating watercolor post card(s) of your summer adventures at Super Owl Brewing on Sat.\, Aug. 8th from 6-8pm. Bring a photo or image that you’d love to paint. For those inclined\, we’ll share our summer time stories painted on our post cards. Space is limited. RSVP at jes.nature.art@gmail.com by Friday\, Aug. 7th at 6 pm. The one-time class includes art supplies and costs $10 (cash or Venmo). Award winning beers & non-alcoholic beverages are sold separately.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/create-your-summertime-post-cards/
LOCATION:Super Owl Brewing (Super Owl)\, 1260 Lake Blvd.\, Suite 121
CATEGORIES:Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T120000
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SUMMARY:Art Café
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Art Café every second and fourth Sunday to enjoy a cozy morning crafting with a complimentary warm beverage! Create at your own pace using provided materials\, or bring your own (no hazardous or materials with strong odors). Adults and Teens only. \nAGES 13+ \nPrice: $10 \n2nd & 4th Sundays\, 10 am-12 pm
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/art-cafe-11/
LOCATION:1919 F St\, Davis CA\, 1919 F St\, Davis\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Davis Arts Center":MAILTO:office@davisartscenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T133000
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SUMMARY:Relief Printmaking with Heather Hogan
DESCRIPTION:Relief Printmaking with Heather Hogan\nSunday\, August 9 | 10 AM – 1:30 PM\n$115 Members\, $125 Non-Members (All materials included) \nWith artist Heather Hogan\, students will learn how to design for relief printing\, transfer the design to the block\, use various types of ink\, and create single prints and repeating patterns on paper and fabric. Paper\, cards\, flour-sack towels\, and drawstring pouches will be provided\, but students are encouraged to bring multiple garments and fabrics to print upon. Tips and techniques for collaging paper prints and securing fabric printed patches to garments will be discussed. This class is open to both beginners and experienced artists and is recommended for ages 12 and up. \nRegister here: https://pencegallery.org/education/programs/workshops-and-classes/ \nAny questions? Email pencegallery@gmail.com.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/relief-printmaking-with-heather-hogan/
LOCATION:Pence Gallery\, 212 D St\, Davis\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pence Gallery":MAILTO:pencesocialmedia@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260809T170000
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SUMMARY:21st National Juried Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:AXIS GALLERY\n21st ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION\nAugust 7–30\, 2026 \nSecond Saturday Reception August 8\, 2026\, 5–8 PM \nAxis Gallery presents the 21st Annual National Juried Competition\, a group exhibition featuring works selected by juror Sharon Butler\, founder of Two Coats of Paint. The exhibition includes works by artists from around the country in a variety of mediums. \nJUROR’S STATEMENT\nThe Axis Gallery received 658 submissions to an open call\, and I could have selected five exhibitions instead of one without feeling professionally compromised. Narrowing such a high- quality profusion down to a single hang was a real challenge. Whereas traditional thematic trawls tend to be self-limiting\, open calls like this one afford the juror no circumscribing guidance – only that of quality on the terms artists set for themselves. And the work I perused made it clear that artists throughout the country and across genres are richly engaged in conversations about ideas\, materials\, emotional content\, and formal issues. The show’s density is testament to the abundance of pieces that were simply too good to leave out. \nSince no theme was handed down in advance\, my job was to arrive at a selection piece by piece\, submission by submission\, until I saw the show take shape from what artists are concerned about and refracting through their work right now. I encountered a gnawing disquiet\, an insistence on making things by hand\, an interest in place\, and the use of materiality and process as metaphor. Although I don’t believe most of the submitting artists know one another\, the selected works seem connected\, as if they might mutually complete sentences. And indeed\, one virtue of an open call is that it is liable to produce an unplanned consensus – a kind of serendipity that might elude a more deliberately curated process with a long list of criteria. \nI’ll admit my own slight bias in the selection. I’m somewhat less interested in traditional technical skill than in inventiveness – in what happens when an artist reaches for something that isn’t supposed to be an art material at all\, and in instances when artists find meaningful content in improbable subject matter. Some of the pieces here employ images or objects that may challenge the conventional view of what counts as art\, and I kept coming back to those. This exhibition\, then\, represents one person’s path through a terrific field of entries. It is\, I hope\, a generous and thoughtful selection. I remain thoroughly impressed that when the Axis Gallery asked a wide\, unfiltered public to submit work\, the items that came in response were at once more surprising and more complementary than I had any right to expect. \n– Sharon Butler\, July 2026 \nABOUT THE JUROR\nSharon Butler is a painter and the founder of Two Coats of Paint\, an award-winning NYC blogazine about painting. She has held solo exhibitions in at CLEA RSKY\, Jennifer Baahng Gallery\, Theodore Gallery\, Pocket Utopia\, and Central Fine Arts (all in NYC); in Connecticut at Slater Memorial Museum\, Real Art Ways\, and Furnace Art on Paper Archive; and in the university galleries at University of Alabama\, University of Connecticut\, and SUNY Westchester. Her paintings are characterized by a tendency toward Casualism\, a term she coined in an article published in The Brooklyn Rail to describe an approach to painting that values imperfection\, incompleteness\, and process over traditional color theory\, pleasing composition\, and polished forms.\nHer work has been featured in publications such as The Brooklyn Rail\, Hyperallergic\, artcritical\, The New Criterion\, and New York Magazine. She has received awards from Creative Capital and the Warhol Foundation\, Yaddo\, Connecticut Commission on the Arts\, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. \nShe lives and works in Long Island City\, Queens.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/21st-national-juried-exhibition-3/
LOCATION:Axis Gallery\, 625 S St\, Sacramento\, 95811\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="Axis Gallery":MAILTO:info@axisgallery.org
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SUMMARY:Susannah Israel: Procession
DESCRIPTION:The John Natsoulas Gallery is thrilled to announce the exhibition of Susannah Israel’s distinctive ceramics. Her individualized figures each possess an openness of expression\, inviting close contemplation and investigation into their stories. \nTo be exhibited on the second floor of the gallery\, her body of work is a reflection of the humor she uses to confront the struggles of life. Her emphasis of gesture takes an equal role to her interest in abstraction and distortion. The dynamic figures\, some in conversation with a paired piece\, offer viewers discrete narratives to consider\, even as the overarching themes remain cohesive. The wide date-range present in this exhibition provides insight into her developments. Her repetitious use of unglazed terracotta-colored clay reminds viewers of the earthen and historical origins of her medium. The warmth and rich coloration of each figure shines\, even when the figure is subsumed entirely with glazes and surface designs. \nOriginally from New York\, the artist studied ceramics for some time at Pratt Art Institute with Byron Temple\, and she later earned both a BA and an MFA from San Francisco State University. Her extensive teaching at numerous institutions in California took her to schools across the state. Her work has been exhibited throughout the world\, and her sculpture is found in museums\, private art collections\, and public art sites throughout the United States. Her career distinctions include the Fletcher Challenge Premier Award\, a Virginia Groot Foundation Award\, and residencies at the Archie Bray and the Doelger Art Center. Her extensive output of writing primarily showcases and uplifts talented artists who are typically excluded from galleries and museums. \nThe exhibition’s opening reception will be held on Friday August 21\, from 7 to 9 PM. It will feature live music and refreshments.
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/susannah-israel-procession/
LOCATION:John Natsoulas Gallery\, 521 1st St\, Davis\, CA\, 95616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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ORGANIZER;CN="John Natsoulas Gallery":MAILTO:art@natsoulas.com
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SUMMARY:Figure Drawing at the Pence
DESCRIPTION:Figure Drawing Session\nWednesday\, August 12\, 6:30-9 PM\n$15 Members\, $22 Non-Members | Limited to 10 participants\nRegistration & payment is required in advance through the Pence’s website. \nWe hold self-guided figure drawing sessions with a nude model every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month\, from 6:30-9 PM. 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. \nThis is not a class\, and no instruction is provided. The atmosphere is relaxed and non-competitive. Bring your own art materials\, and we’ll provide a comfortable place to sketch or paint live models in our upstairs classroom space. Participants will work independently through a warm up with shorter poses and longer\, twenty-minute poses. A staff member will be on-site to facilitate the group and to answer questions. \nRegister here: https://pencegallery.org/education/programs/figure-drawing/ \nImage: drawing by Deziree Seidner
URL:https://artsalliancedavis.org/event/figure-drawing-at-the-pence-32/
LOCATION:Pence Gallery\, 212 D St\, Davis\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art
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