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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THE ARTERY. “French Twist” features the paintings and ceramics of Cathie James-Robinson and Amanda Cadelago, inspired by their visit to France a few years ago. View ceramic sculptures and vases, as well as paintings of playful interiors and the natural world. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. In after nature, Fiona K. Lau examines our increasingly mediated relationship with the natural world through a series of paintings and installations that navigate the space between digital fascination and ecological crisis. The exhibition takes its title from Jedediah Purdy’s book, which explores how nature as a notion of pure, untouched wilderness no longer exists—if it ever did—and asks how genuine kinship can be forged in an era when human influence has transformed every ecosystem and the internet shapes our environmental consciousness. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Jazz is one of America’s greatest innovations; born from creativity, collaboration, and resilience. Yet like many American art forms created by marginalized communities, jazz was first condemned before it was celebrated. Through portraiture, text, and layered materials drawn from newspapers and public rhetoric, this exhibition by Kenneth Jordan highlights both the brilliance of jazz and the cultural forces that once tried to suppress it. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Adding Stones to Rise is a curated group exhibition bringing together Sacramento-based artists working across multiple media, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and new media. It centers the work of Black women and nonbinary artists—new to the region, rooted here, or returning. Together, these artists offer a collective meditation on movement, care, resistance, and transformation. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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PENCE GALLERY. It’s time for our annual non-juried exhibit to highlight the talent of our community’s artists! Participants can win the Curator’s Choice award, or they can win the Public Choice award, chosen by viewers who vote when visiting the exhibit at the gallery. 11:30a—5p. Free
Free
THE ARTERY. “Surge” brings together a dynamic collection of wood carvings, ceramic sculptures, bold abstracts, portraits, and expressive paintings. United by themes of movement, transformation, and creative energy, the works of five artists explore the forces that shape our experiences and connect us to one another. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Roma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She 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. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Sharon Tsao is a sculptor, art historian, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature, memory, cultural identity, and material transformation. Suspended between objecthood and theatricality, ruin and ornament, realism and hallucination, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Adding Stones to Rise is a curated group exhibition bringing together Sacramento-based artists working across multiple media, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and new media. It centers the work of Black women and nonbinary artists—new to the region, rooted here, or returning. Together, these artists offer a collective meditation on movement, care, resistance, and transformation. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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5 events,
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Roma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She 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. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Sharon Tsao is a sculptor, art historian, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature, memory, cultural identity, and material transformation. Suspended between objecthood and theatricality, ruin and ornament, realism and hallucination, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Adding Stones to Rise is a curated group exhibition bringing together Sacramento-based artists working across multiple media, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and new media. It centers the work of Black women and nonbinary artists—new to the region, rooted here, or returning. Together, these artists offer a collective meditation on movement, care, resistance, and transformation. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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5 events,
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Roma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She 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. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Sharon Tsao is a sculptor, art historian, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature, memory, cultural identity, and material transformation. Suspended between objecthood and theatricality, ruin and ornament, realism and hallucination, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Adding Stones to Rise is a curated group exhibition bringing together Sacramento-based artists working across multiple media, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and new media. It centers the work of Black women and nonbinary artists—new to the region, rooted here, or returning. Together, these artists offer a collective meditation on movement, care, resistance, and transformation. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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10 events,
PENCE GALLERY. Slice celebrates the diversity of expression in our region with an array of sculpture, prints, paintings, and photography created by 36 visual artists. 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. This year’s juror is Gioia Fonda, a dedicated member of the Sacramento art community and a tenured professor of art at Sacramento City College. 11:30a—5p. Free
Free
PENCE GALLERY. Mirabel 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. The surreal nature of her paintings is augmented by the use of augmented reality technology, in which viewers can see forms take 3D form. 11:30a—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Roma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She 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. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Sharon Tsao is a sculptor, art historian, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature, memory, cultural identity, and material transformation. Suspended between objecthood and theatricality, ruin and ornament, realism and hallucination, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Adding Stones to Rise is a curated group exhibition bringing together Sacramento-based artists working across multiple media, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and new media. It centers the work of Black women and nonbinary artists—new to the region, rooted here, or returning. Together, these artists offer a collective meditation on movement, care, resistance, and transformation. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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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
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PENCE GALLERY. Enjoy viewing all new exhibits, complimentary wine, and an art-themed scavenger hunt during our reception. Exhibits on display include Slice: A Juried Exhibit of Regional Art, Mirabel Wigon: Earth Stars, Exhibit It! A Community Art Exhibit, and David Burkholder: Day Trip. 6p—9p. Free
Free
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LOGOS BOOKS. Meet Lorie Topinka at her 2nd Friday ArtAbout reception and enjoy light refreshments. View watercolor paintings in her show, A Taste of Whimsy: Chickens of the 5th Street Community Garden and Friends. 6p—8p. Free
Free
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9 events,
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Roma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She 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. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Sharon Tsao is a sculptor, art historian, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature, memory, cultural identity, and material transformation. Suspended between objecthood and theatricality, ruin and ornament, realism and hallucination, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Adding Stones to Rise is a curated group exhibition bringing together Sacramento-based artists working across multiple media, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and new media. It centers the work of Black women and nonbinary artists—new to the region, rooted here, or returning. Together, these artists offer a collective meditation on movement, care, resistance, and transformation. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Enjoy a reception for Surface Tension by Roma Devanbu. The photographs in this exhibition are records of a physical world in which materials collide, collaborate, stretch, erode, rust, scratch, drape, freeze, and embrace. 5p—8p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Reception for Who are Orientals: Magenta Realism by Sharon Tsao. The works 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. 5p—8p. Free
Free
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7 events,
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Roma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She 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. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Sharon Tsao is a sculptor, art historian, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature, memory, cultural identity, and material transformation. Suspended between objecthood and theatricality, ruin and ornament, realism and hallucination, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Adding Stones to Rise is a curated group exhibition bringing together Sacramento-based artists working across multiple media, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and new media. It centers the work of Black women and nonbinary artists—new to the region, rooted here, or returning. Together, these artists offer a collective meditation on movement, care, resistance, and transformation. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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7 events,
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Roma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She 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. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Sharon Tsao is a sculptor, art historian, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature, memory, cultural identity, and material transformation. Suspended between objecthood and theatricality, ruin and ornament, realism and hallucination, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Adding Stones to Rise is a curated group exhibition bringing together Sacramento-based artists working across multiple media, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and new media. It centers the work of Black women and nonbinary artists—new to the region, rooted here, or returning. Together, these artists offer a collective meditation on movement, care, resistance, and transformation. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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7 events,
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Roma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She 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. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Sharon Tsao is a sculptor, art historian, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature, memory, cultural identity, and material transformation. Suspended between objecthood and theatricality, ruin and ornament, realism and hallucination, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Adding Stones to Rise is a curated group exhibition bringing together Sacramento-based artists working across multiple media, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and new media. It centers the work of Black women and nonbinary artists—new to the region, rooted here, or returning. Together, these artists offer a collective meditation on movement, care, resistance, and transformation. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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7 events,
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Roma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She 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. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Sharon Tsao is a sculptor, art historian, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature, memory, cultural identity, and material transformation. Suspended between objecthood and theatricality, ruin and ornament, realism and hallucination, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Adding Stones to Rise is a curated group exhibition bringing together Sacramento-based artists working across multiple media, including painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and new media. It centers the work of Black women and nonbinary artists—new to the region, rooted here, or returning. Together, these artists offer a collective meditation on movement, care, resistance, and transformation. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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6 events,
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Roma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She 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. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Sharon Tsao is a sculptor, art historian, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature, memory, cultural identity, and material transformation. Suspended between objecthood and theatricality, ruin and ornament, realism and hallucination, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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6 events,
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Roma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She 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. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Sharon Tsao is a sculptor, art historian, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature, memory, cultural identity, and material transformation. Suspended between objecthood and theatricality, ruin and ornament, realism and hallucination, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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6 events,
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Roma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She 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. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Sharon Tsao is a sculptor, art historian, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature, memory, cultural identity, and material transformation. Suspended between objecthood and theatricality, ruin and ornament, realism and hallucination, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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5 events,
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Roma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She 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. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Sharon Tsao is a sculptor, art historian, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature, memory, cultural identity, and material transformation. Suspended between objecthood and theatricality, ruin and ornament, realism and hallucination, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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5 events,
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Roma Devanbu is a long time member of Axis Gallery and its current president. She 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. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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AXIS GALLERY, SACRAMENTO. Sharon Tsao is a sculptor, art historian, and educator whose work explores the intersections of nature, memory, cultural identity, and material transformation. Suspended between objecthood and theatricality, ruin and ornament, realism and hallucination, the works propose a different understanding of realism itself. 12p—5p. Free
Free
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