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Art Picks- January 2012 - by Tim Foster

Admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:27:31 +0000

Time Fugitives
Chris Taggart
Center For Contemporary Art Sacramento
January 10 – February 12
Reception: February 11, 6 – 9PM

It’s not often we see a local show from an artist who is regularly mentioned in the same… Read more

Lucky Star: Clayton Bailey’s World of Wonders

Admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:32:39 +0000

By Tim Foster

Thank Robert Arneson.

It was Arneson who invited an obscure Midwestern ceramicist to cover a few of his classes at UC Davis, thus introducing Clayton Bailey to northern California – just in time to take his place… Read more

Film Fests

Admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:57:09 +0000

by Sarah Singleton

There’s more to movies in Sacramento than what’s playing at the local Megaplex. You can stay immersed in film culture by attending just a few film festivals per year. Now how to choose…?

Winter French Short… Read more

Art Picks – December 2011 - by Tim Foster

Admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:53:09 +0000

Afterglow
Rethinking California Light and Space Art
Sacramento State Library Gallery

December 2 - February 25
Reception: Dec. 2, 5 – 8 PM

Art writer Melissa Feldman originally curated this look at a somewhat obscure California movement for the… Read more

New Terminal Velocity - Art + Airport = Holiday Treat

Admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:09:42 +0000

By James W. Cameron

A trip to the airport can be stressful at any time, but a visit during the chaos of Holiday travel season takes everything up a notch. But, for Sacramentans there is good news: the new Sacramento… Read more

Gift Guide: Crocker Gift Shop

Admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:41:45 +0000

Next to buying a piece of locally made art for a friend or loved one (an excellent gift idea!), the best way to support the arts while you shop for Christmas presents might just be the compact but chockfull Read more

Art Picks- November 2011 - by Tim Foster

Admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:31:50 +0000

Oliver Jackson
B. Sakata Garo
November 1 – December 3
Reception: November 12, 6 – 9PM

Each college seems to have one professor who comes to epitomize the art program. In Davis, it was Robert Arneson. … Read more

DIY Design - Laura Edmisten and Asbestos Press

Admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:06:50 +0000

by Sarah Hansel Photos by Scott Duncan

Aside from the stylish sign above the door that reads “Asbestos Press,” the shed in Laura Edmisten’s Curtis Park backyard looks like…well, a backyard shed. Inside, however, it’s a different story.… Read more

Art Picks, October 2011 - by Tim Foster

Admin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:24:31 +0000

Istanbul & California
Michael Bishop
Skinner Howard Contemporary Art

Through November 5, 2011

Artist’s Presentation: October 13, 4 – 7PM

CSU Chico professor Michael Bishop has been living and working in Istanbul on a Fulbright fellowship for most of… Read more

Jose di Gregorio - Painter on the Verge

Admin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:37:26 +0000

By Becky Grunewald Photo by Scott Duncan

Painter Jose di Gregorio, 38, has led a peripatetic life – born in Puerto Rico, he moved to Woodland at the age of 4 and has studied art and traveled in Indiana, France,… Read more