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Sacramento Mayor Johnson shifts focus of arts funding group

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Mayor Kevin Johnson shared the latest evolution of his 3-year-old For Arts' Sake initiative Wednesday, vowing to keep the arts a priority of his administration.

Victoria Dalkey: Skinner-Howard to close; La Raza Galeria expands

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First the bad news. The Skinner-Howard Gallery, which began as Excentrique 17 years ago, will close at the end of the month.

Christopher Stott's realistic portrayals of nostalgic objects hang at the Elliott Fouts Gallery's new location.

Roberto Lopez is the programming manager at La Raza Galeria Posada's new space in Miller Park.

What's up: Bulls, brews and "mushing" in Folsom

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What: As a walk-up to the rodeo, the annual Folsom Cattle Drive is adding a new component to the fun this year with an event called the Bulls and Brews Urban Iditarod (formerly a fun run).

This year's Folsom Pro Rodeo is Friday through Sunday at the Dan Russell Rodeo Arena. For a schedule of events and ticket information: www.folsomrodeo.com.

La Raza Galeria Posada celebrates new home near Miller Park

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La Raza Galeria Posada introduced the public Saturday to its latest incarnation in its 40-year history – a new location on an unassuming 2-acre lot on Front Street next to Sacramento's Miller Park.

Dancers of Ballet Folklorico Nube de Oro kick up their heels Saturday during the all-day celebration of La Raza Galeria Posada's new location at Miller Park.

Victoria Dalkey:'Women Under the Influence' a lush showing of painting

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"Women Under the Influence" sounds like a show about alcoholics, but the influence these women are under is the seductive qualities of paint, a lush and sensuous medium.

Mary Warner's "Wilt" is one of the works on display in the "Women Under the Influence" exhibition at Jay Jay.

Crocker exhibit starting Nov. 10 will feature Norman Rockwell's art

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During much of his lifetime, prolific American artist Norman Rockwell was shunned by art critics for portraying idealized images of American life.

Victoria Dalkey: Funky figures inhabit 'World of Woof'

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Close to the entrance to Maija Peeples-Bright's retrospective exhibit at the Blue Line Gallery in Roseville sits a small crate. It held all of the worldly goods of Maija Gergeris' family when they escaped from Latvia, which was soon to be overtaken by the Russians at the end of World War II.

Maija Peeples-Bright's "Sheep Sheiks" illustrates the playful use of color and animal shapes that characterize much of her work.

Peeples-Bright's "Goose Lady Godiva" from 1969.

What's up: Stone Iris to mix it up at Fox & Goose

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So the website's description of the band known as Stone Iris goes like this: "If James Brown had love children and they made a super-cool blues, soul, rock and reggae-inspired collective, it would definitely be Edmonton, AB (Alberta)-based Stone Iris."

Stone Iris

Mumbo Gumbo

"The End" for Tangent

Dixon paintings to be sold at Reno auction

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After a bitter divorce, Maynard Dixon was turned down by the New York woman with whom he'd fallen in love. Seeking solace, the American painter and his 7-year-old daughter Constance left San Francisco for Glacier National Park in August 1917, staying for several weeks at a Blackfoot camp there.

Maynard Dixon's painting "Lone Bull" depicts a young Blackfoot man watching over a herd of grazing horses in Montana. This piece is one of several Dixon works up for auction in Reno on Saturday.

Victoria Dalkey: Strong shows at Alex Bult Gallery, b. sakato garo

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Two strong shows up in midtown are as different as night and day. Matt Bult's show of abstract landscapes at Alex Bult Gallery is a cut-loose explosion of bold paintings and sculptures. David Linger's display of subtle landscapes with anonymous figures at b. sakata garo is a cool and restrained meditation.

"Strange Lands IV" by Matt Bult is on display at the Alex Bult Gallery.

b. sakato garo Figures walk on a beach in this untitled work by David Linger.

UC Davis Nelson Gallery hosts show based on funky 'slant step'

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The legendary slant step, first discovered in a salvage store by William T. Wiley in 1965, is the subject of a show of works by 50 Sacramento Valley artists at the Nelson Gallery on the University of California, Davis, campus.

Liv Moe contributed a step-shaped fruitcake for the tongue-in-cheek show.

Ken Waterstreet imagines Johannes Vermeer painting the mysterious slant step.

Son finds some of late mother's artwork buried in her yard

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Warren Strong was weeding in the backyard of his deceased mother's home in Fair Oaks this month when he found a small, brightly colored torso poking out of the ground. A few feet away, he found the head.

Warren Strong holds a sculpture of a dog, one of many of his mother's clay artworks found buried in her yard after she died July 18. Barbara Strong, who was an accomplished artist in several media, taught art at Bella Vista High School and exhibited her work in area galleries.

Her sculpture of a cat.

This sculpture by Barbara Strong, found in her yard, is cleaned up by her son Warren. No one is sure why the artist buried her works.

This Barbara Strong work, "Kings Fan," is among the works displayed in her home. It was exhibited at the Doiron Gallery in 2005.

Expansion will close SFMoMA for a time

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The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will close next summer for a large-scale expansion project to accommodate its continued growth.

SFMoMA exhibits Cindy Sherman's evocative photos of ... Cindy Sherman

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Even though Cindy Sherman appears as the sole model in almost all the photographs in her new retrospective at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, you'll never see her.

Cindy Sherman, whose photos are at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art through Oct. 8, presents many looks of herself. Above is "Untitled #463."

"Untitled Film Still #6."

Cindy Sherman by Cindy Sherman: “Untitled FilmStill #21"

“Untitled #446”

Second Saturday: Highlights of the art walk

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The Capitol Artists Studio Tour features 150 artists who open their studios to visitors Saturday, Sunday and next weekend. A selection of their work is up at the Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, where you can also pick up a map to the free tour

Center for Contemporary Art

The Capitol Artists Studio Tour features 150 artists who open their studios to visitors Saturday, Sunday and next weekend. A selection of their work is up at the Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, where you can also pick up a map to the free tour. CCAS is at 1519 19th St. (916) 498-9811.

Elliott Fouts Gallery
Gale Hart is a strong artist who often addresses social issues, including animal rights, in her compelling work. Her current show is up at Elliott Fouts Gallery, 1831 P St., (916) 736-1429.

Shimo Center for the Arts
Gregory Kondos is one of California's most prominent artists and a highly respected landscape painter. His work is up with the art of famous Chinese native (now a Sacramentan) Shimo at Shimo Center for the Arts, 2117 28th St., (916) 706-1162.

Alex Bult Gallery
Susan Tonkin Riegel's show of mixed media drawings and paintings is titled "California to China." It's up at Alex Bult Gallery, 1114 21st St., Suite B. (916) 476-5540

Elk Grove gallery owner's works include bouts with city

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They say good art makes people talk. If that's the case, Michael Dinova Dean is creating art – and making heads turn – in Elk Grove.


XXXXX xxxxx"Some people don't like art. What can I do about that?" said Dean. "What if I said I didn't like the color of that gas station over there? What should be done about that?" XXXXX xxxxx

Renée C. Byer rbyer@sacbee.com Michael Dinova Dean has made an old building in Elk Grove reminiscent of a colorful slice from Greece and Rome, and inside are reminders of some of art's old masters. At the same time, he has run afoul of some city ordinances. He said he is working with the city to clear up violations.

Some of the works at Dean's gallery are huge – and many are controversial.

Printmakers with local connections featured at Kondos Gallery

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The world of printmaking can be mysterious to those who don't make prints. While some prints mimic drawings and paintings, they are done by an elaborate process which most typically involves stones, metal plates, or wood blocks that are etched, engraved or carved to create images that can be produced in multiples.

"Throne of the Clay Princess" (2011) by Kathryn Polk

"Addiction" (2005) by Emily Wilson

Painting by Tim Collom earns prime spot in KVIE Art Auction

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Tim Collom maneuvers his way around Facebook and Instagram as ably as he does around his collection of vividly hued oil paints and canvases.

Tim Collom paints in his east Sacramento home.

"Martin's Beach" by local Artist Tim Collom

"Off of the Silverado" by local Artist Tim Collom

Local Artist Tim Collom at his Gallery in midtown Sacramento at 915 20th St.

Victoria Dalkey: Glass art retrospective in Roseville

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Contemporary American Studio Glass Movement.

The colorful "Freeform Vessel" is by Tim Lazer of Sacramento.

"Un-Real-time" is by Patrick Collentine and Susan Larsen. It is one of three neon-and-glass works by the Chico duo in "Amorphous: 50 Years of Studio Glass in America."

Paul DiPasqua of Chico finds glass in thrift stores. Here is a result "Wicked Witch of the Wild West."

"Alter-ego/who has the hammer?" by Lanny Kilchrist

Victoria Dalkey: Highlights among Sacramento gallery offerings

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Eccentric artist/mad scientist Clayton Bailey shows new copper sculptures along with Betty Bailey's charming narrative drawings at b. sakata garo

"Four-Toed Bird" by Clayton Bailey at b sakata garo

"Get Well Soon" by Liv Moe at Bows & Arrows

"Looking for Trouble" by Joy Bertinuson at Axis Gallery

by Richard Mayhew at Evolve
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