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Sacramento hires teens to clean up graffiti
Beneath the elevated light-rail tracks that run across busy Florin Road, Alicia Villasenor cleans the gang-related graffiti that is highly visible to motorists, pedestrians and Luther Burbank High...
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Review: ‘African American Art’ a revelation at the Crocker
The Crocker Art Museum is the only venue on the West Coast to host this vibrant show of 100 works by 43 artists is a revelation. Frederick Brown’s “John Henry” (1979) is part of “African American Art”...
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Work of slain Iraqi artist is unveiled at California Capitol
Three and a half months after Hassan Alawsi was shot to death in a Home Depot parking lot off Florin Road, his dream of sharing his art with the world came true at the state Capitol on Wednesday. Winty...
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Sacramento’s Hot Italian restaurant exhibits soccer ball art during...
The popular pizzeria is hosting an art exhibit featuring six unique soccer balls created by local artists. “Hot Sox“ by Sid Wellman “Dogs in Space” from artist Gary Dinnen. Eric Dahlin’s soccer rabbit...
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Art: Best of Second Saturday
Sacramento art critic Victoria Dalkey recommends five exhibits to see. “Bound By Love,” Martha Rodriguez, acrylic on canvas 24" x 30" 2013 Shimo Gallery Garry Knox Bennett, “Krusty” lamp Micah...
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Sacramento gallery celebrates return with Kahlo exhibition, contest
Bridgett Rangel-Rexford and Lauren Rangel stepped into La Raza Galeria Posada on Saturday afternoon with their hair braided and pinned up, lips painted red and handmade costumes in tow. The sisters...
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Artist creates 'empowering' wearable sculptures
Linda Stein wants people to armor themselves in her art. In this July 10, 2014 photo, artist-activist Linda Stein, left, helps Felicia Kobylanski don a heroic "bulleyproof" vest at Stein's gallery and...
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2014 California State Fair art show a genteel one
This years conservative show is genteel, not challenging. “Myrtle and Joe,” by Ed Chaney of Citrus Heights, was awarded the juror’s prize for paintings at this year’s State Fair art show. “Emily...
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Art review: At Evolve the Gallery, civil rights-inspired works by African...
Curators Brady Charles Blakeley and A. Michelle Blakeley have put together an important and groundbreaking show of artists who deserve to be better known. “The Garden” (1955) by Earl Miller is part of...
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Wilton-born magician takes stage on ‘America’s Got Talent’
Twenty years before he touched Howie Mandel’s scalp on national television – mysteriously taking away the talent-show judge’s ability to read – Leeman Parker fell in love with magic at the California...
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Rancho Cordova artists aim to spread beauty by abandoning art for others to find
A group of artists in Rancho Cordova is trying to put the city on the map in the art world and spread kindness to strangers by creating hundreds and perhaps thousands of unique pieces of artwork and...
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Sacramento’s planned downtown arena also seen as art showcase
Sacramento’s planned downtown sports and entertainment arena may also be one of the city’s most notable art galleries.
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Best of Sacramento's Second Saturday art walk
Sacramento art critic Victoria Dalkey recommends five exhibits to see on the Second Saturday art walk. “View of The I Street Bridge” by Ray Franklin at Gallery 21Ten Tony Berlant, “Untitled” at Alex...
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Art review: 9th Axis National Juried Exhibition
This year’s show at the new site of the Axis Gallery includes 58 pieces. “Sherlocks,” a watercolor on wallpaper by Madelyn Covey of Emeryville, is part of the 9th Axis National Juried Exhibition....
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Sacramento artists transform utility boxes into works of art
Artist Melissa Uroff’s newest piece is not on a canvas or in a frame – it’s on a utility box on the corner of 16th and J Streets in midtown Sacramento. Artist Sam Seller’s design is a photo collage of...
View ArticleAnderson: Mural project gets closer to goal of brightening underbelly of...
Tre Borden, Sofia Lacin and Hennessy Christophel are nearly two-thirds of the way toward funding their $150,000 Bright Underbelly project, a mural project that will put a 70,000-square-foot image on...
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Anderson: Mural project gets closer to goal of brightening underbelly of...
Tre Borden, Sofia Lacin and Hennessy Christophel are nearly two-thirds of the way toward funding their $150,000 Bright Underbelly project, a mural project that will put a 70,000-square-foot image on...
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Alex Bult Gallery showcases sculpture collected by Sacramento artists
The Alex Bult Gallery departs from its schedule of one-person shows with an exhibit of sculptures from three collections. “Falstaff’ by Robert Mallary, from the Wayne Thiebaud Foundation collection, is...
View ArticleBrazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues dies at 86
Celebrated Brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues, whose "Mole" armchair is among the most iconic pieces of Brazilian mid-century design, has died. He was 86 years old.
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Northern California art shows fill up the fall
Several exciting exhibitions loom on the horizon this fall at regional art museums. “El Tamalito del Hoyo,” an oil painting from 1959 by Roberto Chavez, is among the works in a coming exhibit at the...
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