Best of Second Saturday: Victoria Dalkey's picks for September
Sacramento art critic Victoria Dalkey recommends five exhibits to see on the Second Saturday art walk “Running Away” by Mark Emerson at JayJay Maija Peeples-Bright’s “Beast Given a Big Hand” at b....
View ArticleBroadway art exhibit offers more than the eye can see
“Broadway Augmented” allows viewers – using a smartphone or tablet – to see 16 virtual-reality art pieces interacting with the existing landscape along Broadway between Ninth and 21st streets. Rachel...
View ArticleArtists breathe new life into wooden forms from the 1970s
Sacramento artist William Ishmael, 68, saw more than dusty pieces of wood in four boxes that were presented to him he saw an opportunity to repurpose them for art. Haile Amonson, 20, of Sacramento,...
View ArticleL.A. artist dresses up colors at Verge Center for the Arts
Walking into the gallery at Verge Center for the Arts, you are surrounded by color. Arranged around the room are hundreds of dresses in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet – the seven...
View ArticleStrong Latino works abound at Crocker’s ‘Our America’...
As soon as you step off the elevator on the Crocker Art Museum’s third floor, you are surrounded by compelling images from “Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art,” another spectacular show...
View ArticleArt review: Disparate visions at JayJay
Both are abstract painters, but that’s where the similarities between Mark Emerson and Tom Leaver end. “Orange for Kathy,” a work by Mark Emerson, is on display at JayJay Gallery. “Where II” by Tom...
View ArticleVictoria Dalkey: Best of Second Saturday
Sacramento art critic recommends five exhibits to see, from watercolors to urban landscapes. “Olan Sun” by William Gatewood at Shi Mo Gallery. Works by Bryce Vinokurov are at Alex Bult Gallery....
View ArticleContemporary art a new phase for museum
The new show in Bentonville, Ark., is an effort to introduce contemporary art to a mainstream audience. A visitor studies the artwork at a new contemporary show called “State of the Art” at the Crystal...
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