Bee Critic Picks: Things to do this weekend
TODAY-SATURDAY, Sacramento Ballet company dancers perform works known for genius, athleticism and innovation as part of the Studio Dance Series Capitol Steps Sacramento Cinco de Mayo Festival at Sleep...
View ArticleVictoria Dalkey: 5 Second Saturday picks
Going to Second Saturday? Here are our critic's picks of don't-miss art exhibits. Elliott Fouts Gallery "Sculpted Spirits," a one-person show by Terry Pappas, moves from landscapes to paintings of...
View ArticleAmid Kings actions, Sacramento makes commitments to the arts
Reacting to concerns that subsidizing a new downtown sports arena could hurt funding for the arts, the City Council last week delivered a boost to some of the city's marquee cultural organizations and...
View ArticleBarton Gallery shuts after three burglaries in a week
After 18 years, the Barton Gallery has closed its doors the victim of three burglaries in a week. The Barton Gallery, site of this show opening in 2005, is closing after being a longtime showcase for...
View ArticleLight unifies the landscapes of Hearne Pardee
It's a long way from Manhattan's Lower East Side to suburban Davis. Hearne Pardee's journey to California covers 30 years of painting, exemplified by the 20 oils on view in his retrospective at Alex...
View ArticleVictoria Dalkey: Sacramento-area galleries present new works by two women
The life-size figure of a woman holding an oil-slicked shorebird in her arms greets you at the entrance to "Edge of Extinction," a powerful show of mostly ceramic sculptures by Lisa Reinertson at the...
View ArticleCrocker exhibit focuses on life, times of Jess and Robert Duncan
'You don't have to be a poetry fan to enjoy this show," said Crocker curator William Breazeale in describing "An Opening of the Field: Jess, Robert Duncan and Their Circle." But if you are, you will...
View Article5 exhibits to see on Sacramento's 2nd Saturday
Colored shapes and bits of imagery come together in Grace Munakata's paintings and collages, which she describes as "a bit like crazy quilts." In "Bittern," a young girl stands in woods under an...
View ArticleVictoria Dalkey: Grace Munakata's intriguing paintings at b. sakata garo
Grace Munakata's new paintings at b. sakata garo mix abstraction, pattern and imagery in fascinating ways that challenge our notions of what painting can be. "Hanuman's Stones" by Grace Munataka is...
View ArticleSecond Saturday: Galleries offer a collage of new and time-tested art
Elliott Fouts Gallery - "Forever Picnics" is a show of 20 works by nationally known figurative painter Roland Petersen. "Forever Picnics" is a show of 20 works by nationally known figurative painter...
View ArticleVictoria Dalkey: Roland Petersen retrospective at Elliott Fouts Gallery
Geometric abstraction and narrative figuration vie in Roland Petersen's masterful paintings at the Elliott Fouts Gallery. A mini-retrospective, the show moves from nonobjective abstractions from the...
View ArticleVictoria Dalkey: Late artist's work forms basis for collaborative exhibit
"The Last Collaborations of Laureen Landau" at Archival Gallery is something of a contradiction in terms. Because Landau died in 2009, she couldn't participate in a process defined as two or more...
View ArticleVictoria Dalkey: Clay takes on many forms at Roseville's Blue Line
May is clay month in the Sacramento Valley. Long recognized as a hotbed of ceramic activity, the region has an extensive history of prominent ceramic sculptors, many of whom studied with the late...
View ArticleBee Critic Picks: Things to do this weekend
TODAY-SATURDAY, Sacramento Ballet company dancers perform works known for genius, athleticism and innovation as part of the Studio Dance Series Capitol Steps Sacramento Cinco de Mayo Festival at Sleep...
View ArticleVictoria Dalkey: 5 Second Saturday picks
Going to Second Saturday? Here are our critic's picks of don't-miss art exhibits. Elliott Fouts Gallery "Sculpted Spirits," a one-person show by Terry Pappas, moves from landscapes to paintings of...
View ArticleAmid Kings actions, Sacramento makes commitments to the arts
Reacting to concerns that subsidizing a new downtown sports arena could hurt funding for the arts, the City Council last week delivered a boost to some of the city's marquee cultural organizations and...
View ArticleBarton Gallery shuts after three burglaries in a week
After 18 years, the Barton Gallery has closed its doors the victim of three burglaries in a week. The Barton Gallery, site of this show opening in 2005, is closing after being a longtime showcase for...
View ArticleLight unifies the landscapes of Hearne Pardee
It's a long way from Manhattan's Lower East Side to suburban Davis. Hearne Pardee's journey to California covers 30 years of painting, exemplified by the 20 oils on view in his retrospective at Alex...
View ArticleVictoria Dalkey: Sacramento-area galleries present new works by two women
The life-size figure of a woman holding an oil-slicked shorebird in her arms greets you at the entrance to "Edge of Extinction," a powerful show of mostly ceramic sculptures by Lisa Reinertson at the...
View ArticleCrocker exhibit focuses on life, times of Jess and Robert Duncan
'You don't have to be a poetry fan to enjoy this show," said Crocker curator William Breazeale in describing "An Opening of the Field: Jess, Robert Duncan and Their Circle." But if you are, you will...
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