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5 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...
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Victoria 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...
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Sacramento County lags in U.S. arts study
Sacramento County trails in many categories in a national study that seeks to quantify the economic impact that nonprofit arts organizations have on their communities. Sacramento's Crocker Art Museum...
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Cathie Anderson: Pop artist Tennessee Loveless features Sacramento icons in...
Pop artist Tennessee Loveless took up the challenge of painting what Sacramento's all about, and this weekend you can judge whether he nailed it. Troy Carlson is well outnumbered by Mickey Mouse as he...
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'Politically Vulnerable' paintings well-done but problematic
Maren Conrad's "Politically Vulnerable" is a body of work that focuses on the wives, girlfriends and mistresses of California's governors. Originally to be installed at Vanguard, a new lounge across...
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Murals cover blighted block in downtown Sacramento
Jason Bove and Matt Brown are trying to accomplish what years of struggle and millions of dollars spent by the city of Sacramento have failed to achieve: making the 800 block of K Street attractive....
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Midtown gallery mounts skillful collage show
Collage the scissors and glue method of combining readymade imagery evolved from "papier collés," a 19th century leisure time activity of children and amateurs. It was elevated to the realm of fine...
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Crocker exhibit shows that folded paper has its place in art
Once thought of primarily as an activity for children, origami the art of paper folding has entered the realm of high art. "Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami" examines the...
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Couple plan to spend $15 million on combined Sacramento car and natural...
A wealthy couple who have hunted exotic creatures around the globe are making one of the largest private donations to a cultural institution in Sacramento history. A room in the Elk Grove mansion of...
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Critic's choice of Sacramento's Second Saturday art shows
Micah Crandall-Bear's paintings hover between abstraction and representation with landscape implications. They are up at Elliott Fouts Gallery, 1831 P St., Sacramento. Elliott Fouts Gallery Micah...
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Carved decoys star at Sacramento's Wildlife Art Festival
It's said to be one of America's oldest art forms. Year-round, local carvers put delicate detail into creating duck decoys. Chet Wilcox works on one of his creations in his home studio on July 9, 2013...
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Jurors' choices result in strong State Fair art exhibit
If last year's California State Fair fine art exhibit could have been called "The Death of Painting," this year's marks its rebirth. "I Am Your Chief," a collaboration by Patricia Mills and Michael...
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Second Saturday picks include revered Sacramento artist
The work of revered Sacramento artist and teacher Larry Welden, who died in October, will be on view in a memorial exhibition of his brilliant paintings of land, sky and water. Elliott Fouts Gallery...
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Eclectic mix makes for interest-catching exhibition at Axis Gallery
I always look forward to Axis Gallery’s National Juried Exhibition because it gives us a look at small works by artists from around the country, and it is invariably of high quality. This year’s show,...
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French drawings at Crocker Art Musuem offer history lessons
The exhibit serves as the history of an institution: The Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture founded by Charles LeBrun in 1648. “Sleeping Rinaldo” by Charles de la Fosse. “Portrait of a Girl, Bust...
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Launch festival: Fashion designers move from TV screen to Sacramento stage
Last year’s Launch fashion event showcased “Project Runway” veterans Michael Costello and Seth Aaron. This year, it’s a similar theme, different channel. Model Jessica Spott, left, wears Glaudi by...
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Launch festival: Visual arts are a key component
Visual arts are a key component of Launch’s offerings, which include paintings, art installations and architecture meshing with the concerts and fashion shows. An “architecture pavilion” will be a...
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Sacramento Music Festival erases red ink with cost cuts, popular acts
The Memorial Day weekend music festival known for decades in Sacramento as the Dixieland Jazz Jubilee may have found its footing with a more diverse lineup of musicians, headliner acts and a new...
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Wine corks, imagination turn idle time into artsy rhinoceros
A 300-pound rhinoceros stands in a Fair Oaks couple's garage.Sure, the creature is made from plastic foam, plywood and thousands of wine corks, but its sight may prove just as arresting as seeing the...
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CSUS exhibit celebrates Paul Thiebaud as art collector
Paul LeBaron Thiebaud Collection continues at the CSUS Library Gallery Three ceramic works from Cameroon or Nigeria are among the many artworks collected by the late Paul Thiebaud, on view through Dec....
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