| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Lecture: Fashions of the Gilded AgePresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum March 18, 2010 From corsets and petticoats to opera capes and lush evening gowns, costume and textile expert Melissa Leventon will discuss the couture culture featured in Treasures, Curiosities and Secrets: The Crockers and the Gilded Age. Curator of Textiles at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco from 1992 to 2002, Leventon is also the author of Artwear: Fashion and Anti-Fashion and What People Wore When.
Pre-registration is required by March 11. To register, please call (916)... | Crocker Art Museum | 03/18/10 | Sacramento |
Haute RomanticsPresented by Verge Gallery and Studio Project at Verge Gallery & Studio Project February 11-March 20, 2010 Within New York City's teeming art scene, a growing subsection of artists are creating work that maps the ideals of late 18th century Romanticism. Untamed landscape, aesthetic beauty, escapism, youth; these themes not only permeate the work brought together for Haute Romantics, but build upon a period, 300 years past, in which emotion was seen as an authentic source of aesthetic experience. While the geography and living conditions specific to New York, may, at least in part, inform this... | Verge Gallery and Studio Project | 02/11/10-
03/20/10 | Sacramento |
IndieSacramento Trunk Show & Craft BazaarPresented by IndieSacramento at California Museum March 20, 2010 The California Museum hosts this months IndieSacramento: Trunk Show & Craft Bazaar!
* FREE Admission to The California Museum * Shop for hip, handmade goods, clothing, and accessories * Support local artists * Celebrate Woman's History Month * A FREE day of fun for the whole family | IndieSacramento | 03/20/10 | Sacramento |
"Learn How to Create Your Own Animated Characters"Presented by SAC Entertainment at Capital Art Center S12 March 20, 2010 A Master Drawing Workshop with Larry Scholl. Master Storyboard Artist, Larry Scholl has artfully created storyboards for many major animation studios such as: Disney, Warner Bros., Cartoon Network and more.
Film credits include: “Mulan”, “Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure”, and the Emmy-Nominated episode of “Robot Chicken” stop-motion TV series, “Star Wars Special!
Larry will be teaching this introductory course to interested students in... | SAC Entertainment | 03/20/10 | Sacramento |
Sacramento State Festival of ArtsPresented by California State University Sacramento at California State University, Sacramento- Capistrano Hall March 17-March 20, 2010 Various media and artists showcasing their talents. Performances and shows include jazz, theater and dance, poetry and lectures.
3•17-18 Metamorphoses, by Mary Zimmerman--University Theatre--6:30pm; $8 general/students/seniors, $5 children under 12
3•17 reading: Carole Maso, novelist--Mendocino 1005--7pm (no charge)
3•17 Jordi Savall, viola da gamba; New Millennium Series--Music Recital Hall--7:30pm; $25 general, $20 seniors, $10... | California State University Sacramento | 03/17/10-
03/20/10 | Sacramento |
Creative Aging Class: Heart to Hand with Debora LyallPresented by Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission at Oak Park Community Center February 24-March 24, 2010 Creativity Matters: There’s an Art to Getting Older, a program offered through a partnership with Sacramento Metropolitan Arts and the Sacramento Department of Parks & Recreation, Older Adult Services Section and is funded by the E.M. Hart Trust Fund. Creative Aging art classes are four to ten weeks in length with offerings ranging from poetry, creative writing and two-dimensional and three-dimensional visual arts, to various forms of dance, acting and... | Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission | 02/24/10-
03/24/10 | Sacramento |
Public Art Walkabout: Permanent Collection ArtistsPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum March 25, 2010 Tour the public artwork of artists represented in the Crocker’s permanent collection throughout Downtown Sacramento. Meet in front of the Museum for this free 45-minute tour, presented in collaboration with the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. | Crocker Art Museum | 03/25/10 | Sacramento |
Auntie Libby's Creative CraftingPresented by Effie Yeaw Nature Center at Effie Yeaw Nature Center March 30, 2010 Join Auntie Libby for a fun session of creative, hands-on, crafts with a nature theme. Program is for adults and children enrolled in kindergarten and older (no unaccompanied children). | Effie Yeaw Nature Center | 03/30/10 | Carmichael |
String TheoryPresented by Raphael Delgado Art Studio at MAIYA Gallery March 3-March 31, 2010 The new show by Raphael Delgado. Right in the heart of Midtown. The classy gallery will show the "String Theory" series, opening with an Artist Reception. | Raphael Delgado Art Studio | 03/03/10-
03/31/10 | Sacramento |
Auntie Libby's Creative CraftingPresented by Effie Yeaw Nature Center at Effie Yeaw Nature Center April 1, 2010 Join Auntie Libby for a fun morning of creative, hands-on, crafts with a nature theme. Program is for adults and children enrolled in kindergarten and older (no unaccompanied children). | Effie Yeaw Nature Center | 04/01/10 | Carmichael |
2nd Saturday Solo ExhibitionPresented by 58 Degrees & Holding at 58 Degrees Wine Bar February 13-April 1, 2010 We are proud to announce a solo exhibition for local artist, Brooke Walker-Knoblich, beginning this Saturday and running through April 1st. During this time, a sampling of hand-selected pieces will be on display, including the unveiling of her newest painting "After Hours." As such, we invite to view this exceptional exhibition, and, if you are available on March 13th, come by to meet the artist in person at a special champagne reception from 3-6PM. For more information about the... | 58 Degrees & Holding | 02/13/10-
04/01/10 | Sacramento |
Go Figure! First Annual Figurative Group ShowPresented by Elliott Fouts Gallery at Elliott Fouts Gallery March 6-April 2, 2010 This month the Elliott Fouts Gallery is hosting their first annual invitational group show called "Go Figure!" The show is comprised of 10 different artists including Gilbert Amavisca, Sandy Delehanty, Marie-Therese Brown, Derek Gores, t.s. Linzey, Donald Fritz, Peggie Molloy, Kenney Mencher, David Lobenberg, and Chris Stevens.
Stop by for a special opportunity to see several different interpretations of the human figure in different mediums including oil on canvas, ceramic... | Elliott Fouts Gallery | 03/06/10-
04/02/10 | Sacramento |
International Baccalaureate Visual Art ShowPresented by Mira Loma High School Art Department at Sacramento Fine Arts Center March 16-April 3, 2010 22 International Baccalaureate (IB) Visual Art Seniors from Mira Loma High School- SJUSD will display their art work from a culmination of a 2 year rigorous IB art program. This is an exciting opportunity to see innovative and captivating artwork from students whose interests are broad and encompass all disciplines. | Mira Loma High School Art Department | 03/16/10-
04/03/10 | Carmichael |
INNERGY at Doiron Gallery March 12-April 3, 2010 Etchings and Sculptures By DEIDRE DAUGHERTY
Artist's Statement:
"It's about getting out of the victim role. Getting out of that role can be painful before it gets better - just like the hammer has to press on the fingers in order to get leverage to pull out the stake. The base represents guilt and shame; the hand is our beliefs about ourselves and life in general. The hammer represents the truth and self-realization which can release us from our own... | | 03/12/10-
04/03/10 | Sacramento |
Uptown Art Walk- 2nd SaturdaysPresented by North Sacramento Chamber of Commerce at The Boulevard (Del Paso) April 11, 2009-April 10, 2010 Held the second Saturday of every month. Click here for the September map and outline of events.
12 - 5 PM: "Show & Shine": Cars, Classic Cars, Hot Rods, Trucks, Jeeps, 4x4s and Motorcycles ($10 Car Show Entry)
5 PM - 9 PM: "On Stage" -Live musicians
9 PM - 10 PM: "Art In Motion" Cruise, Boulevard Car Cruise ($5 Cruise... | North Sacramento Chamber of Commerce | 04/11/09-
04/10/10 | Sacramento |
2nd Saturday for Families: Children’s Film FestivalPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum April 10, 2010 See films from around the world! Stay the entire afternoon or view just a few screenings of animation and live-action shorts. Free with admission. | Crocker Art Museum | 04/10/10 | Sacramento |
Teen Film FestivalPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum April 10, 2010 The Teen Action Team hosts a festival of short films about and starring teens. The Festival features nine recently released films, including "Up Jump the Boogie" and award winning "A Summer Rain", ranging from animation to live action comedy drama and theatrical documentaries.
This program is presented in partnership with the San Francisco International Children’s Film Festival.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required for teens ages... | Crocker Art Museum | 04/10/10 | Sacramento |
2nd Saturday Live Jazz SessionsPresented by CaliJazz.com at Studio 33 Fine Art Gallery and Studios April 10, 2010 In Concert: Cheryl Lockett-Jazz Vox, Ron Foggia-Piano (keys), Marlon Bowen-Bass, Jeff Minnieweather - Drums. An evening of Live Jazz and Fine Arts in support of music and visual arts instruction and performance. | CaliJazz.com | 04/10/10 | Sacramento |
All About Women: Paintings & Prints by Sonya Fe & Simona HernandezPresented by La Raza Galeria Posada at La Raza Galeria Posada March 12-April 11, 2010 Women in celebration, woman in contemplation. Los Angeles native Sonya Fe and Sacramento’s Simona Hernandez bring their insight and experience to La Raza Galería Posada in a shared exhibition opening to the public on Saturday, March 13. The artist reception will be on Friday, March 12. La Raza Galería Posada is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary cultural center and public space serving the Sacramento community, offering Latino/Chicano and Native arts exhibitions, art... | La Raza Galeria Posada | 03/12/10-
04/11/10 | Sacramento |
Stories and ArtPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Courtland Library April 14, 2010 Encourage your pre-schoolers development through a special art activity inspired by a classic children’s book. Designed after the Crocker’s popular Wee Wednesday series, this program is for children 3-5 and the special adult in their lives. Show your membership card to receive a special at home activity for your child. | Crocker Art Museum | 04/14/10 | Courtland |
Lecture: Slow Art SessionPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum April 17, 2010 The Crocker will be one of the 40 sites worldwide to host Slow Art in 2010. The Slow Art movement encourages visitors to slow down and spend quality time looking at a single artwork, contemplating its subject, material and technique. This session will focus on three artworks in the Museum’s permanent collection. Participants are invited to continue their discussion at a nearby restaurant.
Reservations are required by April 9. | Crocker Art Museum | 04/17/10 | Sacramento |
Wee WednesdayPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum April 21, 2010 Wee Wednesdays are designed for children ages 3-5 and the special adult in their lives. Encourage your early learner’s development through multi-sensory activities inspired by art and storytelling. Reservations are required. | Crocker Art Museum | 04/21/10 | Sacramento |
Art Workshop: Figure Drawing Marathon for AdultsPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum April 24, 2010 Examine the complexity of the nude human figure with artist Sarah Solis Mattson. Perfect for learners at every skill level, this class will offer instruction in value, light logic, gesture/action, line and more. Drawing materials provided.
Reservations are required by April 16. | Crocker Art Museum | 04/24/10 | Sacramento |
Treasures, Curiosities, and Secrets: The Crockers and the Gilded AgePresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum November 6, 2009-May 9, 2010 Pay tribute to the Crocker family in the final exhibition before the new Crocker opens. From Margaret’s Floral Festival, to Jennie Crocker Fassett’s Korean gold mines, to Aimée Crocker’s marriage to Russian nobility, the major events of Crocker family history are seen in the exquisite objects assembled in Treasures, Curiosities, and Secrets: The Crockers and the Gilded Age.
California's premier early art patrons, Edwin Bryant and Margaret Crocker were deeply... | Crocker Art Museum | 11/06/09-
05/09/10 | Sacramento |
Meadows and Mountains: The Impressionism of William F. JacksonPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum November 6, 2009-May 9, 2010 Meadows and Mountains celebrates the work of William F. Jackson, Sacramento's leading painter from 1880 to 1936 and the first director of the Crocker Art Museum, a position he held for 50 years. This first retrospective exhibition of Jackson's work brings together 20 of his painted landscapes, including views of Donner Lake, Lake Tahoe and California hillsides carpeted with springtime poppies and lupine. | Crocker Art Museum | 11/06/09-
05/09/10 | Sacramento |
Creative Aging Class: Painting the Landscape: Inside and Out with Susan RecelyPresented by Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission at South Natomas Community Center March 8-May 10, 2010 Creativity Matters: There’s an Art to Getting Older, a program offered through a partnership with Sacramento Metropolitan Arts and the Sacramento Department of Parks & Recreation, Older Adult Services Section and is funded by the E.M. Hart Trust Fund. Creative Aging art classes are four to ten weeks in length with offerings ranging from poetry, creative writing and two-dimensional and three-dimensional visual arts, to various forms of dance, acting and theater.
The... | Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission | 03/08/10-
05/10/10 | South Natomas |
Stories and ArtPresented by Crocker Art Museum at North Highlands/Antelope Library May 13, 2010 Encourage your pre-schoolers development through a special art activity inspired by a classic children’s book. Designed after the Crocker’s popular Wee Wednesday series, this program is for children 3-5 and the special adult in their lives. Show your membership card to receive a special at home activity for your child. | Crocker Art Museum | 05/13/10 | North Highlands |
Public Art Walkabout: Public Art & ArchitecturePresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum May 13, 2010 Meet in front of the Crocker for a one-hour walking tour of the public art on view in Downtown Sacramento. This tour is presented in collaboration with the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission.
Reservations are required. | Crocker Art Museum | 05/13/10 | Sacramento |
Perceiving the Landscape: Digital Photography WorkshopPresented by Crocker Art Museum at California State University, Sacramento May 2-May 15, 2010 In the 19th-century, the vast and dramatic Western American landscape was documented through the rapidly changing medium of photography. During part one of this two-part workshop, participants will examine landscapes in the Crocker’s photography collection with associate curator Diana Daniels and learn the basics of formatting and composing shots with a 19th-century perspective with photographer Douglas Dertinger.
In part two, at an offsite location, Dertinger will facilitate... | Crocker Art Museum | 05/02/10-
05/15/10 | Sacramento |
Wee WednesdayPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum May 19, 2010 Wee Wednesdays are designed for children ages 3-5 and the special adult in their lives. Encourage your early learner’s development through multi-sensory activities inspired by art and storytelling. Reservations are required. | Crocker Art Museum | 05/19/10 | Sacramento |
Creative Aging Class: "I can't draw a straight line" with Jane HastingsPresented by Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission April 21-May 26, 2010 Creativity Matters: There’s an Art to Getting Older, a program offered through a partnership with Sacramento Metropolitan Arts and the Sacramento Department of Parks & Recreation, Older Adult Services Section and is funded by the E.M. Hart Trust Fund. Creative Aging art classes are four to ten weeks in length with offerings ranging from poetry, creative writing and two-dimensional and three-dimensional visual arts, to various forms of dance, acting and theater.
The... | Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission | 04/21/10-
05/26/10 | |
Art Auction Preview PartyPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum May 27, 2010 Mingle with Art Auction artists and preview their works to be sold at the Art Auction on June 5. Bid on works in the acclaimed Big Names, Small Art Silent Auction where original artworks start at just $25. Don't miss this exciting event for new and seasoned art collectors alike. No-host bar and buffet. | Crocker Art Museum | 05/27/10 | Sacramento |
Art AuctionPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum June 5, 2010 Enjoy an elegant dinner buffet and take home new works by 150 of the region’s most distinguished artists! Bid on works in silent auctions during the cocktail hour. Get in on the action of the fast and furious Live Auction bidding. Visit our website for an online preview of works to be auctioned. | Crocker Art Museum | 06/05/10 | Sacramento |
Stories and ArtPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Elk Grove Library June 10, 2010 Encourage your pre-schoolers development through a special art activity inspired by a classic children’s book. Designed after the Crocker’s popular Wee Wednesday series, this program is for children 3-5 and the special adult in their lives. Show your membership card to receive a special at home activity for your child. | Crocker Art Museum | 06/10/10 | Elk Grove |
Third Saturday: Design Downtown Block PartyPresented by Sacramento News & Review at K Street Mall August 15, 2009-August 21, 2010 Design Downtown is a creative block party! On the third Saturday of every month the Sacramento News & Review will transform Downtown Sacramento into a bustling creative district with fashion, music and arts.
With over 40 local art, craft, and fashion vendors, community art projects, and live entertainment this FREE event promises something for everyone. Discover some of the city's greatest DIY artists while supporting local businesses.
- Free, all-ages event, open to the... | Sacramento News & Review | 08/15/09-
08/21/10 | Sacramento |
| New Crocker Fundraising Gala | Crocker Art Museum | 09/25/10 | Sacramento |
2nd Saturday- Midtown Art Walk
Avg. Event Rating(2.5 Stars): at Midtown October 10, 2009-October 9, 2010 Avg. Event Rating (2.5 Stars): On the second Saturday of each month, many local Sacramento galleries feature new shows of individual and collective artists. Many galleries play host to the artists so it's a wonderful way to meet them in person. Some galleries provide beverages, Hors d oeuvres, live music and even dinner with the artist!
Since many galleries are grouped into two main areas in Sacramento, midtown and along Del Paso Blvd (The Uptown Arts District), many people like to take an ARTWALK... | | 10/10/09-
10/09/10 | Sacramento |
| New Crocker Grand Opening | Crocker Art Museum | 10/10/10 | Sacramento |
Wayne Thiebaud: HomecomingPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum October 10-November 28, 2010 This exhibition celebrates Sacramento’s most famous artist, Wayne Thiebaud, as he begins his 90th year. It is, for both the artist and the Crocker Art Museum, a homecoming. Nearly 60 years ago, in 1951, Thiebaud held his first one-artist exhibition, Influences on a Young Painter, at the Crocker.
This new exhibition, featuring approximately 75 paintings and drawings, spans the entirety of his career, from the artist’s early works to paintings fresh from his easel. Iconic... | Crocker Art Museum | 10/10/10-
11/28/10 | Sacramento |
Amazing Wonders: Quilts by African Americans of the Northern CA RegionPresented by St. Hope at 40 Acres Art Gallery and Cultural Center October 10, 2009-December 23, 2010 St. Hope's 40 Acres Art Gallery opens 2009-2010 season with the exhibit, Amazing Wonders: Quilts by African Americans of the Northern California Region, featuring over 30 quilts by artists living and working in the region. | St. Hope | 10/10/09-
12/23/10 | Sacramento |
Tomorrow’s Legacies: Gifts Celebrating the Next 125 YearsPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum October 10, 2010-January 11, 2011 Celebrating the Crocker Art Museum’s 125th anniversary as well as the Museum’s new 125,000-square-foot expansion, this opening exhibition features 125 promised works of art that will one day become part of the Crocker’s permanent holdings. Drawn from collections throughout California and across the United States, the gifts range from historic to contemporary and traditional to cutting edge, providing a glimpse into the Crocker Art Museum’s future. | Crocker Art Museum | 10/10/10-
01/11/11 | Sacramento |
Freedom to Love 2
Avg. Event Rating(2.5 Stars):Presented by Freedom to Love at Michael Misha Kennedy Gallery February 13, 2010-March 13, 2011 Avg. Event Rating (2.5 Stars): Acclaimed local artist exhibits her second series of FREEDOM TO LOVE. A photographic art exhibit by Monica Neumann Lunardi to support same sex couples and families. "This is what love looks like, this is what family looks like". | Freedom to Love | 02/13/10-
03/13/11 | Sacramento |
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