| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Focus on the FigurePresented by Pence Gallery April 27-June 1, 2012 Focus on the Figure is a group exhibit of paintings and sculpture by Jane Burton, John Goodman, Susannah Israel, Marc Lancet, Suzanne Long, Dan Snyder, Tomoko Nakazato, John Wood, & Fred Yokel. Curated by Kate Hanna. | Pence Gallery | 04/27/12-
06/01/12 | Davis |
| Latin American Photography: Realities of Poverty & Social Identity | Sacramento Art History Consortium (SAHC) | 05/12/12-
06/09/12 | Sacramento |
Off the Wall: Mural Opening PartyPresented by Born Free USA June 9, 2012 Celebrate Sacramento's wild new landmark El Tigre.
At the event, you will be able to:
-Get a signed “El Tigre” print from Cabron, the mural artist
-Shop indie craft vendors and artisans including Char Crail, Iolaviola Designs, Marty May, Never Felt Better Vegan, Punch Rebel Jewelry, & others
-Groove to DJ Dom Som
-Sample Sacramento’s best vegan pizza from Hot Italian (while supplies last)
-Chow down as... | Born Free USA | 06/09/12 | Sacramento |
Garden Party hosted by Morris TerryPresented by Morris Terry May 26, 2012 Morris Terry, a local women's apparel company, invites you to a Garden Party at their design studio in Sacramento. Join for an evening of live music, drinks, small bites, free yoga taught by Sarah Jordan Langford, and shopping!
Select Morris Terry apparel 50% off in addition to the first look at their summer design!
About Morris Terry: Morris Terry is a sustainable lifestyle clothing brand for women. They create each design with extreme care. Their... | Morris Terry | 05/26/12 | Sacramento |
Thai Basil: Celebrating 10 Years in MidtownPresented by Thai Basil restaurant June 9, 2012 Thai Basil celebrates 10 years in Midtown with traditional Thai celebration--Ngaan-Boon-Baan.
Ten years ago, Thai Basil Midtown opened its doors at 2431 J street and began a successful and flourishing restaurant. The popular establishment will host a traditional Thai celebration with a Village Fair: Ngaan-Boon-Baan. The community and diners are welcome to partake in the festivities.
To commemorate their tenth anniversary Thai Basil has arranged a day-long event that will... | Thai Basil restaurant | 06/09/12 | Sacramento |
Prelude d'ElegancePresented by Shriners Hospitals Concours d'Elegance and California Automobile Museum June 9, 2012 Wines and decadent hors d'oeuvres will be served as you enjoy haute couture designed by Los Angeles designer Tiana Vega, and the unveiling of her Concours d'Elegance Collection. Fashions will reflect the era of each of the 10 classic automobiles on display. Savor the fashions, the cars, and the ambiance as you meet the designer and mingle with the car owners. | Shriners Hospitals Concours d'Elegance | 06/09/12 | Sacramento |
GOOD: Street Food + Design MarketPresented by Unseen Heroes June 3-November 4, 2012 Join on the first Sundays in June-November to celebrate Northern California’s most dynamic gathering of innovative and artisan food and design. There’s no better way to spend a Sunday. GOOD Street Food + Design Market also features really good DJs and live music, really good beer and wine, and really good bike parking.
There are a few things that set GOOD: Street Food + Design Market apart from other markets: high quality products that are locally made or grown,... | Unseen Heroes | 06/03/12-
11/04/12 | Sacramento |
Focus on Fiber's First Annual Fiber Arts Open ShowPresented by Sacramento Fine Arts Center at Sacramento Fine Arts Center June 5-June 23, 2012 The Sacramento Fine Arts Center's Fiber Arts Group presents an open show including basketry, crochet, dyeing, fabric, felting, hooking, knitting, knotting, lace making, painting or printing on fabric, quilting, sewing, spinning, stitching, tapestry, thread, weaving, yarn, and more. | Sacramento Fine Arts Center | 06/05/12-
06/23/12 | Carmichael |
| Thirty Years of Yuko | Sacramento Fine Arts Center | 05/29/12-
06/02/12 | Carmichael |
Delta Art Show: Mike PierettiPresented by Old Sugar Mill and West Sacramento Community Singers at Old Sugar Mill June 1, 2012 Delta photographer Mike Pieretti will be showcasing his art at the Old Sugar Mill and the show will be accompanied by the West Sacramento Community Singers. If you like art, wine, and music you are in for a treat! | Old Sugar Mill | 06/01/12 | Clarksburg |
Delta Art & Wine FairePresented by Carvalho Winery and Old Sugar Mill at Old Sugar Mill October 7, 2012 Enjoy a Sunday afternoon full of fun! View local art, meet the artists, taste wine, visit food vendors, bid on the silent auction, and enjoy live music.
This event is sponsored by the Delta Chambers & Visitor's Bureau. | Carvalho Winery | 10/07/12 | Clarksburg |
Where They Overlap: Sonya Kelliher-CombsPresented by C.N. Gorman Museum at C.N. Gorman Museum April 3-June 8, 2012 Through mixed media painting and sculpture, Sonya Kelliher-Combs (Inupiaq/Athabascan) chronicles the ongoing struggle for self-definition and identity in the Alaskan context. Through the combination of shared iconography with intensely personal imagery, the artist demonstrates the generative power that each vocabulary has over the other. Similarly, her use of synthetic, organic, traditional, and modern materials moves beyond oppositions between Western/Native culture, self/other, and... | C.N. Gorman Museum | 04/03/12-
06/08/12 | Davis |
Movie Night at the LibraryPresented by Sacramento Public Library at Franklin Community Library May 31-August 9, 2012 Come join for summer movie nights at the Franklin Community Library. Each week will screen new and classic movies, rated PG-13 and below. Please contact the library for a list of upcoming movie titles. | Sacramento Public Library | 05/31/12-
08/09/12 | Elk Grove |
May FlowersPresented by Allied Ceramics Arts Institute at Allied Ceramics Art Institute Studios & Gallery May 19-June 9, 2012 Spring Flower Show featuring Irene Lester, Rhonda Egan, Suzy Goodwin, Christine Parseanu, Thom Brommerich, Laurene Fitzpatric, and Rhona Getty.
This group show focuses on the expression of spring flowers in a variety of media including, photography, acrilics, watercolors and ceramics. | Allied Ceramics Arts Institute | 05/19/12-
06/09/12 | Fair Oaks |
California Watercolor AssociationPresented by Gallery at 48 Natoma at Gallery at 48 Natoma May 18-July 5, 2012 Watercolors can be some of the most beautiful paintings to appreciate and are deceptively difficult to create. Mastering control of this flowing medium can take years. Members of the California Watercolor Association have been juried into this prestigious organization since 1967. The California Watercolor Association (CWA) is the largest regional water media organization in California. The Gallery at 48 Natoma in Folsom is honored to exhibit their annual membership show from. | Gallery at 48 Natoma | 05/18/12-
07/05/12 | Folsom |
Folsom Arts Association Members Show 2012Presented by Folsom Arts Association at Three Stages Performing Arts Center May 18-July 1, 2012 This is a great opportunity to see Three Stages and check out work by the Folsom Arts Association Members in their show.
A reception will be held on Sunday, May 20, 4pm, at the Bank of America Art Gallery within Three Stages. This year's judge, Marissa Sayago, Art Professor at Folsom Lake College, will present the artist awards for the show. | Folsom Arts Association | 05/18/12-
07/01/12 | Folsom |
Award-Winning Photography Exhibit: A Story in Three PhotographsPresented by California State Railroad Museum at California State Railroad Museum August 26, 2011-June 30, 2012 Visitors of the California State Railroad Museum will be delighted to feast their eyes on award-winning photographs from all over the world honored in the 2011 Creative Photography Awards Program, coordinated by the prestigious Center for Railroad Photography & Art. The theme of the competition was "A Story in Three Photographs." Visitors will see powerful sets of images that tell a story through compelling visuals that demonstrate an event or day unfolding, a span of time, or... | California State Railroad Museum | 08/26/11-
06/30/12 | Old Sacramento |
Wedlock’s Gift: California Railroad Depot Images In Ink Presented by California State Railroad Museum at California State Railroad Museum August 1-December 31, 2012 The California State Railroad Museum is proud to present a fascinating, two-part exhibit titled Wedlock’s Gift: California Railroad Depot Images in Ink that features 52 sketches of California’s heritage depots drawn by Walter J. Wedlock.
In the 1970s, and after realizing the many of the historic railroad depots were in danger of being demolished, Wedlock went on a quest to sketch the depots in a race against time and the wrecking ball. Wedlock sketched the... | California State Railroad Museum | 08/01/12-
12/31/12 | Old Sacramento |
Steam: An Enduring Legacy: The Railroad Photographs of Joel JensenPresented by California State Railroad Museum at California State Railroad Museum March 9-July 29, 2012 The California State Railroad Museum, in collaboration with the Center for Railroad Photography & Art, present a visually-enticing new photo exhibit titled Steam: An Enduring Legacy: The Railroad Photographs of Joel Jensen.
Showcasing 50 dramatic black-and-white images, the exhibit features a selection of railroad photographs taken and published in a new book of the same name by the famed railroad photographer. Visitors to the Railroad Museum will see how Joel Jensen... | California State Railroad Museum | 03/09/12-
07/29/12 | Old Sacramento |
Pick Me! Fruit Crate Art & The California Dream: Phase 2Presented by California State Railroad Museum and California State Library at California State Railroad Museum April 10, 2012-October 31, 2013 Phase two of a visually-powerful exhibit titled Pick Me! Fruit Crate Art & the California Dream features a whole new crop of more than 100 fruit crate art labels from the 1880s through the early 1950s. This vibrant exhibit is located inside the Museum's restored 1924 Fruit Growers Express Refrigerator Car and along a re-created loading dock/icing station.
Chosen from the Museum's collection, and on loan from the California State Library and private lenders, the evocative... | California State Railroad Museum | 04/10/12-
10/31/13 | Old Sacramento |
2nd Saturdays at The Market Place GalleryPresented by The Market Place Gallery at The Market Place Gallery March 10-December 8, 2012 Every 2nd Saturday, enjoy an Art Show & Wine Tasting when you make The Market Place your first 2nd Saturday Art Walk stop. Located off of Highway 50 between the Sunrise and Hazel exits, The Market Place is an ideal stopping point when traveling from Folsom into Sacramento.
Sip wine while you peruse the various works of art on display. Meet local artists, chat about the profession, and have a great time! | The Market Place Gallery | 03/10/12-
12/08/12 | Rancho Cordova |
2nd Saturday Art Walk: Patris StudioPresented by Patris Studio at S12 at Capital Art Center S12 March 10-December 8, 2012 Every 2nd Saturday Art Walk at Patris Studio features some of the area's top artists working in a variety of artistic styles and mediums. For more information about their schedule of art classes, workshops, and events, check out their website. | Patris Studio at S12 | 03/10/12-
12/08/12 | Sacramento |
2nd Saturday: Midtown Art Walk at Midtown November 12, 2011-October 13, 2012 On the 2nd 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 Art Walk and wander from... | | 11/12/11-
10/13/12 | Sacramento |
Walking Tour: Art is All Around UsPresented by Downtown Sacramento Partnership and Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission at Westfield Downtown Plaza January 3-December 27, 2012 Tour Sacramento’s impressive collection of permanently sited works of art integrated into Sacramento’s built and natural environments. See local works by notable local and regional artists. This tour was developed in partnership with Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission’s Art in Public Places program. Richard MacGill leads this tour.
Tour starts at the Indo Arch outside of Downtown Plaza at 3rd & K streets. This tour is part of the | Downtown Sacramento Partnership | 01/03/12-
12/27/12 | Sacramento |
Walking Tour: The Art of Terra CottaPresented by Downtown Sacramento Partnership at Cesar Chavez Park January 1-December 26, 2012 This tour discusses the history of terra cotta as an architectural art form and highlights Downtown's best examples of this turn-of-the-century technique. This tour emphasizes the contribution of the Gladding McBean studio, one of the region’s best cultural and artistic assets, which has provided terra cotta tiles, pipes, and sculpture for customers worldwide. Based in Lincoln, California, this studio has been in continual operation since 1874, with many Downtown buildings showcasing... | Downtown Sacramento Partnership | 01/01/12-
12/26/12 | Sacramento |
Sacramento French Film FestivalPresented by Sacramento French Film Festival and Alliance Française de Sacramento at Crest Theatre June 15-June 24, 2012 The Sacramento French Film Festival, an annual event held in June, celebrates the present as well as the rich history of French cinema featuring new releases and rarely seen classics. It is the only festival dedicated to French cinema in Northern California and one of only two on the West coast. | Sacramento French Film Festival | 06/15/12-
06/24/12 | Sacramento |
Fascination: A New Wave '80s Dance ClubPresented by Old Ironsides at Old Ironsides January 14-December 8, 2012 Come out and experience Fascination, a new wave '80s dance club. | Old Ironsides | 01/14/12-
12/08/12 | Sacramento |
Work by Kristin Hartman at Artistic Edge Gallery & Framing June 1-June 30, 2012 See work by oil painter Kristin Hartman, whose paintings express her fascination with the unique and beautiful design of nature. | | 06/01/12-
06/30/12 | Sacramento |
Uprooted! The Japanese Americans During WWIIPresented by California Museum for History, Women and the Arts at California Museum January 2-December 31, 2012 This exhibit features the Japanese American community from immigration and internment during World War II, to their struggle and success in seeking redress for the loss of their constitutional rights. This display, featuring photographs, art, furniture, and crafts made in the internment camps, is drawn from the rich Japanese American Archival Collection developed by the local Japanese American community and housed at Sacramento State. Uprooted offers a unique opportunity to learn... | California Museum for History, Women and the Arts | 01/02/12-
12/31/12 | Sacramento |
Mel Ramos: 50 Years of Superheroes, Nudes, and Other Pop DelightsPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum June 2-October 21, 2012 A Sacramento native and Sacramento State alumnus, internationally acclaimed Mel Ramos (born 1935) is one of the city's most celebrated artists. This is the first survey of his work in his hometown and follows his recent solo exhibition at the Albertina in Vienna, Austria. This exhibition showcases each of the artist's creative phases, including his Abstract Expressionist early works, his comic-book heroes from the 1960s, and the commercially inspired nudes that made him famous. The latter,... | Crocker Art Museum | 06/02/12-
10/21/12 | Sacramento |
Red Hot and Blown: Contemporary Glass from the Crocker's CollectionPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum March 17-September 23, 2012 In 2012, more than 150 museums throughout the United States will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of America's studio-glass movement, which began in 1962 in Toledo, Ohio. Since that time, glass has emerged as a rich and diverse form of creative expression with vessels, sculptures, and everything in between being blown, cast, assembled, and even painted. The Crocker's exhibition includes all of these techniques, ranging from Marvin Lipofsky's blown sculptures from the 1960s to Dale... | Crocker Art Museum | 03/17/12-
09/23/12 | Sacramento |
159th Annual California State FairPresented by California Exposition & State Fair at Cal Expo July 12-July 29, 2012 BIG FUN for Everyone: In addition to this year's new attractions, the State Fair will focus its traditional exhibits and competitions on recreation, sports, and tourism that make California an adventure capitol of the world. The 159th California State Fair theme is FUN that Moves You! It's all about BIG FUN, and this year’s entertainment, exhibits, and coming attractions are predicted to get you out of your chair and to the State Fair for an exciting summer... | California Exposition & State Fair | 07/12/12-
07/29/12 | Sacramento |
| Christopher Stott | Elliott Fouts Gallery | 06/02/12-
06/28/12 | Sacramento |
| 8th Annual Sacramento Japanese Film Festival | Sacramento Japanese United Methodist Church (SJUMC) | 07/13/12-
07/15/12 | Sacramento |
Home Works: Benjamin HuntPresented by Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission at Robert T. Matsui Gallery at City Hall February 27-June 30, 2012 Home Works is a one-person show featuring a series of wood, translucent white plastic, and steel wall hangings and sculptures by Sacramento artist, Benjamin Hunt. The simple (and sometimes very complex), ghost-like forms in the exhibition are metaphorically linked to the idea of the artist’s home and chaotic childhood. Precisely crafted with meticulous attention to detail, each artwork is stripped clean of any sign of real life, accept for an occasional black and white... | Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission | 02/27/12-
06/30/12 | Sacramento |
3rd Annual Sacramento Entertainment FairPresented by Studio 24, Inc. at Studio 24, Inc. June 9, 2012 Think you've got what it takes to be an actor? Studio24 will put you through make-up & hair, get you into wardrobe, and put you on set where you'll get to act in front of the camera alongside professional actors!
Sacramento's Annual Entertainment Fair is an extremely interactive event with live performances by entertainment groups, demonstrations of filmmaking with equipment and actors, teleprompter and green screen, voiceover recording in studio, and much more!
The... | Studio 24, Inc. | 06/09/12 | Sacramento |
High School Self-Portrait ShowPresented by Crocker Art Museum and Chalk It Up! Sacramento at Crocker Art Museum April 10-June 24, 2012 Comprised of more than 70 artworks in diverse media, this exhibition explores an essential exercise for any young artist: the self-portrait. Deep study, self-expression, and technical skill align to present snapshots of self-discovery. Long a Sacramento tradition, the Crocker is proud to host the exhibition in collaboration with Chalk It Up! and Christian Brothers High School. | Crocker Art Museum | 04/10/12-
06/24/12 | Sacramento |
A Chosen Path: The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes Presented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum June 23-September 30, 2012 For more than 60 years, Karen Karnes has been at the forefront of the studio pottery movement. Her artistic output is recognized for its understated, quietly poetic surfaces and sublime biomorphic forms. From her dramatic salt-glazed pottery of the 1960s and '70s, to her most recent sculptural vessels, Karnes consistently has challenged herself, and in doing so transformed expectations of the vessel form. She remains one of the medium's most influential working makers and a mentor to several... | Crocker Art Museum | 06/23/12-
09/30/12 | Sacramento |
Axis Gallery's 7th National Juried ExhibitionPresented by Axis Gallery at Axis Gallery August 4-August 26, 2012 Axis Gallery presents their 7th National Juried Exhibition with juror Apsara DiQuinzio, assistant curator of painting and sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The exhibit features work of all mediums from artists throughout the United States. Contemporary, original 2D and 3D work in any media--including painting, prints, drawings, photography and digital images--were accepted. All work is original and produced within the last two years.
Additional... | Axis Gallery | 08/04/12-
08/26/12 | Sacramento |
Peter Case in Concert & Troubadour Blues Film ScreeningPresented by Swell-productions.com at Antiquite Maison Privee June 7, 2012 In 1986, Peter Case embarked on a solo career, recording his self-titled debut with T. Bone Burnett. Since then, he's devoted much of his time to folk music and the blues, extolling the virtues of his heroes John Fahey, Lightning Hopkins, Sleepy John Estes, Reverend Gary Davis, and others.
The evening begins with the West Coast premier screening of Troubadour Blues, a documentary film by Tom Weber. Troubadour Blues... | Swell-productions.com | 06/07/12 | Sacramento |
Towers: Richard GillesPresented by Axis Gallery at Axis Gallery May 5-May 27, 2012 Axis Gallery is pleased to present, Towers, an exhibition of new large format color photographs by Richard Gilles. With this new series, Gilles continues his exploration of the panoramic format, this time using vertical elements in a landscape environment. By matching these structures in pairs, he presents them as "sentries" standing watch over the landscape below.
Gilles's previous panoramic series, Signs of the Times, which explored what empty... | Axis Gallery | 05/05/12-
05/27/12 | Sacramento |
3rd Annual Sacramento Banana FestivalPresented by Sojourner Truth Multicultural Arts Museum at William Land Park August 10, 2012 The Banana Festival returns to Sacramento for their third year! This year they will have another amazing line up of local entertainment, even more scrumptious banana foods, and loads of banana-themed family fun filled with music, food, art, dance, and films. | Sojourner Truth Multicultural Arts Museum | 08/10/12 | Sacramento |
Big Names, Small ArtPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum May 24, 2012 Art Auction Season at the Crocker kicks off with the spectacular silent auction party Big Names, Small Art. Bid on "Small Art" (12 x 2 inches or less) by "Big Name" regional artists. Bids start at the small price of $25, so anyone can begin or add to their art collection. With music, artist demonstrations, and docent-led gallery tours, the evening is a fun way to support art in the community.
Proceeds support the exhibitions and education programs of the Crocker... | Crocker Art Museum | 05/24/12 | Sacramento |
Very Special Arts DayPresented by Fairytale Town and I Can Do That! (frmly VSA Arts of California at Sacramento) at Fairytale Town July 14, 2012 Enjoy a day in the park and participate in several different art "funshops" for kids of all abilities, provided by I Can Do That! Activities include painting, drawing, and tons of messy art fun.
The day features high-quality performances by very special artists, displays of visual artwork created by VSA arts of California at Sacramento students each spring, plus several Funshops (hands-on workshops) such as collage, mobiles, yarn painting, block print-making, and ink-blot... | Fairytale Town | 07/14/12 | Sacramento |
Small Things: Gene CrowePresented by Viewpoint Photographic Art Center at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center May 9-June 2, 2012 Viewpoint Photographic Art Center is pleased to present the “Intentional Photographs” of Gene Crowe in an exhibit called Small Things in the Step Up Gallery. Crowe has been working with digital images that he calls "Small Things": found objects, macro images, still life, parts, and the manipulation of light on different surfaces. This project actually began in the early 1960s when he began exploring extremely close focusing. He has been developing skills... | Viewpoint Photographic Art Center | 05/09/12-
06/02/12 | Sacramento |
Lost Worlds: Ruins of the Americas: Work by Arthur DrookerPresented by Viewpoint Photographic Art Center at Viewpoint Photographic Art Center May 9-June 2, 2012 Viewpoint Gallery is pleased to present the photographs of Arthur Drooker in an exhibition called Lost Worlds: Ruins of the Americas in the Main Gallery. Drooker is a photographer whose work has been exhibited and published since 1980. His award-winning book American Ruins, was the first photographic survey of historic ruins throughout the United States. He is also an Emmy Award-winning writer and director of television documentaries. | Viewpoint Photographic Art Center | 05/09/12-
06/02/12 | Sacramento |
Brought to Light: Masterworks of Photography from the Crocker Art MuseumPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum June 16-September 3, 2012 The first survey of the Museum's photography collection in more than a decade, this exhibition showcases the history and artistic development of contemporary photography. Brought to Light features works from the 19th through the 21st century, with images by artists ranging from Peter Henry Emerson to Chris McCaw. The beauty of the medium and its embrace of aesthetic, social, and conceptual concerns moves from the darkroom to the digital in this exhibition. | Crocker Art Museum | 06/16/12-
09/03/12 | Sacramento |
Hispanic American Art TourPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum June 3, 2012 Discover the rich diversity of Californian art through Spanish, Mexican, and Latino influences, from Anglo portrayals of Californios and the Missions through contemporary Latino American artists.
Free with Museum admission. | Crocker Art Museum | 06/03/12 | Sacramento |
| Screening: Superman | Crocker Art Museum | 06/07/12 | Sacramento |
Thurs Til 9: Art Mix: Pride MixPresented by Crocker Art Museum at Crocker Art Museum June 14, 2012 This month’s Art Mix celebrates Gay Pride Month with a fabulous mix of live entertainment, art-making, and community. Have a wild time watching the Badlands Drag Review with hostess Miss Taryn and DJ Miz-B-Haven. Test your luck at Drag Queen Bingo (hosted by Outword Magazine), strike a pose in a fun photo booth, enjoy a live performance by the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus, make connections at a LGBTIQ Community Resource Fair, and explore the galleries on docent-led... | Crocker Art Museum | 06/14/12 | Sacramento |
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