Contemporary Artist Speaks at Lecture Series Thursday, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis
This Thursday, Dec. 5, the guest speaker is Amelia Jones, the Robert A. Day professor and vice dean of research at the Roski School of Art & Design at University of Southern California. Jones is a curator and scholar of contemporary art, performance, and feminist/sexuality studies. Recent publications include Seeing Differently: A History and Theory of Identification and the Visual Arts (2012); co-edited with Erin Silver, Otherwise: Imagining Queer Feminist Art Histories (2016); and the edited special issue 鈥淥n Trans/Performance鈥 of Performance Research (2016). Jones is currently working on a retrospective of the work of Ron Athey with accompanying catalogue (Queer Communion: Ron Athey) and a book entitled In Between Subjects: A Critical Genealogy of Queer Performance is forthcoming from NYU Press.
The Visiting Artist Lecture Series will continue in the 2020 winter and spring quarters with Jonathan Calm, Beatriz Cortez, Meg Shiffler and Frances Stark. More details posted .
Public lectures are at 4:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public.
Lectures will be held in the Community Education Room at the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.
TANA opens 鈥楪uerrera鈥 Friday, also University Chorus; Quartet Sunday
鈥淕uerrera鈥 Exhibition Opening at TANA, 1224 Lemen Ave, Woodland, Friday Dec. 6, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., free
The Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer (Art Workshop of the New Dawn) invites you to join Stephany Sanchez for the opening of her "Guerrera" exhibition. Sanchez 鈥...creates woodblock prints that address political views, pay homage to her culture and use Oaxacan folk art as an influence.鈥 The reception will include a woodblock-printing demonstration, as well as music, refreshments, and a sale of prints. The exhibition runs through Feb. 21. Read more in the TANA .
University Chorus and Chamber Singers, Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, Friday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The University Chorus and Chamber Singers are having their fall concert this Friday, directed by 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Lecturer in Music and Director of Choirs Caleb Lewis. They will perform seasonal compositions from a variety of composers. The singers will be accompanied by Jeffrey Jubenville on the organ.
The Complete Shostakovich String Quartets 鈥 Year Two, Alexander String Quartet 2, Vanderhoef Studio Theater, Mondavi Center, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The quartet will be presenting pieces by Dmitri Shostakovich, whose musical career mirrored exactly the rise and history of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1975. Renowned musicologist, author and composer Robert Greenberg will be providing commentary throughout the event.
More information, here.
Mary Chapin Carpenter at Mondavi Sunday
Together on Stage, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin, Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, December 8, 2019, 7 p.m.
The acoustic duo will be giving an intimate performance in a warm, comfortable setting inspired by their longing-lasting camaraderie.
More information, here.
Ongoing: Last Sunday for Design Museum Exhibition
This is the last Sunday to catch the exhibition at the Design Museum, in Cruess Hall, 鈥淪hape Up: Case Studies in Fashion Making.鈥 Please read our Lunchable on that exhibition, which includes a video, here.
Other ongoing events include:
- Artist-Led Workshop: Environments and Mark-Making, Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Saturdays and Sundays, Saturday Nov. 2 through Sunday Dec. 1, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., free
- The Manetti Shrem Museum invites you to join regional artist Patris Miller to 鈥淓xperiment with variety of mark-making techniques to add a sense of realism to your drawings.鈥 Participants will use 鈥...basic geometric shapes and a variety of materials鈥︹ to 鈥...explore new ways of drawing the world around you with simple techniques and methods.鈥
- Hidden Talents: Artwork of Yolo County Employees, Gallery 625, 625 Court Street, Woodland, Friday Dec. 6, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Attend the opening reception for Hidden Talents: Artwork of Yolo County Employees and enjoy 鈥...works from the hidden lives of people who work for various Yolo County departments.鈥 Meet the artists and enjoy holiday music on the piano. The exhibit will be up until Feb. 4.
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Thob (segments), Palestine, 1969 Embroidered garment pieces for woman鈥檚 tunic, including front and back bodices, side panels and two sleeves Gift of Katherine Rossbach. This and other garment construction designs are viewable at the Design Museum, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, through Sunday only. (Ellen Caminiti/新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis)
Upcoming
An Emerald Isle Christmas, Dan煤, Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, Saturday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m.
The Irish band will celebrate the holiday and their 25th anniversary with special guests, in time-honored Irish fashion.
More information, .
Pink Martini, Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, 7 p.m.
Led by bandleader Thomas Lauderdale, Pink Martini will perform songs from multiple genres and from around the world. The performance will feature tracks from their holiday album.
More information, .
Artist Salon: Connections Between Artist and Place, Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Free with RSVP (required; space is limited) Come listen to regional artist Patris Miller talk about her work. Enjoy discussion and light refreshments with other creative minds. To RSVP, please call (530) 752-6362.