Looking for art? Go to the mall鈥
, a 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis鈥 MFA graduate and local artist, is one of 20 California artists featured in the State of California鈥檚 鈥淵our Actions Save Lives鈥 campaign, which provides Californians with information about how they can do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19. The program partnered with more than 20 artists across California 鈥 including Sacramento鈥檚 Wimbley 鈥 to reach hard-hit communities throughout the state. Wimbley's exhibition is located at the Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento.
Wimbley鈥檚 masking series reminds viewers of the importance of wearing masks to help bring an end to the pandemic. It features video and still photography projected onto masks worn by people representing California鈥檚 diverse communities.
The video on display in the exhibition is below.
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Wimbley鈥檚 work is featured on exterior signage and indoor digital displays at , while a billboard overlooking Sacramento鈥檚 Oak Park neighborhood was featured this month. The series is also featured on LED and mobile billboards, and in print and television ads in English and Spanish, in a campaign reaching 11 California markets.
To view the Masking Series by Wimbley, visit the mall or view the project .
A video interview of Wimbley produced by the Sacramento Bee is
New episode of 鈥楾he Backdrop鈥 highlights Manetti Shrem Museum鈥檚 reopening
The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art is set to reopen to the public on June 3, following a 14-month closure due to the pandemic.
On this month鈥檚 Backdrop podcast, the museum鈥檚 founding director, , discusses the four new exhibitions on display: 鈥淲ayne Thiebaud Influencer: A New Generation,鈥 鈥淲orking Proof: Wayne Thiebaud as Printmaker,鈥 鈥淎ndrea Bowers: Education Should Be Free鈥 and 鈥淎rnold Joseph Kemp: I would survive. I could survive. I should survive.鈥
Teagle also discusses the importance of Thiebaud鈥檚 work, the pandemic-related challenges the museum staff overcame and how the museum used the yearlong closure to deeply examine issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in every aspect of its operation.
podcast is a monthly interview program featuring conversations with 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis scholars and researchers working in the social sciences, humanities, arts and culture. It is available free, on demand at , , , , and . The Backdrop is hosted by public radio veteran Soterios Johnson.
Reserve your free timed tickets to the Manetti Shrem Museum .
Shinkoskey presents 鈥楿ndergraduate Composers鈥
Thursday, May 27, 12:05 p.m. to 1 p.m., free, via .
Jennifer Ellis, harp
, viola and , clarinet , both 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis professors of music
Learn more about this performance on the . This is the last noon concert until next fall.
Davis Feminist Film Festival starts Friday
The Davis Feminist Film Festival is a grassroots festival of short films from around the world. In its 15th year, and increasingly international in scope, the festival is a true campus- community partnership that uses art as a springboard for exploring social issues often ignored by mainstream media. Davis Feminist Film Festival interns and the Festival Director are responsible for curating films, and coordinating the event.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 15th annual Davis Feminist Film Festival will be available online on the from Friday, May 28th through Sunday, May 30th. Viewers will be able to access and watch all films at their convenience throughout the 72 hours. Tune in for over 50 independent documentary, narrative, and experimental films and provides an inclusive public space for underrepresented artists to raise consciousness about the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, class, ability, sexuality, and other socially constructed categories.
Viewers are encouraged to engage with others and share their thoughts and chat throughout the weekend. One way to chat is to join the .
To learn more about the unique films happening each day, go .
TEDx新澳门六合彩内幕信息Davis is recruiting directors
TEDx新澳门六合彩内幕信息Davis is recruiting directors for the 2021-2022 school year. Join a team of motivated and open individuals who are looking to continue the philosophy of "ideas worth spreading" through their community. Apply . Contact tedxucdavisteam@gmail.com if you have any questions.
For more information, go .
Coming up next week
Getting 鈥楢rtCurious鈥 with Jennifer Dasal
Tuesday, June 1, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., free, via Zoom. .
Join (鈥02, Art History) 鈥 curator of modern and contemporary art at the North Carolina Museum of Art, and the creator and host of the ArtCurious podcast 鈥 to hear about her new book, ArtCurious: Stories of the Unexpected, Slightly Odd, and Strangely Wonderful in Art History. Dasal will share the story of her introduction to the world of art history at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis, her career path since graduation, the creation of her internationally beloved audio show, tales from her book, and why fun stories matter in our journey to make art more accessible for all audiences.
Organized by the Department of Art and Art History in conjunction with the Arts & Humanities 2021 Graduate Exhibition, opening virtually on June 10, 2021. This program is co-sponsored by the Manetti Shrem Museum.
Art history prof to moderate 'Rethinking the Iran Initiative'
Wednesday, June 2, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., free. .
, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis professor of art history, will moderate this week鈥檚 online event by at John Hopkins School of Advanced international Studies. Their programming focuses on the theme: 鈥淚ran and the US: a critical Juncture,鈥 which will include fireside chats, policy forums, and roundtable discussions.
Tune in for a talk with who tracked two decades of art activity, charting sanctions alongside art exhibitions and other events across the art world of Iran & its diaspora to enumerate the consequences of sanctions on Iran's visual arts. Together, Grigor and Sreberny-Mohammadi will answer the question: 鈥榃hat impact have sanctions had on Iran's artists and world?"
For future events and further information, visit the .
'Juliet and Romeo' by Catalyst
A鈥 Shakespearean tragedy gets a contemporary musical comedy makeover when the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Department of Theatre and Dance and 鈥 present Juliet and Romeo. Developed in a special collaboration with Southern Utah University鈥檚 Department of Theatre and Dance, the musical will be accessible virtually Thursday, June 3 at 6 p.m. through midnight on Saturday, June 5, . The performance is free and open to all. The production will be featured as part of the Mondavi Center鈥檚 HomeStage series with promotional support from the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.
Juliet and Romeo was created by Paul Gordon, a Tony Award nominee for his music for Jane Eyre and Curtis Moore, an Emmy Award nominee for original song for Amazon鈥檚鈥The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. A contemporary spin on the Bard鈥檚 classic centers on a鈥痵econd-rate author who finds himself in Shakespeare鈥檚 鈥淩omeo and Juliet鈥 and his determination to figure out how to change the ending.
The production is co-directed by Broadway veteran , 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis professor of theatre and dance, and alumna , Ph.D., performance studies, 鈥18, who is assistant professor of theatre and dance at SUU. Gordon and Moore are the Granada Artists-in-Residence for spring 2021.鈥
Learn more about this event on the .
Social Media of the Week
We came across this Facebook post by the commemorating the death of mural artist Mark Rivera.
