The creative process, says Jared Tolla, director, produces an appreciable amount of byproduct: bits of glass, incorrect sizes and shapes; discarded wire.
“They gather in the corners and lockers, or are squirreled away for a later use that never comes,” Tolla said. “Joining these materials are spare parts to forgotten equipment, incorrect items ordered and unused tools of classes past.
“The Craft Center must purge itself of these materials in order to continue the creative process,” Tolla said. While cleaning up, he happened across the materials that he would craft and solder into artworks that are now on display in a show he calls .
“I was intrigued with the shapes and colors of these various items and sought to bring them back into the art world. In essence, I am recycling these discarded remnants of past endeavors for another look.”
The exhibition is set to run through April 30 in the , located in the South Silo. Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Reception, noon-1 p.m. April 24.. A reception is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. April 24.
NEW THIS WEEK
— In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution's 19th amendment, in August 1920, giving women the right to vote. The exhibit features books, pamphlets, and other documents and ephemera from the Women's History Collection and other research collections held in the University Library's Special Collections Department. Items on exhibit include 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century publications documenting the growth and development of the women's rights movement. The exhibit offers a special tribute to the campaign for women's suffrage and provides a wide view of the evolution of social and political views of the "place of women" over the last three centuries. The exhibit puts a special focus on the period between the emergence of a women's movement in the United States in the 19th century and continuing through the emergence in the 1960s and 1970s of a second wave of the movement in the form of the women's liberation movement. Exhibit prepared by John Sherlock of Special Collections. Spring and summer quarters, lobby, first floor, . Hours: 7:30 a.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturday and noon-midnight Sunday.
Design by Design: Juried Student Design Competition — Annual survey of student talent and creativity that reflects the multidisciplinary breadth of the Design Program. Through April 17 (Picnic Day), , first floor, Walker Hall. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 2-5 p.m. Sunday.
Niu Pasifik: Urban Art from the Pacific Rim — Contemporary art from New Zealand and the Pacific Rim, from the collection of curator and educator Giles Peterson. Through June 13, , first floor, Hart Hall. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 2-5 p.m. Sunday.
See What I See Around ٺƵ — Photographer Jerry Schimke presents a fanciful exploration of ٺƵ, with diverse perspectives and subject matter. Through May 28, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, Old Davis Road and Mrak Hall Drive. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
ONGOING
— The posters, from the university’s , are being presented in conjunction with modern-day illustrations in the Nelson Gallery (see separate listing for Owen Smith and Nayland Blake). Through May 23, , 125 Art Building. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, by appointment on Fridays; and 2-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
— Through spring quarter, lobby, first floor, . Hours: 7:30 a.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturday and noon-midnight Sunday.
— Smith, known for his 1930s-style pulp fiction illustrations, is showing cartoon drawings on paper and in digital video format, paintings, New Yorker magazine covers and other work. Blake, who has been blogging on a near-daily basis in recent years, is presenting the first offline exhibition of his autobiographical drawings cum cartoons. His show also includes original black-and-white drawings as well as digital images, in color, on a video monitor. Through May 23, , 124 Art Building. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, by appointment on Fridays; and 2-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
Youth Voices for Change — Work by Sactown Heroes, affiliated with the West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition. The teens collaborated with ٺƵ researchers and artists for six months to create poetry, photos, comics and an interactive map with videos, documenting conditions that impact their lives and expressing their hopes for the future. Through June 20, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center. Youth Voices for Change is a collaboration of Art of Regional Change and Healthy Youth-Healthy Regions at ٺƵ, and the West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition.
Media Resources
Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu