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Summer Exhibitions On and Off Campus

Manetti Shrem Museum Plans Artist-Led Workshops

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Susan Swartz painting, Nature Revisited, acrylic on linen
<strong>Breaking Away, 2006-2018:</strong> Susan Swartz, "Nature Revisited 44," 2018, acrylic on linen, 42 x 84 inches. Courtesy of Susan Swartz Studios.

The announced its summer programming will include two shows and the introduction of fee-based workshops where people can experiment with some of the techniques the exhibiting artists are using.

SUMMER ART

ON CAMPUS

  • Photography: Bridging Art and Science 鈥 Students present their final projects from Science and Society 40, taught by Terry Nathan, professor, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources. , through Aug. 14.
  • Breaking Away, 2016-2018 鈥 Paintings by Susan Swartz. , June 30-Sept. 2.
  • You broke the ocean in half to be here 鈥 multimedia by Andrea Chung. Manetti Shrem Museum, June 30-Sept. 2.
  • The Great Outdoors Nature photography by Clyde Elmore, Cooperative Extension specialist emeritus, Department of Plant Sciences. Buehler Alumni Center, July 3-Aug. 29. Reception: 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, July 6.

OFF CAMPUS

"Goddess" silk-screen print, planets on yarn, interwined in hands
 Drucella Anne Miranda鈥檚 鈥淕oddess鈥 silk screen in Arte Cura.
  • Works by first-year MFA students. , 625 S St., Sacramento, through Aug. 12.
  • Arte Cura 鈥 Silkscreen prints by workshop participants. Davis Community Gallery, , 2051 John Jones Road, Davis, through Aug. 31.
  • New Seeds/Semillas Nuevas 鈥 Recent posters by TANA student interns. TANA, , through Aug. 31.

One of the artists is Susan Swartz, a painter known for her layered and richly colored landscapes; the other is Andrea Chung, who includes an installation of cyanotype prints (think blueprint) in her exhibition exploring the legacies of Caribbean island colonialism and migration.

Both shows highlight the university鈥檚 distinctive legacy of nurturing and exhibiting innovative contemporary art, museum officials said in a news release.

Summer hours: 11-5

The exhibitions will run concurrently, June 30 to Sept. 2. (The museum is closed until the exhibitions鈥 opening.) Note the museum鈥檚 summer hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays). Admission is free.

An 鈥渙pening celebration鈥 鈥 where both artists will speak about their work 鈥 is scheduled for Sunday, July 15, as part of the museum鈥檚 Summer Season Celebration.

The workshops, to be held July 21 and 28 and Aug. 4, will be led by 嘿嘿视频 Master of Fine Arts graduates.

See below for more information on the artist-led workshops, free Art Studio Drop-In and the Summer Season Celebration.

How the world is seen

鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to mount a summer season highlighting two women artists whose work takes risks, explores nature and celebrates new voices,鈥 said Rachel Teagle, the museum鈥檚 founding director, who curated one of the exhibitions, Breaking Away, 2006-2018. 鈥淲e鈥檙e excited for students, faculty and the broader community to join us to explore the ways these artists bring focus to how the world is seen.鈥

Breaking Away, 2006-2018 鈥 Swartz, who has studios in Park City, Utah, and Martha鈥檚 Vineyard, Massachusetts, makes her West Coast museum debut with an exhibition showcasing the development of her painterly style. She describes her work as 鈥渓ush surfaces sculpted from the subtle accretion of color.鈥

This survey of Swartz鈥檚 recent work demonstrates a newfound synthesis and complexity in her approach to abstracting the natural landscape, according to the museum.

鈥淪wartz鈥檚 painting is as personal as her journey,鈥 Teagle said. 鈥淎 lifelong painter, she began focused work in the studio only after raising her family. Her work has progressed rapidly and this exhibition follows a series of solo exhibitions in major U.S. and European art museums.鈥

"Filty water cannot be washed" cyanotype
You broke the ocean in half to get here: Andrea Chung, detail of 鈥淔ilthy water cannot be washed,鈥 2016-17, cyanotype and watercolor, 88 x 240 in. From the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Courtesy of the artist.

You broke the ocean in half to be here 鈥 In her first traveling exhibition (from the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego), the San Diego-based Chung showcases her inventive use of collage, printmaking and photography in her work 鈥 in this case while exploring a recurring theme of hers: Caribbean island history.

Her cyanotype-print installation 鈥 another of her unexpected intersections of materials, processes and places 鈥 focuses on lionfish, a nonnative, predatory species that has proliferated recently in the Caribbean, conjuring a fantastic underwater world while offering a potent allegory of colonization.

Artist-led workshops

Here are this summer鈥檚 fee-based workshops, all for ages 16 and up. As of July 9, a few spots remained in each workshop.

  • Drawn From Nature 鈥 With Faith Sponsler, M.F.A. 鈥17. $80, all supplies and materials included. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 21.
  • Cyanotype Lab 鈥 With Arielle Rebek, M.F.A. 鈥17. $80, all supplies and materials included. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 28.
  • Abstract Responses to Nature 鈥 With Angela Willetts, M.F.A. 鈥16. $40, acrylic supplies included. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4.

Registration is required in advance, by calling 530-752-8012 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. People who sign up for all three workshops will receive a 10 percent discount, for a total cost of $180.

Art Studio Drop-In

The Carol and Gerry Parker Art Studio, open during the museum鈥檚 regular hours, provides supplies and ideas to incite your creative spirit 鈥 at no charge. Here are the themes for July and August:

  • The Force of Nature (July) 鈥 Investigate the creative possibilities using reeds, seed pods, bark, seaweed and more 鈥 a different material each week.
  • Capture Your Tale Working (August) 鈥 Tell your own story through collage, drawing, zines, textiles and more.

Summer Season Celebration

WHEN: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, July 15

ADMISSION: Free

PROGRAM:

  • Exhibition 鈥渙pening鈥 includes "This Is Our Time: A Conversation With Susan Swartz and Andrea Chung," discussing how they see the world and their place as artists, reflecting and bringing focus to how the world is seen. 3 p.m.
  • Art-making (cyanotype prints)
  • Hula-hooping by Hoop Dance and museum visitors if they wish to try
  • Parade of Whymcycles
  • Music by the Cloud Hats
  • Ice cream

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