Robert Arneson Content / Robert Arneson Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Celebrate ‘The Year of Eggheads’ at April 4 Event /news/celebrate-30-years-eggheads-april-4-event <p>Next week, the Year of the Eggheads begins with a birthday celebration marking the 30th anniversary of the campus installation of Robert Arneson’s iconic <a href="/campus-life/arts-culture/eggheads-tour">Egghead sculptures</a>.</p> <p>A foundational member of the esteemed ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Arts programs, Arneson was the pre-eminent sculptor and ºÙºÙÊÓƵ professor who created the Eggheads at the end of a stunningly influential career.</p> March 26, 2024 - 3:00pm Jose Antonio Vadi /news/celebrate-30-years-eggheads-april-4-event Weekender: Turn off the TV; Enjoy Virtual Art, Symphony, Concert, Upcoming Exhibitions /arts/blog/weekender--turn-off-tv-virtual-art-symphony-concert-exhibitions <p>Turn off the television and watch a symphony on zoom, or listen to a virtual concert, or...</p> May 06, 2020 - 2:23pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/weekender--turn-off-tv-virtual-art-symphony-concert-exhibitions Weekender: Historian Explores Late-Life Arneson Works Sunday; Music, More /arts/blog/weekender-historian-explores-late-life-arneson-works-sunday-music-more <p>This weekend offers an opportunity to learn more about ºÙºÙÊÓƵ artist Robert Arneson, listen to music, and more.</p> February 19, 2020 - 3:03pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/weekender-historian-explores-late-life-arneson-works-sunday-music-more Unexpected Art: At the Library, Look up Wherever You Are /arts/blog/unexpected-art-library-look-up-wherever-you-are <h2 class="heading--underline"><strong>See art in many forms in this study, research space</strong></h2> <p><em>Paintings, photographs, prints and sculptures: the works of art at the Shields Library vary in size and genre, and come from former students and faculty alike. </em></p> <p><em>This blog post is written by Leigh Houck, ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Media Relations Intern</em></p> February 12, 2020 - 12:01pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/unexpected-art-library-look-up-wherever-you-are How is Art Connected to Nuclear War? /curiosity-gap/how-art-connected-nuclear-war <p>Historian Kathryn Olmsted Olmsted, who has been a history professor at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ since 2001, has written an essay in a newly published&nbsp;<a href="http://www.georgeadamsgallery.com/publications/robert-arneson-the-anti-war-works-1982-1986"><strong>catalog</strong></a>&nbsp;for New York’s George Adams Gallery exhibition of Robert Arneson’s work.</p> October 18, 2019 - 2:25pm Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity-gap/how-art-connected-nuclear-war Weekender: Learn More About 'The Palace;' Get Your Costume Now; Hear Music /arts/blog/weekender-learn-about-palace-get-costume-now-hear-music <p>This weekend, you can start with a free noon concert, move on to more music, learn more about Robert Arneson's iconic "Palace at 9 a.m." and even get your Halloween costume. See the new news about the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ costume shop below.</p> <p><em>This collection of events was compiled by News and Media Relations Interns Leigh Houck and Ellen Caminiti</em></p> <h2 class="heading--underline"><strong>Arneson’s&nbsp;'The Palace at 9 a.m' subject of museum talk</strong></h2> <p><strong>Saturday, Oct. 19, 2:30 p.m.</strong></p> October 17, 2019 - 5:08pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/weekender-learn-about-palace-get-costume-now-hear-music ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Historian Chronicles Robert Arneson’s Anti-Nuke Art for New York Exhibition /arts/blog/uc-davis-historian-chronicles-robert-arneson-anti-nuke-art-new-york-exhibition <p>Historian Kathryn Olmsted was a graduate student at University of California, Davis, when the Robert Arneson's&nbsp; <a href="/campus-life/arts-culture/eggheads/">Egghead</a> Series of sculptures began being installed throughout campus. That was the first she had heard of the first-generation art faculty known for his clay works and who is often dubbed the father of the California Funk movement.</p> October 16, 2019 - 3:21pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/uc-davis-historian-chronicles-robert-arneson-anti-nuke-art-new-york-exhibition Weekender: Take a (Gallery) Road Trip Through the Manetti Shrem Museum /arts/blog/weekender-take-gallery-road-trip-through-museum <p>Labor Day weekend is one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Want to take a road trip, but don’t want to fight the traffic? Stop by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art on the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ campus. The Gallery Road Trip invites visitors to interact with the art in brand new ways.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> August 27, 2019 - 1:14pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/weekender-take-gallery-road-trip-through-museum ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art Unveils Inaugural Exhibitions for November Opening /news/uc-davis-jan-shrem-and-maria-manetti-shrem-museum-art-unveils-inaugural-exhibitions-november <p><em>Editors: High-resolution images related to these exhibitions are available at&nbsp;</em><a href="https://photos.ucdavis.edu/bp/#/folder/1645674">https://photos.ucdavis.edu/bp/#/folder/1645674</a></p> <p>The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at the University of California, Davis, announces the four opening exhibitions that will inaugurate its new, architecturally significant museum building beginning Sunday, Nov. 13.&nbsp;</p> October 03, 2016 - 3:39pm Karen Michele Nikos /news/uc-davis-jan-shrem-and-maria-manetti-shrem-museum-art-unveils-inaugural-exhibitions-november Famous ‘Temporary Building’ at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Placed on National Register of Historic Places /news/famous-temporary-building-uc-davis-placed-national-register-historic <p>During the 1960s the University of California, Davis, began building an art department that turned out like no other. Much of that early work took place in Temporary Building 9, a metal structure at Old Davis Road and Hutchison Drive. TB 9 —&nbsp;as it was dubbed — has been nationally recognized for its importance in art history with its inclusion on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nps.gov/nr////feature/places/16000153.htm">National Register of Historic Places</a>&nbsp;and the California Register of Historical Resources.</p> June 20, 2016 - 12:28pm Patricia Bailey /news/famous-temporary-building-uc-davis-placed-national-register-historic