Manetti Shrem hosts online graduate exhibition, awards prizes
If you missed the live version of the The Arts & Humanities 2020 Graduate Exhibition online, you can still catch it online at the Manetti Shrem Museum website now through June 28 (it was just extended two weeks). Awards were given last week. A twist on the traditional MFA exhibition, the multidisciplinary show presents the work of 30 graduate students in seven disciplines: art history, art studio, design, creative writing, cultural studies, music and Native American studies.
The fourth annual Keister & Allen Art Purchase Prize revives an Aggie tradition from the mid-1960s in which an art studio MFA student’s work is acquired for the university’s Fine Arts Collection. This generous award goes to Dongwan Hong.
Another prize was also awarded. The Savageau Award in the Department of Design encourages, recognizes and celebrates creative and original contributions to the discipline of design. Chosen by the design faculty, this year’s winner is Eldy S. Lázaro Vásquez.
Mondavi Center’s last virtual concert of the season this Sunday is Alexander Quartet
The last virtual concert of the season will occur this Sunday, June 7, and feature the Alexander String Quartet. During the closures, Mondavi has continued to offer virtual concerts as a replacement for canceled in-person events. Click here to view the full list of virtual concerts.
SFMOMA spotlights creative collectives
SFMOMA has launched a new Community in Residence series that spotlights a different creative collective every week. Each collective is invited to respond to the prompt:
“What does it mean to work collaboratively in the time of social distancing?” So far, they have featured “The Mission School” and “Heavy Breathing.” Learn more about the Community in Residence program here.
Crocker Art Museum meets Animal Crossing
Crocker Art Museum Store employee Siena Stevens has combined her passion for art with her love for the popular Nintendo game Animal Crossing. She has recreated some of the Crocker Museum’s most famous pieces in her Animal Crossing virtual gallery. Read more and see the recreations here.
Crocker seeks participants for study
Can participating in virtual, online museum programs help people with chronic pain feel more socially connected? Could those social connections provide some relief from the burden of that pain? If you suffer from chronic pain, you could help the Crocker Art Museum and UC Davis Health with their research. Learn more here.
Art Tweet of the Week
Our tweet of the week relates to the space launch. Curious? Click through here. It's from the Crocker.
