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EXHIBITIONS: Student manager presents Tactile Hues at Craft Center

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Some of Liz Murray's work, on display in Tactile Hues at the Craft Center Gallery.
Some of Liz Murray's work, on display in Tactile Hues at the Craft Center Gallery.

NEW TODAY (MAY 7)

Tactile Hues — Naturally dyed, hand-fabricated garments created by Liz Murray, arts and crafts student manager. Today (May 7)-June 4, , 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.

OPENING NEXT WEEK

The Art of Fashion: Experimental Textiles — An exhibition of work by Kinor Jiang, professor of textiles at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in collaboration with other designers. The exhibition includes metalized and etched metallic fabrics created from physical and chemical treatments. May 13-July 18, , first floor, Walker Hall. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Lecture and reception, 6 p.m. May 13.

ONGOING

18th- and 19th-Century British Satirical Posters — The posters, from the university’s , are being presented in conjunction with modern-day illustrations in the (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 Friday, and 2-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

 

— Through spring quarter, 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.

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.

Owen Smith and Nayland Blake, one-man shows — 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 Friday, and 2-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

See What I See Around ΢²ªÊÓƵ — Photographer Jerry Schimke presents a fanciful exploration of ΢²ªÊÓƵ, 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.

— 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 . 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.

— Work by Sactown Heroes, affiliated with the . The teens collaborated with ΢²ªÊÓƵ 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. Youth Voices for Change is a collaboration of and at ΢²ªÊÓƵ, and the West Sacramento Youth Resource Coalition. Through June 20, 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.

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Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu

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