GALLERY PROGRAM

The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission Gallery Program provides visual arts experiences in public locations at the Robert T. Matsui Gallery (Sacramento City Hall), the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), and the Sacramento International Airport, Terminal B. This ongoing series of free public exhibitions showcase the artistic and cultural resources of the region.

All aspects of the Gallery Program are administered by SMAC staff.

The Gallery Program:

• Provides opportunities for local and regional artists at all career levels to exhibit their artwork in public venues.
• Provides artists, curators and others with an interest in producing exhibitions the opportunity to present their ideas to the public and to advance their curatorial skills.
• Meets the public goal of enhancing the quality of life for visitors and residents,
• Supports SMAC’s efforts for community inclusion and diversity.

Exhibition Guidelines and Application Procedures

Proposals for exhibitions at the Robert T. Matsui Gallery (Sacramento City Hall), the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), and Sacramento International Airport are accepted year-round. Proposals are reviewed by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission staff. Staff makes recommendations for exhibitions and then determines the schedule of exhibitions for each venue. Annual exhibition schedules are reviewed and approved by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, Art in Public Places Committee.

Proposals may be submitted throughout the year and are reviewed upon submission. For more information on each venue, and how to apply, please see the Exhibition Guidelines and Application.

Exhibition Schedule
For more information contact Lorrie Kempf at (916) 808 -3977.

THE FRANKLIN URBAN PLEIN AIR PROJECT

presented by North Franklin District Business Association and the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. September 12, 2009 – March 12, 2010

Click here to download a PDF of the flyer. The flyer includes the map and a list of the artists. Or pick up maps at:
1. Tangent Gallery, 2900 Franklin Blvd. Sacramento
2. North Franklin District Business Assoc., 5383 Franklin Blvd., Suite F
3. Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, 2030 Del Paso Blvd.

Sometimes we don’t see where we live: the architecture, landscape, streetscape, design, beauty, ugliness, poverty, wealth, diversity, standardization, the generic and the unique. Rather we “feel” the absence of what makes a place a community and what makes a community home.

Inspired partly by artist Ellen Harvey’s New York Beautification Project and partly by Architect, Mary deLaittre’s curriculum designed to “make neighborhoods visible;” the Urban Plein Air Project is intended to encourage dialogue and exchange about neighborhood, community, and the urban landscape, but more importantly about how urban design can affect a community’s fate.

SMUD Art Gallery
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Customer Service Center
6301 S Street at 65th Street, Sacramento, CA 95817
Hours -  Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Located in the first floor lobby.
Current Exhibit: The Art of Teaching: An Exhibition of work by the Art Faculty of American River College

EXHIBIT DATES: February 9, 2010 - April 8, 2010
RECEPTION: Thursday, March 11, 4p-6pm

"Coming About", charcoal on paper, 38" x 55", 2009, Diane Richey-Ward

The exhibition includes works by Kurt Fishback, Doug Gardner, Linda Gelfman, Crystal Haueter, Ken Hendrickson, Jodie Hooker, Pam Maddock, Sarah Solis Mattson, Karen Roughton, Mick Sheldon, Craig N. Smith, and Diane Richey-Ward.

Paintings, drawings, and mixed media works illustrate the vastly different techniques, media and subject matter being explored by professors of the visual art faculty at American River College. The exhibition is a celebration of American River College's art department and offers a glimpse into the world of the artists when they are not teaching.

Drawing instructor, Diane Richey-Ward is interested in the transition, morphing, and converging of diverse imagery. The primary image in the abstract charcoal drawing "Coming About" shows the morphing of a giant fictitious machine into a human-like form.  In contrast Pam Maddock’s autobiographical graphite and prisma drawing titled, “Dreams Promise Cold Passion”, illustrates the trajectory of a vision realized in the artist’s life, with the work spanning an 11-year period. Symbolic Expressionistic paintings by Ken Hendrickson demonstrate his personal journey with bi-polar disorder.  Another personal exploration, a painting by S.S. Solis titled “Nuestras Madres (Our Mothers)” honors the sacrifices mothers have made in order to pave the way for the next generation of women. 

Airport Gallery
Sacramento International Airport, Terminal B
6900 Airport Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95837
Four enclosed exhibition cases are located in the public areas on the lower level of Terminal B. Three enclosed exhibition cases are located on each of the secured passenger concourses.
Current Exhibit: Featuring Original Paintings from Inside Arden, Inside the City, and Inside East Sacramento Newspapers

EXHIBIT DATES: March 5, 2010 - June 8, 2010


Lemon Mousse , Phil Gross, oil on canvas, 2007, 20" x 24", cover of Inside the City, December 2008

The exhibition includes 16 works of art which have been featured on the front pages of Sacramento’s neighborhood newspapers; Inside Arden, Inside the City, and Inside East Sacramento.  Selected artists include; Elaine Bowers, Phil Gross, Robin Giustina, Judy LewLoose, Bud Gordon, Keith Bachmann, Jim Tracy, Paula Cameto, Vicki Foote, Tina Jalalian, Earl Boley, Donnella Hurley.

Since 1996, ‘Inside Publications’ has graced the covers of its monthly neighborhood magazines with hundreds of works by many of the region’s artists.  Featured in this exhibition is a small sample of the original artworks selected by the publications’ founder and publisher, Cecily Hastings.  Oil, watercolor, acrylic and pastel works illustrate scenes of the Sacramento region—from landscapes to neighborhoods to deserts featured in a Davis cafe. 

Examples include Sacramento artist Robin Giustina’s watercolor, charcoal and gouache painting, titled, “Watchful”, which depicts the young onlooker of a tennis match – a familiar sight for those frequenting East Sacramento’s Sutter Lawn Tennis Club. Another immediately recognizable vista is Elaine Bower’s watercolor painting, “Delta Cruise”, an iconic image of Sacramento’s waterways and gridded landscape, as viewed from an airplane.

Jim Tracy’s traditional water color technique is evident in his painting titled, “Persimmons”, which was inspired by a tree in his Sacramento backyard.  Sacramento artist Judy LewLoose puts a different “spin” in her painting titled, “SpinCycle”, a watercolor of a bicycle.  She employs a technique called pointillism in which small, distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form an image.  “SpinCycle” reminds the viewer of the common Sacramento pastime of bicycling, which takes advantage of Sacramento’s great outdoors.  

Robert T. Matsui Art Gallery
City of Sacramento City Hall
915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Located in the H Street lobby of the new City Hall building.
Current Exhibit: Robert Takeo Matsui: A Visionary Advocate for Sacramento

EXHIBIT DATES: Opened April 14, 2009

Black and white photographic journey of the late Congressman Matsui’s life from childhood to his days in Congress.