Podcasts about Crocker Art Museum

How looming federal cuts will impact health coverage in the San Joaquin Valley. Also, an update on the Yurok Tribe's condor restoration program. Finally, the Crocker Art Museum has a new CEO. Health Coverage in San Joaquin Valley Threatened

Andrew and Lindsey are having a fun chat about all their current favorites this week, including: The Traitors finale, SpongeBob, The Running Point, Madison Beer, Queen, Lady Gaga, and so much more!Hot Topics This Week:The dos and don'ts of commenting on a potential baby name—if you're not a fan, should you speak up?Art museum favorites—Andrew and Lindsey are excited to share their top picks from the Crocker Art Museum.The metabolic rate of pregnant women—a lively discussion on the amazing changes that happen in the body during pregnancy.Trump's selective press access—let's explore why he's handpicking the media outlets allowed at White House press conferences.So grab your favorite drink and join us for a delightful mix of pop culture, current events, and some honest conversation!Check out this week's sponsors!Get 20% off at Thrive Causemetics at THRIVECAUSEMETICS.COM/WINETHIRTYGet 10% off your first website or domain at SQUARESPACE.COM/WINETHIRTYThe video discussed in this week's episode can be viewed here ::

Episode 460 / Greg Ito Greg Ito (b. 1987, Los Angeles, CA) earned his BFA from San Francisco Art Institute. His work has been exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions including at Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA; Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA; Maki Gallery, Tokyo, Japan; Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA; SPURS Gallery, Beijing, China; Lyles and King, New York, NY; Jeffrey Deitch, New York; NY and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), San Francisco, CA. Ito's work is included in the permanent collections of public institutions including the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; Institute of Contemporary Art Miami (ICA Miami); K11 Art Foundation, Hong Kong; and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Greg lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. his current show  MOTION PICTURES is at the Long Beach Museum of Art.

Ep.231 Lina Iris Viktor is a Liberian- artist who lives and works in Italy. Influenced by architecture, archaeology, West African sculptural traditions, ancient Egyptian iconography, classical astronomy and European portraiture, her paintings, sculptures, performances, photography and water-gilding with 24-carat gold produce a charged materiality that address philosophical ideas of the finite and the infinite, the microcosm and macrocosm, evanescence and eternity. Her use of gold, marble, bronze, wood and volcanic rock establish an intimate and intangible timelessness whilst her focus on black as ‘materia prima' challenges the sociopolitical and historical preconceptions surrounding ‘blackness' and its universal implications. By interweaving disparate materials, methods and visual lexicons associated with contemporary and ancient art forms, Viktor authors an idiosyncratic mythology that threads through deep time, knitting together a diasporic past with an expansive present in order to divine future imaginaries. Viktor received her BA in film at Sarah Lawrence College and studied photography at The School of Visual Arts in New York. Solo exhibitions include Sir John Soane's Museum, London (2024); Fotografiska Museum of Photography, Stockholm & Tallinn(2020); Autograph, London (2019); and New Orleans Museum of Art (2018), among others. Group exhibitions include the Museum of the African Diaspora [MoAD],San Francisco (2024); Hayward Gallery, London (2022); North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh (2020); Somerset House, London (2019); Ford Foundation, New York(2019) ); Ford Foundation, New York (2019); Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento (2018); Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville (2016); Spelman Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta (2016); and Cooper Gallery, Harvard University, Cambridge (2016). Photo credit ©2024 Courtesy of LVXIX Atelier.   Sir John Soane Museum https://www.soane.org/exhibitions/lina-iris-viktor-mythic-time-tens-thousands-rememberings Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD https://www.moadsf.org/exhibitions/liberatory-living Pilar Corrias https://www.pilarcorrias.com/exhibitions/419-lina-iris-viktor-solar-angels-lunar-lords/ Hayward Gallery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1ZHUFirMRM&ab_channel=SouthbankCentre New Orleans Museum of Art https://noma.org/exhibitions/lina-iris-viktor-a-haven-a-hell-a-dream-deferred/ Fotografiska Stockholm https://stockholm.fotografiska.com/en/exhibitions/lina-iris-viktor Autograph https://autograph.org.uk/online-image-galleries/lina-iris-viktor-some-are-born-to-endless-night-dark-matter-exhibition-highlights Elephant https://elephant.art/lina-iris-viktors-distinct-mythology-a-photo-diary-from-the-artists-home-on-the-amalfi-coast/ Apollo Magazine https://www.apollo-magazine.com/lina-iris-viktor-soane-museum-review/ An Other https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/15758/lina-iris-viktor-interview-mythic-time-sir-john-soane-museum-exhibition Artnet https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lina-iris-viktor-2379189 British Vogue https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/lina-iris-viktor-sir-john-soane Something Curated https://somethingcurated.com/2023/03/21/interview-lina-iris-viktor-on-the-libyan-sibyl-beauty-as-a-tool-for-truth/ The Art Newspaper https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/08/03/a-brush-with-lina-iris-viktor New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/04/arts/design/in-the-black-fantastic-london.html

California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is a decade old. The Crocker Art Museum's Lial Jones retires at the end of the year. Finally, a local opera prodigy is now pursuing her Ph.D. and performing overseas. 10 Years of California's SGMA

Photo by Brad Trone Maja Ruznic (b. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1983) fuses personal narrative, psychoanalysis, mythology, and esoteric thought into vivid paintings that hybridize figuration and abstraction. Painting variably with oils and gouache on immense and small scales alike, she extracts order from layers of diluted pigment. Ruznic's practice is informed by her studies, from Slavic shamanism and alchemy to Jungian psychoanalysis and sacred geometry. Imbued with a discordant beauty, her compositions emerge without a premeditated outcome. Ruznic's introspective, mystical approach places her into a lineage of visionary painters including Paul Klee and Hilma af Klint. Ruznic lives in Placitas, New Mexico. Recent solo exhibitions include those held at Karma (New York, 2024, Los Angeles, 2023); Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque (2022); Karma, New York (2022); and Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico (2021). Ruznic's work is held in the collections of the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California; Dallas Art Museum; EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo, Finland; Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico; Jiménez–Colón Collection, Puerto Rico; Portland Art Museum, Oregon; Rachofsky House, Dallas; and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Her work was recently on view in the Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Maja Ruznic, On the Other Side, 2023, Oil on canvas, 100 x 150 x 2 1/2 inches, 254 x 381 x 6.35 cm. © Maja Ruznic. Courtesy the artist and Karma Maja Ruznic, Arrival of Wild Gods II, 2023, Oil on canvas, 100 x 150 x 2 1/2 inches, 254 x 381 x 6.35 cm. © Maja Ruznic. Courtesy the artist and Karma Maja Ruznic, Geometry of Sadness, 2023, Oil on canvas, 100 x 150 x 2 1/2 inches, 254 x 381 x 6.35 cm. © Maja Ruznic. Courtesy the artist and Karma Maja Ruznic, Arrangement of a Nervous System, 2023, Gouache on paper, 16 3/8 x 11 5/8 inches, 41.59 x 29.53 cm. 24 x 29 1/4 inches, 60.96 x 74.30 cm (framed). © Maja Ruznic. Courtesy the artist and Karma

In this episode of 'The Truth in This Art,' host Rob Lee sits down with Christopher Williams, known as The Black Da Vinci, a visual artist originally from the West Coast, now based in Philadelphia. Christopher's work radiates Black joy through his powerful portraiture and figurative painting. They discuss his journey, the importance of celebrating Black identity and culture in art, and his choice to move away from depictions of Black pain. This conversation offers deep insights into his creative process and the significance of representation in art. Christopher Williams' work is both a celebration and a statement. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation.If you have a story about art, culture, or community in Baltimore, share it with us at rob@thetruthinthisart.com for a chance to be featured on "The Truth In This Art" podcast. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the arts and culture podcast scene and showcase your insights on "The Truth In This Art" with Rob Lee.Follow The Truth In This Art on Twitter, Threads, IG, and Facebook @truthinthisart Original music by Daniel Alexis Music with additional music from Chipzard.Episode illustration by Alley Kid Art.About "The Truth In This Art"Hosted by Rob Lee, "The Truth In This Art" podcast dives into the heart of creativity and its influence on the community. This arts and culture podcast from Baltimore highlights artists discussing their ideas, sharing insights, and telling impactful stories. Through these artist interviews, listeners gain a deeper understanding of the creative economy and artistic life in Baltimore. Support the show:Merch from Redbubble | Make a Donation  ★ Support this podcast ★

Kamala Harris's importance for Black women in power. The legal challenges to California's child social media law. Finally, Sacramento photographer and music director Raul Gonzo's first major exhibit. Kamala Harris at the DNC The Democratic National Convention is underway in Chicago, and the opening night featured a number of prominent appearances including President Joe Biden, former nominee Hillary Clinton, and the presumptive nominee - Vice President Kamala Harris. Jamilah King, editorial director at Mother Jones joins Insight to talk about Harris' political journey from the state to the national level, and what her candidacy means for Black women in power.  CA's Social Media Law and the 1st Amendment A federal appeals court ruled last week that parts of California's social media law, which was intended to protect children, might violate the First Amendment. Leslie Gielow Jacobs, Anthony Kennedy Professor of Law at University of the Pacific's McGeorge School of Law provides a breakdown of the law's components, the various legal challenges, and the difficulty around regulating social media. McGeorge School of Law is a financial supporter of CapRadio. Artist Raul Gonzo  is a Latin American artist, director, and photographer known for his colorful and imaginative visual style. His work can be viewed at the Crocker Art Museum, which is currently hosting his first solo show "Color Madness" through Oct. 20. He joins Insight ahead of an appearance at Creativity Speaks to talk about how he gained his name and developed his bold, unique visual style.

How can nonprofit organizations ensure their missions are financially sustainable? Join me, Kelly Brothers, Mike Genovese, and Scott Thomas Principals of CAPTRUST Sacramento, as they unpack the complex world of institutional investing and fiduciary governance. Gain insights from Mike's valuable experiences on the boards of the Crocker Art Museum and the Mercy Foundation, where he shares the evolving challenges and unwavering missions of these cultural and social pillars. This episode emphasizes the significance of long-term financial management for endowments, foundations, and associations, and the personal fulfillment that comes from supporting local organizations. In our deep dive into nonprofit mission engagement and fiduciary strategies, we stress the importance of fiduciary responsibility and maintaining robust client relationships. Learn why regular performance benchmarking and issuing RFPs are essential for competitive fees and service quality. Discover how savvy fund management can attract and retain donors, ultimately benefiting the institution's mission. These insights are vital for finance committee members and those involved in institutional investment management, ensuring they can effectively support and enhance their organizations' missions. Finally, we explore the nuances of endowment distribution and investment policies, shedding light on common practices like the rolling average distribution rate and adjustments during economic downturns. Understand the differences between true and quasi-endowments, the importance of adhering to board policies, and the critical need for documenting investment and distribution policies for institutional memory. Through real-life case studies, we illustrate the financial benefits of proper cash management and the role of advisors in guiding nonprofit committees towards optimal financial sustainability. For more information on what we provide at CAPTRUST visit www.captrust.com. You can contact me, Kelly Brothers, through the show at: bisifipodcast@gmail.com To reach me, Scott or Mike at CAPTRUST visit www.captrust.com/locations/sacramento-ca/ Episode Highlights (00:00) Institutional Investing and Fiduciary Governance (07:45) Nonprofit Mission Engagement and Fiduciary Strategies (27:04) Endowment Distribution and Investment Policies (36:59) Nonprofit Endowment & Foundation Strategies Chapter Summaries(00:00) Institutional Investing and Fiduciary Governance Endowment investing and fiduciary governance for nonprofits, with insights from board members and advisors. (07:45) Nonprofit Mission Engagement and Fiduciary Strategies Managing endowments and foundations requires fiduciary responsibility, client-driven services, benchmarking, RFPs, and mission engagement. (27:04) Endowment Distribution and Investment Policies Nature's endowment distribution policies, true vs. quasi-endowments, documenting policies, limited power of attorney, and investment policy statements. (36:59) Nonprofit Endowment & Foundation Strategies Efficient management of endowments and foundations includes cash management, fiduciary responsibilities, and regular policy review.

Ep.206 David Huffman (b. 1963, Berkeley, CA) has work in the collections of SFMOMA, San Francisco; LACMA, Los Angeles; Berkeley Art Museum, CA; Studio Museum, Harlem; Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN; Oakland Museum of California; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; San José Museum of Art, CA; Palo Alto Art Center, CA; Eileen Norton Collection, Los Angeles; Birmingham Museum of Art, AL; Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN, Arkansas Art Center; ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ; Lodeveans Collection, London; and the Embassy of the United States of America, Dakar, Senegal, among others. Huffman enjoyed a recent solo exhibition at the Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco and has been included in recent group exhibitions at the de Young Museum, San Francisco; Everson Museum of Art, NY; Weatherspoon Museum of Art, NC; and The Write Museum, MI. He is the recipient of numerous awards and residencies including the Eureka Fellowship, ARTADIA San Francisco, Palo Alto Public Arts Commission, and the Barclay Simpson Award. He studied at the New York Studio School and received his MFA at California College of the Arts & Crafts, San Francisco. Huffman lives and works in Oakland, CA; he is currently on the board at SFMOMA. Huffman is represented by Jessica Silverman, San Francisco and Casey Kaplan, New York. Photo credit: Francis Baker Artist http://david-huffman.com/ Casey Kaplan https://caseykaplangallery.com/artists/david-huffman/ | https://caseykaplangallery.com/?exhibitions=david-huffman Jessica Silverman https://jessicasilvermangallery.com/online-shows/david-huffman-odyssey/ SFMOMA https://www.sfmoma.org/artist/David_Huffman/ BAMPFA https://bampfa.org/event/artists-curatorial-gallery-talks-david-huffman MOAD SF https://www.moadsf.org/exhibitions/david-huffman-terra-incognita KQED https://www.kqed.org/arts/13911456/at-moad-david-huffmans-terra-incognita-explores-black-trauma-among-the-stars Studio Museum in Harlem https://www.studiomuseum.org/artists/david-huffman PAFA https://www.pafa.org/museum/collection-artist/david-huffman Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/678893/david-huffman-afro-hippie-berkeley-art-center/ Berkeley Side https://www.berkeleyside.org/2021/08/13/david-huffman-berkeley-art-center U.S. Dept of State https://art.state.gov/personnel/david_huffman/ California College of the Arts https://www.cca.edu/newsroom/faculty-spotlight-david-huffman-paintingdrawing-fine-arts/ Open-Editions https://open-editions.com/collections/david-huffman Miles McEnery https://www.milesmcenery.com/exhibitions/david-huffman Templon https://www.templon.com/exhibitions/cosmography/ Artforum https://www.artforum.com/events/david-huffman-3-250228/ ARTnews https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/aia-reviews/david-huffman-protest-paintings-casey-kaplan-1234707187/ Daily Art Fair https://dailyartfair.com/exhibition/18000/david-huffman-casey-kaplan

The Museum Worker is a subseries of CAA Conversations about pathways to careers in museums, featuring candid conversations with professionals in the field. Museum workers share how they got where they are today, what they do, and the role of diversity, equity, access, and inclusion in day-to-day work, as well as hopes for the future of the field. In this episode, Cynthia Cao, Matt Isble, and Leticia Pardo discuss the challenges facing those working in museum exhibition design and installation as well as their dedication to making museums more accessible. Cynthia Cao is an artist and freelance art installer in San Jose, California. Matt Isble is an exhibition Designer and Chief Preparator at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California as well as the founder of museumtrade.org. Leticia Pardo is the Creative Director of Exhibition Design at the Art Institute of Chicago. Samantha Hull is a member of the CAA Museum Committee and the Museum Engagement and Operations Coordinator at the de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University in California.

Authors: Evan Patocka and Aaron LoftonPodcast staffers Evan Patocka and Aaron Lofton recap the latest in Sacramento State news on this episode of The State Hornet Podcast.Patocka talks about the ratification of the new California Faculty Association and California State University  tentative agreement, student concerns regarding the rise of anti-LGBTQ laws and  opening weekend for baseball. RELATED: Sac State outfielder hit seven times in eight plate appearancesLofton discusses historic Black artists at the Crocker Art Museum and leading Sac State Black athletes. Show notes: Sac State community reacts to anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the USSac State outfielder hit seven times in eight plate appearancesCFA votes to ratify tentative agreementBlack History is American History at the Crocker Art MuseumSac State gets plunked in opening day doubleheader but finishes with walk-off winShowcasing 10 Outstanding Black Sac State Student-Athletes

Wilton Rancheria's MMIP partnership with Sacramento Sheriffs. Also, Sacramento mayoral candidate — epidemiologist Dr. Flojaune Cofer. Finally, Crocker Art's new exhibit “Black Artists in America: From Civil Rights to the Bicentennial.”  Wilton Rancheria MMIP Partnership with Sac Sheriff California has the largest population of Native Americans anywhere in the country - as well as the most tribes. We also have one of the highest rates of murder and missing people within the Indigenous community. Wilton Rancheria Chairman, Jesus Tarango, joins Insight today to discuss a new partnership with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department and how both sides plan to work closer together to end the epidemic of violence and trafficking in Sacramento County. Sacramento Mayoral Candidate Flojaune Cofer This month, we are dedicating Thursdays to speaking with the four leading candidates in Sacramento's mayoral race — which can be decided following the primary on March 5. Today we welcome epidemiologist and public health professional Dr. Flojaune Cofer to discuss why she is running for Sacramento mayor, what sets her apart from opponents, and top priorities if elected.  Crocker Museum's “Black Artists in America” A new traveling exhibit opened last week at the Crocker Art Museum, pulling together local collection pieces with national works. Black Artists in America: From Civil Rights to the Bicentennial explores the work of Black American artists in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.  Dr. Francesca Wilmott, Curator at the Crocker Art Museum, talks about how the artists' work celebrated their identity and captured the struggle against inequality. The conversation also features poetry readings by local students Nas Muhammad, Nasara McDaniels Keys, and Kyle Hayes.

Ep.182 features MICHAELA YEARWOOD-DAN. Throughout paintings, works on paper, ceramics, and site-specific mural and sound installations, Michaela Yearwood-Dan (b. 1994; London, UK) endeavors to build spaces of queer community, abundance, and joy. Yearwood-Dan's singular visual language draws on a diverse range of influences, including Blackness, queerness, femininity, healing rituals, and carnival culture. Moving freely between media, Yearwood-Dan embeds botanical motifs and diaristic meditations within brushy abstract forms and heavy drips of paint. From the monumental scale of her paintings to the more intimate scale of her ceramics and works on paper, Yearwood-Dan's practice frequently reflects an inviting domesticity. Resisting any singular definition of identity, the artist explores the possibilities of creating spaces—physical, pastoral, metaphorical—that allow for unlimited and unbounded ways of being. Lush and brightly hued, Yearwood-Dan's work is at once personal and political. She often engages colors and materials for their symbolic associations—from the hints of the oranges, pinks, purples, and blues of the lesbian and bisexual pride flags mingling through the compositions to the queer histories of the ceramic carnation and pansy petals collaged into her recent paintings. Language intertwines with botanical motifs throughout Yearwood-Dan's work: abstract habitats teem with painted plant life while live houseplants grow out of wall-mounted ceramics. Within the paintings, she inscribes lines of text—pulled from song lyrics, poetry, or her own diaristic writings. These meditations, appearing at various scales and degrees of legibility, are at once insightful and funny, confident, and questioning. Her words beckon the viewer into a vivid, welcoming world of paradox, play, and contemplation formed within an atmosphere of swirling forms and brilliant chromaticity. Yearwood-Dan's work has been shown at the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH; Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, AZ; the Green Family Art Foundation, Dallas, TX; Palazzo Monti, Brescia, Italy; and the Museum of Contemporary African Art, Marrakesh, Morocco, among others. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.; Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, FL; the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; the Jorge M. Perez Collection, Miami, FL; and the Columbus Museum of Art and the Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, OH. In 2022, she produced her first public mural installation for Queercircle, London, UK. She has participated in a range of fellowships and residencies, including the Palazzo Monti Residency, Brescia, Italy, and Bloomberg New Contemporaries in Partnership with Sarabande: The Lee Alexander McQueen Foundation, London, UK. The artist received her B.A. from the University of Brighton in 2016. Yearwood-Dan lives and works in London. Please visit cerebralwomen.com for her expanded bio. Thank you. Photo credit: Sam Hylton Marianne Boesky https://marianneboeskygallery.com/artists/448-michaela-yearwood-dan/biography/ Artnet https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rising-artist-michaela-yearwood-dans-lavish-flora-filled-visions-make-beauty-political-2291399 Artnet https://news.artnet.com/art-world/studio-visit-michaela-yearwood-dan-2141292 Cultured Magazine https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2021/12/08/beyond-their-lavish-aesthetic-michaela-yearwood-dans-paintings-make-you-feel Flaunt https://www.flaunt.com/post/michaela-yearwood-dan-the-cocoon-issue Culture Type https://www.culturetype.com/2021/10/31/latest-news-in-black-art-michaela-yearwood-dan-joins-marianne-boesky-gallery-colin-powell-portrait-on-display-at-smithsonian-plus-chef-bryant-terrys-new-book-on-art-stories-and-recipes-more/ NEO2 https://www.neo2.com/dior-lady-art-bolsos-moda-arte-lujo/

Welcome to Art is Awesome, the show where we talk with an artist or art worker with a connection to the San Francisco Bay Area. Today, Emily chats with Patrick Martinez, a mixed media visual artist from Los Angeles.About Artist Patrick Martinez:Patrick Martinez maintains a diverse practice that includes mixed media landscape paintings, neon sign pieces, cake paintings, and his Pee Chee series of appropriative works. The landscape paintings are abstractions composed of Los Angeles surface content; e.g. distressed stucco, spray paint, window security bars, vinyl signage, ceramic tile, neon sign elements, and other recognizable materials. These works serve to evoke place and socio-economic position, and further unearth sites of personal, civic and cultural loss.Patrick's neon sign works are fabricated to mirror street level commercial signage, but are remixed to present words and phrases drawn from literary and oratorical sources. His acrylic on panel Cake paintings memorialize leaders, activists, and thinkers, and the Pee Chee series documents the threats posed to black and brown youth by law enforcement.Patrick Martinez (b. 1980, Pasadena, CA) earned his BFA with honors from Art Center College of Design in 2005. His work has been exhibited domestically and internationally in Los Angeles, Mexico City, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Miami, New York, Seoul, and the Netherlands, and at venues including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Brooklyn Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian NMAAHC, the Tucson Museum of Art, the Buffalo AKG Museum, the Columbus Museum of Art, the Vincent Price Art Museum, the Museum of Latin American Art, the Crocker Art Museum, the Rollins Art Museum, the California African American Museum, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, and El Museo del Barrio, among others.Patrick's work resides in the permanent collections the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Broad Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (MOCA), the Rubell Museum, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, the California African American Museum, the Autry Museum of the American West, the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Tucson Museum of Art, the Pizzuti Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art, the University of North Dakota Permanent Collection, the JPMorgan Chase Art Collection, the Crocker Art Museum, the Escalette Permanent Collection of Art at Chapman University, the Manetti-Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis, the Rollins Museum of Art, and the Museum of Latin American Art, among others.Patrick was awarded a 2020 Rauschenberg Residency on Captiva Island, FL. In the fall of 2021 Patrick was the subject of a solo museum exhibition at the Tucson Museum of Art entitled Look What You Created. In 2022, Patrick was awarded a residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. This year, Patrick's suite of ten neon pieces purchased by the Whitney Museum of American Art is on yearlong exhibition installed in the Kenneth C. Griffin Hall in the entrance of the Museum. In September 2023, Patrick opened a solo exhibition at the ICA San Francisco titled Ghost Land and in November of 2023 Patrick will exhibit in Desire, Knowledge, and Hope (with Smog) at The Broad Museum in Los Angeles, CA. Patrick will be the subject of an expansive solo exhibition at the Dallas Contemporary opening in April 2024. Patrick lives and works in Los Angeles, CA and is represented by Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles.CLICK HERE to see more of Patrick's work. Follow Patrick on Social Media: @Patrick_Martinez_StudioFor more info on his Ghost Land Exhibit, CLICK HERE. --About Podcast Host Emily Wilson:Emily a writer in San Francisco, with work in outlets including Hyperallergic, Artforum, 48 Hills, the Daily Beast, California Magazine, Latino USA, and Women's Media Center. She often writes about the arts. For years, she taught adults getting their high school diplomas at City College of San Francisco.Follow Emily on Instagram: @PureEWilFollow Art Is Awesome on Instagram: @ArtIsAwesome_Podcast--CREDITS:Art Is Awesome is Hosted, Created & Executive Produced by Emily Wilson. Theme Music "Loopster" Courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 LicenseThe Podcast is Co-Produced, Developed & Edited by Charlene Goto of @GoToProductions. For more info, visit Go-ToProductions.com

In this brain twister of an episode of the STAB! show, live from the Crocker Art Museum's ArtMix, gullible host Jesse Jones welcomes a panel of provocateurs, Becky Lynn, Frankie Lord & Jaclyn Weiand to share their three takes on ART, pick-up lines to and from the things left on the curb after a yard … Continue reading »

Welcome back to part two of this incredible miniseries, where we speak to Mr. Scott Shields, Associate Director and Chief Curator at Crocker Art Museum about what it means to be a museum curator. As an author who has written extensively about art, Mr. Shields builds on our conversation from last time by letting us in on the cost and effort of creating an exhibition catalog and sharing some of the books he has written. Tuning in today, you'll learn more about the little title cards that go next to the artworks in a museum, how the meaning of art has evolved over time, and what makes it valuable in the first place. Mr. Shields also gives us a glimpse into the career path that led him to Crocker, from what he studied and where to how he gained experience in the art world through internships, plus so much more! As he says, there is no such thing as a “typical day” for a museum curator, but that's part of what he loves about his job. To hear Mr. Shields' advice for aspiring curators and find out if you have what it takes to become one, be sure to join us for this inspiring and informative conversation!Key Points From This Episode:Mr. Shields' career as a writer and the role that catalogs play in exhibitions.The amount of work that goes into creating a book about a particular show.Insight into museum title cards; which display information about each artwork.Some of the books that Mr. Shields has written on artists over the years.The story of his passion for Californian art and the career path that led him to Crocker.Mr. Shields' time as a student and his interest in art growing up.How his creativity serves him in his day-to-day work as a curator.What he loves most about his job, from acquiring new artworks to installing exhibitions.Artists on Mr. Shields' “wishlist” that he would love to add to the Crocker collection.Ways that the meaning of art evolves and changes over time.Unpacking what makes art valuable: rarity, quality, fame, and more!A look at Mr. Shields' personal favorite period in art history.Why internships are key for anyone interested in becoming a museum curator.What a “typical day” looks like for Mr. Shields at the Crocker Museum.Current and upcoming exhibitions that you can visit at Crocker!Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Scott Shields on LinkedInCrocker Art MuseumAI Am I?A Marriage of Arts & Crafts: Evelyn and William De MorganArtists Rights SocietyE. Charlton Fortune: The Colorful SpiritArmin Hansen: The Artful VoyageRichard Diebenkorn: Beginnings, 1942-1955Wayne Thiebaud 100: Paintings, Prints, and DrawingsA Touch Of Blue: Landscapes by Gregory KondosGranville Redmond: The Eloquent Palette

Art museums enable us to see and engage with contemporary and historic artworks that we otherwise wouldn't have access to. It takes a very special person and a considerable amount of time and effort to obtain these items, verify their authenticity, store them properly, and curate exhibitions around them. To learn more, we're joined by Mr. Scott Shields, Associate Director and Chief Curator at Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California. He grew up in Nebraska, has a master's degree and a Ph.D. in art history, and has curated many impressive exhibitions at the Crocker; drawing in large numbers of people who flock to the museum for a chance to view its collection of art and ceramics. Mr. Shields is also an author, having written books and catalogs about art. In this episode, he tells us what it takes to be a museum curator, from building relationships with art collectors to keeping up with the sometimes fickle art world and everything in between! Tuning in, you'll find out how artworks are loaned, what goes into fine art logistics, where Mr. Shields gets ideas for new exhibitions, and what he considers when adding a new piece to the museum collection, plus so much more. This was a super interesting and incredibly insightful interview, so be sure to tune in (and stay tuned for part two!)Key Points From This Episode:The varied responsibilities that Mr. Shields has in his capacity as chief curator.Insight into the Crocker, the oldest art museum in the Western United States.Different curatorial departments that Mr. Shields oversees at the Crocker.Loans, insurance, shipping, and more: what goes into putting an exhibition together.Why relationship-building is such an important part of Mr. Shields' job.Opportunities for travel and access to private art collections.The sometimes complex nature of fine art logistics!What makes good art: assessing worthwhile additions to the museum collection.Keeping up with modern and contemporary art and why the art world isn't always fair.Where Mr. Shields gets ideas for upcoming exhibitions and how he markets them.Art storage, artwork preservation, and curating every aspect of the exhibition space.Stay tuned for part two of our conversation with Mr. Scott Shields!Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Scott Shields on LinkedInCrocker Art MuseumBreaking the Rules: Paul Wonner and Theophilus Brown

Welcome to Art is Awesome, the show where we talk with an artist or art worker with a connection to the San Francisco Bay Area. On this podcast, Emily chats with Adia Millett, an Oakland based artist working in sculpture, textiles, embroidery, painting, collage, drawing, installation and video.About Artist Adia Millett:Originally from Los Angeles, Adia received her BFA from the University of California, Berkeley and an MFA from the California Institute of Arts. She has exhibited at prominent institutions including the New Museum, New York; P.S. 1, New York; Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco; Oakland Museum, CA; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco; Santa Monica Museum of Art, CA; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Atlanta; The Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans; Barbican Gallery, London, San Jose Quilt and Textile Museum; California African American Museum, Los Angeles and di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art in Napa. Millett has taught at Columbia College in Chicago, UC Santa Cruz, Cooper Union in NY, and California College of the Arts. She is currently based in Oakland, California. Visit Adia's Website: AdiaMillett.comFollow Adia on Instagram: @AdiaMillettLearn more about Adia's current exibits: Wisdom Keepers at the Institute of Contemporary Art San JoseHaines GalleryInventing Truth at The Studio Museum in Harlem--About Podcast Host Emily Wilson:Emily a writer in San Francisco, with work in outlets including Hyperallergic, Artforum, 48 Hills, the Daily Beast, California Magazine, Latino USA, and Women's Media Center. She often writes about the arts. For years, she taught adults getting their high school diplomas at City College of San Francisco.Follow Emily on Instagram: @PureEWilFollow Art Is Awesome on Instagram: @ArtIsAwesome_Podcast--CREDITS:Art Is Awesome is Hosted, Created & Executive Produced by Emily Wilson. Theme Music "Loopster" Courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 LicenseThe Podcast is Co-Produced, Developed & Edited by Charlene Goto of @GoToProductions. For more info, visit Go-ToProductions.com

Sacramento turns to 'micro apartments' to ease the affordable housing crunch. Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Darrin Bell's graphic memoir “The Talk.” California Capital Airshow at Mather Airport.   Micro Apartments in Sacramento Finding an affordable apartment in California can be financially painful. The average statewide rent for a studio apartment is around $1,800 a month, according to Zillow. In Sacramento, the average rent for a studio runs roughly $1,400 a month. But even smaller units are taking shape around the state capital. Micro apartments have become more common in large cities like San Francisco. But they are also popping up in Sacramento, as a more affordable tool to curb a housing shortage that is driving up rent. CapRadio Reporter Chris Nichols covers housing affordability and got a look at micro apartments, as well as the challenges this type of housing is running up against.  Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoonist Darrin Bell's Graphic Memoir Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Darrin Bell is turning to his youth for his new graphic memoir “The Talk.” Bell grew up in Los Angeles in the ‘80s and ‘90s to a white mother and Black father, and through vulnerable illustrations he shares personal experiences that shaped his understanding of race and racism throughout his life, culminating into fatherhood and whether he and his son are ready to have “the talk.” Bell joins Insight ahead of his event at Crocker Art Museum on Thursday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m.    California Capital Airshow  The California Capital Airshow roars into Mather Airport next weekend with some of the world's most incredible aircraft and pilots.  Angela Terry, Director of Operations for the Airshow, joins us to talk about some of the returning attractions in the air and on the ground.  We will also learn about what's new at the airshow, including an area called “The Hangar Chalet” as well as a free kick-off event that is open to all.

As a collaborative team, Dean Bensen and Demetra Theofanous create narrative pate de verre wall sculptures utilizing nature as a vehicle to communicate environmental challenges and metaphors for the human experience. Their work connects the viewer with the natural world and instills an appreciation for its interconnectedness to humanity and its inherent fragility.    Says Bensen and Theofanous: “Our decaying leaf installations reflect on our impermanence and vulnerability. What we do has impact – often unforeseen and unmeasured. A pile of leaves hit by a gust of wind is a metaphor for this uncertainty in our future. It expresses that pivotal moment of change, when things we took for granted are suddenly gone. Existing peacefully with others and protecting our natural resources is a tenuous balance, highlighting our interdependence on others and the earth.” Bensen and Theofanous work both independently and as a collaborative team. Their work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is represented in numerous private and public collections. Recent exhibitions include participating 2018 at the Ming Shangde Glass Museum in China, where they received an award from the Chinese government. Another large-scale leaf installation was on view 2022-‘23 in an exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum in Hartford, Connecticut, curated by Brandy Culp. Attending The College of Idaho, Bensen graduated with a BA in art in 1990. His fascination in glass started a hunger for what he had been missing since his youth, an immersion into the exploration and development of his creative side. Upon receiving his degree, he moved to Ketchum/Sun Valley, Idaho, where he continued working in glass at a local studio. In 1997, the artist returned to California to pursue glassblowing as a full-time career. Immersing himself in the Bay Area glass scene, Bensen began working for many local artists and teaching at places such as San Jose State University, Palo Alto High School, Corning Glass School, Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI), and Public Glass.  In 2002, Bensen developed a body of work that would become the foundation for his ideas based on the existence of the old growth redwood forest. Using both clear glass and color, he focused initially on environmental concerns. As his concepts evolved, Bensen's work grew further, investigating the life cycles in nature, their significance, and the interplay between the earth and various species. Each slice of murrine served to highlight one of nature's footprints, marking the passage of time and a glimpse of history, the rings of life in a felled tree. Bensen has taught extensively, received a scholarship to attend Pilchuck glass school, and his first solo show, Nature's Footprints, received a full-page review in the San Francisco Chronicle. His work has been widely exhibited, including at the Imagine Museum, San Francisco Airport Museum, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, the Oakland Airport Museum, and the Ming Shangde Glass Museum in China. He has also worked on a team creating several projects for renowned artist Dale Chihuly, including an enormous chandelier in Dubai.  Theofanous was immersed in the arts from a very young age, but this thirst for expression was temporarily diverted when she received her business degree from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. She graduated and spent time working in San Francisco only to realize there was something missing in her work, and she needed to find a way to return to her creative roots. In 2004, Theofanous entered the medium of glass through flameworking and developed a method for weaving with glass that provides a continuing basis for narratives and investigation in her work. She also utilizes the ancient technique of pate de verre, which offers a detailed and painterly approach to casting that is well suited to creating hyper-realistic sculpture inspired by the natural world. Some of her sculptures now combine this cast glass technique with flameworked sculpture.  Theofanous has been internationally recognized for her woven glass nest and flora sculptures, and is included in numerous private collections, as well as in the permanent collection of the Racine Art Museum. Notable awards include: a Juror's Choice Award from renowned collector Dorothy Saxe, a merit award from Paul Stankard, a NICHE Award, a Juror's Choice Award at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, the Leigh Weimers Emerging Artist Grant, two juror awards from Carol Sauvion, Executive Producer of Craft in America, and an Award of Excellence juried by the Detroit Institute of the Arts in Habatat Gallery's 50th International Exhibiton . She has exhibited internationally, including at the Triennial of the Silicate Arts in Hungary, San Francisco Museum of Craft + Design, National Liberty Museum, Alexandria Museum of Art, and twice in the Crocker Art Museum's prestigious Crocker-Kingsley Biennial. As an educator she has taught at top institutions such as Pratt Fine Arts Center and Pittsburgh Glass Center. She serves as Board President of the Glass Alliance of Northern California, was as a Board Member of the Glass Art Society, and is the President of the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass. Theofanous and Bensen met in 2004, and their friendship soon evolved into a partnership, both in and outside of the studio. In 2017, during an artist residency at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, they began to merge their sculptural works culminating with an exhibition of woven glass wall tapestries titled Intertwined. Their collaborative work is now represented by some of the country's finest galleries, has been exhibited at numerous museums, and is in the permanent collection of the Imagine Museum and the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Says Theofanous: “Technique merges with narratives in our work, to express metaphorical bridges between nature and human beings. Inspired by the storytelling tradition of woven tapestry and basketry, I see myself as weaving with glass to connect the viewer with the story of the natural world. Through the delicate leaves in each piece, I seek to depict the cycle of life: growth, discovery, change and renewal. I use the fluidity and fragility of glass to express the beauty and vulnerability inherent in the human experience.”  Theofanous and Bensen will have a solo exhibition at Trifecta Gallery in Lexington, Kentucky, in fall of 2023.  

What business skills are most helpful for a creative career? And if you didn't get a business degree, how might you best get these skills? Who might you rely on? How can you find play and creativity in the business side of your artistic dreams? We speak about this and more with fine art photographer Marisa S. White, co-founder of the True North Art Gallery.Marisa S. White is an award-winning artist best known for seamlessly stitching multiple photographs together, weaving personal narratives through surreal and fantastical imagery. Originally a drawing and painting major, Marisa fell in love with photography in college and eventually began incorporating it into her work, creating mixed media collages.Marisa's work is collected internationally, and she has exhibited across the US and in Europe; most notably at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California. She recently opened True North Art Gallery in Colorado Springs with two other artists. Marisa S. White website This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emergingform.substack.com/subscribe

Episode No. 592 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artist Amalia Mesa-Bains and curator Michael Duncan. The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is presenting "Amalia Mesa-Bains: Archaeology of Memory," the first retrospective of the pioneering Chicana artist. The exhibition includes nearly 60 works including fourteen of Mesa-Bains' major installations. It was curated by María Esther Fernández and Laura E. Pérez and is on view through July 23. The outstanding catalogue was published by the Berkeley Art Museum in association with University of California Press. Amazon and Indiebound offer it for about $50. Across a half-century, Mesa-Bains has foregrounded Chicana forms such as altares (home altars), ofrendas (offerings to the dead), descansos (roadside resting places), and capillas (home yard shrines) into contemporary art. Her work often spotlights domestic spaces and the construction of landscape in ways that highlight colonial erasure. Among the museums which have presented solo exhibitions of Mesa-Bains' work are the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Williams College Museum of Art, the Fowler Museum at UCLA, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. As promised on the program: Sandy Rodriguez on Episode No. 532. On the second segment, curator Michael Duncan discusses "Another World: The Transcendental Painting Group, 1938-45," which is at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art through June 19.  The exhibition presents a group of mostly northern New Mexico-based artists, including Raymond Jonson and Agnes Pelton, who built a spiritually-informed abstraction with a painterly language that included symbols and images drawn from the collective unconscious. The show's catalogue was published by the Crocker Art Museum and DelMonico Books. Amazon and Indiebound offer it for about $60.

Listen to an interview of Rhony Bhopla, a British indo-American poet and artist, recent graduate of the MFA in Fine Arts in writing from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. She became a teaching assistant in the Kwame Dawes Mapmakers Institute at the University. She will share one of her poems that was published during her first year. She produced art that was available through the Crocker Art Museum. You will find yourself deeply affected by he reading of one of her published poems.

The federal government is terminating its contract with the Yuba County Jail for detaining immigrants. A pilot program in Sacramento County is helping low-income homeowners with the “green energy” transition. Crocker Art Museum provides a preview of their upcoming exhibit featuring Lee Alexander McQueen and Ann Ray.  ICE ends contract with Yuba County Jail

In this episode of Speaking of … College of Charleston, CofC's official podcast, Katie Hirsch, director and chief curator at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston, speaks with Stolle, whose exhibition Only You Can Prevent a Forest, is on view at the Halsey through Dec. 10, 2022.Kirsten Stolle is a visual artist working in collage, text-based images and installation. Her research-based practice is grounded in the investigation of agribusiness propaganda, food politics and biotechnology. Stolle was born in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1967, lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for 19 years. She currently lives in Asheville, North Carolina. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the San José Museum of Art, Crocker Art Museum and the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

What parents need to know about COVID-19 for vaccines for young children. Sacramento City Councilmember Sean Loloee's residency disputed. Jazz vocalist Vivian Lee performs at the Crocker Art Museum. Today's Guests Dr. Donald Alcendor, Associate Professor at Meharry Medical College and Associate Adjunct Professor at Vanderbilt, explains what parents need to know about COVID-19 for vaccines for young children. SacBee Reporter, Theresa Clift, shares her reporting disputing Sacramento City Councilmember Sean Loloee lives in the district he serves.  Longtime Sacramento vocalist Vivian Lee performs at the Crocker Art Museum Thursday at 7 p.m, kicking-off its Summer Jazz Concert Series

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Tami Bahat. Born in Israel, Tami is a lens-based artist (aka "LENS CRAFTER"), whose passion lies in molding the beauty of humanity into something extraordinary. She strives to push the boundaries of her own imagination, as well as the viewer's, by creating bold works of art from striking perspectives. Creating staged tableaux, Tami explores the performative nature of portraiture in many of her photographs, influenced by Renaissance and Neoclassical conventions of still-life and chromatic symbolism. After moving to the west coast, Bahat turned her creative interests to photography and was recognized by the U.K. publication Nikon Owner Magazine. Soon after, the work appeared on the cover along with a feature story detailing her as an artist. Tami was a finalist for the Julia Margaret Cameron Award and received a Spotlight Award for Black & White Magazine. In 2014, her work was exhibited at Fotofever Paris. In 2016, Bahat was selected for Critical Mass Top 50 and she received an award from the San Diego Art Institute. Bahat's solo exhibitions include Building Bridges Art Exchange in Los Angeles, This is No Fantasy in Melbourne and the Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago. She also won a Young Masters Emerging Woman Art Prize from the Cynthia Corbett Gallery in London in 2019. Other venues and events that have featured her work include The Annenberg Space for Photography, The Griffin Museum of Photography, El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, PULSE Miami, AAF Hong Kong, SCOPE NYC, and AIPAD. Tami currently lives and works in Los Angeles. We chat about her biggest inspiration (her father...how she got into photograph...working with wild animals...how connecting with people is her biggest passion...how we should all be helpers for others...soccer, chocolate, and more. Tami can be found @tamibahatphoto and https://www.tamibahatphotography.com/ Some of her work is being shown at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento June 19th through Sep 11th. The exhibition is called “Twinka Thiebaud And The Art Of The Pose.” https://www.crockerart.org/exhibitions/twinka-thiebaud-and-the-art-of-the-pose Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com. Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cuzihaveto/message

We would like to invite you to E.B. Crocker's Birthday Party! In this very special episode of Roundhouse Crosstalk we look at the contribution of EB Crocker to Sacramento and California. We look at both his impressive contributions to the Transcontinental Railroad and his continued legacy in Sacramento through the Crocker Art Museum.

Teachers are a national treasure and that is especially true in the case of my friend and incredible photographer, Judy Host.For Judy, teaching is very synergistic. She gets just as much from her students as she gives. Judy began her career photographing children but has realized her passion for sharing her knowledge over the years. Judy has a unique ability to adapt and grow. It's reflected in each step of her career. Her career has had several adaptations andher current passions is photographing dancers, and teaching workshops to inspire others to pursue their art and passion.Recently this work was selected for exhibition in the Valade Family Gallery in Detroit, MI, the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA, and the Albrecht-Kemper Art Museum in MO. In March 2017.Judy's a true gem in the photography world and you don't want to miss anything that she shares. You won't want to miss:-Why Judy considers time management to be one of her greatest gifts.-How she decides what projects are worth her time.-Why she credits teaching to helping her become better at running her business.-What Judy did in Dubai.I'm fortunate enough to know Judy in real life and she's a true delight! I hope you enjoy her as much as I do. Connect with JudyEmail Judyhost@mac.comWebsite Judyhost.comInstagram @judy.host   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/judy.host  

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 197, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Double Meanings 1: I stared down into my blank of latte so I wouldn't have to look at his ugly jowly blank . mug. 2: Swift, or the largest organized unit of naval ships. fleet. 3: You always fall for my blank sacrifice; too bad I'm so broke my chess set is in blank . pawn. 4: Just because you blank my cafe doesn't give you the right to blank me with your haughty tone. patronize. 5: Everyone knows the word "ballerina," but may not know her male counterpart is sometimes called this, meaning a rider, or someone who gallantly escorts a lady. a cavalier. Round 2. Category: California 1: The oldest art museum in the western U.S., the Crocker Art Museum, opened in this state capital in 1885. Sacramento. 2: The original name of California's biggest metropolis translates as "the village of the queen of" these beings. angels. 3: On the Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt County, the giants are these amazing organisms. trees. 4: The original name of California's biggest metropolis translates as "the village of the queen of" these beings. angels. 5: One of the state's landmarks is Half Dome, located at the head of this valley in the same-named national park. Yosemite. Round 3. Category: Ordinal Number, Please 1: (AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE):Street in the title of the following: (audio clue - instrumental). "42nd Street". 2: It's where Washington was in war, in peace and in the hearts of his countrymen. First. 3: "Nervous Breakdown" the Rolling Stones suffered in the '60s. Nineteenth. 4: Shakespeare's "night" to remember. Twelfth. 5: In "The Music Man", the penultimate trombonist in "The Big Parade". 75th. Round 4. Category: Black History 1: Harry Truman ended it in the Army in 1948; the Supreme Court ended it in public schools in 1954. Segregation. 2: The black population of these U.S. areas, the destination of "white flight", doubled in the '70s and '80s. Suburbs. 3: In 1829 journalist John Russwurm gave up on abolitionism and left the U.S. for this independent African nation. Liberia. 4: This "conductor" usually carried a gun, not a whistle. Harriet Tubman. 5: An Alabama city gave its name to this group of 9 youths falsely accused of rape in 1931. "The Scottsboro Boys". Round 5. Category: A Session With Dr. Joyce Brothers 1: So he wants a divorce. Suggest a "trial" one of these -- maybe you'll find life better without the bum. Separation. 2: You make your boyfriend feel inadequate because no man ever loses his awe of this woman. His mother. 3: Hmm. You get to your job early, stay late, won't delegate and have no friends -- you may be this type of "holic". Workaholic. 4: My feeling is your boyfriend has this fetish called retifism - so see if you're missing any Ferragamos or Guccis. Shoe fetish. 5: One little change affects the rest of your life like a stone dropped in a pond - I call that this "effect". Ripple effect. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

California will allow indoor live performances and events starting this month; we learn the latest today, including updates on the state’s mass vaccination sites. The sale of counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl is also on the rise and a pair of guests give us their insights into the dangers. Plus, what to expect from the Crocker Art Museum, which is set to reopen this week after being closed 11 of the past 12 months due to the pandemic. Today is also the day Vicki Gonzalez goes live as your new Insight host. Learn more about Vicki and what she'll bring to Insight here. Today's Guests CapRadio political reporter and California State of Mind podcast co-host Nicole Nixon with updates on California’s mass vaccination sites and the announcement that the state will allow indoor live events and performances.  President of the nonprofit charity Song for Charlie Ed Ternan on the dangers of counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl called ‘fentapills’ and the recent loss of his son, Charlie.  Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in charge of the San Francisco Field Division, Wade Shannon, discusses the rise in ‘fentapills’ and how they are being trafficked through California.  Mort and Marcy Friedman Director and CEO at Crocker Art Museum, Lial Jones, discusses the reopening of the Museum this week and what patrons can expect.

Faith J. McKinnie is an independent curator & consultant who has held leadership positions at the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento Theater Company, Bigger Than Us Arts, and is the founding director for the Black Artists Fund. Originally from South Sacramento, Faith discusses the inequality gap and financial barriers that many black artists face when it comes to finding pathways and resources to thrive as an artist. In this episode, Faith also talks about the importance of building a community for black artists and discusses why art is a gateway for creating systemic change. Faith wields the transformative power of diverse, equitable, accessible, and inclusive art in her critically acclaimed projects, programs, and exhibitions. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join former Black Panther Party members for a discussion about how to best cultivate and sustain resistance. ---------------------------------------------------- The Black Panther Party (BPP) has made an undeniable impact on the iconography, language, culture and practice of revolutionary struggles since the mid-1960s. Join former BPP members/political prisoners in a discussion about commitment, creativity, continuity, and how to best cultivate and sustain resistance. Speakers include Ericka Huggins, Hank Jones, Sekou Odinga, and Akinsanya Kambon - all contributors to Black Panther Afterlives: The Enduring Significance of the Black Panther Party edited by Diane Fujino and Matef Harmachis. This event will be moderated by Nathaniel Moore of the Freedom Archives. Black Power Afterlives is a powerful and wide-ranging collection examining the persistent impact of the Black Panther Party on subsequent liberation struggles. Purchase it 30% off here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1472-black-power-afterlives ---------------------------------------------------- Speakers: Ericka Huggins is an educator, leading Black Panther Party member, former political prisoner, human rights advocate, and poet. For 45 years Ericka has lectured in the United States and internationally on Restorative Practices and the role of spiritual practice in creating social change. Henry “Hank” Jones is a former USA-held political prisoner. He has been an activist since 1955 when he felt compelled by the racist torture and murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till. Hank worked with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in San Francisco from 1963 then joined the Black Panther Party for Self Defense in 1967. In 2003 he was one of the former Panthers known as the San Francisco 8 targeted by Homeland Security. Hank continues to do social justice, political prisoner and human rights work. Sekou Odinga is a founding member of the New York Black Panther Party and the International Section of the Black Panther Party. He was a soldier in the Black Liberation Army and a political prisoner for 33 years. Since exiting prison in 2014 he has been a public speaker, writer, political activist and founder of the North East Political Prisoner Coalition. Akinsanya Kambon is former Lieutenant of Culture for the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, Sacramento Chapter. He created the Black Panther Coloring Book to bring attention to racial inequality and social injustice. After the Panther Party, Kambon dedicated himself to Pan-Africanism, teaching African spirituality, religions, history, and culture through multimedia art. In 1984 he founded Pan African Art in Long Beach, CA. Continuing the Panther ideology he provides free programs for youth in art, leadership and culture. His ceramic sculptures are presently on exhibition, “American Expressions/African Roots,” at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. Nathaniel Moore (moderator) is the archivist and co-director at the Freedom Archives. He holds degrees in African Studies, African-American Studies, and Library and Information Science. He has been active in prisoner support work for the past decade. ---------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by Haymarket Books and The Freedom Archives. Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/Ko7Qy86zfNg Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

This week, Ami sits down with James Beckwith, President & CEO of Five Star Bank, to discuss what his bank has done during the pandemic, lessons learned, and opportunities that have arisen. James Beckwith is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Five Star Bank and its holding company, Five Star Bancorp. With more than 20 years of experience, James joined Five Star Bank in 2003 after serving as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at National Bank of the Redwoods, in Santa Rosa, California. James works with those who share his mission to improve the Capital Region and was a driving force behind the creation of the Five Pillar Program, an economic development initiative where cities, counties, and districts direct funds to local community banks for the purpose of reinvesting that money into local small-to-medium-sized businesses. James is a Private Sector Director with the Greater Sacramento Economic Council, a Board member and Chair Elect of Western Bankers Association, a Board member of the California Community Banking Network, a Board member of Crocker Art Museum, and a member of the Sacramento State University College of Business Advisory Council. James is the past Board Chair of KVIE, Past Board Chair of Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, and Past Board Chair of Valley Vision. James' professional leadership and extensive community outreach includes support of numerous organizations, and especially, the vision and mission of Cristo Rey High School Sacramento and Make-A-Wish, among many others. James graduated from San Francisco State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting. He is also a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington. James was recognized by the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce as the Businessman of the Year in 2020. He was also named among the Most Admired CEO's of 2020 by the Sacramento Business Journal. Recorded 12/07/2020.

#4 Matt Isble is the Director of Exhibition Design at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento California & is also the Founder of MuseumTrade.org: which is a cross-disciplinary resource for those in the Museum Trade. Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Matt on what it was like behind the scenes setting up a recent Richard Jackson exhibit at the Crocker Museum. In today's episode, you'll learn: The preparation that goes into setting up an exhibition What it is like to work with an artist on their exhibition Why Matt started Museum Trade and how it benefits museums as a whole. And much more! Find all the links and show notes at theartelevator.com.

Sacramento's Crocker Art Museum is not just about exhibiting art, but also prioritizes art education across all media, and traditionally has the largest Black History Month event in the area. Director of Education Stacey Shelnut-Hendrick shares how she has continued to succeed even in the Covid-19 pandemic, and why art education is so important.

Episode No. 483 features artists Alison Saar and Maria Antelman. The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif. and the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, Calif. are presenting "Alison Saar: Of Aether and Earthe" through May 16. The exhibition, which was curated by Rebecca McGrew and Irene Tsatsos, surveys Saar's work related to myths and hidden histories and archetypes. Neither institution is presently open due to the pandemic; the shows are currently scheduled to remain installed through May 16. The catalogue for the exhibition was published by the Benton. Indiebound and Amazon offer it for about $45. The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento is also presenting Saar's work in "Legends from Los Angeles." The exhibition spotlights the work of Betye, Lezley and Alison Saar. The Crocker is presently closed due to the pandemic; "Legends" is scheduled to be on view through August 15. On the second segment, Maria Antelman discusses her work on the occasion of "Soft Interface" at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha. The exhibition was curated by Rachel Adams and will remain on view through April 24. Antelman was also selected for the Museum of Modern Art's New Photography 2020, which was (and is) presented digitally due to the pandemic. Antelman's pictures, sculptures and video installations explore the relationship between the body and stone, flesh and mineral, past and present and geologic time and human temporality. Antelman has been the subject of a solo exhibition at the Visual Arts Center at the University of Texas, Austin, and she's been in many group shows in Greece, Chile, the United States, and in Germany.

This week on Spotlight, news reporter Gavin Rock spoke with Sacramento State professor Mona Siegel about the life of suffragette and civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell. Siegel presented a brief slideshow of Terrell's life for the Crocker Art Museum's U-Nite 2020. Music: Inspired by Kevin MacLeod

Sacramento's Crocker Art Museum is reopening Oct. 16, and Marketing Director Christine Calvin explains how to visit the museum, why you should be excited to come now, and how you can still experience art virtually if you're not yet comfortable visiting in person.

A meditation by Fr. Eric Nicolai: Jesus says he must suffer, and Peter says God forbid…and he is rebuked with the strongest possible words: that he is satan. Meaning an obstacle to the salvific plans. This is about seeing our life too humanly, approaching challenges too passively. Do I experience the temptation of not embracing the cross that will make us grow in love? Opening and closing guitar composed by F. Händel, Lascia ch'io pianga. Played by Bert Alink. Painting of Saint Peter gazing at the keys, by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591 – 1666) also know as Guercino, in the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA.

Eva Lisle is the Executive Director of BNI CA Capital Region, and co owner Outback Solutions, the web design company she and her husband John started 20 years ago. Eva is an ordained minister and spiritual counselor, a Crocker Art Museum docent, a mother to her two grown daughters, a writer and blogger. In 2015 she completed a blog project called “A Twelvemonth of Self Love” where she posted daily for an entire year. She can throw a party with only 20 minutes notice, loves to read, laugh, ask questions and believes “Talking and Thinking” are both action verbs! She stole her mission statement from the Hard Rock Café: “Love All. Serve All.” In this episode we explore…..Timestamps1:45 – Speaking through the heart4:30 – The journey of 2 businesses7:45 – Everyone figures it out as they go9:15 – Being in the military is a lot like being in business11:45 – Caring about the greater good13:15 – It takes a community14:05 – Running 2 businesses simultaneously18:45 – Entrepreneurs work differently20:15 – It's not personal, it's business – really?22:55 – You need a deeper reason because it's hard23:45 – Challenges entrepreneurs face26:15 – It's up to you30:45 – With success comes responsibility36:15 – Just stop and see where you are40:00 – Just ask42:15 – Integris personality traits and intuition50:55 – How to craft a better marketing message55:45 – ZimZoom networking1:02:00 – Positive take aways from the shut down1:07:25 – 5 pounds of groceries in a 1 pound bagContact Eva Eva LisleExecutive DirectorBNI California Capital Region T +1 (916) 489-9302E eva@bniccr.com Eva's Blog: https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/  Learn more about BNIhttps://bnicv.com/en-US/index Learn more about Eva and John's web design companyhttps://outbacksolutions.com/ Outback Solutions  Want to join ZimZoom Networking? Click belowhttps://bnicv.com/en-US/eventdetails?eventId=H0ds%2FBtilarmCOu3xEJMiA%3D%3D 

As the Mort and Marcy Friedman Director and CEO of the Crocker Art Museum, Lial Jones helps people find meaning for themselves through art. Jones has been a collector since her childhood, which was unstable at times. But it was her early exposure to museums that helped forge her path as a leader in the international arts world. Jones speaks on her work in museums and the relationship between art and society.

This season on The Drive we hear from six people who are leading change in the Sacramento region. Host Katie McCleary talks with several guests who are focused on improving the lives of children- through reading, art or music. Jim Tabuchi left his high-powered job at Hewlett Packard at age 42 to focus on something he longed to do: mentor youth through music. Today he’s the President and CEO of the Sacramento Mandarins. April Javist, Executive Director of the Sacramento Public Library Foundation, has always had a rebellious side. She has made it her mission to improve childhood literacy rates. Lial Jones had a tough childhood, but she found solace in biking to local art and history museums. Today she’s Director of the Crocker Art Museum. Other guests on The Drive are focused on social justice. Basim Elkarra, the Executive Director of Sacramento’s Council on American Islamic Relations, has found ways to build bridges between cultures, even with some of the most unlikely people. Reverend Kevin Ross, Senior Minister of Unity of Sacramento, inspires his congregation to reach for their highest goals. He has been able to reach his own dreams by knowing his self-worth. Alana Dionne Mathews has advocated for victims as a district attorney for Sacramento County. Today she is a consultant for the State of California, working to ensure the public is involved in the political process.

EPISODE 51Greetings, Explorers! Join Frankie, Dennis, and Johnny for a Holiday Special of this comic book podcast. Recorded live at Crocker Art Museum‘s CrockerCon, this episode takes a looks at Hellboy: A Christmas Underground. Mike Mignola serves as both the writer and artist, with Dark Horse Comics as the publisher. The story can be found in both Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Vol. 2 and Hellboy Christmas Special. The short story concerns Hellboy as he helps an elderly woman on her death bed get an answer as to what happened to her long-lost daughter.Our intrepid explorers discuss why the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense is similar to the A-Team; the general ease and acceptability people have when meeting Hellboy; the mall Santa gigs Hellboy is missing out on; the tip of the hat to fairytale stories that A Christmas Underground makes; where exactly you purchase a demon salamander; why having your soul released from a demon's possession is the greatest Christmas gift of all; why Midnight Mass would be more inviting if you saw Hellboy fighting a demon; and last but not least, the storytelling and art of A Christmas Underground.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/graphicnovelexplorersclub/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sights & Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene through the eyes and ears of local artists. This week, Jenee Darden sits down with author Mimi Lok to talk about three events happening around the Bay this weekend. 5 Dedicated to Ozu at BAMPFA on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. “ When I Remember I See Red” at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento through January 26 Ghostbusters with SF Symphony on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Davies Symphony Hall

Jared Konopitski is the guest for Episode 194. Konopitiski is an artist and illustrator. His work has been exhibited in a large number of museums, festivals, and galleries. Locally, the Crocker Art Museum has featured his work. Nationally, he had The post Episode 194: Jared Konopitski appeared first on Serious Talk. Seriously..

WEEK IN GEEK: The boys are back to video games as Andrew plays the 1.0 release of Klei Entertainment's sci-fi survival game, Oxygen Not Included, while D. Bethel can't believe he's enjoying the heck out of Final Fantasy XV, especially because it makes no sense. RELEVANT LINKS: D. Bethel's write-up about drawing this year's "CrockerTron" poster for CrockerCon, a Sacramento-based art & comics event held at the illustrious Crocker Art Museum on Thursday, September 12! There's a Wikipedia article devoted solely to the long development of Final Fantasy XV. Here's a look at an Early Access version (from 2018) of Klei's Oxygen Not Included. RELATED EPISODES: Episode 96 - Applejacks. Hot Dogs. Thursday. Fire Truck. (13 May 2016): When Andrew talked about playing a previous Klei Entertainment game, Invisible Inc. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page Social: Andrew - Twitter & Instagram, D. Bethel - Twitter & Instagram Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store. FEATURED MUSIC: "Disco Medusae" and "District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompotech.com) Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.

Guest Poet: Lisa Dominguez Abraham is the author of Coyote Logic, recently released from Blue Oak Press. She won the 2016 Swan Scythe Chapbook Contest for Mata Hari Blows a Kiss and both the Bazzanella and A Room of Her Own Award literary awards from California State University, Sacramento. Her first chapbook, Low Notes, was published by Red Wings Press in 2007. Her poems have appeared in journals such as Southern Review, Prairie Schooner, North American Review, Poetry East, The Cumberland River Review, Tule Review and Mobius: The Journal of Social Change, among others. In Spring 2018, she was the featured writer in Suisun Valley Review. She is also involved in community activities involving art and poetry, participating in the “body stories” series by the Sacramento Center for Contemporary Art, based on the work of mixed-media and video artists koo kyung sook and Sandra Davis, and writing and performing “Respite” in response to Wayne Thiebaud’s “Flood Waters” as part of the Crocker Art Museum exhibition “Wayne Thiebaud: The Homecoming.” Most recently, she wrote "Disguise" to accompany painter Frank Ordaz’s "Stella" for the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission’s “In Response: Poets & Artists in Dialogue.” The poem and painting are now a sign and mural in the Auburn, CA Central Square Art Park. Website: https://www.lisadominguezabraham.com/ Location: The Brickhouse Gallery & Art Complex 2837 36th St, Sacramento, CA 95817 http://thebrickhouseartgallery.com/ http://coffeeandpoets.com Sponsored by Creative Economy Pilot Project

Image caption: Melissa McGillicuddy performs on stage on August 15th at the Crocker Art Museum. photo credit: Ravin Pan Transcript of August 15th Live Event

Check out the WE DREAM podcast’s behind the scenes coverage of the MWLA Get Down. This was a concert for the Sacramento youth featuring local up-and-coming artists all in a dope environment to 'Get Down'. On this episode we got to interview some of the amazing artists who performed and learned more about what they dream. To hear about future events we put on, follow us: @mlasacramento @wlasacramento To give us some feedback, ask questions, or get in touch with us, send us a Voice Message with the link below: www.anchor.fm/WEDREAM/message Follow the artists! @virgogabrielle @officialyelly @marmaroso --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wedream/message

Guest Interviewer: Tamer Sa’id Mostafa (pronouns: he/him/his) is an-always proud Stockton, California native whose work has appeared in over twenty various journals and magazines such as Confrontation, Freezeray, and Zone 3 among others. As an Arab-American Muslim, he reflects on life through spirituality, an evolving commitment to social justice, and the music of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Guest Poet: Rhony Bhopla is a poet and visual artist and the Editor of Bliss, A Journal of Erotica, which highlights the work of Sacramento poets and has won Best of Sacramento (SN&R) in the category of Best Local Erotica. She is the founder of the Sacramento Poetry Center’s Thursday Night Poetry Workshop at the Valley Hi – North Laguna Library, and has served as a judge for the Sacramento County Poetry Outloud Competition. This year, at the Our Life Stories - A cross-generational writers’ conference by Hart Senior Center and Cosumnes River College, Rhony will lead a workshop entitled: Feminist Ekphrasis, perception, projection, and power dynamic. She is a long-time member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Rhony works as an Educator for the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. ---- Join us for a live recording. Coffee & Poets is a live recorded podcast of poets interviewing other poets. Come out—be a part of recording audience and listen to a creative, bright and thoughtful discussion about poetry and the creative process. Come through, order a coffee, a tea or a beer relax in a café style venue—it really is a great way spend an hour on a lazy Sunday. Note: Unfortunately this is not an open mic event. Location: The Brickhouse Gallery & Art Complex 2837 36th St, Sacramento, CA 95817 http://thebrickhouseartgallery.com/ http://coffeeandpoets.com Sponsored by Creative Economy Pilot Project

Episode 37Get yourself cozy by the fireplace with a glass of egg nog as Dennis and Johnny unwrap this holiday edition of Graphic Novel Explorers Club. Our duo discuss The Last Christmas by writers Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan with art by Rick Remender. This episode was recorded at Crocker Art Museum‘s annual Crocker-Con.The Last Christmas is a story of Santa Clause fleeing from humanity after a bloody tragedy befalls the North Pole. Then an apocalypse strikes the world and the only one who bring light to this dark time is Santa himself.In this episode the gang discusses the gonzo world of The Last Christmas; if holiday specials like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman still hold a special place in the hearts of children when those shows can be seen at any time of the year in our modern world; the ways Posehn and Duggan pay tribute to the holiday cartoons from our childhood; if The Last Christmas was inspired by The Night the Reindeer Died from Scrooged; the final solution Santa comes up with to end things once and for all ; the new Christmas tradition Dennis is starting for his children after reading this book; why Santa is torn between finally stepping up or letting it all come to an end; and the storytelling and art of The Last Christmas.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/graphicnovelexplorersclub/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dudes supreme dive into their experience at the most recent CrockerCon convention at the Crocker Art Museum, as well as reminisce about past episodes and games they never can remember. After the break, they come correct with not one but TWO “Unspoken Conversations” that are so topical it'll make your head spin.

GAMES AT PAX WEST: We sent our man on the scene, Andrew, to PAX West while our Man in California, D. Bethel, watched on the internet. Now, they talk about the games they saw. Andrew muses over gameplay quirks in Stone Story RPG and Aground, while D. reacts to the strong sprites ethic in Get in the Car, Loser! and Star Renegades. Also, Andrew reflects on a series of panels he saw at the event, all of which focus on not just tabletop role-playing games, but specifically––and surprisingly––just Dungeons & Dragons. Also, D. Bethel will be exhibiting at the 2018 Crocker Con in Sacramento! It is on Thursday, September 13th, from 6-9:30pm at the Crocker Art Museum in Downtown Sacramento. For more info, click here, or check out the Facebook Event page. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page E-mail: Andrew - andrew@forallintents.net, D. Bethel - dbethel@forallintents.net Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store. For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap. FEATURED MUSIC: -"Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)* -"District Four" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com)* *Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The homies are lone wolves this week before heading to local Sacramento Comic Con-like experience "CrockerCon" with their Let's Play YouTube channel "Frienemies"! What does this mean for you, the loyal listener? They argue about what Fergie actually says on "I'ma Be", BK checks his emails on air and a generous offer is given to any fan wanting to come see them live at CrockerCon. Of course the boys manage to squeeze in fan favorite "Slangin' Grades" and wrap it up with a lengthy revisiting of their former ping pong glory. CrockerCon is September 13th in Sacramento, CA at the Crocker Art Museum.

Episode 21Season 2 of Graphic Novel Explorers Club is here! Join Frances, Dennis, and Johnny as they review Gotham by Gaslight, as written by Brian Augustyn and illustrated by Mike Mignola. This episode was recorded live at Crocker Art Museum's Crocker-Con. In this episode of Graphic Novel Explorers Club the gang discusses the ties between Gotham by Gaslight and Star Trek: The Original Series; the proper terminology for a group of bats; why even Sigmund Freud could not fix Bruce Wayne; which one of the gang should not speak into a microphone at public events; why Victorian-era Gotham was using the “@” for posting before social media was even a thing; discovering a new way to spoil a comic book's plot twist; how tragedy always falls on Marlon Wayans, SW1, and the rest of the Wayans; why we need to bring “Brigand” back; will comic books being published 100 years from now ever feature contemporary people like Ted Kazinsky and Jeffrey Dahmer as the nemesis to the hero; and if comic book characters are trapped in hell.Thank you for listening to Graphic Novel Explorers Club. Please share your opinions and thoughts on Twitter, Facebook, or at GNExplorersClub@gmail.com (we would love to hear your suggestions for Season 2 of the show). We return next week to review The Legend of Luther Strode, as written by Justin Jordan and illustrated by Tradd Moore. We embedded a link to purchase the book online but we encourage you to shop at your local comic book store to purchase any of the graphic novels we at Graphic Novel Explorers Club have read.Please check out our reading lists for Season 1 and Season 2 by clicking here. We would love to hear your suggestions for future episodes of Graphic Novel Explorers Club.Featured music:Songe d'Automne by Latche SwingTonight Will Be Fine (Leonard Cohen cover) by The Walkmen--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/graphicnovelexplorersclub/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This discussion was recorded on November 30, 2017. We partnered up with the Crocker Art Museum for its "Conversations that Matter" series to have a conversation about the future of the neighborhood that surrounds it -- Downtown Sacramento. It has been a little more than a year since the Golden 1 Center opened. The arena brought in a host of hot-ticket concerts and kicked off a slew of new development around it. Next up: development of the Railyards, revitalizing the riverfront, and making Old Sacramento more of a draw for the locals. But what are the plans for housing? For handling the homeless issue? For turning the still-too-many stretches of derelict buildings into something more pleasant? For parking and public transit? And making sure Downtown doesn't turn into an overpriced playground only a few can afford to enjoy? We're talking in the Crocker Museum's Friedman Court with a group of people in charge of handling these issues about what has changed in Downtown Sacramento, what has improved and what still needs work. PANELISTS * John Dangberg, assistant city manager for the City of Sacramento - he was the city's top person in charge of the Golden 1 Center's construction project, and now is focusing on more redevelopment of Downtown and development of the Railyards. * Brooksie Hughes, Old Sacramento District Director for the Downtown Sacramento Partnership - she's tasked with making Old Sacramento a more hip, happening place where locals equal, or even outnumber, out-of-town visitors. * Bay Miry - vice-president of development for D&S Development - first he helped turn R Street into one of the city's hottest nightlife destinations, now he's turning a section of K Street from eyesore to gateway to Golden 1 Center. * Richard Rich - Railyards and Riverfront project manager for the City of Sacramento - a former "imagineer" for the Walt Disney Company, he's turning his imagination toward how Sacramento can revitalize the riverfront. PODCAST TIMEFRAME * 1 min, 45 sec - Erin Dorn of the Crocker Museum introduces "Conversations that Matter" * 4:20 min: Intro to California Groundbreakers * 10:35 min: Panelists introduce themselves and share their favorite spots in Downtown Sacramento * 23:40 min: "We've gone from a valuation of $22.5 million to well over $1 billion in value" - How the City built a downtown arena without spending a lot of money and taking on a lot of debt * 33:30 min: "We can utilize all these really cool basements in these really cool historic buildings" - Turning the 70O K St block from a run-down stretch into the city's next hot spot * 45:50 min: "Of those 124 stores, less than 10 of them are T-shirt and candy stores" - Making Old Sacramento a draw for the locals as well as the tourists * 51:25 min: "20 years from now, that area could be turned into a great marina and mixed-use area" - Revitalizing the Sacramento waterfront * 58 min: "After subsidies, it's still $150,000 that needs to come from the government - per unit" - How much housing can we build in Downtown Sacramento? * 1 hr, 10:10 min: "The big upshot would be linking the two sides of the river, where the most exciting things are happening" - Smart ways for putting bikes, cars, public transit and pedestrians together harmoniously downtown * 1 hr, 20:15 min: "We're reaching the point where companies like Raley's are looking at smaller concepts that don't need as many parking spaces, delivery trucks or building space" - Putting a grocery story and everyday services in the grand vision of downtown * 1 hr, 27:35 min: "We really want to directly incentivize job growth" - Creating high-value jobs in Downtown * 1 hr, 34:20 min - "Anything we can do to create artist pop-ups within the empty retail spaces, we're looking at programs to do that" - Putting art, culture and farm-to-fork efforts around Downtown.

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew pauses his walk down the Star Trek Nostalgia Trail and attended a day of PAX West (starts at 2:14) while Dan dips into the history of his favorite comic book franchise by reading Marvel Epic Collection Vol. 5: X-Men - Second Genesis which collects the early issues of the great X-Men reboot from 1975 when the "All-New, All-Different" X-men were added to the team (Wolverine, Colossus, Storm, Nightcrawler) and started the 16-year run of writer Chris Claremont (18:17). FINAL FANTASY VII AGAIN: (28:23) September 7th marked the 20th anniversary of Squaresoft's (at the time, now Square Enix) breakthrough hit, Final Fantasy VII. Dan and Andrew talk less about the game itself and instead talk about the impact the game had on gaming and nerd culture. NOTE: Sacramento's Crocker Con | Art Mix is happening September 14th at the Crocker Art Museum at which D. Bethel will be exhibiting with his wares. Come by and say hi! RELATED EPISODES: Episode 21 - "Standing In Landscapes": Where Andrew and Dan previously discussed Final Fantasy VII. WORKS CITED: Holmes, Dylan. "'The Greatest Story Ever Told': Final Fantasy VII." A Mind Forever Voyaging, 2012, pp. 63-79. Leone, Matt. "Final Fantasy 7: An Oral History." Polygon. Vox Media, 09 June 2017. INFO: Visit our website at forallintents.net and leave your thoughts as comments on the page for this episode. Join our Facebook page E-mail: Andrew - andrew@forallintents.net, D. Bethel - dbethel@forallintents.net Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Subscribe to and review the show on the iTunes store. For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap. FEATURED MUSIC: -"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio

  Conversation with artists Michiko Itatani and art critic Jason Foumberg. Hi Point Contact. Retrospective at the Zhou B Art Center. October to December 2016 Itatani's work has been seen in more than 100 solo and group exhibitions nationally, and internationally. Most recent exhibition of her new work was just closed at Linda Warren Project, Chicago. Her works are in many public and private collections, including Museu D'art Contemporani(MACBA), Barcelona, Spain, Olympic Museum, Switzerland, Tokoha Museum, Japan, Musée du Québec, Canada, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, State of Illinois Museum, Muskegon Museum of Art, MI, Erie Art Museum, PA, Maier Museum,VA, Cincinnati Art Museum, OH, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum, MI Itatani is a Professor at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has taught at many other institutions, for example, SACI, Florence, Italy; University of Bonn, Germany; Royal College of Art, London; China National Academy of Fine Arts, China; Tokyo National University of Art and Music, Japan. She has received National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, Marie Sharp Walsh New York Studio Grant and John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship among others.    

This week, join the Crusaders as we talk Cons! Not convicts, mind you, conventions! Our very own Curtis Fisher was in Stockton for the 5th annual StocktonCon, where he encountered the best of the best when it comes to local cosplayers, comic creators, and even some pro wrestling legends! We also preview CrockerCon, this Thursday at the Crocker Art Museum from 5pm-9pm. Come out for a live podcast recording along with Empire's Cracking the Vault Podcast! All that and more right here on the Capeless Crusaders! Be sure to subscribe and follow the show for all future posts… Twitter – @thecapelessones Instagram – @thecapelesscrusaders Facebook – @thecapelesscrusaders BIG thank you to our wonderful sponsor Empire's Comics Vault The Capeless Crusaders are presented by Nerd On! Be sure to subscribe and follow Nerd On! for all future content, including The Capeless Crusaders… Twitter – @nerdontv Facebook – @nerdontv Instagram – @nerdontv and on iTunes and YouTube Join The Nerd On! Nation powered by Patreon today to get exclusive content and much more! Donate to the show HERE via PayPal. Every little bit helps. Learn more about Nerd On! HERE

WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew watches a classic Doctor Who stories, sequels of each other, in the Fifth Doctor adventures "Kinda" and "Snakedance," while Dan watches two episodes featured in Amazon.com's sitcom "Pilot Season": The Tick and Jean-Claude Van Johnson. NERD AUTEURS: Starting with the reveal trailer at this year's Gamescom for Konami's surprise, Metal Gear Survive, Dan and Andrew discuss the impact of public-facing creators of popular nerd franchises and what happens when they leave those properties. What should be expected? How important are the creators? What about the creators' next projects? Andrew is going to be at PAX West this weekend, check him out as helps out with gameplay demos of the card game, Yukon Salon, on Friday 9/02. He will also be helping to run the Watch the Skies Child's Play benefit game, put on by Seattle Megagames, on Saturday 9/03. On Thursday, September 8th, from 5-9pm, D. Bethel will be an exhibitor at Crocker-Con. This is a nerd culture convention held at Sacramento's Crocker Art Museum and costs $10 to get in or free if you're a member of the museum. There are also student discount admissions available with proper identification. Dan will be premiering (and selling) Long John, Volume 2 at the event, and friend of the show, Josh Tobey, will be sharing the table, selling prints of his paintings. Leave your thoughts about this week's topics as comments at forallintents.net. Be sure to follow the show at its official Facebook and Google+ pages. To help the show, please leave a review on the iTunes store. For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap. FEATURED MUSIC: -"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio -"Can't Find My Way Home" by Blind Faith -"Noble Farewell/Finale" by Mel Brooks & John Morris, perf. Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra (from Blazing Saddles)

Week in Geek: Andrew finally plays a WiiU with the Nintendo title, Super Mario 3D World, while Dan discusses his time at this year's Crocker-Con at the Crocker Art Museum. Group Gaming: Before the internet connected people worldwide, the solitary world of video gaming was often perforated by moments of playing a single game with a group of people. Dan and Andrew discuss this nostalgic (and still present) method of playing games with people in the room rather than online. Game & Watch: With the rise of televised (or streamed) eSports and the success of things like Twitch Plays or Let's Plays, gaming is more connected than ever. However, with the addition of a passive gaming experience does bring up interesting questions and ideas to what gaming is and how it's changing. Doctor Who Series 9 Prologue: If you haven't seen it, watch it here. Once that's done, listen to Andrew and Dan talk about Doctor Who if only to prepare for a full episode about Doctor Who next week. Question of the Geek: To celebrate the return of Doctor Who, what are your thoughts about the show, what questions do you have about the show, and (if necessary) why don't you like the show? Looking outward, what is other British Sci-Fi that you feel deserves more attention? Leave your answer as a comment at forall.libsyn.com. Be sure to join the official Facebook and Google+ pages, as well. You may e-mail us any questions, comments, or concerns at forallpod [at] gmail [dot] com. Be sure to leave a review of the show on the iTunes store in order to help spread the word. For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap. Featured Music: -"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio -"Comradeship" by Norihiko Hibino (from Metal Gear Solid 2: The Other Side) -"Watch It Die" by Bad Religion -"(The Majestic Tale of) An Idiot With a Box" by Murray Gold (from Doctor Who: Series 8) -"The Candy Man Can" by Aubrey Woods (from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)

This week's Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Sacramento, California. Right now, the city is ground zero in one of the worst Southwest droughts in recent history. Sacramento Fire Chief Walt White talks about the wildfire situation—and also what off-the-brochure restaurants keep him and his firefighters fueled so they can keep Sacramento safe. There are dozens of great choices, because Sacramento is not just the capital of California, but is also the self-proclaimed “Farm-to-Fork Capital of the U.S.” and  has compelling reasons to support that claim. How many farms are within a 30-mile radius of the capital? The answer might surprise you.  Craig McNamara, Founder of the Center for Land-Based Learning, gives us some remarkably practical advice about living—and traveling—more sustainably. Then, Lial Jones, Executive Director of the Crocker Art Museum, explains some of its more unusual exhibitions and programs, including one on art and pain management. There’s all of this and more when Travel Today with Peter Greenberg broadcasts from Sacramento, California. 

This week's Travel Today with Peter Greenberg comes from Sacramento, California. Right now, the city is ground zero in one of the worst Southwest droughts in recent history. Sacramento Fire Chief Walt White talks about the wildfire situation—and also what off-the-brochure restaurants keep him and his firefighters fueled so they can keep Sacramento safe. There are dozens of great choices, because Sacramento is not just the capital of California, but is also the self-proclaimed “Farm-to-Fork Capital of the U.S.” and  has compelling reasons to support that claim. How many farms are within a 30-mile radius of the capital? The answer might surprise you.  Craig McNamara, Founder of the Center for Land-Based Learning, gives us some remarkably practical advice about living—and traveling—more sustainably. Then, Lial Jones, Executive Director of the Crocker Art Museum, explains some of its more unusual exhibitions and programs, including one on art and pain management. There’s all of this and more when Travel Today with Peter Greenberg broadcasts from Sacramento, California. 

.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } There are many great Roseville area homes for sale. Click here to perform a full home search, or if you're thinking of selling your home, click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation so you know what buyers will pay for your home in today's market. You may also call me at 916-788-8822 for a FREE home buying or selling consultation to answer any of your real estate questions. Today, we're going to share a few reasons why people really enjoy living in the Roseville and Sacramento region. We've put together a list of the top 4 reasons why our area is a great place to live! Let's dive right in:1. Location: In one direction, we are only 2 hours from Lake Tahoe. In the other direction, we are only 2 hours from San Francisco! Tahoe is one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. Located high in the Sierra Mountains, the Lake Tahoe area has world-class skiing, camping, fishing, boating, and sailing, among many other activities. San Francisco: If you go the other direction, you can expose yourself to the cultural vibrancy of the Bay Area. Drive across the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge and experience the many cultural and historical landmarks this great city has to offer! 2. Recreation: Within a 30-minute drive from the Roseville/Sacramento area, there are numerous recreation options. Folsom Lake is within 10 minutes of our office. It's a great place to fish, water-ski, sail, or just enjoy the many trails around the lake.American River Bike Trail features over 30 miles of bike trails that run from Folsom Lake to Old Town Sacramento. It runs along the American River, so you can enjoy incredible views and wildlife on your journey.Sacramento River is a great place to enjoy boating, fishing, or spending an evening at one of the many restaurants overlooking the scenery of the river. Mountain and road cycling are also available. 3. History and Culture: There's no shortage of culture and history in the area!The Gold Rush of 1849 started right here in the Sacramento area, and it has left behind many old mining towns in its wake. Some of these mining towns have sprouted up into major cities, such as Folsom, Sacramento, and Auburn. Many of these areas have original boardwalks you can walk along and see some of the original structures that were built in the gold rush days. The Transcontinental Railroad started here in Sacramento, not in San Francisco as most people think.Arts: We have the Crocker Art Museum, the Railroad Museum, the Governor's Mansion, the Capitol Building, as well as a wide assortment of art from the local area. Shopping: The Roseville Galleria Mall is the premier shopping center in the region, and just across the street you can find the Fountain Square, a very attractive shopping mall with many interesting things to see.4. Overall Quality of Life: People love to work and play here!Affordability: Living in this wonderful area is completely affordable, especially when compared with the nearby Bay Area. You can get a nice size home, on a nice lot, with many features and amenities, and you don't have to deal with the traffic congestion you'll find in metropolitan areas.Quality education: You'll find some of the best high schools in the state of California in Placer County.   There are many reasons why we think our area is one of the best places to live in California. If you have any questions about our list, or if you would like us to show you around the area, give us a call or shoot us an email. There are many benefits to setting up shop in our area, and we would love to prove it to you!

I’ve got a special edition of the Serious Talk. Serisouly. for you today. I was invited to record live at Crocker Art Museum‘s 2nd Annual Crocker-Con and happily did so. This episode was recorded outside so the audio quality isn’t The post Episode 22: Live at Crocker-Con appeared first on Serious Talk. Seriously..

A new episode of For All Intents and Purposes is here in true episodic fashion! Though PAX may be done and no huge events seem to be around the corner, it's back to business as usual. The Week in Geek: Andrew plays the Battlestar Galactica board game and actually keeps his friends this time, while Dan watches Academy Award-nominated animated short films––specifically, "Adam and Dog" by Minkyu Lee. Also, Dan will be an exhibitor at this year's Crocker-Con in Sacramento at the Crocker Art Museum. It happens on Thursday, 11 September, from 5-9pm. Be there!  Boasts of Bethel: Close-reading the second episode of Doctor Who's 8th series, "Into the Dalek," Dan investigates the most prominent question on Whovians' minds: Is Clara actually a good English teacher? Discussion: Since Dan started watching Supernatural this week, he remembers the good old days of episodic nerdy drama and he and Andrew ponder why so much television has become serialized and whether it has helped or hurt the medium. Love the Craft: Andrew and Dan look at another story by H. P. Lovecraft. This time, it's one Andrew hasn't read before, an exciting, frightening, and...funny (?) short called, "The Hound." Question: Hot off the presses of Apple's press conference and their announcement of the Apple Watch, Dan and Andrew wonder: What are your thoughts on the rise of "smart", on-your-body peripherals for your phones? Leave your answers on the page for this episode at forall.libsyn.com, or join and leave a comment at the For All Intents and Purposes Facebook and/or Google+ pages. You may also send us your answers, questions, or comments at forallpod@gmail.com  For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap.