Pence Gallery: Summer exhibits offer ‘Slice’ of life
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Del Almeida’s “The Curve” offers an aerial view of the connection between highways 113 and 80, and is part of
the Pence’s Yolo Visions 2 exhibit. Courtesy photo
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This July, I am happy to announce that the Pence will be open for its first reception since February 2020. To celebrate the artists participating in three exhibits opening this month, we will host a public reception at the Pence Gallery from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 9.
All are welcome, and we will have awards presented at 7:30 p.m. by our Slice juror, Faith McKinnie. Assistant Director Eileen Hendren will announce the Curator’s Choice award for the “Exhibit It!” show at 8 p.m. that night.
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Launched this past summer, the Black Artists Fund has already disbursed two rounds of grants, with more contributions and camaraderie planned for 2021. In this series, we introduce some of the BAF recipients. For more about the BAF grants, go here.
Shonna McDaniels
As a working artist in Sacramento for more than 30 years and the founder of Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum in South Sacramento, Shonna McDaniels says she’s finally landed her seat at the artists’ table.
In August, McDaniels completed a mural on the SMUD wall at 1423 19th St. It depicts an African-American woman with deep hues of Black skin tones confidently taking her rightful place at a table a piece she says speaks to her journey as an artist.
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Launched this past summer, the Black Artists Fund has already disbursed two rounds of grants, with more contributions and camaraderie planned for 2021. In this series, we introduce some of the BAF recipients. For more about the BAF grants, go here.
Aliyah Sidqe
She’s played with paint and color since she was a little girl, and now artist Aliyah Sidqe says she holds onto that childlike spirit while she teaches art classes to students through Zoom. For the past two years, she’s taught art at several elementary schools and recently completed a two-story mural at Washington Elementary with her grant from the Black Artists Fund.
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Jalen Tyreâ. Photo by Alyssa Keys
Launched this past summer, the Black Artists Fund has already disbursed two rounds of grants, with more contributions and camaraderie planned for 2021. In this series, we introduce some of the BAF recipients. For more about the BAF grants, go here.
From Sacramento to Puerto Rico, Jalen Tyreâ has danced on stages alongside Reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee, and he was just in Miami on the set of a music video. Tyreâ says his time spent on tour with Daddy Yankee in Puerto Rico made him want to return to Sacramento and encourage other creatives to thrive in their hometown.