The Art Ahead: Student & Community Gallery Exhibitions
January 15, 2025
Learn more about the Student & Community Gallery exhibitions happening over the upcoming months.
Student and Community Exhibitions
On the first floor of the historic building, visitors will find the Student & Community Gallery, a space dedicated to exhibitions organized by schools, community organizations, and statewide agencies. Exhibition organizers curate their own shows and work directly with the Crocker’s Education Department to execute them.
Over the next few months, visitors may enjoy the following exhibitions in the Student & Community Gallery:
Child’s Changing Consciousness Through Art
January 16 – March 23, 2025
Golden Valley Charter Schools’ students, from transitional kindergarten to eighth grade, showcase their creativity and exploration of artistic mediums including crafts, wet-on-wet painting, charcoal, graphite, and pastels. The artistic content originates from a rich Waldorf pedagogical curriculum that supports the unfolding capacities in children through polarities of line and curve; soft and bold; whole to part; large and small; the grayscale of values between light and dark; line and perspective; and tension between color combinations. These contrasting forces awaken in the children the soul qualities of thinking, feeling and willing. The exhibition, including collaborative works like the dragon heads, reflect their developmental journey through transformation and the ongoing readjustments towards balance in composition.
Studio Selections 2025
February 12 – April 24, 2025
The Crocker Art Museum’s studio program presents an inspiring array of in-person and virtual classes across diverse media, utilizing the Museum’s unique environment for creativity and reflection. Studio Selections 2025 showcases the vibrant work of our dedicated and enthusiastic students from the Portrait Drawing and Painting courses. We invite you to immerse yourself in this space, exploring the materials and techniques to enhance your observational drawing skills. Feel free to venture into the galleries with your drawing tablet and pencils, capturing the original artworks on display. Join us in celebrating the artistic journey!
Kingsley Inspirations and Merit Awards
April 3 – June 15, 2025
Celebrating the next generation of artists, this duo of exhibitions highlights a selection of works from outstanding high school and college students including art from the recipients of the Kingsley Merit Award, awarded to one outstanding art student from each of the following community colleges: American River, Cosumnes River, Folsom Lake, Sacramento City, Sierra, Woodland, and Yuba.
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