Events

Working from sketches made on long train rides, incorporating flashes of nature, architecture, and evidence of human intervention, New York-based artist Chris Nau makes paintings that engage in a mysterious form of collage.

This new invitational program at the Davis is designed to engage artists in transforming the dramatic expanse of floor-to-ceiling, ground-level windows that articulate the lobby of our signature Rafael Moneo building and its courtyard plaza.

This exhibition draws from the Davis Museum’s collection of James Gillray prints, examining both the complexity of Gillray’s printmaking technique and the range and depth of his historical and cultural references.

Christiane Baumgartner works at the intersection of old and new media to expand the traditions of printmaking. Her prints are about speed and transmission, human sight and its elusive capture, cultural memory and modes of representation.

In a portfolio of 22 screen prints based on gouache paintings from 1941, Jacob Lawrence portrays the complexity of abolitionist John Brown’s life, from his fierce Christian piety to his militant devotion to the abolition of slavery.

Sky Hopinka’s short film Dislocation Blues presents an alternative to mainstream media representations of Standing Rock during the 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline protests.

The Davis Museum offers guided tours to public groups during open hours. Specially-trained Student Guides engage visitors with the Davis’s distinctive permanent collections and special temporary exhibitions.

A reading from Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, followed by a conversation with the author.

Making Memories is an accessible arts program for adults living with early Alzheimer’s and other dementias and their care partners, offering a guided exploration of permanent collections with specially trained staff and student guides.

Performance and discussion by Sheffield Chamber Players of Sergei Prokofiev’s String Quartet No. 1.