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From History to Belonging: A Space for Stories Untold
Sacramento History Museum
In Old Sacramento, history lives not only in its cobblestone streets or century-old facades, but also in the voices of the people who call the region home.
Art Exposed: Jessica Wimbley
A Davis-trained artist returns to the Capital Region after more than a decade in Southern California
Jessica Wimbley’s moving-image series “True Story of Edges,” which premiered in the 2022 exhibition “Coordinates,” invites viewers to question the politicization of Black bodies while evoking love, joy and compassion.
As Niche Magazines Gain Popularity, Capital Region Publishers See Value in Paper and Ink
Meet the small-business magazine publishers who say print isn't dead
Comstock’s is one of the last remaining monthly magazines based in Sacramento, but it’s now part of a trend. Across the region and beyond, niche print magazines are gaining momentum.
The Crocker Art Museum’s CEO Wants the World — and People of Sacramento — to Love His Newly Adopted City
Agustín Arteaga brings an architectural eye to the job
Arteaga’s job requires him to maintain the viability and contemporary relevance of the oldest art museum in the West.
Art Exposed: Julio César Morales
A Mexican American artist explores the immigrant experience
Julio César Morales works in a variety of formats to tell complex, layered stories of human experience traversing the Mexico and United States border. His Manetti Shrem Museum exhibition opened in August and will be on view until Nov. 29.
Sacramento’s Latino Organizations Celebrate Día de los Muertos Against a Season of Cancellations
Latino Center of Arts & Culture expands El Panteón to more than 90 altars
Some organizations are canceling or scaling back events in response to community safety concerns, but others are going bigger than ever.
Art Exposed: Luka Vergoz
Through scrap wood, sound and sculptural installation, a UC Davis alum reflects on the perpetual transformation of matter and self
A wooden garden appears to be growing inside Davis’ Third Space Art Collective at “Forming, Here, Again,” a solo exhibition by Luka Vergoz open until Nov. 3. The organic, seemingly random shapes in Vergoz’ art are born out of his choice of materials: the scraps left behind on a woodshop floor.
How Sacramento Creatives Are Redefining the Arts Economy
Local artists are reclaiming control over how cultural work is valued and funded
Across the country, arts funding models are shifting. Where once large institutions absorbed the majority of public and philanthropic support, new approaches are emphasizing direct investment in artists themselves.
How Sacramento Is Investing in Creativity
Sacramento’s art and culture office seized a rare opportunity to splurge on economic development. Here’s how millions were spent
Sacramento’s Office of Arts and Culture, which traditionally
funded arts institutions such as theaters and museums, took
advantage of a windfall during the pandemic to help grow the
creative economy more broadly. Can the support last?
Sacramento News & Review Lives to Write Another Day
The Capital Region’s alternative weekly survived the pandemic, but changed
Once ubiquitous in the Capital Region, the Sacramento News & Review ceased printing in 2020, eliminated most jobs and sold the office. But the SNR persists as a digital news outlet aided by a local journalism collective.