Picnic Day
Saturday, April 12
10 AM–5 PM
Welcome to Wonderland! Embrace creativity, wonder and fun — include a stop at the Manetti Shrem Museum as part of your Picnic Day adventures.
Cool off in our galleries and experience works from an international collection of 30 fiercely original women artists, large-scale ceramic sculpture, and an exhibition curated and designed by UC Davis students.
Make art together and play with DIY stamps to make repeating patterns on the plaza, or get silly with irregular reflective surfaces and draw stretchy, squiggly self-portraits.
From 1-4 p.m., recharge your energy with DJ Lady Char’s infectious beats! Catch her set on the plaza for a musical journey across genres.
Arts & Humanities 2025 Graduate Exhibition Opening Celebration
Thursday, June 5
5:30–9 PM
The opening celebration features art and performances by master’s and doctoral students and the presentation of the LeShelle & Gary May Art Purchase Prize, the Keister & Allen Art Purchase Prize, the Letters & Science Prize, and the Savageau Award in the Department of Design.
The 2025 Annual Art History Graduate Colloquium
Friday, June 6
3-6 PM
Learn about the innovative research conducted by UC Davis Art History master’s degree candidates and support their work as they present their theses. Student talks are followed by the 2025 Art History Undergraduate Awards and a light reception.