Art

The block in front of the MARRS Building (1050 20th Street) has seen a lot of action this year: Launch Festival’s block party was a huge hit and the Second Saturday series THIS was amazing as well. Up next is Midtown Arts Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, with this…

Rob-O Tells All About His Sweet, Sweet Art It is not uncommon for Rob-O to buy 900 pounds of sugar at once. In fact, in a recent phone conversation, he stated nonchalantly that he had done just that about a week before. Why all the sugar? Rob-O makes sugar skulls…

John K. reflects on The Ren and Stimpy Show and chimes in on his latest cartoon In the 1995 teen comedy Clueless, Cher (played by Alicia Silverstone) sits on a couch with her step-brother/love interest Josh (a very young Paul Rudd). Though they both have wildly different personalities, the two…

Jose Di Gregorio’s celestial shapes foretell Sacramento’s bright artistic future In 2011, I walked into Bows and Arrows to browse some clothes and ingest either a coffee or a beer. I probably had some paperwork to do, but instead of doing anything that day, I just looked at a series…

Artist Susan J. Silvester finds a nurturing home in Sacramento A blue-faced bunny girl clutching a limp, stuffed toy launched an entire series of artwork for Susan J. Silvester that she—and a growing number of fans—adores for its dramatic reflection of her dark, feminine voice. Animals, imaginary lands, costumes, facial…

Sonny and the Sunsets to appear at Second Saturday Art Walk Sonny Smith speeds toward Youngstown, Ohio, for a Monday night stopover with enough songs in his pocket to make The Ultimate Fake Book blush. He is accompanied by the Sunsets, his band and primary musical accomplice, now the co-authors…

Raw: Natural Born Artists is an independent artists’ organization that puts on exhibitions in more than 80 locations such as New York City; Austin, Texas; and now, Sacramento. On Friday, June 5, this multi-art showcase, Kaleidoscope, will kick off at District 30 (1022 K Street) at 7 p.m. Leave your…

See Sacramento as an Open Air Art Museum May is Bike Month is back, challenging all to abandon four wheels for the environmentally friendly alternative of pedal power, (which means riding bicycles versus gas guzzlers…keep up!). With miles logged and events listed, there’s still one more idea to add to…

How local graphic designer and poster artist Jason Malmberg came up through the ranks If you look at a Jason Malmberg poster and you’re unsure at first of what you’re looking at, if you need a minute to stare and process, if things seem off balance, if for a moment…

It’s back, and it’s all good! GOOD Street Food and Design Market returns this Sunday, May 5, 2013 and continues every first Sunday through December. Great news: GOOD is free.99 this year, it was only like $3 for entrance last year, but still, free is always better. GOOD goes down…