Yolo Community Band, led by director Bobby Rogers, will present a family-oriented concert, “Timeless Classics”, on Saturday June 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the Pioneer High School Theater, 1400 Pioneer Ave. in Woodland. The concert will feature popular audience favorites from traditional concert band literature including “Second Suite in F”, “Four Scottish Dances”, “Italian in … Continued
By SARAH DOWLING | sdowling@dailydemocrat.com | Woodland Daily Democrat Many of the students from North Davis Elementary School were concerned that the Gibson Mansion was haunted. The structure, built in 1857, carries a lot of Yolo County’s history and on Tuesday morning the mansion and grounds were opened up to the 3rd-grade class, who wore … Continued
YoloArts will be hosting Traditional Techniques: Contemporary Prints, featuring artwork from members of the California Society of Printmakers and TANA (Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer). The exhibition runs May 16 – August 15 at the newly opened Barn Gallery located at The Gibson House and Property, 512 Gibson Road in Woodland. The exhibition showcases the … Continued
High school students will be exhibiting their art work in downtown Woodland during the First Friday ArtWalk at the Woodland Public Library Leake Community Room, 250 First St. in Woodland, on Friday, May 3, 5:30 – 8 p.m. The student pop-up art show and sale will feature paintings, ceramics, photography and digital media art works made … Continued
By Anne Ternus-Bellamy, Davis Enterprise Almost a year after the Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to turn management of the historic Gibson House museum in Woodland over to YoloArts, supervisors received an update this week on efforts to preserve and catalog the 11,000 items in a historical collection dating back to the 1830s. … Continued
At the End of the Day is a group exhibition featuring the artwork of professional artists who also teach in YoloArts’ education programs. The show opens April 5 at YoloArts’ Gallery 625 in Woodland. This group exhibition features the artwork of professional teaching artists who bring their expertise into public school classrooms for the YoloArts … Continued
Woodland, CA – On Friday, March 15 the Gibson House in Woodland opened up for a sneak preview of the newly renovated campus and upcoming activities and events including school tours, art and historical exhibitions, and expanded gardens. Visitors toured the mansion’s first floor, the newly renovated “Barn Gallery,” the farm implement and blacksmith shop, a … Continued
Woodland, CA— Vanessa Anaya, a 9th grader at Esparto High School in Yolo County took first place in the 2019 countywide Poetry Out Loud competition on February 13 at the Gibson House in Woodland. Anaya will represent Yolo County at the upcoming state finals. The California Poetry Out Loud State Finals will be held March … Continued
The Closest Places is a solo exhibition featuring the watercolors of Matt Connors. The show opens February 1 at YoloArts’ Gallery 625 in Woodland. Connors is a New England native and retired endocrinologist. He traveled extensively during his years practicing endocrinology, and his career as a professor in medicine and research. Following retirement, Connors has … Continued
Expressions in Cloth is a solo exhibition featuring the quilt creations of Woodland textile artist, Jeanne Powell. The show opens December 7 at YoloArts’ Gallery 625 in Woodland. The exhibition showcases a variety of textile art and quilting techniques including paper piecing, machine and hand applique, and surface treatment bleach-resist, in traditional and modern designs. … Continued