Spend a day celebrating Native American art and culture at the second annual Native American Arts Market hosted by the Gorman Museum of Native American Art at the University of California, Davis on Sunday, Nov. 8 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. The market will feature works and crafts by Native American artists from across California and beyond.
With the expansion of the Gorman Museum of Native American Art, the additional space fostered new gifts from private collections across the country. Since moving in 2023, nearly 300 works of Native American art have been accepted as gifts valued at more than $1 million. A selection of these artworks is showcased in “Gifts from the Heart: New Acquisitions at the Gorman."
In Octavio Solis’ provocative drama "Mother Road," the last surviving Joad and a distant relative embark on a life-changing road trip. The Department of Theatre and Dance at UC Davis presents this “sequel” to John Steinbeck’s American classic as the opening production of the 2026–2027 season. Performances begin on Nov. 19.
Ana Castellon and Casey Manogue, both instructors for the UC Davis Writing Center, were approached by the Peer & AI Review + Reflection, or PAIRR, research team to collect data in their classrooms. Over the course of one quarter, they and other participating instructors implemented the PAIRR curriculum. Students discussed readings about AI and language equity, completed peer and AI reviews of their drafts, compared the feedback, and decided which recommendations to incorporate into their final work.
The artistry and craftsmanship of Italian haute couture will be on display in 'The Gift of Fashion: From the Maria Manetti Shrem Haute Couture Collection,' opens Oct. 14. Visitors to the free museum will have the rare opportunity for an up-close view of seven couture gowns by designers Roberto Capucci and Dolce & Gabbana, and pieces of jewelry designed by Dolce & Gabbana, Bulgari and Scavia, all on loan from the personal collection of the museum’s namesake, Maria Manetti Shrem.
From concerts to rehearsals, to lectures on musical literature, the Ann E. Pitzer Center is a home for music at UC Davis. This year mark's the venue's 10th anniversary. The celebration kicks off this October with the noon concert series.
The 2026-2027 cohort features researchers whose work bridges the theoretical and the practical, seeking to affect concrete change — from evolving how institutions of higher education support native Spanish speakers, to shaping childcare policy, to developing new frameworks to aid in the legal fight against climate change.
Working primarily with textiles through techniques such as weaving and knitting, acclaimed fiber artist and 2025 Guggenheim Fellow Josh Faught draws on broader social and political histories, as well as his own experiences. He describes his process as “collaging and conflating” those influences, examining the relationships among them and considering where queer bodies exist within that matrix.
Collaboration is at the heart of textile making and this idea is explored in a display of work by UK based artist Lynn Setterington. Through textiles the artist challenges contemporary issues in society and how stitch can be used to commemorate people and communities.
The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist Residencies in the Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program is bringing two speakers to the UC Davis campus this fall to discuss video games, video culture and integrating the internet into curatorial practices. Artist Alice Bucknell will speak on Oct. 1. Curator and writer Barbara London will speak Oct. 22.
