Robert Arneson Content

Celebrate ‘The Year of Eggheads’ at April 4 Event

Jose Antonio Vadi — March 26, 2024 - 3:00pm

Next week, the Year of the Eggheads begins with a birthday celebration marking the 30th anniversary of the campus installation of Robert Arneson’s iconic Egghead sculptures.

A foundational member of the esteemed ��Ƶ Arts programs, Arneson was the pre-eminent sculptor and ��Ƶ professor who created the Eggheads at the end of a stunningly influential career.

Weekender: Turn off the TV; Enjoy Virtual Art, Symphony, Concert, Upcoming Exhibitions

Karen Michele Nikos — May 06, 2020 - 2:23pm

Turn off the television and watch a symphony on zoom, or listen to a virtual concert, or...

Weekender: Historian Explores Late-Life Arneson Works Sunday; Music, More

Karen Michele Nikos — February 19, 2020 - 3:03pm

This weekend offers an opportunity to learn more about ��Ƶ artist Robert Arneson, listen to music, and more.

Unexpected Art: At the Library, Look up Wherever You Are

Karen Michele Nikos — February 12, 2020 - 12:01pm

See art in many forms in this study, research space

Paintings, photographs, prints and sculptures: the works of art at the Shields Library vary in size and genre, and come from former students and faculty alike.

This blog post is written by Leigh Houck, ��Ƶ Media Relations Intern

How is Art Connected to Nuclear War?

Karen Michele Nikos — October 18, 2019 - 2:25pm

Historian Kathryn Olmsted Olmsted, who has been a history professor at ��Ƶ since 2001, has written an essay in a newly published catalog for New York’s George Adams Gallery exhibition of Robert Arneson’s work.

Weekender: Learn More About 'The Palace;' Get Your Costume Now; Hear Music

Karen Michele Nikos — October 17, 2019 - 5:08pm

This weekend, you can start with a free noon concert, move on to more music, learn more about Robert Arneson's iconic "Palace at 9 a.m." and even get your Halloween costume. See the new news about the ��Ƶ costume shop below.

This collection of events was compiled by News and Media Relations Interns Leigh Houck and Ellen Caminiti

Arneson’s 'The Palace at 9 a.m' subject of museum talk

Saturday, Oct. 19, 2:30 p.m.

��Ƶ Historian Chronicles Robert Arneson’s Anti-Nuke Art for New York Exhibition

Karen Michele Nikos — October 16, 2019 - 3:21pm

Historian Kathryn Olmsted was a graduate student at ��Ƶ, Davis, when the Robert Arneson's Egghead Series of sculptures began being installed throughout campus. That was the first she had heard of the first-generation art faculty known for his clay works and who is often dubbed the father of the California Funk movement.

Weekender: Take a (Gallery) Road Trip Through the Manetti Shrem Museum

Karen Michele Nikos — August 27, 2019 - 1:14pm

Labor Day weekend is one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Want to take a road trip, but don’t want to fight the traffic? Stop by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art on the ��Ƶ campus. The Gallery Road Trip invites visitors to interact with the art in brand new ways.

��Ƶ Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art Unveils Inaugural Exhibitions for November Opening

Karen Michele Nikos — October 03, 2016 - 3:39pm

Editors: High-resolution images related to these exhibitions are available at https://photos.ucdavis.edu/bp/#/folder/1645674

The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at the ��Ƶ, Davis, announces the four opening exhibitions that will inaugurate its new, architecturally significant museum building beginning Sunday, Nov. 13.

Famous ‘Temporary Building’ at ��Ƶ Placed on National Register of Historic Places

Patricia Bailey — June 20, 2016 - 12:28pm

During the 1960s the ��Ƶ, Davis, began building an art department that turned out like no other. Much of that early work took place in Temporary Building 9, a metal structure at Old Davis Road and Hutchison Drive. TB 9 — as it was dubbed — has been nationally recognized for its importance in art history with its inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places and the California Register of Historical Resources.