UCM Art Gallery

Bobcats, come celebrate Halloween with us and experience The Lost Witches Den: Collectors of Forgotten Art! We will have many treats, Polaroid photo pics, Tarot, Oracle, and Palm readings! 6:30-8:30 SSM106. All mortals are encouraged to wear a costumes. 💀👻😈

Today is the last day of the Bobcat Art Show! Stop by 12-2pm. Thank you to all of the artists for submitting your art!

Our 2022 Spring Showcase is tonight!
join us in supporting our GAMWS students!

Spring 2022 GAMWS Showcase Schedule:

UC Merced Gallery (SSM)

6:00-8:30pm - Bobcat Art Show: What's On Your Mind?

6:00-7:30pm - Art Workshop (outside the Gallery)

SSM 116
6:00pm - GASP 30C - Swing Band
6:30pm - GASP 31C - Swing Dance Ensemble
7:00pm - GASP 30A - Latin American Ensemble
8:00pm - GASP 34A - Songwriting

SSM 125
6:00pm - GASP 191 - Senior Thesis Presentations
7:30pm - ENG 130 - Writing to Save the Planet Presentations
8:00pm - ENG 67 - Environmental Ethics in Beast Fables Presentations
8:30pm - ENG 167 - Theater and Ecology Presentations

SSB 170
6:00pm - GASP 141A - If All the Sky Were Paper
7:00-9:00pm - WRI 122 - Stand-Up Comedy? Seriously!

COB 116
6:00-8:00pm GASP 20/120 - Student Films

This year‘s Bobcat Art Show is up. 5/2-5/11 (12-5pm) and, as part of the GAMWS Showcase, a special evening reception and art workshop
on May 6, (6-8pm). The exhibit was curated and installed by our gallery student curators. This year they curated it in close groupings. Each group has so much to discover. Come check it out!

Bring your art to the gallery tomorrow for the Bobcat Art Show! We will be accepting it btwn 2-7!

The annual Bobcat Art Show is back! Through your art, we want to know what’s on your minds, Bobcats!
Submit it next week!
Your art will be highlighted in the GAMWS showcase and will be shown during gallery open hours until May 12!

Hey Bobcats, mark your calendars. YAM's annual fashion show is coming up on April 13!
Scan the QR code if you want to be in it!

Our friends over at the UCM African Student Union are having a great event this Saturday! Be sure to check it out and also go to the preshow too where our gallery interns will be exhibiting a collection of paper based art from UCM design students.

Come by the gallery today to see My Journey by Mohabbat Ahmadi!

See if you can match up these samples from some of his paintings.

We’re open Tues, Thurs, Fri, 12-5pm and special late hours 2-7:30pm on Wednesdays!

Our student curators have been busy installing the new My Journey exhibition and it's now fully installed! Drop by soon to see Mohabbat Ahmadi's art! We're open until 5pm today.
(this exhibition is up until April 15 but closed 3/20-3/27 for Spring Break)

UCM Public Health + Art Poster Contest

A community art project sponsored by Dwight and Joanne Wigley. Organized by the MAC; School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Global Arts Studies Program, and UCM Art Gallery at the University of California, Merced.

The poster votes are tallied! Don't forget to stop by the UCM Art Gallery between 5pm and 6pm to find out who the contest winners are!

Today from 5pm-6pm, join us at the awards reception to celebrate creativity and enjoy free food! The UCM Art Gallery is located at SSM 106. See you there!

Have you had a chance to drop by the UCM Art Gallery and vote for your favorite Public Health Art Poster yet? If not, take a much needed study break and stop by anytime today between 12pm-4pm to let us know which art poster you think is overall best!

Don't forget to stop by the Seeing Health Poster Reception on Thursday at 5pm to find out which posters will win!

Have you voted for your favorite Public Health Art Poster yet? Come by the UCM Art Gallery (SSM 106) and vote! The gallery is open from 12 pm to 4pm. Winners will be announced at the Seeing Health Poster awards ceremony reception on Thursday, April 20 at 5pm!

Exhibition Dates: April 10 - April 27

Public Voting Dates: April 10 - April 19

Awards Ceremony & Reception: 5-6pm on April 20

Come by and vote for your favorites! Top three groups will receive cash prizes at the awards ceremony and public reception on Thursday, April 20th.

Our gallery is located @ SSM 106 and the hours are 12pm-4pm, Monday-Thursday.

UCM Art Gallery's cover photo

Today the UCM Art Gallery opens its doors for its second exhibition of the Spring semester, featuring the Public Health Art Posters made by UC Merced students! Please stop by between 12pm - 4pm to vote on your favorite posters of food nutrition and sustainability!

As the hustle and bustle of college resumes, make sure to schedule a little study break into your day tomorrow! Olga Diego and her "Art in Flight" will be sharing their interactive, inflatable sculpture creation in the Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Quad tomorrow from 12pm - 3pm. You won't want to miss this public art opportunity!

Did you hear about the newest upcoming event happening in the Merced Multicultural Arts Center?

The Merced Multicultural Arts Center is hosting “The Alchemy Project” in collaboration with local artist, Dwight Wigley. YOU will have the opportunity to participate in Wigley's collective art project that will be displayed in the MAC! This event is open to everyone in the community of Merced. Admission is free and all art materials will be provided by the sponsers, Dwight Wigley and his wife Joane.

Olga Diego's "Air" exhibit is closing this week. But it is ending on a high note! This Wednesday, April 5th, from 12pm to 3pm, Olga Diego and her students in her "Art in Flight" class will be sharing their latest creation with the UC Merced community! Join us in the Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Quad for an afternoon filled with interactive, inflatable sculpture.

For more information, check out our FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/106820249862969/?notif_t=aymt_create_post_upcoming_event_tip¬if_id=1491020472109238

Not ready to come back from Spring Break? We'll give you something to look forward to:

This Wednesday, Olga Diego will bring more inflatable sculptures with her "Art in Flight" class! You'll have an opportunity to get right in the middle of the action, with this interactive public art experience.

Be sure to check out our FB event page for more details!
https://www.facebook.com/events/106820249862969/

Want to be part of a Merced community art project? Come join us at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center on Saturday, April 15th, from 10am to 9pm (Merced Art Hop: 5pm - 9pm).

The first 108 participants get to have their paintings (to be made on site) included in a larger piece designed by local artist Dwight Wigley. You will also be in a documentary and a commemorative book!

The deadline to submit for the Seeing Health: Art Poster Contest is TOMORROW. Make sure you turn in your poster at SSM 114 anytime between 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Enter the contest @ https://goo.gl/forms/QtvJZyhdX7l5ZDls2

Full details of the contest: https://www.facebook.com/events/136377740206135/

The Seeing Health: Art Poster Contest is open to all majors! Undergraduate and Graduate students are welcome! Cash prizes will be given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. If you're interested, make sure to check out all the contest details at https://www.facebook.com/events/136377740206135/.

There is still time to compete in the Seeing Health: Art Poster Contest! Submit your design this Friday, March 17th.

Enter the contest @ https://goo.gl/forms/QtvJZyhdX7l5ZDls2

Full details of the contest: https://www.facebook.com/events/136377740206135/

Seeing Health: Art Poster Contest

Missed the Information Session yesterday? We have another one today!

Seeing Health: a UCM Art + Public Health Poster Contest
Information Session
TODAY (3/7) at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | SSM 114
Come learn about how you can get your art poster shown on the wall at the UCM Art Gallery and win some prizes, too!

For more dates and information visit: www.facebook.com/UCMArtGallery/

To enter the contest, apply at: https://goo.gl/forms/PgOHKaceXtVFSzBx1

docs.google.com Undergraduate and graduate students of all majors can create a poster that falls within the categories of NUTRITION or SUSTAINABILITY as it relates to FOOD. Posters should raise awareness of health issues or offer potential solutions to problems.

What better way to celebrate than coming out to see how Olga Diego is making history here at UC Merced? Stop by the art gallery today at noon to see the woman behind the unique engineering infused art!

Happy ! Take the challenge: Can you name ?

Meet one in person next Tuesday, March 7th at the UCM Art Gallery! For more information about the Olga Diego Artist Talk, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/410220575999445/