The Crocker recently launched an Artist in Residence program to bring new vision to Museum visitors and the community. The Fresh A.I.R. initiative partners four contemporary artists with the Museum to serve the public through educational programs and to build the Museum’s collection of contemporary art.
To launch Fresh A.I.R., the Crocker received a $30,000 grant from the James Irvine Foundation, which will help purchase works of art and provide modest stipends to the selected artists during their residencies. The Museum hopes to raise additional funds to move forward with the full scope of the program, and we are happy to announce that we made the first art acquisition in April. Private eye-public me by Mildred Howard is currently on view in the Ose Gallery and will comprise an important part of our collection for years to come.
Many members have already graciously given funding support for the Fresh A.I.R. campaign. We hope everyone will join us in the coming year to welcome the Fresh A.I.R. artists at Museum programs and take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to connect living artists and the community.
Bring Fresh A.I.R. to the Crocker!
Those who donate $100 or more to this effort will be invited to special receptions preceding the meet-the-artist lectures (see schedule below). To contribute to the Fresh A.I.R. campaign, send a check payable to CAMA to:
Fresh A.I.R. Campaign
Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Or, call the Museum with a credit-card number at
(916)264-7843 or visit crockerartmuseum.org/freshair.
The artists selected for the Fresh A.I.R. program are:
Jack Alvarez, a native of Sacramento explores his
Native American and Mexican identity with imagery
in oil, acrylic and watercolor.
Mike Henderson, an African American who served
on the faculty of the University of California, Davis
for 30 years, is an accomplished abstract painter as well
as blues guitarist.
Mildred Howard is an African American artist whose themes encompass experiential and historical aspects of identity and are realized in media ranging from works
on paper to large-scale installations.
Stephanie Syjuco, who was born in the Philippines,
is a multidisciplinary artist using non-traditional materials and explores the ways in which cultural
context is constructed.
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Fresh A.I.R. Programs
Mike Henderson in Residence
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7,
10 AM-8 PM
Meet the Artist: Jack Alvarez
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 7 PM
Meet the Artist: Stephanie Syjuco
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 7 PM
Stephanie Syjuco in Residence
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20,
10 AM-4 PM
Visitors experience mind-bending visions in Mildred Howard's private eye-public me.
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