Tiffany Studios, Group of Lamps (birds-eye detail). Photograph by John Faier. © 2013 The Richard H. Driehaus Museum.
(SACRAMENTO, CA – May 26, 2021) — Looking for fun this summer? Come to the Crocker Art Museum! In-person and virtual art experiences are on tap all summer long for all ages. Advance tickets may be required. Visit crockerart.org/calendar for a complete list of offerings and more details, including health and safety information. See you in the galleries!
New Exhibitions
Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection
JUNE 6 — SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 Press Release
For America: Paintings from the National Academy of Design
JULY 3 – OCTOBER 3, 2021 Press Release
Crocker Art Camps
Connect with old and new friends at the Crocker’s new outdoor studio during week-long, fun, learning experiences that include art projects, recreation, creative free time, gallery lessons, and tours of the Museum’s special exhibitions. Each camp has two sessions to choose from!
Crocker Art Camp: Animal Adventures
Session 1: June 21 – 25; 9AM – NOON
Session 2: July 19 – 23; 9AM - NOON
$ 295 MEMBERS • $340 NONMEMBERS
From wild and woolly, to friendly and furry, discover a variety of ways to capture animals through art. Learn to draw, paint, and collage real (or imagined) animals, while taking inspiration from the menagerie of artwork featured in the Crocker’s collection.
Crocker Art Camp: Art and Nature
Session 1: June 28 – July 2; 9 AM – NOON
Session 2: August 2 – 6; 9 AM - NOON
$ 295 MEMBERS • $340 NONMEMBERS
Jump into the natural world to examine, explore, and have some fun with nature through art! Energized by the art-filled galleries at the Museum, campers will print, draw, and paint the world around them. From color-infused landscapes to animated still-lifes, in this camp, imaginations run wild!
Crocker Art Camp: Trains, Planes and Art Mobiles
Session 1: July 12 - 16; 9 AM – NOON
Session 2: August 9 -13; 9 AM - NOON
$ 295 MEMBERS • $340 NONMEMBERS
Buckle up for gallery adventures, spaceships, and flying machines! After a year of staying in one place, art is on-the-go in this horizon-bound camp that dives into a variety of art media, from sketching to sculpting, while exploring objects that move through air, on land, and in space.
Public Programs
The Business of Beauty: The Life and Work of Louis Comfort Tiffany
Sunday, June 13, 2PM
LiveStream
$0 MEMBERS • $10 NONMEMBERS
Join us virtually for a deep dive into one of the world’s most renowned and inventive artists: Louis Comfort Tiffany. Focusing on his life and work, Associate Curator Jayme Yahr, and Lillian Nassau LLC gallery owner, celebrated Tiffany expert and Antiques Roadshow guest appraiser Arlie Sulka will provide unique context into the business, art, and human side of the Tiffany story.
Icons in Conversation: Alison Saar, Joined by Samiya Bashir
Sunday, June 27, 3 PM
LiveStream
$0 MEMBERS • $10 NONMEMBERS
Icons in Conversation returns in a riveting way with world-renowned artist Alison Saar. Known for her powerful sculptures and prints that illuminate the lives and narratives of the African Diaspora, Saar’s work is featured in collections across the world including the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Studio Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and Sacramento’s own Crocker Art Museum.
Friday, July 9
$6 MEMBERS • $12 NONMEMBERS Children 3 and under free
Start times are available every 15 minutes from 11 AM – 1:00 PM. Maximum 5 people per time slot.
Explore the art of portraits with an interactive, guided family tour of the Crocker’s collection and the special exhibition For America: Paintings From the National Academy of Design. Then get creative with an art-making activity inspired by the exhibitions. Art projects are designed for ages 4 to 9 with caregivers, but all are welcome to participate.
Friday, August 13
$6 MEMBERS • $12 NONMEMBERS Children 3 and under free
Start times are available every 15 minutes from 11 AM – 1:00 PM. Maximum 5 people per time slot.
Explore the colorful beauty of glass with an interactive, guided family tour of Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection. Then get creative with an art-making activity inspired by the exhibition. Art projects are designed for ages 4 to 9 with caregivers, but all are welcome to participate.
The Tiffany Tour
10 AM, 11 AM, and 3 PM
Free with Museum Admission. Advance Registration required. Groups of 6 or less per tour.
Enjoy an intimate guided tour of the art featured in Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection along with other glass art in the Crocker’s collection.
Tour: For America and Beyond
Fridays, July 9, 16, 17, 23, 30
Thursdays, August 5, 12
10 AM and 11 AM and 3:00 PM
Free with Museum Admission. Advance Registration required. Groups of 6 or less per tour.
In this guided tour, feast on masterworks by American artists featured in For America: Paintings From the National Academy of Design and Legends from Los Angeles: Betye, Lezley, and Alison Saar in the Crocker Collection, currently on view.
Studio Experiences
July 6, 7, 8, 10:30 AM – NOON
Via Zoom
$95 MEMBERS • $125 NONMEMBERS
Learn how to emulate the glorious, robust hues and organic shapes of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s decorative artworks with watercolor paints in series of online, beginner-level classes. Participants will gain a variety of skills including knowledge of watercolor as a medium, color theory and mixing, brushwork, washes, wet-on-wet, and other techniques while being reminded of the infinite beauty of nature.
Beginning Drawing and Color Theory
Wednesdays & Thursdays July 7 – 15, 1:30 – 3 PM
Via Zoom
$85 MEMBERS • $105 NONMEMBERS
Learn the basics of art with a fun crash course for beginners that covers observational drawing and color theory. Discover how to achieve 3D effects using shading and blending with colored pencils. Participants will start the class by drawing simple still lifes before applying what they learned to produce a drawing suitable for framing.
(Socially Distanced) Plein Air Painting
Three Saturdays, starting July 10, 1:30 – 3 PM
$95 MEMBERS • $125 NONMEMBERS
Get inspired by the great outdoors in a class that covers composition, drawing, atmospheric perspective, color mixing, and more. Increase your ability to define objects using light and shadow as they change throughout the morning. All participants, regardless of experience level, will receive individualized feedback.
Socially Distanced Portrait Painting for Beginners
Mondays and Wednesdays, August 2 – August 25, 9:30 – 11:30 AM
$220 MEMBERS • $240 NONMEMBERS
Lose yourself in the riveting array of portraits featured in the exhibition For America: Paintings from the National Academy of Design and discover the essence of portrait painting, specifically how to capture facial proportions, consider the setting, and apply acrylic painting techniques. Supplies are included.
Socially Distanced Drawing the Nude
Saturday and Sunday, August 7 and 8, 1 – 3:30 PM
$75 MEMBERS • $95 NONMEMBERS
Observe and analyze the human form and draw from nude models.
Socially Distanced Jewelry Making
Saturday, August 14, 10:30 AM – 1 PM
$40 MEMBERS • $55 NONMEMBERS
This class is centered around the extravagant jewelry of the Gilded Age, inspired by the fabulous holdings of Margaret Crocker. Designers from Design with Fire Studios will help you construct glass beaded jewelry work and establish your skill foundations in wire manipulation, balance, and clasp fabrication.
School + Teacher Programs
Gallery Bytes
Tuesday, July 20
Students
Adults
Tuesday, August 3
Students
Adults
Tuesday, August 17
Students
Adults
Students: 11:30 AM
Adults: NOON
FREE for everyone
This new program invites you to virtually drop into different Crocker galleries and explore art through fun and thought-provoking conversations with Museum staff, guides and guests. Get to know works of art from the convenience of your own home. Each session will focus on a theme and a few artworks, all live-streamed from the galleries. This activity was supported in part by the Kelly Foundation.
Teacher Workshop Series: American History and the Arts
Tuesday, July 27: Industry
Tuesday, August 10: People
Tuesday, August 24: Place
10:30 AM – 12 PM
FREE
This professional learning series will take an integrated approach to learning about 20th-century American history. Co-presented by experienced, innovative teachers, this workshop will use artwork at the Crocker as a jumping off point to examine the nation’s history through three lenses: industry, people, and place. In addition to the Crocker collection, curriculum will explore two temporary exhibitions: Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection and For America: Paintings from the National Academy of Design. This workshop is a series; participants can register to attend all, some, or one of the sessions. This activity is supported in part by the Kingsley Art Club.
