Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Events

The Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program hosts numerous public lectures, events, and exhibitions every academic year. The program hosts The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist Residencies, the Visiting Artist Lecture Series and the Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud Lecture Series. The California Studio brings leading artists to UC Davis for student-focused residencies that present contemporary forms of practice and approaches to studio art education.

Throughout the academic year, undergraduate students organize student-run exhibitions at the Basement Gallery. Graduating M.F.A. students present their work in the Arts & Humanities Graduate Exhibition, hosted annually by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art and held at the end of spring quarter. The Arts & Humanities Graduate Exhibition is a long-running and storied tradition at UC Davis that showcases the work and research of graduate students across numerous disciplines, including art history, art studio, design and music.