Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Events

The Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program hosts numerous public lectures, events and exhibitions every academic year. Home to two series, the Visiting Artist Lecture Series and the Betty Jean and Wayne Thiebaud Lecture Series, the program also hosts a group of visiting artists annually in The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist Residencies. 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.