CALENDAR OF EVENTS
This section features a calendar of current and upcoming Revoltoso events.
REDES & REFLEXIONES
RAÍCES HERMOSAS
METAMORPHOSIS
Sol Collective presents “Redes & Reflexiones” Art Exhibit from January 20th to March 2nd, 2024. This exhibit features new works by Dominick Porras and Xico González. This is the first time these colegas with a shared history that spans over two decades will present a two person show to their community. Porras will offer new works in a multidisciplinary style developed after completing his Master of Fine Arts in Art Studio at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. González, who holds a Master of Fine Arts in Art Studio from the University of California at Davis will offer new serigraphy works in solidarity with Palestine.
Sol Collective is located at 2574 21st Street, Sacramento, CA 95818.
The Middletown Art Center presents “Raíces Hermosas” from January 13th to May 31st, 2024. This exhibition connects the Latinx community, both seen and hidden, to MAC and to the community at large through art, culturally focused events and art making primarily at MAC.
The project celebrates contemporary expressions of Latinx culture, roots and issues in a guest-curated exhibit of work by local and regional Latinx artists. It includes guided school field trips to the gallery and studio during the exhibit for 3,600 Lake County students. MAC will create and deliver digital and physical pre/post visit curriculum materials, and teacher training.
The MAC is located at 21456 State Hwy 175 at Junction 29, Middletown, CA 95461.
Sacramento State Art Alumni Show “Metamorphosis” will be on display from January 30th to February 23, 2024.
The theme metamorphosis is designed to explore the transformative power of art and its ability to evoke change, growth, and evolution. Sponsored by the Visual and Performing Arts Alumni Chapter, the juried exhibition features twenty-eight artists.
A reception is scheduled for Thursday, February 1st from 5pm to 8pm.
The exhibit is juried by Brenda Louie.
The exhibit will take place at the Robert Else Gallery in Kadema Hall at Sacramento State.
ARCHIVO REVOLTOSO
El Archivo Revoltoso features a selection of flyers from events that I have curated, organized or participated in over the last decade.
NOTICIAS
This section will highlight important news. It will be like a diary of sorts.
SACRAMENTO STATE PRESIDENT’S MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
I was awarded the Sacramento State President’s Medal for Distinguished Service this year. The celebration and honoring consisted of two events. For the first event, Sacramento State hosted a private reception at the Julia Morgan House on April 14th to honor two honorary PhD recipients, and two President’s Medal for Distinguished Service recipients. The reception was attended by 150 guests, which were family members, close friends, and colleagues of the honorees. The reception was very intimate, and each of the honorees delivered a 10 minute speech. In my speech, I thank all my guests for being part of my journey, and for supporting, and collaborating with me over the past 25 years. It was a beautiful reception!
For the second event, I participated in the College of Arts & Letters Commencement Ceremony at the Golden 1 Center on Friday, May 19th, 2023. In front of the graduating class, President Nelson awarded me the Sacramento State President’s Medal for Distinguished Service. It was such a beautiful and empowering ceremony. I shed tears, but not because I was awarded this medal. I shed tears when Sacramento State President Robert Nelsen asked the graduates to stand if they were the first individuals in their families to earn a college degree, and about two thirds of them, around 750 graduates stood up and rejoiced in their loved ones applauses and cheers. I kept shedding tears when President Nelsen asked parents to stand up, and they rejoiced in the children’s applauses and cheers. It continued when the president asked grandparents to stand, and then spouses, and finally the graduates’ children. Everyone’s eyes were hella watery, no lie. It was a great morning! This was the first ceremony of seven. Over 9,500 students are graduating from Sacramento State over the next three days. President Nelsen stated that Sacramento State changes lives right before he asked the first generation graduates to stand to prove his point. I am here to tell you that Sacramento State does changes lives, it changed mine.
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