Despite the shift to online learning, ARC’s art shows must go on

Alexander Musa, Staff Writer

September 28, 2020

By Alexander Musa [email protected] This Spring, American River College, and campuses across the United States went into lockdown in direct response to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. ARC’s Fine and Applied Arts faced the same challenges that others did for the lockdown: find a way to trans...

Kaneko Gallery hosts virtual student art show

Thomas Cathey, Managing & Feature Editor

May 7, 2020

After some doubts and concerns due to the campus shutdown and COVID-19 pandemic, the James Kaneko Gallery at American River College debuted its annual student art competition online on April 27. Since students won’t be able to visit the Kaneko Gallery because of the campus shutdown, Kaneko Galler...

Transitioning interactive arts classes online has come with challenges

Alex Muegge, Staff Writer

May 5, 2020

Both professors and students in the music, art and theater arts departments continue to struggle with transitioning their interactive classes online after the coronavirus-induced shut-down of American River College on March 13. The most challenging classes prove to be the ones where the students used ...

ARC Kaneko Gallery opens with “Its Complicated” gallery show

Marquala Brown

February 7, 2020

The Kaneko Art Gallery debuted its first gallery exhibit for the spring semester on Jan. 29. “It’s Complicated” features art from artists across Sacramento.  The “It's Complicated” gallery showcase ends Feb.12 and includes artwork from Xabi Soto Beleche, Yolonda Reyes, Richard Munoz-Moore, Ga...

Kaneko features work from ARC professors

Colin Bartley

September 17, 2019

The James Kaneko Art Gallery hosted its annual fall faculty exhibit reception on Sept. 4, showcasing a variety of unique pieces from American River College art professors. Pieces by fine arts professor Laura Parker and art history professor Craig Smith were on display; art professor Valerie Constanti...

ARC designs map to showcase art around campus

Gabe Carlos

April 8, 2019

There are more than 250 art pieces across campus, but no way to find them all unless you wander around for hours on end. The art department is trying to change that with a new online map feature on the ARC website that will show students and visitors where they can find art on campus. This new feat...

“Everything will Disappear” showcases unconventional photography at Kaneko Gallery

Gabe Carlos

December 7, 2018

A new show at the The James Kaneko Art Gallery at American River College highlights photographs that represent a collection of memory. Angela Casagrande’s show: “Everything will Disappear,” includes photos of families with some, not all, faces blocked out. There is also boxes with items in the...

Photo of the Day: Nov. 28, 2018

Gabe Carlos

November 28, 2018

From the other side of the glass: ‘Considerations Sanity in Surrender’

Itzin Alpizar

October 17, 2018

The new exhibit “Considerations Sanity In Surrender” at the James Kaneko Gallery is an individualistic journey into societal struggles in which artist Haleh Niazmand reveals her experiences as an activist, artist and mother of a child with autism. At a reception on Sept. 25, Niazmand spoke a...

‘Symbols of Objects:’ Kaneko show almost a year in the making

Patrick Hyun Wilson

September 10, 2018

Patricia Wood entered an old machine shed barn just west of American River College. The 1000-square foot barn had a 75-foot extension cord leading from the house to light the room. “Rough as a cob” on the outside, the barn was filled with abstract landscape paintings whose bright colors were a star...

Kaneko hosts Annual Student Exhibition

Jennah Booth

May 2, 2018

In a celebration of student artwork, American River College’s James Kaneko Art Gallery held the opening ceremony for its Annual Student Exhibition Competition on Wednesday. First through third place awards, as well as Best of Show, were handed out during the ceremony. Patricia Wall, a retired...

Kaneko hosts Annual Student Exhibition Competition

Jennah Booth

April 24, 2018

American River College’s James Kaneko Art Gallery is hosting a student art exhibit and competition through May 4. There will be an award ceremony April 25 and a second award ceremony May 2. Patricia Wood, the Kaneko Gallery director, said the gallery received over 300 pieces with 76 selected for the sho...