Meetings & Events

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Kingsley meets on the third Wednesday of each month from September through November, and January through April for lectures by prominent artists, art historians, and recognized art experts. Lectures have covered a wide variety of topics such as American painting, Asian art, European genre painting, photography, ceramic art, sculpture, architecture, art history, ballet and theater.

Speakers receive an honorarium. Speakers have included artists like Ruth Rippon, Darrell Forney, Gregory Kondos, Wayne Thiebaud, William Allen, Robert Arneson and Gerald Silva. Major contributions have also come from the curatorial staff at the Crocker Art Museum and the academic community of nearby universities.

PLEASE NOTE: Meetings are held at the Crocker Art Museum Auditorium located at 216 O Street, Sacramento. Membership card must be presented to enter Kingsley lecture.

Read the January 2012 Newsletter for information on what we've been doing lately.

The Floating World of California Landscape

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Tom Killion

Tom Killion creates Japanese-style woodcut prints of the California landscape. He will describe these striking images in story and poem from The Coast of California, The High Sierra and Walking Tamalpais, books co-produced by Tom Killion and poet Gary Snyder.

Event Information
Wed, 02/15/2012 (All day)

The Color of Rhythm

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Mark Emerson

Modernist artist, Mark Emerson, has successfully fused Op Art and Geometric Abstraction over the last twenty-five years. Join us as he takes us on a visual survey of his art and his utilization of color, space, form, boundaries and rhythm as his artistry has evolved during the course of his career.

Event Information
Wed, 03/21/2012 - 1:15pm

At the Speed of Light: Visual Poetry in Bits and Bytes

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Rachel Clarke

New media artist Rachel Clarke will talk about art-making in the digital age, and how the
hardware and software tools she uses operate as both a medium and vehicle for self-expression. Clarke will show drawings, video, animation, and installation works, and will talk about how she weaves together themes, concepts, sound, and imagery in her multilayered practice.

Event Information
Wed, 04/18/2012 - 1:15pm