There are two art galleries operated by the Art Department at Sacramento State.
The Else
Gallery, located in Kadema Hall, is named after
an emeritus member of the Art faculty, Professor Robert Else. It
serves as a student art gallery, and in particular, is a showcase gallery
for the work of Art Department graduate students. Exhibitions hosted in
the Else Gallery include the Student Award Show, the Graduate Student Exhibition,
and the one-person shows by graduate Art students.
The Witt Gallery, located in Kadema Hall, takes
its name from Professor Raymond Witt, an emeritus member of the Art faculty
who also endowed the Raymond and Joyce Witt Scholarship. It serves as a
student gallery and as a showcase gallery for the work of Art Department
undergraduate students. The exhibition schedule includes the Graduating
Seniors Show.
Adjacent to the Witt is the Project Space, a room allocated for
special projects and student shows
The University
Library Gallery is operated by the School of the Arts (SOTA). It is located
on the first floor of the University Library and shows the work
of nationally and internationally significant artists.
The Library Gallery was created in 2001-2002
with the combined support of Donald R. Gerth, President of CSUS; Robert
Jones, Vice President for University Affairs; William J. Sullivan, Jr.,
Dean of the College of Arts and Letters; and Rollin Potter, Director of
the School of the Arts. The gallery opened in April 2002 with an exhibition
of paintings by northern California plein-air artists of the early twentieth
century, the Society of Six.
The Library Gallery is part of the concept of making CSU Sacramento
the “campus of the arts.” Located on the first floor of the
University Library, it occupies a central position on campus where it can
be accessed by CSUS students, faculty and staff, and by the people from
the larger regional community. The Library Gallery serves the educational
mission of the University by introducing nationally and internationally
significant art to the campus and to the Sacramento region.
The Gallery is intended not only for the installation of art exhibitions,
but also as a performance space for music recitals, poetry readings, and
other arts-related events. It is open to everyone from 10:00 am to 5:00
pm, Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission is free.
For further information or to arrange visits outside of normal
opening hours, please contact Professor Phil Hitchcock, Gallery Director,
by e-mail (hitchcock@csus.edu) or phone (916-278- 4189).
