Arts & Culture
What’s going on? July 10–16
So much to see, so much to hear! Chico News & Review has you covered with highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar […]
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As Shane Grammer’s art reaches new heights, Chico and Paradise are never far from his mind
By Samin Vafaee Although you may have seen Shane Grammer’s pieces at Disneyland, Legoland or Epcot, some of his most meaningful work has been done right in his own home town. Grammar, a street muralist […]
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My Improv Class at Blue Room Theatre: A lesson in what’s both liberating and terrifying while building community and life skills
By Rachel Bush A few weeks ago I found myself on stage (for maybe the fifth time in my life), in front of a modest crowd at Chico’s Blue Room Theatre. My heart was racing […]
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A stroll through Chico love and ‘bigger things’: My walking tour with muralist Jedrek Speer
A CN&R writer hoofs it around downtown with a Butte County native whose vision is brightening the walls of his hometown By Helen Harlan It’s the Friday after the election and I’m in the Catalyst […]
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A grand call for art in Chico
The city’s arts commission is busy creating opportunities for visual artists By Ken Magri The Chico Arts Commission, or CAC, is looking for artists, ideas and money for several projects intended to revitalize the city’s […]
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A memorial for “Jack the Dripper” in Chico
Pioneer of abstract expressionism Jackson Pollock had Butte County roots By Ken Magri He was an alcoholic, described as “a wild person” by his friend painter Robert Motherwell. He could be warm, cold, volatile and […]
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Latin-American pathways
The land carries the scars and the stories of the many who make the journey looking for a better life. The fears, the loss, and the hopes are embedded in each step. The twilight’s soft […]
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What’s going on? June 7-13
What happening this week? Chico News & Review has you covered with highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar for all of the […]
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Flux capacity
Before the In-Flux: Recalibrating The Unknown group exhibit came to MONCA this month, I hadn’t heard that the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) had shut down. In 2022, the beloved art school closed and in […]
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Open season for art
If last year the Butte County arts scene was still a little cautious about gathering in public, this fall it appears as though the pandemic jitters are all gone. Looking at the calendar ahead, it […]
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Studio magic
This story is part of the “Open season for art” feature in the CN&R Fall Arts special issue. Objectively, the annual Open Studios Art Tour is Chico’s biggest visual arts event of the year. What […]
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Season of the witches
This story is part of the “Open season for art” feature in the CN&R Fall Arts special issue. Given the month in which the event falls, one could be forgiven for mistaking the “Witch’s Market,” […]
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The pull to create
This story is part of the “Open season for art” feature in the CN&R Fall Arts special issue. What does gravity feel like? Sound like? Behave like? These are questions that the Chikoko arts collective […]
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Arts DEVO: Deploy the creative corps!
It is very unusual for Butte County to get a huge influx of cash to spend on just the arts and culture of this community. So, when Arts DEVO received a press release announcing that […]
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Meet me at the art bar
Julia Flynn started drawing and painting in public about a year ago. She’d go to local coffee shops and settle in, spreading out her supplies. At first, it was a bit nerve-wracking. Flynn was terrified […]