The event included showings by the Davis Filmmaking Society and a screen printing activity with the Moo-vin’ Moo-seum and Aggie Reuse
By JESSICA YUNG — campus@theaggie.org
On Feb. 20, The Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art hosted an Art Jam: Print Social event.
“Enjoy recent film projects by the Davis Filmmaking Society and have a print party with the Moo-vin’ Moo-seum and Aggie Reuse!” the Manetti Shrem’s website reads. “Make something unique with specially designed screenprint and block print designs — you can even bring an item of clothing to print on and refresh with a new look.”
The museum’s galleries were open for guests to explore during the event. The museum provided free pizza from Woodstock’s Pizza, drinks and snacks.
Coordinator of Museum Programs and Student Connection at the Manetti Shrem Museum Linda Alvarez described Art Jam as a showcase of student art.
“Art Jam is our after-hours student event series,” Alvarez said. “We typically hold one every quarter. The spirit of Art Jam is really about highlighting the creative things that students do on campus outside of school work. The two projects that are part of this Art Jam are the Moo-vin’ Moo-seum project from [ASUCD] Unitrans [and] Aggie Reuse, which is the campus thrift store. They are leading a print-making activity in our studio with some screen print designs inspired by the Moo-vin’ Moo-seum.”
Jonah Messinger, a third-year food science major and project director for the Moo-vin’ Moo-seum and advertising sales representative for Unitrans, described how the Unitrans bus doubles as a museum.
“[The] Moo-vin’ Moo-seum is a public arts program bringing art to public transit in Davis,” Messinger said. “We do […] interior installations. So inside the bus, instead of having advertisements, we have an art gallery space. We try to rotate out those interior installations three times a year, or that’s our plan. We also do community events.”
The Davis Filmmaking Society presented 13 short films in the screening room including “That Time I was Reincarnated as Luke Skywalker,” “2+2=Fish,” “Recital Roses,” “Gem Jam,” “Detonates at Midnight,” “21 Problems,” “Do Not Donut,” “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” “Dimension Distress,” “Mr. Nefarious,” “Wasteland,” “Kickstart Krash” and “DFS Mockumentary.”
For the screen printing activity, all of the necessary art supplies were provided, including stamps, paper and fabric scraps, as well as hair dryers to dry the finished products and other screen printing equipment.
Design Lead for Aggie Reuse Becca Libby, a third-year design major, described the process of screen printing.
“Screen printing is the process of printing an image onto either paper or fabric using a screen,” Libby said. “The ink travels through the mesh on the screen that isn’t covered with emulsion.”
Aside from the event, Alvarez explained all of the different works that the museum showcases.
“The Manetti Shrem Museum is a contemporary art museum,” Alvarez said. “It’s part of UC Davis and we show a lot of different types of art. Most of it is traveling exhibitions and so they rotate a couple of times a year. Some of it is from the fine arts collection at the university too. So it’s a little mix of everything. Currently, there are three exhibitions on view.”
Hope Madden, a first-year art history and art studio double major, shared her thoughts on the exhibits and the event.
“I especially think [that] the photography exhibit is really interesting,” Madden said. “I studied one of the photography pieces that’s in there, so that was really cool to see. I feel [the event is] definitely a social kind of environment, but I love absorbing all the art.”
The Manetti Shrem Museum is located at 254 Old Davis Road and is free for all visitors from the hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday through Monday. The museum hosts a variety of programs, events and exhibits throughout the year, and more information can be found on their website.
Written by: Jessica Yung— campus@theaggie.org
