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What My Dreams painting, by Stacey White
<i>What My Dreams</i>, by Stacey White

Attic to Archives: Bringing Historical Collections to Light Showing how archivists turn assorted, musty papers into an organized set of documents readily available to researchers. Through summer, lobby, Shields Library. Hours (through Sept. 11): 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 1-7 p.m. Sunday.

Black Market Type & Print Shop and Routines, plus Selected 20th-Century Posters — The Black Market Type & Print Shop offers visitors the opportunity to work with more than 30 type fonts copied from the artwork of internationally known artists. These letterforms have been scanned and converted into computer fonts, and the public can use them for free. Also, Danish artist Mads Lynnerup’s Routines, based on the four weeks he spent observing people and their routines in the area around Sønder Boulevard, a central street in Copenhagen. Using his notes and drawings, he produced 10 posters and a video of the different routines that he discovered in the neighborhood. Through Aug. 14, Nelson Gallery, 124 Art Building. Also, in conjunction with these two poster-based projects, the Nelson is showing a selection of the gallery’s holdings of 20th-century placards, through Sept. 6, in the Entryway Gallery, 125 Art Building. Nelson Gallery and Entryway hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment on Sundays.

25 Stories from the Central Valley Photos documenting women’s struggles for environmental justice. Through Aug. 23, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, Mrak Hall Drive and Old Davis Road. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday.

University Library: Building a Foundation, 1908-2008 — Centennial exhibition. Lobby, Shields Library. Hours (through Sept. 11): 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 1-7 p.m. Sunday.

Visual Sovereignty: International Indigenous Photography — Featuring the works of 35 Native American, First Nations, Inuit, Aboriginal and Maori artists. Through Sept. 4, C.N. Gorman Museum, first floor, Hart Hall. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 2-5 p.m. Sunday.

When Bad Things Happen to Good Books Showing the results of careless handling or deliberate defacing, and how the library’s Preservation Department deals with the damage. Through summer, lobby, Shields Library. Hours (through Sept. 11): 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 1-7 p.m. Sunday.

Stacey White — UC Davis alumna shows new paintings, oil on wood. Through Sept. 4, Craft Center Gallery, south Silo. Summer hours: 12:30-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 12:30-7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. Closing reception, 5-7 p.m. Sept. 4.

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Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu

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