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The Pence Gallery’s ArtSmart Program for kids will return virtually in January. Designed for children ages 6-11, this afterschool program includes four projects designed to stimulate a child’s creativity. The first program, “Abstraction,” meets online from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 5, 12, 19 and 26. For these four-class sessions, students will work on four different collage-based projects inspired by the abstract work of Michael Shemchuk. Students can register at https://pencega...

Pence Gallery: Paper trails and portraits at the Pence 3 minute read Jeff Nebeker created this portrait, “Karl Schmidt-Rottloff,” with Schmidt-Rottloff’s face in lime green and orange, much like the colors used in the late artist’s paintings. Courtesy photo Support Local Journalism A few years ago, I took a workshop at the Pence with Berkeley mixed-media artist Michael Shemchuk. While the other artists dripped paint, layered and sanded their work, I followed after them, placing drop cl...