ART WALK UKIAH
ABC Day Program Ukiah Does DADA: A Tribute to Stephen Caravello
The Ukiah Branch Library staff invites the community to join us for Art Walk Ukiah on Friday, March 7, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m. The library will feature a group art show by ABC Day Program Ukiah, an adult day service in Mendocino County that offers behavioral support services and employment services to adults with developmental disabilities.
The ABC artists have worked in the mediums of collage and mosaic to create unique pieces that hearken back to traditional Dada themes which embrace chaos and irrationality. Dada art is known for its use of readymades – well-known objects and images that are minimally manipulated by the artist and presented as a new art piece.
This art exhibition is dedicated to Stephen Caravello, a longtime Mendocino County resident who emigrated to the county from New Jersey during the Back-to-the-Land Movement in the 1970’s. A prolific photographer, artist, and journalist, Caravello established the Made in Mendocino Artists Cooperative Gallery in Hopland, the county’s first cooperative art gallery which drew a broad range of work from local artists. He was a lead organizer of the InterDada ’80 and InterDada ’84 festivals in Ukiah, considered to be significant contributions to the Dada art movement. Caravello discovered his true calling in Ukiah when he began working with troubled teens and developmentally disabled adults, creating programs to enhance their social skills and artistic endeavors. His contributions were pivotal to the ABC Program.
The Branch will host live boogie, blues, and jazz music by Paula Samonte, Dawn Senften, and Ed Reinhart. Guests can enjoy an all-ages collage crafting program and a book sale by the Ukiah Valley Friends of the Library as they browse the Art Walk.
This exhibit is free to the public, open to all ages, and sponsored by the Ukiah Valley Friends of the Library and Mendocino County Library.
For more information, please visit www.mendolibrary.org or contact the Ukiah Branch at 707-463-4490.
