Arthouse on R

05/07/2026

For the month of May, ARTHOUSE presents Palimpsest, a solo exhibit by Taner Paşamehmetoğlu.

In this exhibit, each piece emphasizes process, which shows the accumulation of line and the construction of surface. The process creates compositions that feel both architectural and meditative. Monochromatic palettes and translucent materials invite close looking, turning repetition and variation into the study of rhythm, stillness, and spatial depth. 

A palimpsest is a manuscript or surface on which earlier writing has been scraped away to make room for the new, but traces of the original remain visible beneath. 

Paşamehmetoğlu says, “I find my abstract work often feels like a palimpsest. I build paintings in many layers over long periods of time. Words frequently enter the surface first as attempts to articulate something I want to express but cannot fully capture through language alone. Through layering, erasing, and rearranging, those words dissolve into shape and rhythm and are meant to be felt instead of read. “

Paşamehmetoğlu works from his home studio in Sacramento and is a member artist at Axis Gallery and Atrium 916. His work has been exhibited throughout California and Utah, and his painting “The American Dream" has been used in curriculum at the University of California Berkeley.

📣 2nd Saturday Open Studios & Art Reception
🎨 Palimpsest with Taner Paşamehmetoğlu
📍ARTHOUSE on R
1021 R Street, Sacramento, CA
🗓️ Saturday, May 9, 2026
⏰ 5PM to 8PM

This month's exhibit was curated and installed by resident artists:

June Daskalakis
Cathy Van Aken
Sarah Whyte

05/06/2026

May Happenings at ARTHOUSE including Guest Artist Taner Paşamehmetoğlu - https://mailchi.mp/4c8d3b37df69/may-happenings-at-arthouse-including-guest-artist-taner-paamehmetolu

05/01/2026

This is your last weekend to see Chanel Mace's show before it comes down early next week.

And if you stop by the ARTHOUSE gallery today, you'll catch Chanel and be able to talk with her. She's posted up in the gallery to meet with visitors this afternoon until 4pm!

04/09/2026

Meet our new resident artist, Stef Rapoza. She is setting up her space in Studio 12 and will be ready to welcome you this Second Saturday during our open studios and our latest guest artist’s reception. 

Stef is a professional artist based in Sacramento, California. For 15 years she's straddled the commercial and fine art world with her talents being sought out in both fields. She collaborates closely with clients to transform their living spaces with personalized beauty, bringing their unique visions to life through custom murals and original canvas paintings.

She works in two distinct abstract styles that allow her to express different aspects of her creativity. In one approach, She creates messy, blended abstracts where she builds up layers of paint to create a sense of depth and atmosphere. These pieces are deeply connected to her feelings and bond with nature, evoking worlds of cliffs, forests, skies, and shores. They're about capturing the moments where land meets sky and exploring the play of light and shadow within these imagined universes.

Her other approach is a high-contrast, shape-based style. In this work, she focuses on the interplay of colors and forms. Sometimes the shapes take on their own personalities or convey specific concepts like loneliness or pressure. Other times, she’s purely interested in exploring how irregular, surrealistic shapes and a carefully chosen color palette can create a feeling or emotion within the composition.

Stop by her studio this Second Saturday and welcome her to ARTHOUSE! You will be able to take in both styles of her work and chat with her in person.

🎨 2nd Saturday Open Studios & Art Reception
📍ARTHOUSE on R
1021 R Street, Sacramento, CA
🗓️ Saturday, April 11, 2026
⏰5PM to 8PM

04/07/2026

Coming soon to a 2nd Saturday near you …
The Mapped Experience by Chanel Mace.

Chanel is a geometric abstract artist and printmaker whose work explores the intersection of organic sensation and structured space. Rooted in repetition and form, her compositions reflect a meditative response to physical and psychological environments.

Working primarily with printmaking, mixed media paper and painting, she preserves the artist’s hand in every mark, inviting viewers into a layered process of navigation and reflection.

You can see her latest work this coming 2nd Saturday during her solo exhibition at ARTHOUSE on R Gallery and studios. Stay tuned for more!

📍ARTHOUSE on R
1021 R Street, Sacramento, CA
🗓️ Saturday, 04.11.2026
⏰5PM to 8PM

01/08/2026

01/07/2026

Join us for the Opening of Memories of the Spirit this Saturday - https://mailchi.mp/54bd752edcc9/join-us-for-the-opening-of-memories-of-the-spirit-this-saturday-17995143 We're sure the work of local artists Tracey Zavala and Lauren Dunlap Muse-Fisher will delight you! Reception and opportunity to meet the artist is Saturday, January 10th from 5-8pm at ARTHOUSE.

01/01/2026

12/11/2025

All Day, All Night Christmas Time!!!! - https://mailchi.mp/023353827b28/all-day-all-night-christmas-time Join us this Saturday to celebrate the exquisite work of Elaine Bowers and for our Holiday Market so you can shop, snack and maybe even win a beautiful gift basket full of ARTHOUSE Artist creations. There are fun R. Street events happening all day, all night! Merry, Merry!!!!