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The Office of Arts and Culture mounts exhibitions at the Robert T. Matsui Gallery at Sacramento City Hall. The ongoing series of free public exhibitions showcase the artistic and cultural resources of the region.
Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
This gallery is wheelchair accessible.
OAC does not accept unsolicited exhibition proposals.
Title: We Are California: New Exhibit Uplifts the Voices That Power the World’s 4th Largest Economy
Dates: September 24 - December 17, 2025
About: We Are California, a bold and multifaceted art exhibition curated by NJ Mvondo, opens on September 24, 2025 at the Robert T. Matsui Gallery inside Sacramento City Hall (915 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814).
Part of the City of Sacramento’s Emerging Curators Fellowship, We Are California honors the essential workers, cultural organizers, and unsung heroes whose labor and lived experiences are often left out of mainstream narratives—but whose contributions are foundational to California’s status as the 4th largest economy in the world.
Featuring powerful works by artists including Luisa Morco, Pata Salada, Maurice Moore, Leroy F. Moore Jr., and the creators of the Somos Santuario poster project, the exhibit highlights incarcerated firefighters, disabled artists, domestic violence survivors, military families, and immigrant communities.
“The concept of this exhibit was created in 2024 before what has felt like a flurry of attacks multiplied, verbally and otherwise, against our state and its residents,” says curator NJ Mvondo. “The first word in the name of this exhibit starts with we, as a reminder that we are all interconnected, that we are a community—ultimately, we are family. We might disagree with one another, and be from different political affiliations within the same family, work, or neighborhood unit, but at the end of the day, I hope we continue to see, honor, and love the human in everyone. Just as family members don't always choose each other, we are in this together. We can either sink together, or build together.”
We Are California is both a celebration and a call to action—an invitation to reflect on whose labor builds our state, and how we show up for one another in times of crisis, resistance, and transformation.
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