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The Legacy of the Candy Store Gallery
Everything is Possible, Nothing is Probable
March 15 - May 27, 2022
Library Gallery
The 1960s were a potent and innovative time for art making in the Central Valley and Northern California. A new generation of talented art faculty at California State University, Sacramento (then Sacramento State College) and the University of California, Davis pushed beyond the dominant Abstract Expressionist style into fresh territory of representational and figurative work replete with humor and an irreverent attitude all its own. Amid this fervent creativity emerged a small but unique gallery supporting regional artists. Adeliza McHugh opened the Candy Store Gallery in Folsom, California in October 1962. An unassuming, grandmotherly woman with little professional art experience, McHugh had at first tried her hand at opening an actual candy store, but when shut down by the health department, turned her attention to launching an art gallery. For the next thirty years, the Candy Store Gallery, with McHugh at its helm, would be a fixture within the Sacramento region, supporting a cadre of artists, enticing collectors, and fostering a community.
Exhibition Reception
Friday, March 18, 5-8PM
Library Gallery
in conjunction with the NCECA Fertile Ground conference
Film Screening
The Candy Store: Adeliza's House for Odd Birds
A documentary by Laurence Campling
Sunday, April 24th, 2PM
Mariposa Hall 1000
in conjunction with the College of Arts & Letters Festival for the Arts
