Students turned out in big numbers for the Aggie Square Youth Listening session at Hiram Johnson High School on Wednesday, October 30. Expertly organized by the Sacramento Youth Commission’s Aggie Square Focus Area, the 95 student attendees learned about Aggie Square, then dove into conversations about the kinds of programs that they would most like to see when the buildings open in 2025. Participating students received community service hours for attending.
The City of Sacramento, Office of Arts + Culture, a division of the City of Sacramento Convention and Cultural Services Department in partnership with Wexford Science + Technology, invites qualified professional visual artists to create an exterior mural for the parking garage at Aggie Square, the third phase of public murals. Those who reside in or have historic, personal, or cultural connections to the land in Sacramento County or Yolo County will be given additional consideration.
Originally, two vibrant murals were envisioned to welcome the public to new buildings in the UC Davis Aggie Square knowledge community slated to open in early 2025. But there was “a plot twist no one saw coming,” as Wexford Science and Technology vice president of development Claire Drummond put it in an email: the committee for the artists’ selection process loved the finalists’ designs so much that they chose to invest in a third mural to a Connect Labs space, removing a planned moss wall in favor of adding more public art.
The City of Sacramento Office of Arts and Culture, in partnership with UC Davis, are inviting Sacramento artists to apply to design and create two murals that will be located at Aggie Square. This is the second phase of public murals. Those with experience in studio painting, large scale designs, environmental designs, or murals are encouraged to apply. Those who reside in or have historic, personal, or cultural connections to the land in Sacramento County or Yolo County will be given additional consideration.
Government and Community Relations, in collaboration with Aggie Square, co-hosted an event to expose students to a variety of careers available at UC Davis Health.
More than 60 fifth grade students from the nearby Language Academy of Sacramento school visited UC Davis Health to spend the morning learning from and interacting with staff.
On May 30, 2024, the Aggie Square Community Engagement meeting was held at UC Davis Betty Irene Moore Hall (School of Nursing), and was hosted by UC Davis, the City of Sacramento, and Wexford Science + Technology. The agenda included a general update on Aggie Square, information on job, workforce development and career pathways, and an open house session with organizations.
On Friday, April 19th, UC Davis, the City of Sacramento, Pivot Sac and SETA/Sacramento Works co-hosted a community career resource fair at Fruitridge Community Collaborative to connect community members with resources and supports for employment and workforce training.
The City of Sacramento Office of Arts and Culture, in collaboration with developer Wexford Science + Technology, is seeking qualified professional visual artists to create two murals as part of the UC Davis Aggie Square innovation district.
On March 20, the Sacramento Youth Commission’s Aggie Square subcommittee led a youth listening session with area students at West Campus High School. Twenty five students attended. After a welcome from Michael Benjamin II, Vice Mayor Caity Maple’s district director and Travis Sheridan, Wexford Science + Technology’s Chief Community Officer, the commissioners led an ice breaker and small group discussions to gather feedback about the types of programs and amenities students would like to see at Aggie Square.
The February 29, 2024 Aggie Square Community Engagement meeting was held at the Oak Park Community Center and was hosted by UC Davis, the City of Sacramento, and Wexford Science + Technology. The agenda included a general update on Aggie Square, a look at Wexford’s philosophy related to public art and an overview of the upcoming opportunity for local artists to provide original murals for Aggie Square interior spaces.
Premiered on September 7 at the Crest Theater, Breaking Bread is a three-part documentary series produced by Moonracer Films and Sacramento TV affiliate KCRA, that focuses on a cast of renowned chefs in Sacramento and highlights the region’s leadership in the farm-to-fork movement.
On August 17, UC Davis, the City of Sacramento and Wexford Science + Technology hosted the latest quarterly Aggie Square Community Engagement Meeting. The meeting included an Aggie Square overview, a walking tour of the exterior of the buildings and a question and answer session. The slides are available here. 66 attendees joined us for this information evening.
