NEW THIS WEEK

100 Percent In Focus: Life Under the Lens — Annual juried student art show, presented by Campus Unions. This year’s show honors the UC Davis Centennial. Through May 20. Reception and awards, 6 p.m. May 4. Art Lounge, second floor, Memorial Union.

OPENING CELEBRATION

25 Stories from the Central Valley — Photos documenting women’s struggles for environmental justice. Through Aug. 23, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center. Opening celebration: 4-6 p.m. May 5, featuring a program of UC Davis researchers speaking on “Engaged Scholarship in the Central Valley: Stories from the Field.”

CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS

The African American Journey Towards Freedom and Equality, 1619-2009: A Tale Told in Black and White — Books, pamphlets and documents from the African American History Collection and other research collections that are housed in the university library’s Special Collections. Lobby, Shields Library.

Industry of Emotion — Dede Graffenried and Michele Burr, instructors of bronze casting, glass fusing and glass casting at the Craft Center, present this collaborative showing of their recent sculpture work. Through May 1, Craft Center Gallery.

Sheng High — Sound sculptor and composer Trimpin updates his installation based on the sheng, a 2,000-year-old Chinese instrument, a reeded bamboo flute. Sheng High involves eight tripods, each outfitted with three hanging bamboo tubes. Motorized cables lower the tubes into water, and raise them — and as air rushes through the tubes, each of them produces a specific note over a range of two octaves. The cable system is computer-operated — following Trimpin’s musical composition. Through May 17, Nelson Gallery.

Tehama County Photo Club — Eleven members are exhibiting a total of 23 photos during April and May, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center.

University Library: Building a Foundation — Centennial exhibition. Lobby, Shields Library.

Visual Sovereignty: International Indigenous Photography — Featuring the works of 35 Native American, First Nations, Inuit, Aboriginal and Maori artists. Through Sept. 4, C.N. Gorman Museum.

Works by Paul Wonner — Abstract expressionist associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement. From the Fine Art Collection. Through June 26, Nelson Entryway Gallery.