African American Quilts — Quilts made by former slaves, plus 21st-century creations informed by time-honored veins of African American quilting. From the collections of Avis C. Robinson of Washington, D.C., and Sandra McPherson of Davis. The latter, a UC Davis professor emerita of English, writes poetry that is rooted in quilting traditions. Through Dec. 13, Nelson Gallery, 124 Art Building. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, by appointment on Fridays; and 2-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

The Art of Athletes — UC Davis student-athletes put on an exhibition Oct. 16-18, and photos from the exhibit are now available for viewing online.

Campus Perspective: Photos by University Photographer Karin Higgins — Through Jan. 3, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, Old Davis Road at Mrak Hall Drive. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.

Craft Center Staff Show and Silent Auction — Jewelry, glass work, textiles, ceramics, metalwork, woodwork, photography, painting, drawing, screen printing and mixed media. Written bids may be placed any time when the center is open; the silent bidding phase closes at 6 p.m. Dec. 4 — amid the show's closing reception, which is scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (An earlier story gave an incorrect date for the closing reception.) As soon as the silent bid period comes to a close, a live auction will commence for any items with active bidders at the closing reception. Auction proceeds support Craft Center programs. The Craft Center and gallery are in the South Silo. Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

Designing Places for Happiness: An Exhibit of Student and Faculty Work from the Landscape Architecture Program — Through Dec. 4, Art Lounge, Memorial Union. (In conjunction with the Campus Community Book Project.)

Diversity in the C.N. Gorman Museum Collections — Featuring recent donations: lithographs and sculpture by Salvador Dalí, and paintings and drawings by Florentino Laime Mantilla. Through Dec. 6, C.N. Gorman Museum, first floor, Hart Hall. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 2-5 p.m. Sunday.

How to Make a (Political) Play: Behind the Scenes with the San Francisco Mime Troupe — Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, a political theater group. The exhibition is drawn from script drafts, memos, correspondence, broadsides, graphics, photographs and even old checkbooks — among the troupe’s archives that are housed in the UC Davis General Library’s Special Collections. Fall and winter quarters, first floor, Shields Library. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturday and noon-midnight Sunday.

Merch Art — Investigating art as commodity, as in merchandise art, from the collection of Lawrence Banka and Judith Gordon of San Francisco, and from the university’s Fine Arts Collection. Through Dec. 13, Nelson Gallery and Nelson Entryway Gallery, 124-125 Art Building. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, by appointment on Fridays; and 2-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

Typographic Exploration in Hangul: Work by Hyunju Lee and Phil Choo — Their typographic roots began in Hangul, the native script of Korea. Through Dec. 6, Design Museum, 145 Walker Hall. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 2-4 p.m. Sunday.

University Library: Building a Foundation, 1908-2008 — Centennial exhibition. First floor, Shields Library. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturday and noon-midnight Sunday.

Art auctions: Craft Center and Nelson ARTfriends