Uncle CREDIT UNION ART GALLERY

Enriching Human Experience through the Arts

The UNCLE Credit Union Art Gallery at the Bankhead Theater is a contemporary and modern art gallery, utilizing the walls of the lobby of the Bankhead Theater. The gallery specializes in showcasing a diverse range of artists and the arts, curated exhibitions, and special projects of various art collectives from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Proceeds from the UNCLE Credit Union Art Gallery supports the art exhibit and visual arts programming at the Bankhead Theater and Bothwell Arts Center, part of the independent, non-profit Livermore Valley Arts.

SADDLE, BRUSH AND ART:
A Cowboy's Poetic Canvas

May 8 — July 27, 2025

Thursdays — Sundays, 1 pm — 5 pm*

Reception: Saturday, May 31, 1pm—4pm

FREE & OPEN to the Public

Except for Private Events

*Closed on May 18 & May 22

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An adventurous new exhibit, “Saddle, Brush, and Art: A Cowboy’s Poetic Canvas,” will be on display this spring and summer at the UNCLE Credit Union Art Gallery at the Bankhead Theater from May 8 to July 27, 2025*. This exciting exhibit will have visitors immersing themselves in the vibrant traditions and enduring spirit of the California West, celebrating the artistry, resilience, and legacy of modern-day cowboys and cowgirls. Free and open to the public, the exhibit showcases an array of visual and literary works, including vivid paintings, dynamic sculptures, and compelling cowboy portraits that tell the stories of life on the range. Through these carefully curated pieces, visitors of “Saddle, Brush, and Art” will journey into the heart of cowboy culture, exploring wide-open landscapes, bustling ranches, and quiet campfires that form the backbone of the Livermore-Amador Valley’s rich heritage. Experience this ruggedly authentic exhibit in person at the UNCLE Credit Union Art Gallery at the Bankhead Theater in Downtown Livermore, Thursdays through Sundays, 1 pm—5 pm.*

The Reception for “Saddle, Brush, and Art” at the UNCLE Credit Union Art Gallery is on Saturday, May 31, from 1-4 pm. Guests of all ages will enjoy a taste of Western heritage with a s’more-making station, hands-on bandana printing inspired by frontier traditions, a cozy faux campfire for gathering, and the sounds of cowboy music setting the scene. Cowboy hats and boots are warmly encouraged to help everyone get into the spirit of the trail!

Free & Open to the Public

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Fragile Earth:
A Call to Action

Jul 31 – Sep 28, 2025

Reception, September 6, 2025

Quest Science collaboration

Fragile Earth: A Call to Action is an art exhibit that explores the delicate balance of our planet’s ecosystems and the urgent need for environmental stewardship. Featuring works from local and regional artists, the exhibit showcases a diverse range of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, and interactive installations. Each piece serves as a poignant reflection on humanity’s impact on the Earth and a rallying cry for meaningful action to combat climate change.

Knock Knock:
The Art of Wit and Whimsy

Oct 2 – Jan 4, 2026

Reception, October 26, 2025

An exhibit that celebrates the playful and inventive spirit of humor through art. Featuring a mix of unconventional mediums, the show invites visitors to experience creativity that tickles the funny bone and sparks nostalgia. From intricate Etch A Sketch masterpieces, whimsical LEGO displays, comic humor and art that showcases the boundless potential of humor as a universal language. This exhibit blurs the line between art and play, offering something for all ages to enjoy.

Modern Currents:
Contemporary Voices from India, Cambodia, and China

Jan 8 – Mar 8, 2026

Reception, January 17, 2026

Art at the confluence of memory, tradition, and transformation in three dynamic cultures.

This exhibition brings together contemporary artists with backgrounds from India, Cambodia, and China whose works explore the layered intersections of heritage and modernity. Through painting, sculpture, and mixed media, these artists reflect on ancient traditions, personal and collective memory, and the rapidly shifting landscapes of their homelands. Modern Currents also opens space for dialogue with neighboring cultures across Asia—highlighting shared histories, spiritual motifs, and evolving identities in a globally connected world.

In the VIP Room: Black History quilts

Data is Beautiful

Mar 12 – May 17, 2026

Art Meets Data: Visualizing Insights” is an exhibit that fuses the creativity of art with the precision of data science to spark public dialogue. This interactive display features works that translate complex data into visually stunning and thought-provoking pieces. Visitors will explore the intersection of aesthetics and analytics, uncovering new perspectives on societal trends, environmental changes, and human behavior. By transforming data into art, this exhibit aims to make abstract concepts tangible and inspire meaningful conversations about the information that shapes our world.

Violins of Hope
Michael Weiner Flight

Oct 21 – Oct 31, 2026

A portfolio of original art prints, limited edition 73 of 250, published in 1971 by the International Rescue Committee to raise funds for the organization’s mission to aid and rescue refugees. In 1964, Varian Fry, IRC’s founder, began to assemble a portfolio of works from artists whom he had helped bring to the United States during the Holocaust. The project, themed to reflect the plight of refugees, was completed in 1970, four years after Fry’s death. Each work represents the artist’s vision of the Greek warrior, Aeneas, as he flees the burning city of Troy, described by T.S. Eliot as: “the original displaced person, the fugitive from an obliterated society.”
This complete set consists of 11 lithographs and 1 serigraph.

Buying or Renting Art

Please contact us directly at [email protected] or visit the Bankhead Art Gallery for art that can be purchased or rented for your office, corporate building or business spaces.

Legal Business Name:
Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center

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Join by Mail

Download and Complete the form and then mail to us at:
Bankhead Theater
2400 First Street
Livermore, CA 94550

Our Team

RESIDENT COMPANIES

Get to Know Our Resident Companies

Home to ten Resident Companies with over 270 combined years of artistic experience, the Bankhead Theater’s state-of-the-art facilities enable these organizations to grow artistically and institutionally, develop audiences and collaborate on key projects while maintaining their respective missions and identities.

Cantabella Children’s Chorus

Cantabella Children’s Chorus is a non-profit organization located in the Livermore Tri-Valley. CCC strives to foster and promote the appreciation of choral music in the community through performances at various local corporate and civic functions and churches but above all to have fun.

Del Valle Fine Arts

Del Valle Fine Arts has been presenting outstanding classical music concerts in Livermore for over 35 years. This highly-regarded series offers dazzling performances by acclaimed professional chamber music groups and soloists from throughout North America and beyond. A particular objective of DVFA is to introduce young persons to the appreciation of fine music. To that end, children are admitted free to its concerts, and full-time students above high school can procure tickets at a special reduced price.

Livermore-Amador Symphony

Livermore-Amador Symphony – The symphony offers four concerts a year, as well as a Pops fundraiser. Symphony Guild – If you enjoy LAS concerts, join like-minded people of the Symphony Guild and support this community orchestra! Guild members encourage interest in the symphony and sponsor fund-raising activities. The Livermore-Amador Symphony has received funding from: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, City of Livermore Commission for the Arts, City of Livermore Tourism and Special Event Fund, Livermore Cultural Arts Council, Clorox Company Technical Center-Pleasanton, Target and Livermore Rotary.

Livermore Valley Opera

Livermore Valley Opera combines the talents and expertise of professional music, stage and chorus directors, principal singers, musicians, and designers with the dedication and practical abilities of a volunteer board, adult chorus, stage crew, props master, stitchers, and set builders. Each fall and spring, LVO presents locally produced, fully staged operas with orchestra. Additionally, LVO presents special concerts, events and fundraisers in the winter and “Opera in the Vineyard” in the summer. LVO promotes local talent and attracts outstanding Bay Area singers, directors and conductors.

Pacific Chamber Orchestra

The Pacific Chamber Orchestra (PCO) is a 40 piece symphony orchestra composed of professional musicians from throughout the Bay Area. It was founded over 20 years ago by its talented conductor and musical director, Lawrence Kohl. The orchestra combines the precision of a small ensemble with surprising dynamic range and power. PCO is notable for innovative and insightful interpretations of music of all eras.

Rae Dorough Speaker Series

The Rae Dorough Speaker Series features leading thinkers in science, literature and the arts who discuss topical issues of particular interest to the Livermore community in the intimacy of the Bankhead Theater.

Sycamore Strings Academy / Bothwell Arts Center

The Sycamore Strings Academy (formerly Suzuki Strings Academy) carries on a tradition from 1984 of quality music education in the Tri-Valley area. The Academy includes certified Suzuki instruction on string instruments, licensed Kindermusik classes and a popular guitar program. Students perform across the region in year-round concert series.

Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre

Formerly Pleasanton Playhouse, Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre presents a variety of audience-pleasing musical theater. As a non-profit, volunteer regional arts organization, we continue our mission to provide affordable quality theatre, training and cultural experiences, with a focus on children and family participation.

Valley Concert Chorale

The Valley Concert Chorale is a chorus of about 40 singers, many of whom live in the Tri-Valley area, including Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon and Danville. VCC’s director is John Bush and featured pianist is Daniel Glover. If you would like to sing with VCC, why not arrange for an audition? You can audition at any time, and then join the chorus at the beginning of the next quarter.

Valley Dance Theatre

Valley Dance Theatre is a non-profit organization committed to providing exceptional dance instruction and productions to the Tri-Valley Area. Their focus is in classical ballet and modern dance. Each year they present a full-length Nutcracker with a live orchestra, and a Spring show with varying themes.

accessibility at the bankhead

Accessibility

TICKETS
Wheelchair accessible seats cannot be purchased online. You must call our Ticket Office in advance at 925.373.6800 for seating and to ensure your needs are thoroughly met.

DROP OFF/PICK-UP
There is a drop-off/pick-up area located on Railroad Avenue, on the right side of the street, before you reach the stoplight to enter the parking garage.

PARKING
Handicapped-reserved spaces are located on the lower level of the Livermore Valley Center parking garage.

SEATING
An elevator is located on the West end of the main lobby.

LISTENING DEVICES
Assistive listening devices are available free of charge from the House Manager’s Office in the lobby. Please let us know when purchasing your ticket of your special needs.

RESTROOMS
Fully accessible restrooms are located in the main lobby and in the upper lobby.

Support the Arts

Inscribed Pavers

Dedicate one of the decorative paver blocks that frame and define the entry from the Livermore Valley Plaza to the Bankhead Theater. Each size allows you to personalize your dedication and/or message. Once you’ve placed your order we’ll contact you to help you choose the exact message for the paver you’d like to donate.

LOGO & BRICK ART
Permanently commemorate a company or brand, feature your family crest or create your own custom design while supporting the arts with an engraved logo or artistic brick. The image will be etched in black on a sand-colored paver (6×12 or 12×12) or light gray granite tile (24×24). They are visible to thousands of people each year attending a variety of events and performances on the Livermore Valley Plaza and in the Bankhead Theater.

24″ x 24″ – Madden Family Courtyard – $1,500
12″ x 12″ – Livermore Valley Plaza $1,000
Logo Art Brick – Livermore Valley Plaza $500
6″ x 12″ – Livermore Valley Plaza $375
6″ x 9″ – Livermore Valley Plaza $150

PERSONALIZED SEATS
Seat donations will be recognized by a commemorative medallion on your chosen chair in the Bankhead Theater as well as on the Donor Wall in the Lobby.

Grand Tier Seats $5,000
Central Tier Seats $2,500
Upper Tier Seats $1,000

Please note: donating a personalized seat does not guarantee the right to sit in that seat for a given performance.

Leave a Legacy

With a legacy gift to Livermore Valley Arts, you can be sure your charitable intentions will be realized while achieving the most favorable income tax benefits available. We are happy to meet with you to talk about your intentions and situation. However, we strongly recommend you consult with your estate planning professional or tax advisor to fulfill your goals for your financial portfolio and tax needs.

Making a legacy gift to the Center also qualifies you to join the Legacy Society, a group of philanthropic and pioneering members who share a strong bond with LVPAC and a desire to ensure a meaningful, lasting home for the arts in Livermore Valley.

If you have already included LVA in your plans (or if you intend to), please let us know. Contact Chris Carter, Executive Director, at [email protected] or call (925) 583-2311.

We accept a range of planned giving options:

In Your Will
The simplest way to leave a planned gift is to make a bequest including specific language in your will or living trust naming LVA as the recipient. The following is an example of suggested language to include in your will/trust:

“I give and bequeath to the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center, a California non-profit corporation, located at 2400 First Street, Livermore, CA 94550, the sum of $____, or ______% of my estate, to be used for the accomplishment of its general purpose (or for a specific purpose as indicated).”

Charitable Gift Annuities
A charitable gift annuity (CGA) is the easiest way to create dependable income for life and help the Center. Please note that LVA does not administer CGAs but can recommend an administrator.

Charitable Trusts
A Charitable Remainder Trust or Charitable Lead Trust allows you to receive an estate or gift tax deduction and create a source of income for you or your loved ones while supporting the Center. Please note that LVA does not administer these trusts but can recommend an administrator.

Real Estate/Appreciated Assets
A variety of assets can be donated such as real estate, appreciated securities, and tangible personal property such as art or jewelry. Donating appreciated assets can help offset income and capital gains taxes. If you are contemplating gifting an investment property or a vacation home, a gift of real estate offers an excellent option for tax-wise giving. You can also include the Center as a beneficiary of real estate or appreciated assets in your will. Please be aware that as part of our gift acceptance policy, all gifts of real estate, appreciated assets and tangible personal property are examined on a case-by-case basis.

Retirement Plan Donations or Life Insurance Policies
You can name Livermore Valley Arts as the beneficiary of your IRA, 401k or 403b retirement plan or life insurance policy. This is a simple, effective way to support the arts while reducing or eliminating significant, often unanticipated tax penalties.

Uncle CREDIT UNION ART GALLERY

Enriching Human Experience through the Arts