Art Is…

Friday, August 4, 1810 Gallery, 6 p.m., no cover

PHOTO COURTESY OF 1810 GALLERY

A collection of meta-art by Grass Valley illustrator Akira Beard, centered around art about art itself. While her drawings often depict jaggedly contorted human figures, the drips and splashes of her watercolor faces ooze like they’re alive and temporary. The gallery opens Friday, with another showing on Second Saturday. 1810 12th Street, www.facebook.com/1810gallery.