The works of five Native American artists from Northern and Central California will be featured in "Sacred Spaces, Spirit Places," an exhibition to be held from Sept. 30 to Nov. 10 at the Memorial Union Art Gallery at the University of California, Davis. A reception for the artists -- Frank Day, Dalbert Castro, Frank LaPena, Harry Fonseca and Frank Tuttle -- will be held at the gallery from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13. Guest curator Carla Hills, who selected the pieces for the show, will present a lecture and slideshow of additional work by the artists at noon Monday, Oct. 21, in the Decarli Room, located on the second floor of the Memorial Union. LaPena will present a reading of his poetry at noon Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the gallery. In their works, the artists display a concern with the realm of the spirit as manifested in ceremony, myth and places of power. "Sacred Spaces, Spirit Places" will survey the work of these five regional artists from 1958 to the present. It will include works loaned from the Museum of Plains Indians in Browning, Mont.; the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento; and private collections. Several of the works by Day have not been shown since the 1970s, when they were exhibited for the first time. Day, born near the small Konkow Maidu community of Berry Creek, produced most of his hundreds of paintings during the last 15 years of his life. They are surrealistic, visionary interpretations of Konkow Maidu history, customs, myths and natural wonders. Castro, born in 1934, has spent most of his life on the Auburn Indian Rancheria. Self-taught, Castro works most often with acrylics and watercolors to create nostalgic narrative paintings of Maidu legends, ceremonies and historical events. LaPena, a professor of art and director of Native American Studies at California State University, Sacramento, is internationally known and has been exhibited widely since 1958. Many of the images he uses are drawn from his personal experiences in ceremonies, as well as his close attention to the teachings and prophecies of elders. Fonseca's roots in Sacramento extend back to its founder, John Sutter. Fonseca ancestors Sam and Elena Kapu were among the small group of Hawaiians who accompanied Sutter to the Sacramento area in 1839. One of Fonseca's uncles from the Mechoopda village, near Chico, made the artist aware of Maidu lore and ceremony. Fonseca also has been influenced by the California "funk" movement, as well as regional Indian themes and motifs. Tuttle, a native of Oroville who now resides in Ukiah, was raised in a family with a tradition of artistic interests and which encouraged his creative talents. His paintings range from small, realistic, icon-like figures to large abstract works that incorporate both highly distinctive personal and traditional imagery. Hills has, for the past seven years, organized many historical and contemporary exhibitions of Northern California Indian art public museums and educational institutions. A catalog will accompany the exhibit. The Memorial Union Art Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays. The gallery charges no admission and is wheelchair accessible. Parking on the UC Davis campus is by permit only. Visitor parking within walking distance of the gallery is located in lot 11 off A Street and and the end of Howard Way off Russell Boulevard. Parking is free on Sundays, and handicap parking is available in all campus lots.