First Thursday returns loud and proud with live music presented in partnership with Loud As Folk, a regional singer-songwriter showcase. Meet up with friends for this long-standing monthly tradition of live music, beer and plenty of fun.

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Meet up with friends for this long-standing monthly tradition of live music, beer, and plenty of fun. Live music hosted by Spike McGuire and presented in partnership with Loud as Folk, a regional singer-songwriter showcase. 

Hosting partner: IMBIB Custom Brews. Sponsored by: Bighorn Olive Oil Company; Atlantis Casino Resort Spa 

The theme of the 2024 NV STEAM Conference is Healthy People, Places, and Environments. The Conference will be presented virtually, beginning on Wednesday, March 13 from 4 – 5:30 pm and resume Saturday, March 16 from 8:30am – 12:30pm. 

Following the keynote on Saturday, multiple workshops will take place from 9:40 – 11:50 am and a closing synthesis will be from 12 – 12:30 pm.

Register and view the in-depth schedule for the 2024 NV STEAM Conference here.

Seniors are invited to spend the afternoon at the Museum. Enjoy a guided tour and a studio art class. Monthly tours and projects are designed for participants of all levels of experience and offer an engaging and interactive experience. 

Senior Art Afternoon will be hosted in-person in the E.L. Cord Museum School. Advanced registration is required and space is limited. Monthly sessions are offered on the second Thursday and the second Friday of the month. Tour and project will be the same for the Thursday and Friday offerings, but change monthly.

Sponsored by the Leonette Foundation Seniors and Art Endowment.

Seniors are invited to spend the afternoon at the Museum. Enjoy a guided tour and a studio art class. Monthly tours and projects are designed for participants of all levels of experience and offer an engaging and interactive experience. 

Senior Art Afternoon will be hosted in-person in the E.L. Cord Museum School. Advanced registration is required and space is limited. Monthly sessions are offered on the second Thursday and the second Friday of the month. Tour and project will be the same for the Thursday and Friday offerings, but change monthly.

Sponsored by the Leonette Foundation Seniors and Art Endowment.

Educators are invited to these FREE monthly informative roundtables incorporating and following the Educator Evenings. These Zoom discussions provide participants an opportunity to further discuss the presented topics as they relate to early childhood education.

Please register for the ECE Roundtable. For questions, please contact Leah Sanders, Educational Consultant or Terry Randolph, Program Manager, Truckee River Child Development Center.

Nevada Registry approved (2 hours for completing the Educator Evening and ECE Roundtable) or CEU credit hours are available.

Educators are invited to these FREE monthly informative in-person roundtables which provide participants an opportunity to interact with art and each other. A hands-on workshop directed by Museum Educators will be integrated into each meeting. Meetings in the Museum allow a different exhibition to become the focus for discussion to support children’s learning through creative play in diverse early childhood settings. It is a time for uncommon conversations. 

Please register for the ECE Roundtable. For questions, please contact Leah Sanders, Educational Consultant or Terry Randolph, Program Manager, Truckee River Child Development Center.

Nevada Registry approved (2 hours for completing the Educator Evening and ECE Roundtable) or CEU credit hours are available.

Take a journey to the imagined planet of Atlantica with Carmen Beals, Associate Curator, and Megan Bellister, Curator of Learning and Engagement, and explore themes of science fiction, colonialism, diversity and inclusion in the artwork of April Bey. Learn about Afrofuturist art and storytelling and how to integrate ideas about diversity, equity, and inclusion in your classroom.

Join Megan Bellister, Curator of Learning and Engagement, for an in-person discussion on integrating visual art into writing exercises, utilizing the exhibition Elisheva Biernoff: Reservoirs of Time. Elisheva Biernoff creates small-format paintings inspired by discarded photographs, reflecting on the anonymous traces of lives and places. Presentation followed by a wine reception.

Educator Evenings at the Nevada Museum of Art offer professional learning opportunities for teachers to connect the Museum’s collections and exhibitions with interdisciplinary art education, aligning with Nevada Academic Content Standards. Through interdisciplinary art education programming, Educator Evenings facilitate dialogue, collaboration among peers, and inspire innovative lesson plans. Registration is FREE. These offerings provide state-approved professional development hours for participation.

Educator Evenings are sponsored by the Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, Bank of America and the Nell J. Redfield Foundation.

Join Colin Robertson, Charles N. Mathewson Senior Vice President of Education and Research, and Megan Bellister, Nell J. Redfield Curator of Learning and Engagement, for a presentation and discussion with educators about the exhibition Cannupa Hanksa Luger: Speechless and Nevada Academic Content Standards for social studies. Presentation followed by a wine reception.