Prominent architecture and design curators Albrecht and Mellins jointly discuss Doris Duke’s unique home and the extensive Islamic art collection it contains, as well as the ongoing efforts of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art to promote an understanding and appreciation of the art and architecture of the Islamic world.

Delve into Baroque art history through the expert guidance of Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences Assistant Professor Dr. Morten Steen Hansen, who specializes in 15th through 18th century European art. What is Florentine Baroque? In the capital of the Grand Duchy, after 1600 painters presented competing versions of what defined a uniquely Tuscan style. Some pictured beautiful sculptural figures, echoing Michelangelo and the Florentine Renaissance, whereas others, inspired by the recent example of Caravaggio, had less idealizing ideas about the human body, tied to its functions and sexuality

Learn about Nolan Preece’s photographic process and techniques he uses to make his printed images.

Learn about the subjects of Phyllis Shafer’s Sierra landscape paintings through an introduction to the natural history of the environments she depicts.

Erika Harrsch discusses themes of immigration, movement, and politics in three of her socially-engaged artworks.

Artists Richard Saxton and Kirsten Stoltz are co-founders of the M12 Collective, an interdisciplinary art and design group based in Colorado

For over 40 years, Primo Angeli built an international reputation for his work in packaging, corporate identity and poster design from his San Francisco office. His clients include global brands like Coca-Cola and DHL, and international events like the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. None of this meant he was above designing for regional or local icons like the Boudin Bakery, Henry Weinhard’s or Mariani.

Join the Nevada Museum of Art and AIGA Reno Tahoe, the professional organization for design, in welcoming Primo and Deanie Angeli in a conversation about life before Design, walking the fine line of art and commerce and other Olympic stories.

No-Host Bar Chez Louie 5pm Presentation 6pm Sponsored by AIGA Reno/Tahoe, the Nevada Museum of Art and Stan Can Design™. Special Thanks to Jeff Pickett of DuPuis Brands.

A number of Primo Angeli’s designs are in permanent collections and exhibitions worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Smithsonian Institution and Library of Congress in Washington D.C., Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design in New York, Achenbach Collection at the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw Poster Collection, and Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. http://www.primoangeli.com/bio/