Opening Talk: Martin Sander on Sea Dragons of Nevada
Join Martin Sander, one of the world’s leading ichthyosaur paleontologists from Bonn, Germany, as he details his 30-year odyssey excavating fossils in Nevada’s Augusta Mountains. Hear his stories of mountaineering for fossils, digging out tons of pounds of ichthyosaur bones, and transporting them to the laboratory via helicopter and in a beer truck. Learn what Sander’s study of these giant animals teaches us about evolution, life on earth, and Nevada’s place in the global scientific community.
Martin Sander divides his research between excavating sea reptiles from the Age of Dinosaurs in Nevada and elsewhere around the globe and understanding dinosaurs as living animals. These interests converge on understanding the evolution of giants in the ocean and on land.
*Registration includes access to the Summer Block Party beginning at 4pm!
***Parking is limited. Please allow ample time to find parking. Overflow parking is available at the Washoe County public lot off Court Street. ***
Back-to-School Night for Educators 2024
Nevada’s PreK-12 educators are invited to a special in-person back-to-school night. Enjoy access to the Museum’s exhibitions, a DJ, small bites and a bar. Participate in hands-on activities and a raffle.
Education providers will be present to share teaching resources, including Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, Desert Research Institute, The Discovery, Discovery Education, Doodles Academy, Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center, Great Basin Outdoor School, The Holland Project, Keep Truckee Meadows Beautiful, The Lilley Museum of Art, Nevada Arts Council, Nevada Math, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno Philharmonic, Sierra Nevada Journeys, University of Nevada Reno Art Department, and Washoe Co. Library System.
FREE for PreK-12 educators. Advanced registration required.
Summer Block Party! Deep Time: Sea Dragons of Nevada
Adventure into the deep as we celebrate the opening of Deep Time: Sea Dragons of Nevada with a summer bash. Dive into Nevada’s prehistoric past and meet the ichthyosaurs, the giant sea creatures that once ruled the ancient seas. Enjoy a DJ, beer garden, and food trucks as we explore Nevada’s past on a journey of discovery and wonder. Participate in family-friendly activities, including a fossil dig, dinosaur crafts, and a prehistoric photo booth.
This event is FREE for Museum members! Not a member? Join or renew today!
Illustrations courtesy Kate O’Hara
The Love of Art 2024
A Luncheon & Artisan Shopping Experience hosted by the Volunteers in Art to benefit the Nevada Museum of Art.
Join us in celebrating the creative spirit that so joyfully connects our community. Be a part of an artful happening that features exclusive shopping, flavorsome dining, and drawings for some exceptional raffle prizes.
Event Schedule
10:00 am – Shopping & Refreshments
12:30 pm – Luncheon & Remarks
2:00 pm – Raffle Winners Announced
- 10% shopping savings for Museum members
- Signature luncheon & dessert, served with wine & bubbles in the Nightingale Sky Room
- Shop a selection of curated gift, decor and jewelry collections
- Docent guided exhibition tours
- Live music by The Joe McKenna Quartet
- Free valet parking
Raffle prizes include:
- Original gouache painting by Phyllis Shafer
- Handcrafted 14k gold sapphire and diamond necklace
- Herman Miller Eames lounge chair + ottoman
Proceeds support the Museum’s exhibition program.
For ticketing assistance, please call 775.329.3333 ex. 100.
Lead Sponsor
Stacie Mathewson
Major Sponsors
Jackie and Steve Kane
Sponsors
Tammy Dermody
Julie and Michael Teel, Owners Raley’s
Wine Sponsor
Southern Glazer’s Wine Spirits and Beer
Raffle Sponsors
HB Workplaces, Todd & Lindy Martini of Trademark Jewelry & Design, and Phyllis Shafer
Sponsorship opportunities available, or to add your name to the wait list, please call 775.398.7214 or email chelsey.lundin@nevadaart.org for more information.
Artwork: David Allen Burns and Austin Young /Fallen Fruit, Power of the Pollinators, 2024, digital sketch.
Putuparri and the Rainmakers
Join us for a screening of the film Putuparri and the Rainmakers, a universal story about the sacred relationship between people and place. It takes audiences on a rare and emotional journey to meet the traditional rainmakers of Australia’s Great Sandy Desert who have fought a twenty-year battle to win back their traditional homeland.
The film spans ten transformative years in the life of Tom ‘Putuparri’ Lawford as he navigates the deep chasm between his Western upbringing and his growing determination to fight for his family’s homeland. A trip back to his grandparents’ country in the desert begins the process of cultural awakening. Putuparri is shocked to learn that the dreamtime myths are not just stories, that there is a country called Kurtal and a snake spirit that is the subject of an elaborate rainmaking ritual.
Putuparri is a man caught between two worlds: the deeply spiritual universe of his people’s traditional culture and his life in modern society where he struggles with alcoholism and domestic violence. As he reconnects with his ancestral lands and learns about his traditional culture he begins to accept his future as a leader of his people and shoulders his responsibility to pass this knowledge on to the next generation.
Set against the backdrop of their long fight to reclaim their traditional lands, Putuparri and the Rainmakers is an emotional, visually breathtaking story of love, hope and the survival of Aboriginal law and culture against all odds.
2024 Sundance Film Festival Shorts Tour
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour is a 110-minute theatrical program of seven short films curated from the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, including three Festival Award–winning titles. Considered the premier showcase for short films and the launchpad for many now-prominent independent filmmakers, the Festival includes fiction, documentary, and animation projects from around the world. Throughout its 40 editions, the Festival has supported short films by providing a platform for both established and emerging filmmakers to connect with audiences. Driven by innovation and experimentation, the Short Film Program seeks out filmmaking’s most original voices. The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour program is a sampling of Festival offerings and a testament to the unique storytelling potential that the format holds. Audiences who missed the 2024 Sundance Film Festival — which took place online and in person in Park City, Utah, January 18–28 — can enjoy a mix of fiction, documentary, and animated shorts that are funny, sad, inspiring, and full of strong characters.
The Festival’s Short Film Program has long been established as a place to discover talented directors, such as alumni Andrea Arnold, Lake Bell, Damien Chazelle, Destin Daniel Cretton, Jay and Mark Duplass, Debra Granik, Rashaad Ernesto Green, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Todd Haynes, Sterlin Harjo, Don Hertzfeldt, Sky Hopinka, Shaka King, Lynne Ramsay, Dee Rees, Joey Soloway, Taika Waititi, and many others.
*Some films for mature audiences only*
Art Afternoon: Workshop and Social for Seniors
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.
Additional support provided by City of Reno
Art Afternoon: Workshop and Social for Seniors
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.
Additional support provided by City of Reno
Hands ON! Second Saturday – Winter Wonderland
Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations. “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs.
SCHEDULE
10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 4 pm | Painting Ornaments
10 am – 4 pm | Watercolor Holiday Cards
10 am – 4 pm | Holiday Figure Drawing
10 am – 4 pm | Winter Garlands
10 am – 12 pm | Meet Tahoe Tessie of the Tahoe Knight Monsters
10:30 am – 12:30 pm | Book Signing with Author Ann Wolfe & Artist Kate O’Hara
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytime with Monica
11 am, 12:15 pm & 1 pm | UNR Jazz Trio
12 pm & 1:30 pm | In-Tune Tales Presents: The Grinch
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytime with Monica
Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.
Hands ON! Second Saturday – Art & Science
Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations. “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs.
SCHEDULE
10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Project
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Project
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytime with Monica
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Northern Nevada Desert Songs
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytime with Monica
Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.