Join Babelito (Emmanuel Ortega Ph.D.) and FavyFav (Justin Favela) from the podcast Latinos Who Lunch for a special lecture on one of Mexico’s most important 19th century painters: Jose Maria Velasco. Velasco’s landscapes have represented Mexico throughout the world. In this talk, the dynamic Latinos Who Lunch duo will deconstruct the myth of the nation as it pertains to academic painting in the 19th and 20th centuries, and address the romanticism of Velasco’s landscapes, which Favela re-contextualizes in his own work, now on view in the exhibition Unsettled.

Support for the Art Bite series comes from Nevada Arts Council and Nevada Humanities & the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Tour the featured exhibition with one of the Museum’s trained docents during a regularly scheduled Guided Tour offered Thursdays at 6pm (except First Thursdays); Saturdays at 1pm; and Sundays at 1pm. Reservations are not needed.

FREE with admission

Bring the whole family to Hands On! Second Saturday. Hands On! Second Saturday provides free activities, cultural performances, and engaging art and storytelling experiences for children and families each month.

SCHEDULE

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 2 pm | Trunk Show: Jewelry by Arielle de Pinto
10 am – noon | Christmas Wishes with Santa and Friends
10 am – 4 pm | Museum School Ceramic Wheel Throwing Demonstrations
10 am – 4 pm | Drop-in Drawing in the Studio
10 am – 4 pm | Art Project: Sculpt a Snowman
10 am – 4 pm | Art Project: Paint Star Ornaments
10 am – 4 pm | Art Project: Make Hand-felted Ornaments
10 am – 12 pm | Meet Santa and Friends!
10:30 & 11 am | Children’s Storytelling with Kathleen Durham
11:30 am | Art Investigators: Kid Detectives Look at Art
12:00 pm | In-Tune Tales Presents spoken and sung stories inspired by Dr. Seuss’s “The Grinch”
1:00 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
1:00 pm | Illustrator, Brian Crane of the comic strip “Pickles” will read his newest children’s book “Grampa, Will You Tell Me a Story”
1:30 pm | In-Tune Tales Presents spoken and sung stories inspired by Dr. Seuss’s “The Grinch”
2 pm | Art Investigators: Kid Detectives Look at Art
2:30 & 3 pm | Children’s Storytelling with Kathleen Durham

Title Sponsor: Thomas P. Raley Foundation

Lead sponsorship for the Hands ON! program through 2024 is provided by the Robert S. and Dorothy J. Keyser Foundation.

Sponsor: Renown Health

Additional sponsors: The City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission; Mercedes-Benz of Reno, an AutoNation Company; US Bank

Media sponsorship by Ahora Latino Journal, Entravision, and El Sol de Nevada.

The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony comes together with the Nevada Museum of Art at Hands ON! on Second Saturday to celebrate Native American art, culture, community, and tradition. During this FREE Artown event, the public is invited to meet several established and emerging Native American visual artists from across the region, who will be selling their traditional and contemporary creations, and sharing their knowledge. Numerous performing artists will demonstrate a variety of traditional dances, including Grindstone Patwin Dancers, Owens Valley Paiute War Dancers, the RSIC Pow Wow Club, Eagle Wing Pageant Dancers and more. The gathering also features basket weaving, creation of Tule duck decoys, hand game demonstrations, Language and Culture Youth Storytellers, Indian tacos, Native American Royalty, hands-on art projects, gallery talks, and storytelling. Bring the whole family to learn, listen, shop, participate, and celebrate during this very special community day. 

PERFORMANCES PRESENTATIONS:
10:30 am | Opening Ceremony featuring RSIC Pow Wow Club with drumming by The Mankillers and Battle Horse
11:30 am | Owens Valley Paiute War Dancers
11:30 am | RSIC Language and Culture Youth Storytellers share Great Basin Creation Stories
12:30 pm | Hoop Dance by Sage Romero
12:30 pm | Grindstone Patwin Dancers
1:30 pm | RSIC Eagle Wing Pageant Dance Group
2:30 pm | Hoop Dance by Sage Romero
3:30 pm | RSIC Pow Wow Club with drumming by The Mankillers and Battle Horse

PRESENTATIONS/DEMOS:
10 am – 5 pm | Toi Ticutta Traditional Paiute Tule Duck Decoy Demonstrations with Joey Allen
10 am – 5 pm | Demonstrations by the Great Basin Native Basket Weavers 
10 am – 5 pm | Hands-on project for Kids – Pictographs on Slate inspired by the Great Basin Tribes with Visiting Artist, Sara Paschall, Pyramid Lake Paiute

GALLERY TALKS: 
11 am and 2 pm | Gallery Talk with artist, Jack Malotte and Museum curator, Ann Wolfe
12 and 3 pm | Gallery Talk on the Eagle Dance by Riley Stump

VENDORS/BOOTHS:
Basin to Bay Designs | Beaded Items, Pillows and Blankets by Ramona Darrough and Linda Jones | Beaded Goods and Ribbon Shirts by Charlotte Frye | Artwork by Melissa Melero, Steve Nighthawk, Ben Aleck, Paul Stone, Jack Malotte, Jean LaMarr and Mack Johnson | Great Basin Baskets by Leah Brady, Frances Shaw, Sandra Eagle and Tammie Henry | Beadwork and Sewn Materials by Sandra Talancon | Val and Trish’s Beadwork | Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum | “Winnowing Basket” | Beadwork and Handmade Jewelry by Leasha Wyatt | Tom’s Family Native Jewelry | Comic Books by James McCloud | Dentallium and Beaded Acorns Accessories and Coastal Jewelry by North Coast Apparel | Ralph’s Silver Shop 

INDIAN TACOS BY GUEST CHEF NATALIE SMITH

COFFEE AND COLD DRINKS BY STAR VILLAGE COFFEE

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Born in Tampico, Mexico and residing and working today in San Francisco, performance artist and painter Ana Teresa Fernández’s work addresses issues of place, identity and community. Join us for a presentation and panel discussion inspired by her installation in the Unsettled exhibition, Erasing the Border (Borrando la Frontera), a documentation of her performance piece based at the US/Mexico border. 

Along with Ana Teresa Fernández, panel participants will include Dr. Daniel Enrique Pérez, associate professor of Chicanx and Latinx studies in the Department of World Languages and Literatures and the director of the Core Humanities program at the UNR, Dr. Linda Curcio Nagy, associate professor of History at UNR specializing in Mexican and Latin American cultural history and Alejandra Hernández Chávez, an active immigrant rights activist, born in Mexico, raised in Reno and formerly undocumented. Panel discussion will be moderated by Alberto Garcia, UNR Art History student, activist, and first-generation Mexican-American.

During the holiday Hand ON! Second Saturday, take advantage of an exclusive shopping experience at the Museum Shop. Local ceramist Dayna Galletti will entice you with her whimsical ceramic wonders, perfect gifts for your creative friends. Mary O’Brien will showcase the jewelry line Casa Katalina, designed by her sister Katherine Leutzinger in collaboration with a family of goldsmiths in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Each timeless handmade piece tells a story rooted in place. 

Seniors are invited to spend the afternoon at the Museum. Enjoy a guided tour and a studio art class along with light refreshments. Monthly tours and projects are designed for participants of all levels of experience and offer an engaging and interactive experience. These monthly sessions are held on the second Friday of each month. Advanced registration is recommended.

Sponsored in part by the Leonette Foundation Seniors and Art Endowment

Join us in celebrating the Gold Key award-winning students of 2018 and the opening of their exhibition at the Holland Project gallery at 140 Vesta Street in Reno.

FREE Admission

Sponsors: Bank of America and the Hearst Foundations 
Additional Support: City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission; the Nell J. Redfield Foundation; and the Wild Women Artists

Please join us in honoring the winners of the Scholastic Art Awards 2017. All award winners are invited to this ceremony at the Museum attended by students, parents, teachers and members of the community.

Guests must RSVP here by January 25. Due to limited space, award-winning students may bring up to two guests and educators may bring one guest.

FREE Admission

Sponsors: Bank of America and the Hearst Foundation 
Additional Support: City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission; the Nell J. Redfield Foundation; and the Wild Women Artists