Please join us in honoring the winners of the Scholastic Art Awards 2018. 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 25th. Due to limited space, award-winning students may bring up to two guests and educators may bring one guest.

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.

The artworks in Unsettled raise provocative questions about westward expansion, colonization and artistic experimentation.  Join Curatorial Director and Curator of Contemporary Art JoAnne Northrup in the Unsettled galleries as she explores the feminine voice and perspective of the diverse cultures and artists of the Greater West.

Join chez louie executive chef Erika Pinto for a specially-prepared six-course dinner paired with a selection of Brewer’s Cabinet craft beers. 

Preregistration is required and can be made by calling 775.284.2921.

$55, inclusive of tax and gratuity. Members receive 10% savings.

In the spirit of Burning Man, and in celebration of City of Dust: The Evolution of Burning Man, the Museum will be open the day after Labor Day to accommodate burners returning from the playa. Admission is FREE, but donations are accepted.

Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Art & Ecology and Lannan Endowed Chair, College of Fine Art, University of New Mexico, Bill Gilbert explores the revival of and contemporary evolution from Indigenous pottery traditions in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. Join Bill, in conversation with Bill Fox, Director of the Center for Art and Environment at the Nevada Museum of Art, as they debate the connection of the southwestern and pre-Columbian traditions to lands old and new.

NOTE: Registration for this event is now full. To view the full schedule of Literary Crawl activities, please visit nevadahumanities.org

Join us for Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl Keynote Event: An Evening with Adam Johnson. The evening features award-winning novelist Adam Johnson reading from his recent work. Johnson is the author of several books, including Fortune Smiles, and the novel The Orphan Master’s Son, which was awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize. There will be a question and answer session following the reading which will be moderated by Dr. Hugh Shapiro, associate professor of history at the University of Nevada, Reno.

This event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required. NOTE: Pre-resgistration is now sold out.

For more information on the Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl, please visit nevadahumanities.org

Join Louise Sandhaus as she explores Earthquakes, Mudslides, Fires & Riots and the history of California graphic design. A tumultuous tale recounting a 10-year effort to publish a kaleidoscopic vision of California’s rich graphic design history, the 416-page outcome, and the aftershocks still to come!

Doors open at 5pm for social hour and cash bar inside chez louie.
Program begins at 6 pm.

High & Dry is a collaborative, multi-faceted summer event designed to explore and celebrate high desert life – the culture, the history, the mysticism, and our relationship to land, water, and the harsh environment. The event begins at the Holland Project (140 Vesta Street) and participants will journey to the Downtown Library, Lake Mansion and the Nevada Museum of Art on a bike ride lead by the Reno Bike Project. Each of the four stops to explore performance, interactive, or visual installations – all with a desert theme.

Meet at 6 pm at The Holland Project (140 Vesta Street in Reno). Those that would like to travel by car or other form of transportation are welcome to participate.

Please visit The Holland Project for more info and updates.

From the creative mind of Jessi LeMay comes the storytelling and narrative filmmaking project The Folk & the Lore. This multimedia project aims to collect, archive, and tell stories from Reno and throughout the region through photography, short films, and live storytelling events that will be held regularly at the Nevada Museum of Art. Together, we believe that when you know your neighbor’s story, not only do you feel more connected to your community, but those stories become part of your own. Join this event for an evening of storytelling and films based on Family Portraits.

Doors open at 5pm for social hour and chez louie cash bar. Stories begin at 6pm.