City of Reno issued the following announcement on August 17.
NTI- Traveling Exhibition: Home Means Nevada
July 12 – September 3, 2021
The Reno City Hall Metro Gallery is proud to host ‘NTI -Traveling Exhibition: Home Means Nevada’
Themed around Nevada’s state song of the same title, is a photography exhibit
that echoes famous photographs and artwork from the late 1800s and early 1900s that helped spur protections for places like Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon. Nevada is a place of inspiration for the photographers who find beauty in her rugged geology and starry skies. This show features 15 photographers and highlights some of the unique treasures found on federally managed lands across the state, from bighorns to Burning Man, to the ancient rock art and petroglyphs in the Gold Butte area.
The exhibit artists include: Sam Davis, Cedar City UT; Olin Feuerbacher, Pahrump NV; Peter Goin, Reno NV; Kelly Carroll, Hagatna, GU; Mike Hill, Las Vegas NV; Julian Kilker, Las Vegas NV; Kurt Kuznicki, Reno NV; Bruce Loeffler, Las Vegas NV; Alan O’Neill, Henderson NV; Robert Park, Las Vegas NV; Will Roger Petersen, Gerlach NV; Kimberly Reinhart, Henderson NV; Deon Reynolds, Eureka NV; Sharon K. Schafer, Henderson NV; and Cristian Torres, Las Vegas NV.
This exhibit is part of the Nevada Arts Council’s Nevada Touring Initiative-Traveling Exhibition Program, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the State of Nevada. The Nevada Arts Council is a division of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs.
The piece above is by artist Sharon K. Schafer titled “Canyons Now Memories: Desert Bighorn Sheep”, Photograph, 28″ x 36″
Reno City Hall Metro Gallery
1 E 1st St, Reno, NV
July 12 – September 3, 2021
Reception: September 2, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Reno Local Food Faire
McKinley Arts & Culture Center and River Side Drive
August 19th 3:00 – 8:00pm
Celebrate locally grown food at this inaugural event along the river! Local farmers, ranchers, bakers, and makers collide to celebrate all things delicious and beautiful at this festive event with something for the whole family.
Learn how to make garlicky concoctions or delicious preserves in a foodie workshop, win our melon or garlic-eating contest, bake a pie to enter into our pie contest, or simply enjoy our shady expanse along the river with fine food, drinks, and music.
McKinley Galleries Open New Exhibitions
VA Sierra Nevada Creative Arts Competition
VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System
McKinley Arts & Culture Center
Gallery West
August 2 – September 24, 2021
Reception: August 26, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Gallery West in the McKinley Arts & Culture Center is proud to host “VA Sierra Nevada Creative Arts Competition” in collaboration with the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System and Arts and Culture to offer Veterans a chance to demonstrate their artistic talents in the visual and performing arts at the McKinley Arts & Culture Center, Gallery West. The local event is part of the 2021 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.
VA medical facilities incorporate creative arts into their therapy programs to further the rehabilitation goals for both inpatients and outpatients. This annual competition recognizes the progress and recovery made through that therapy and raises the visibility of the creative achievements of Veterans. The first-place winners will advance to the national level where they will compete with entries submitted by Veterans from other VA facilities from across the country.
Emerge
Joviegale Doepker, Jesse Lopez, and Jamie Mansfield
McKinley Arts & Culture Center
Gallery East
August 2 – September 24, 2021
Reception: August 26, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Gallery East in the McKinley Arts & Culture Center is proud to host “Emerge,” an exhibition that spotlights the works of three up-and-coming young artists from Northern Nevada who are all active participants in the arts community at the Holland Project. Joviegale Doepker, Jesse Lopez, and Jamie Mansfield have all been a part of The Holland Project’s Work In Progress/Teen Open Studio arts initiative and have contributed artwork to multiple exhibitions at the Holland Project including, Young Blood and Scholastic Art exhibits. This exhibit allows for these up and coming artists to display how their work has grown and evolved over the past few years. In a statement, The Holland Project says “It is exciting to witness them define their aesthetic and voice as artists. We are thrilled to be able to share their work in the McKinley Gallery and we can’t wait to see what is next on the horizon for each of these talented young artists!”
The Holland Project is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization that produces more than 250 all-ages art, music, and cultural events annually in the Reno area. Governed by its members, volunteer boards and committees, Holland seeks to propel Reno’s all-ages movement, and wholeheartedly support and champion opportunities for young people in our community.
