MUSEUM EVENTS LISTING – APRIL 2012
EXHIBITIONS
Celebrate Art of the Tiffany Era – Three unique exhibitions open through May 20
- Out of the Forest: Art Nouveau Lamps
- In Company with Angels: Seven Rediscovered Tiffany Windows
- Tiffany & Co. Arms from the collection of Robert M. Lee
Experience the Stained Glass of Temple Sinai
Wednesday, April 11 / 1pm
Experience the beautiful contemporary stained glass windows of Temple Sinai. Meet at Temple Sinai, 3405 Gulling Road in northwest Reno at 1 pm. Admission to the Temple is free
Performing Tiffany Live Music Series – Selections for Cello and Piano Performed by Dmitri Atapine and Adela H. Park
Saturday, April 28 / 3 – 4 pm
Featuring works of French impressionism, and other jewels of cello/piano repertoire.
$15 / $10 Museum members
SPECIAL EVENTS
ART BITE Meet the Artist: Gregory Euclide on Nature out There
Friday, April 6 / 12 pm
Meet the artist and learn about the meanings and making of his works that explore the tension between idealized, picturesque views of landscapes and actual experiences of being in nature. Free for members or with general admission.
FILM Art21: Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 6
Catch a sneak preview of the new season of the popular PBS contemporary art program Art21. Admission is FREE
- Episode 1: Change — Saturday, April 7 / 2 pm
Artists Ai Weiwei, El Anatsui, and Catherine Opie bear witness, through their work, to transformation—cultural, material, and aesthetic—and actively engage communities as collaborators and subjects. - Episode 2: Boundaries — Saturday, April 13 / 2 pm
Artists David Altmejd, assume vivid astro focus, Lynda Benglis, and Tabaimo synthesize disparate aesthetic traditions, present taboo subject matter, discover innovative uses of media, and explore the shape-shifting potential of the human figure. - Episode 3: History — Saturday, April 21 / 2 pm
Artists Marina Abramović, Glenn Ligon, and Mary Reid Kelley play with historical events, explore and expose commonly held assumptions about historic ‘truth’, and create narratives based on personal experiences. - Episode 4: Balance — Saturd, April 28 / 1 pm
Through sculpture, paintings, and installations, artists Rackstraw Downes, Robert Mangold, and Sarah Sze grapple with equilibrium and disequilibrium as they create works that challenging conventional notions of perception and representation.
FILM Unbreakable: The Western States 100
Thursday, April 19 / 6pm
Directed by Reno filmmaker JB Benna, Unbreakable documents four of the greatest undefeated mountain runners on earth as they compete in the Western States 100-mile endurance run.
$10 / $8 Museum Members
ART BITE Stained Glass: Process and Production with Cindy Oberlander
Friday, April 20 / 12 pm
Celebrate Art of the Tiffany Era with stained glass artist Cindy Oberlander as she describes the materials, methods, and processes involved in the creation of stained glass windows and lamp shades. Free for members or with general admission.
MUSEUM STORE SALE Members Double Discount Days
April 20 – 22 / 10 am – 5 pm
Museum members are invited to enjoy 20% savings on all regularly priced Museum Store merchandise. Admission is free to the Museum Store.
REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS
SECOND SATURDAYS ARE FREE!
Saturday, April 14 / 10 am – 5 pm
Introduce your family and friends to the Museum for FREE! Admission to the Museum on Second Saturdays is FREE! Second Saturdays is sponsored exclusively by the Nightingale Family Foundation.
FREE hands/ON! family activities during Second Saturdays!
Saturday, April 14 / 10 am – 4 pm – Strings & Things: Collages, Prints & Paper
Join us for gallery activities, storytelling, cultural events, and open studio hands-on art projects each month from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission to hands/ON! is FREE. Sponsored by the Mathewson CLAT #4, Sato Foundation, City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission and Dermody Properties Foundation.
