Volunteers for the Nevada Museum of Art gave 12,013 hours of service to the museum last year. The museum currently has 205 volunteers working in the following areas,more...
I’m writing this in April. It’s hard to think about a summer exhibit when we’re in the midst of a wonderful show upstairs. Looking Forward, Looking Back: The Collection in Context asks us to consider the world around us through the work of several dozen artists – from William Bancroft’s lovely traditional 19th Century landscape to Pipo Nguyen-Duy’s beautiful/terrible Lazy Boy. It’s all a delight to see and a treat for the mind.more...
Eighteen years ago the Nevada Museum of Art’s most illustrious volunteer, Helga Miller, launched the Museum Store as we know it. The Store has been a success thanks to Helga’s careful management and retailer’s eye for unique and creative merchandise. As a former trustee and longstanding volunteer, Helga’s dedication and countless hours have contributed enormously to the Museum’s bottom line.more...
Archives | Spring 2009
Docent’s Choice
Revisiting her childhood, docent Joan Elder would love to take her dolls (and herself) for a ride around the gallery in the Nevadan.
by Joan Elder
Last week over coffee, we were talking about the Nevada Museum of Art’s permanent collection and an upcoming visit to see our Looking Forward; Looking Back exhibit. “What’s with the truck?” my friend who knows everything about everything asked me. “I don’t get it. What’s it doing in an art museum anyhow?” she continued.more...
On March 12th, a reception was held in the Museum Founder’s Room, hosted by Edie Hofmeister, Senior Associate Director of Museum Advancement. Guest Speakers included David Walker, Executive Director and CEO and Ron Zideck of the Whittier Trust Company of Nevada.more...
Archives | Spring 2009
Outreach Program
Getting in touch with Northern Nevada’s Youth
by Cami Welsh-Griffith
As a new staff member of the Nevada Museum of Art, Claire Munoz has been very busy building a bridge between our museum and the youth of our community.more...
Archives | Spring 2009
4th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Day
Food, Film & Fantastic Art
by Cami Welsh-Griffith
The fourth annual Volunteer Appreciation Day held Thursday, April 30th at the Museum was a tremendous success. Each of the more than 60 attending volunteers received a pin featuring the Museum’s Cairn as a thank you for their service for the past year.more...
Welcome to the 2009 VIA Council president and vice president.more...
Docents Bob Anderson and Joan Elder led over twenty volunteers through the Looking Forward, Looking Back: The Collection in Context exhibit during the April Art Break.more...
Hosted by: Edgar & Ella Kleiner
4055 Plateau Rd, Reno.more...