Archives | Winter 2009
New NMA Staff
Vic Hopner, Claire Munoz and Erik Flippo
by Cami Welsh-GriffitH
Welcome to our three new staff members at NMA; Vic Hopner, Claire Munoz and Erik Flippo.
Claire Munoz, Redfield Foundation School
Services & Outreach Manager of the Nevada Museum
of Art Education
Department. Munoz
has worked as an
event manager
within the University
of Nevada, Reno
Development
Department; as
the Performing
and Creative Arts
Administrator at
Caltech University;
and as a Special
Events Coordinator
at the Huntington
Library, Art
Collections and
Botanical Gardens. She holds a degree in Art from the
University of California, Los Angeles. In her new role at
the Museum, Claire will oversee programs for school aged
children as well as the museum’s outreach efforts to
community organizations in our region.
A Reno native, Erik Flippo has more than 17
years of professional design experience, including stints as
a designer, art director, or design director at Fido Design
in Los Angeles; Alameda Newspaper Group, STUDIOS
Architecture, DirecTV Broadband, Claria Corporation and
Lumenaré Networks in the Bay Area; and Art Associates,
Octane Studios and Peavine Design in Reno. He earned a
BFA in graphic design with honors from Art Center College
of Design in Pasadena, California, a BA in journalism
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed a newspaper design fellowship at the Poynter
Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Florida. He
has won multiple local and regional ADDY Awards, and his
design work has been
published in the book
LogoLounge 3 and in
Print magazine’s Digital
Design Annual. Erik
serves on the boards
of the Advertising
Association of Northern
Nevada and the Reno-
Tahoe chapter of AIGA,
and teaches graphic
design for the Nevada
Museum of Art’s Visual
Design Studio.
Vic Hopner, Director of Operations is a returning
member to the
museum. A Truckee,
CA resident for 24
years, Vic retired
from the California
Highway Patrol
to work as the
museum’s Security
Manager from 2003-
2005. Hopner now
oversees several
departments including
Museum Security, IT,
Janitorial Services,
Events Planning &
Facility Management.
News & Updates
ART + ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE Begins September 29th through October 1st. Be sure to register early or contact Rosalind for a volunteer’s view of this event.
Second Saturdays are Free. Thanks to the Nightingale Family Foundation, admission to the Museum is FREE every second Saturday throughout 2011.
First Thursday Enjoy a cool beverage 5 to 7 PM while listening to the Whitney Myer Band, August 4th and Max Yasgur’s Band, September 1st. Free valet parking for your bike, courtesy of Reno Bike Project. Admission $10/ Members FREE
Talk and Tasting: Tom Young, Jazz Aldrich, Ancient Egyptian Homebrew and Dr. Church’s Living Room Lager Enjoy an original brew and learn the process of recreating an authentic Egyptian beer in honor of Museum founder, James E. Church. Thursday, August 11th, 6 - 7 PM. $12/ $8 Members. Fee includes one beer, additional beer available for purchase.
Wander through the wilderness one last time. Don’t miss the imagery of Ansel Adams Distance and Detail. Exhibit ends August 14th.
Sunday Jazz Brunch 11 AM to 1 PM, welcomes Dickie Mills Group, Sunday, August 21st. On September 18th, enjoy the music of the Jackie Landrum Trio. Admission is FREE. A la carte brunch menu provided by Café Musée. Brunch menu $5-$15.
Join local bands, Very Pretty Pigeon and Memory Motel rooftop for an Indie Rock Night Thursday, August 18th. 6 - 7:30 PM. Admission is $3.
A Special Exhibition Art, Science and the Arc of Inquiry The Evolution of the Nevada Museum of Art, comprised of archival materials, including photographs, newspaper articles and artworks, from the Museum’s Collection and the University of Nevada, Reno Special Collections. August 27th-29th. FREE with admission fee.
Art Break Bring a friend and peek “behind the scenes” with fellow Museum volunteers Thursday, September 8th. Lecture begins at 5 PM followed by Museum tour.
The Altered Landscape: Photographs of a Changing Environment opens Saturday, September 24th commemorating the Museum’s 80th anniversary of the institution’s signature photography collection examining human interaction and intervention with the environment.
Museum Hours
GALLERY & STORE
Wednesday – Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM
Thursdays 10 AM to 8 PM
Closed Monday, Tuesday and National Holidays
LIBRARY
Wednesday – Sunday 11 AM to 2 PM
1st Thursday 5 to 7 PM
CAFÉ MUSÉE
Wednesday – Sunday 11 AM – 4:30 PM
Closed Monday & Tuesday
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
Tuesday – Friday 9AM - 5PM
Volunteers Needed
Are you interested in serving on the volunteer board? Have you always wanted to explore being a docent? We are currently looking for help in these areas as well as the Annual Arts and Flowers Luncheon, support for planning volunteer recognition events and administration work. For more information, please contact Rosalind Bedell at rosalind.bedell@nevadaart.org.