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Global interest in the intersections of nature and culture has broadened in recent years.
In this expanding field, contemporary artists and designers have re-envisioned the
concept of environment. To better understand the ideas shaping this dialogue, the
Nevada Museum of Art will host creative practitioners whose works explore natural,
built, and virtual environments.
Michael Heizer and the military chose Nevada for a reason. It's a paradoxical and
unpredictable place. Wide open and the world's stage. A playground and a dumping
ground. Nuclear. Entertainment. Water. Sprawl. Ranching. Beauty. Mining. Gaming.
Land Art. Spectacle. Fantasy. Why hold The Conference in Nevada? Because
unpredictability yields possibility.
With programming and permanent collections focused on art and the environment,
and key partnerships with the environmental and science communities, the Nevada
Museum of Art looks toward building an active network of people who are shaping
the future of this field.
Welcome to The Art + Environment Conference at the Nevada Museum of Art. This gathering brings together artists, designers, writers, and scientists from around the country to discuss how they change–and are changed by–the natural, built, and virtual environments in which they work.
Just as scientists in the 1960s began crossing disciplines to understand how environments work, so artists started to mix genres in order to model our relationship with the world. Sculptors stopped working with clay and steel in their studios and went directly to the earth. Architects became installation artists and digital cartographers. Painters and photographers became participant-observers in agriculture and industry.
We are glad you have joined us to talk about how and why art has become as important as science
in understanding the nature of environments.
-William L. Fox, The Conference Lead Moderator
+ CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM
+ CLICK HERE TO VIEW SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
+ ACCOMODATIONS
REGISTRATION
General Registration (May 16 to September 26, 2008)
NMA Members - $360 // General - $400 // Students - $300
Seating is available for 180 registrants with an additional 60 seats available in the
simulcast area. Seats will be assigned in the order of registrations received until final
capacity is met.
+ CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW
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fill out the form and fax to 775.329.1541, attention Sara Frantz.
SPONSORS
Supporting Sponsors: The Phil and Jennifer Satre Family Charitable Fund at the Community Foundation of Western Nevada, and the Nevada Commission on Tourism.
Contributing Sponsors: Twelve Horses, Nevada Humanities - a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Stremmel Gallery, and the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund.
Additional Support: Kathie Bartlett, M Home, the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, Sierra Pacific, Earl and Meg Tarble, and Vintage Wine Shop and Tasting Bar.
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