2026 ART + ENVIRONMENT SUMMIT: UNDER PRESSURE
2026 ART + ENVIRONMENT SUMMIT: UNDER PRESSURE
APRIL 16+17+18
2026 ART + ENVIRONMENT SUMMIT: UNDER PRESSURE
— As sung by David Bowie and Freddie Mercury
How do we consider the future of life on this planet in a present that appears increasingly unstable and fleeting? How do we move into a time horizon that sustains all life forms, is regenerative, and protects future generations? The pressure of our current moment seems ubiquitous: pressure on the environment, pressure on life forms of all kinds, pressure on nations and cultures, pressure on infrastructure and economies, pressure on space and time.
Highlighting commissioned proposals generated by artists, designers, writers, and visionaries of all kinds, the Summit will explore many interrelated spheres of interest: the vitality of animal and arboreal life; the preservation of natural ecologies; the impacts of the Anthropocene; eco-feminist legacies, and honoring the Indigenous wisdoms that have, for millennia, protected and sustained the planet.
During our three-day spring gathering in Reno, Nevada we will envision sustainable and resilient horizons together. An abundance of life-sustaining options is within reach. We can imagine and implement them together.
- Kai Anderson
- Makeda Best
- Andrea Bowers
- Johanna Burton
- Carolina Caycedo
- Brittany Nicole Cox
- Sudeep Chandra
- Apsara DiQuinzio
- Ginger Dunnill
- Herman Fillmore
- William L. Fox
- LaToya Ruby Frazier
- Jeffrey Gibson
- Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijner
- Jonathon Keats
- Dr. Bernie Krause
- Land Art Generator Initiative(LAGI)
- Rebecca Lendl
- Margaret Levi
- Judith Lowry
- Cannupa Hanska Luger
- Jack Malotte
- Haley Mellin
- Stacey Montooth
- Maia Nuku
- Madison Olandt
- Laura Ortman
- Katie Paterson
- Eric-Paul Riege
- Colin M. Robertson
- Kim Stanley Robinson
- Rose B. Simpson
- Delaine Spilsbury
- Clarissa Tossin
- Oscar Tuazon
- David B. Walker
- Ann M. Wolfe
- Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
Title Sponsor
- Wayne L. Prim Foundation
- The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
- Thomas Lee Bottom
- Sandy Raffealli | Bill Pearce Motors
- Teiger Foundation
- The Bretzlaff Foundation
- Judy and Dave Collins
- Barbara and Tad Danz
- Friends of Nevada Museum of Art
- Cathy and Larry Spector
- Sallie and Bob Armstrong
- Kathie Bartlett
- Dan Brower and Raquel Guardia
- Kellie Campbell | Southwestern Properties Corp.
- Susan and Bubba Crutchfield
- Helen Frankenthaler Foundation
- Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation
- Pamela Joyner and Fred Giuffrida
- Jackie and Steve Kane
- Debra Marko and Bill Franklin
- Maureen Mullarkey and Steve Miller
- Yvonne Murphy and Murray Mackenzie
- Linda and Alvaro Pascotto
- Peter E. Pool
- Melanie Rudnick
- Phil and Jennifer Satre
- Gayle and Cliff Scheffel
- Roswitha Kima Smale, PhD
- Christine and Scott Tusher
- Betsy Burgess and Tim Bailey
- CEJohnson Foundation
- Maria and Mark Denzler
- Nancy and Harvey Fennell
- Dr. Michael D. Lewis and Linda L. Tate
- Lurieland Foundation at CFNN
- Viki Matica and Doug Brewer
- Charlotte McConnell
- Keith McWilliams | Evercore Wealth & Trust
- Darby and David Walker
- Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto
- Carole Kilgore Anderson
- Martha Hesse Dolan and Robert E. Dolan
- Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund
- Katie and Matt Paige
Thursday, April 16
Friday, April 17
Saturday, April 18
- Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel & Spa by Marriott
- Whitney Peak Hotel – Tapestry Collection by Hilton