Explore the conservation, recreation, restoration, and policy work of Friends of Nevada Wilderness with Executive Director Shaaron Netherton. This nonprofit is dedicated to protecting and preserving qualifying public lands as wilderness, defending wild places from ongoing threats, engaging and educating the public, and advancing responsible stewardship and restoration of Nevada’s wild landscapes. 

This is part of a series featuring local conservation and sustainability organizations in our community on the second Fridays of the month to complement Into the Time Horizon. 

Explore the fascinating history and techniques of woodblock printing in this engaging talk led by Christina Michael, Nell J. Redfield School Services Manager and E. L. Cord Museum School Instructor. From iconic works by Japanese artist Hokusai to contemporary examples, participants will take a close look at celebrated woodblock prints and uncover the intricate processes behind their creation.

 

Discover the transformative potential of ceramics with Brittany Sundheim, a local artist and Museum School instructor. In this talk, Sundheim explores how Indigenous traditions, Jewish cultural influences, and modern chemistry shape her contemporary ceramic practice. 

This program is presented in partnership with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) and is hosted every third Wednesday of the month. 

Josh Bonde, Executive Director of the Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum, explores the cultural and historical legacy of the Stewart Boarding School, from its founding in 1890 to its closure in 1980. Now a site of remembrance and education, Stewart honors the first students from Great Basin Tribes, as well as all students and families impacted by the boarding school experience. 

This program is in partnership with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) and is hosted every third Wednesday of the month. Support for the 2026 series provided by CJ Christenson.

Immerse yourself in the vision behind the Into the Time Horizon, the Museum’s largest and most ambitious exhibition to-date, with Apsara DiQuinzio, the Museum’s Andrea and John C. Deane Family Chief Curator. 

 

From contemporary literature to innovative media and what sustainability looks like for a contemporary art museum, Apsara will introduce the narrative and highlight significant works from the exhibition as the final section opens.

Poet and UNR creative writing professor Jared Stanley hosts a poetry reading and discussion about the intersection of ecopoetry and environmental art. Stanley’s poetry explores the way language heightens our relationship with the world, taking cues from installation art, fine press printing, informational signage design, and the lava writing along Eight Mile Flat east of Fallon.

Jared Stanley is the author of four collections of poetry, So Tough, EARS, The Weeds, and Book Made of Forest. He teaches creative writing in the MFA Program at the University of Nevada, Reno and lives in Reno, Nevada with an historian and their daughter.