Visual artist, educator, tribal leader, and cultural practitioner Gerald Clarke discusses his wide range of work–from sculpture and installation to branded prints and performance. An enrolled citizen of the Cahuilla Band of Indians, Clarke lives in the Anza Valley where his family has lived for time immemorial. He describes his work as conceptual and united by a spirit of perseverance and adaptation, expressing his perspective as a Cahuilla person and 21st century citizen of the world. He is a Professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California Riverside where he teaches classes on Native American art, history, and culture.

Clarke’s sculpture Continuum Basket is currently on view in Of the Earth: Native American Baskets and Pueblo Pottery and is in the permanent collection of the Nevada Museum of Art.

Dr. Montana Hodges takes us on a journey into deep time to explore the coral fossil record. With their hard exoskeleton and firm attachment to the ocean floor, excellent coral fossils are discovered throughout Nevada. They tell the story of past climates on earth, including the extreme conditions that coincided with the Triassic- Jurassic Extinction and can even teach us about the environment today. 

After the talk, visit Katie Grinnan’s artwork Ginger Coral and Julian Charrière’s photolithograph created from dead coral Veils/Theonella Swinhoe in the current exhibition Into the Time Horizon.

In this conversation between Tariku Shiferaw, Joyner/Giuffrida Artist in Residence and Erin Christovale, Hammer Museum Curator, explore the concept of mark making and its power to question, trouble, and assert physical, social, and political spaces. By naming works with songs of the African diaspora, Shiferaw connects abstraction to layered histories of movement, rhythm, and whose stories are marked or erased in the narratives of history. 

Explore the abstract, colorful, large-scale murals of Odili Donald Odita, a Joyner/Giuffrida Artist in Residence, in this dynamic conversation with artist Torkwase Dyson. Drawing on Africanist approaches to pattern and international political contexts that position color as a form of communication, their dialogue will journey through their practices and coalesce in the Odita’s current work. 

This program is postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date.

Into the Time Horizon brings together a wide range of artistic perspectives that confront the impacts of the climate crisis. Join Assistant Curator Kolin L. Perry for an exploration of selected works from the exhibition, as he highlights how artists are engaging with and responding to environmental change across the globe. 

Detail of Artwork: Kim Stringfellow, Abandoned Trailer, Bombay Beach, CA, 2000/printed 2009. Chromogenic print, 30 1/2 x 38 in. (77.5 x 96.5 cm). Nevada Museum of Art, the Altered Landscape, Carol Franc Buck Collection. 2010.02.01. Image courtesy of the artist.

This program was rescheduled from February 18th.

Travel on a journey of Ikebana, the traditional Japanese art of flower arranging, and- delve into the profound beauty and cultural significance of Japanese floral art with museum school instructor Truus Ten Kate Sharp.

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

Into the Time Horizon Assistant Curator Kolin L. Perry leads a focused exploration of intertwined histories and unpacks how artists in the exhibition grapple with urgent issues, including resource extraction, water rights, and community violence. 

Detail of artwork: Patrick Nagatani ‘Bida Hi’/ Opposite Views; Northeast—Navajo Tract Homes and Uranium Tailings, Southwest Shiprock, New Mexico, 1990. Chromogenic print, 17 x 22 in. (43.2 x 55.9 cm). Nevada Museum of Art, the Altered Landscape, Carol Franc Buck Collection. © 2026 Estate of Patrick Nagatani / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York