Introduction to Ecofeminisms with Prisca Gayles

Explore the history and modern context for ecofeminisms with Dr. Prisca Gayles, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Gender, Race, and Identity at the University of Nevada, Reno. Ecofeminism is a theme threaded through Into the Time Horizon, and essential to the environmental work the exhibition advocates for through the work of women artists from around the world.

Artwork: Andrea Bowers, Ecofeminist Sycamore Branches: The Earth Does Not Belong to Us We Belong to the Earth, 2019. Steel, neon tubing, recycled transformers, 90 ½ x 80 x 9 in. (229.9 x 203.2 x 22.9 cm). Private Collection. Image courtesy of the artist and Andrew Kreps Gallery

Protecting the Wild with Friends of Nevada Wilderness

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. 

Artist Talk: Landscape and Reciprocity with Teresa Baker

Connect to the landscape and explore the intuitive, mixed-media work of artist Teresa Baker (Mandan/Hidatsa/German American). Utilizing natural and artificial materials and guided by her Mandan/Hidatsa culture, Baker creates abstracted landscapes that explore vast space, and how we move, see and explore within them. Baker is an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes in Western North Dakota and imbues innate objects with culture and identity. 

Baker’s sculpture Fishhook of Tomorrow’s Tug is in the current exhibition on view Into the Time Horizon and is in the permanent collection of the Nevada Museum of Art. 

OLLI Art at the Museum: History of Block Printing from Europe to Japan

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.
 
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.

OLLI Art at the Museum: Tradition and Innovation in Ceramics

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. Support for the 2026 series provided by CJ Christenson.

OLLI Art at the Museum: Stewart Indian School and Cultural Center

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.

Opening Curator Talk: ‘Into the Time Horizon’ with Apsara DiQuinzio

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.

Ecopoetry with Jared Stanley

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.

Discovering Flora with the Nevada Native Plant Society

Learn about the incredibly diverse flora in our region with Emma Wynn, President of the Nevada Native Plant Society. She shares how the nonprofit organization started and ways to engage with Nevada’s 2800+ wild plant species.
 
 
This is part of an Art Bite series featuring local conservation and sustainability organizations, which complements Into the Time Horizon.  

Branches of Life: Forest Resilience and Collaboration on the Truckee River

When we protect our forests, we protect life. Healthy, resilient forests along the Truckee River reduce wildfire risk, safeguard water quality, and preserve the beauty and biodiversity that define Northern Nevada. 

Learn how the Nevada Chapter of The Nature Conservancy is working to improve forest health – before catastrophic wildfires occur – by restoring the natural role of fire, strengthening forest ecosystems, enhancing community safety, and honoring Indigenous knowledge. 

This is part of an Art Bite series featuring local conservation and sustainability organizations, which complements Into the Time Horizon.