This program is rescheduled from July 24.  

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 global environmental change. 

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.

See Burning Man through the eyes of co-founder and early art director, Crimson Rose. Learn how the annual festival has transformed over the 40 years and the pivotal role that art, and especially its original Temples, play in providing sanctuary for the human heart and spirituality.  

This program is offered in conjunction with Sacred Transformations: The Art of David Best, which is on view on the second floor of the Museum. 

Photograph taken by Karen Kuehn of Black Rock City LLC Founders, Will Roger Peterson, Crimson Rose, Michael Mikel, Larry Harvey, Harley K. Dubois, and Marian Goodell, 2013

Image courtesy of Burning Man Project

ReBloom is an internet-based artwork which combines the color palette of familiar landscape paintings with live seismic data from across Nevada. Artist, roboticist, and filmmaker Ken Goldberg shares his interest in translating earthquakes into art and other collaborative art projects, such as a garden tended by a robot directed by public participation and the animation of a robotic industrial arm to express everyday acts of essential workers like cleaning and caring. By bridging the space between art and science, Goldberg brings new technologies to art spaces and a creative perspective to his work with robotics and technology.   

Ken Goldberg is Founding Director of Berkeley’s Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium, and Professor of Engineering and Art Practice at UC Berkeley. 

Join designer, curator, and collector, Kit Hinrichs as he explores his remarkable collection of American flags and flag memorabilia, sharing stories and highlights from Broad Stripes Bright Stars, a book and exhibition commemorating America’s 250th Anniversary.  

Inspired by a hand-sewn flag made 50 years ago by Hinrich’s great, great, great aunt Ida Pepperkorn, his collection offers a fascinating look at the evolution of American visual identity, and the political, sociological, and historical meanings the flag has held for different groups of Americans across 250 years of history. 

Celebrate the opening of Sacred Transformations: The Art of David Best with an engaging conversation between internationally renowned artist David Best David B. Walker Nevada Museum of Art CEO.

Explore the twists and revelations of Best’s career, from his experiments with collage and sculpture to the creation of his famous temples at Burning Man and beyond. After the discussion, enjoy a reception in the Sky Room and be among the first to experience Sacred Transformations: The Art of David Best on opening day in the Museum’s second-floor galleries.

Join local author and UNR English professor Afsheen Farhadi for a special reading of his first novel, False Prophet, and a conversation with fellow writer Jon Hickey. This literary evening explores themes of loss, identity, the intergenerational legacy of colonialism, and the age-old question – how much of yourself are you willing to lose in order to succeed?  

Purchase your copy of False Prophet from The Radical Cat pop-up shop for a book signing following the program. 

ABOUT FALSE PROPHET 

A grieving actor-turned-memoirist reimagines his mother’s encounter with Jim Jones, the deadliest cult leader of all time—the only problem is, it’s mostly all lies.  
 
Actor Jal Persad is enjoying moderate success when the death of his mother, Rita, sends him into a tailspin—after all, how could he grieve a woman he barely knew? Rita had grown up in Guyana during the rise and fall of the Jonestown cult, but never spoke of her home to Jal, always keeping him at a distance.  
 
After months of avoiding work, a misunderstanding at lunch with his manager leads Jal into a web of lies. He soon finds himself writing a memoir of his mother’s adolescence, one that places her in direct contact with Jim Jones himself. There’s just one issue–Rita never met the man. Suddenly, the book goes viral, and Jal must face the looming threat of exposure, and his own guilt.  

“Toggling between Jal’s present-day narrative and the made-up story of Rita, Farhadi offers keen insights into the power of lies to both create and destroy”- Publishers Weekly 

Museum docents lead a discussion of American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed by Isaac Fitzgerald. The discussion explores connections to Broad Stripes Bright Stars: Celebrating 250 Year’s of America’s Icons and featured artists. Participants are asked to complete the book prior to meeting. Register online and review the guiding questions that will shape the discussion.  

Arrive early to place a lunch order at the Museum Café! Space is limited; advanced registration is recommended.