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.

Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view.

Guided tours are offered Fridays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm, and Sundays at 11 am. Reservations are recommended.

FREE with admission

Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view.

Guided tours are offered Fridays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm, and Sundays at 11 am. Reservations are recommended.

FREE with admission

Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view.

Guided tours are offered Fridays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm, and Sundays at 11 am. Reservations are recommended.

FREE with admission

Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view.

Guided tours are offered Fridays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm, and Sundays at 11 am. Reservations are recommended.

FREE with admission

Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view.

Guided tours are offered Fridays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm, and Sundays at 11 am. Reservations are recommended.

FREE with admission

Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view.

Guided tours are offered Fridays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm, and Sundays at 11 am. Reservations are recommended.

FREE with admission

Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view.

Guided tours are offered Fridays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm, and Sundays at 11 am. Reservations are recommended.

FREE with admission

Enrich your experience with a guided tour. A docent will guide you through the galleries, offering insight and history to the artwork on view.

Guided tours are offered Fridays at 2 pm, Saturdays at 11 am and 2 pm, and Sundays at 11 am. Reservations are recommended.

FREE with admission