Join local writer Michael P. Branch for a preview of his upcoming book, Water Warriors. The book focuses on a 1989 proposal by the Southern Nevada Water Authority to pump nearly 3 billion gallons of groundwater a year from 30 rural valleys—and pipe it 300 miles to Las Vegas. The plan would have devastated wildlife and ranching communities, but a scrappy coalition—tribal leaders, ranchers, musicians, hydrologists, teachers, cowboy poets, public interest lawyers, and citizen scientists—banded together to save some of the Great Basin’s most vital water resources. 

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

This month’s theme, “My Museum” is inspired by International Museum Day in the month of May. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling 
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

This month’s “Putting ART into EARTH” theme is inspired by this year’s Earth Day on April 22nd. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-On Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performances  
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

This month’s “Legendary Landscapes” theme is inspired by Rembrandt to Delacroix.

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-On Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performances  
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

This month’s theme is “Unifying the Unknown” inspired by Richard T. Walker’s artwork on view.

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-On Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performances  
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

This month’s “Perspective from the Playa” theme is inspired by Sacred Transformations: The Art of David Best.

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-On Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performances  
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Get in the holiday spirit at this special Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturday. This fun-filled community day offers free admission, hands-on art activities, a hot chocolate bar, a special rendition of ‘The Grinch’ and ‘The Nutcracker’ as well as storytelling, docent-guided tours, and even a special book signing event. Art Expeditions provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current works on view.

This is also our annual Museum School Open House, and the Museum School is offering a 20% discount on upcoming class registrations for this day only!

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-On Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling 
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performance
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

This month’s theme, “Sketching and Etching” is inspired by on view exhibition, From the Sierra to the Sea: The Etchings of Roi Partridge.

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for All Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-On Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling 
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Director Sky Hopinka offers exclusive introduction and Q&A for Powwow People. This momentous film is a vérité-style documentary grounded in the rhythms, relationships, and lived experience of a contemporary Native gathering. Rather than entering as observers, the filmmakers organized the powwow, and invited dancers, singers, vendors, and community members to participate in the making of this film.