Wild Relatives with Director Jumana Manna
Explore the complex global relationships embedded in efforts to preserve plant life for future generations. Deep beneath the Arctic permafrost, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault safeguards seeds from around the world as a vital backup in times of crisis.
Wild Relatives begins with a real event that captured international attention: in 2012, an agricultural research center was forced to relocate from Aleppo to Lebanon during the Syrian Civil War, undertaking the painstaking work of replanting seeds retrieved from the Svalbard reserve. Through this journey, the film reveals an intricate web of human and nonhuman relationships between these two distant places.
Join director Jumana Manna for a virtual introduction to her feature-length film, followed by an audience Q&A. This special screening complements Interspecies Relationships in the exhibition Into the Time Horizon.
Artist Responses to a Changing Earth
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.
Artist Talk: Materiality and Environmental Justice with Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio
Delve into the interwoven social and environmental histories of material and place making with Los Angeles-based artist Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio. By casting ficus trees in rubber, Aparicio captures their textures while tracing layered histories, including Indigenous knowledge of latex and the migration of people and plants across borders into the United States.
His artwork La ceiba me salvó/The Ceiba Saved Me is currently on view in This Vital Earth, a section of the landmark exhibition, Into the Time Horizon.
Artist Talk: Alchemy and the Unknown with Jay Heikes
Discover the contemplative, experimental work of artist Jay Heikes who uses unexpected chemical processes to reinterpret visual symbols and investigate themes of evolution and regeneration, stasis and corrosion, entropy, and transformation.
His artwork featured in the Strange Weather section of Into the Time Horizon draws connections between the disruption of the natural world and our political climate.
Turning Pages Book Club: A Natural History of Empty Lots… by Christopher Brown
Museum docents lead a discussion of A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places by Christopher Brown. The discussion explores connections to the Altered Lands and the Anthropocene section of Into the Time Horizon 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 reservations are recommended.
Art After Dark: Salsa Night
Turn up the heat in the Sky Room for an unforgettable evening of rhythm, movement, and creativity. In partnership with Tiempo Latino Dance Company, this vibrant Art After Dark invites you to step onto the dance floor and experience the energy of salsa.
From 7:30 – 8:30 pm, Tiempo Latino instructors will lead a dynamic, beginner-friendly salsa lesson designed to get everyone moving with confidence. Whether you’re brand new to dancing or looking to refine your steps, you’ll learn the fundamentals in a welcoming and lively atmosphere.
From 8:30 – 10 pm, the music keeps flowing as the floor opens for social dancing. Put your new skills into practice, dance with friends, and immerse yourself in the infectious rhythms of salsa.
The creativity doesn’t stop on the dance floor. Throughout the evening, enjoy a hands-on art activity where you’ll craft your own faux stained glass, sip festive libations, and capture the night’s energy at our photo booth.
To Burn, Forest Fire by Katie Paterson
In To Burn, Forest, Fire, artist Katie Paterson invites us to memorialize the first and last forests through a contemplative incense burning. The scents are inspired by the primordial Cairo Forest of the Hudson Valley and the current composition of the Amazon Forest. The scents feature essential organic and mineral traces that convey vibrant, unique ecosystems. During the performance, you are invited to view visual maps of each incense’s ingredients and quietly consider the forest.
To Burn, Forest, Fire is currently on view in The Sixth Extinction section of Into the Time Horizon. This performance will be hosted monthly during HandsON! Second Saturday, through September.
Alliance Française Presents Le Grand Bleu
Le Grand Bleu (The Big Blue) is a visually arresting and emotionally resonant film that traces the lifelong friendship and rivalry between two free divers drawn to the depths of the sea. Directed by Luc Besson and showcasing breathtaking underwater landscapes, the film explores obsession, loyalty, and the powerful call of the ocean.
Presented in French with English subtitles, this screening is co-curated with Alliance Française Reno-Tahoe which promotes French language and culture in Northern Nevada and collaborates with the Museum to bring distinctive works of French cinema to our community.
BRDI Presents LND LAB: Case Studies in an Experimental Landscape
How can landscape architects respond to novelty in their designed landscapes so that maintenance becomes an extension of design? This question requires an experimental approach that embraces the inherent tension between intention and materiality. Michael Geffel, Principal at LND LAB describes the theory, inspiration, and pragmatism that led to the founding of LND LAB, his design consultancy, which reframes maintenance and operations as tools to socially activate and ecologically regenerate fallow landscapes over time.
This is part of the Black Rock Design Institute (BRDI) lecture series for cross-disciplinary design professionals.
*Join a hosted beer and social hour at 5 pm. The talk will begin at 6 pm.
Rescheduled: Remembering Japanese American Incarceration — Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement
This program is rescheduled from February 19th.
In recognition of the 84th anniversary of Japanese American incarceration during World War II, Nevada Humanities and the Reno chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League are holding a special screening of Tadashi Nakamura’s film Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement. The documentary chronicles the life of Los Angeles-born artist, dancer, singer, author, and activist Nobuko Miyamoto, who was sent to the Santa Anita temporary detention center when she was only two years old.
Following the screening, join us for tea and conversation in the atrium.
Caption: Still of Nobuko Miyamoto and a crowd from Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement
Image credit: Courtesy of JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal.