Educator Evening: Reflecting on Emotional Expression with Abstract Art
Join the Museum’s Education team for a discussion with educators about how abstract art fosters creativity, critical thinking, and emotional expression using the exhibition Edgar Arceneaux. Learn about the connections between empathy, creative expression, and art using standards-based approaches. Presentation followed by an hors d’oeuvres and wine reception.
Educator Evenings are a FREE professional development series offering state-approved professional development hours for participation. Professional development hours are available for participating in the Educator Evenings and issued upon request.
Educator Evenings are sponsored by Nevada Gold Mines, operated by Barrick, Arrow Electronics Inc, Click Bond, Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, Jill and Par Tolles, Bank of America, and the Nell J. Redfield Foundation.
Educator Evening: Integrating Writing, Reading, and Visual Art
Join Megan Bellister, Nell J. Redfield Curator of Learning and Engagement, for a discussion with educators about how to integrate visual art in writing and reading activities using the exhibition, When Langston Hughes Came to Town. Learn how art can be used to inspire writing and increase visual literacy skills using standards-based approaches. Presentation followed by a wine reception.
Educator Evenings are a FREE professional development series offering state-approved professional development hours for participation. Professional development hours are available for participating in the Educator Evenings and issued upon request.
Educator Evenings are sponsored by Nevada Gold Mines, operated by Barrick, Arrow Electronics Inc, Click Bond, Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, Jill and Par Tolles, Bank of America, and the Nell J. Redfield Foundation.
Educator Evening: A Final Dive into Deep Time
Take a final dive into the fascinating world of the ichthyosaur before it swims. Colin Robertson explores the connections between science, math, design, and art through Deep Time: Sea Dragons of Nevada. Learn how STEAM-based thinking inspires curiosity, innovation, and creative learning by examining the ichthyosaur—Nevada’s state fossil and one of the most remarkable marine reptiles to ever exist.
Educator Evenings are a FREE professional development series offering state-approved professional development hours for participation. Professional development hours are available for participating in the Educator Evenings and issued upon request.
Educator Evenings are sponsored by Nevada Gold Mines, operated by Barrick, Arrow Electronics Inc, Click Bond, Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, Jill and Par Tolles, Bank of America, and the Nell J. Redfield Foundation.
Back-to-School Night for Educators 2025
Nevada’s PreK-12 educators are invited to a special in-person back-to-school night. Enjoy access to the Museum’s exhibitions, a DJ, small bites and a bar. Participate in hands-on activities and a raffle.
Education providers will be present to share teaching resources, including Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, Challenge Island, The Discovery, Discovery Education, DRI (Desert Research Institute), Fleischmann Planetarium, Holland Project, The Lilley Museum of Art, Nevada Arts Council, Nevada Math, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno Philharmonic, University of Nevada Reno Art Department, and Washoe County Library.
FREE for PreK-12 educators. Advanced registration required.
Educator Evening – This Vital Earth
Educator Evenings are a FREE professional development series offering state-approved professional development hours for participation. Professional development hours are available for participating in the Educator Evenings and issued upon request.
Educator Evenings are sponsored by Nevada Gold Mines, operated by Barrick, Arrow Electronics, Inc., Peek Family Charitable Foundation, Melanie Rudnick, Bank of America, Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, and the Nell J. Redfield Foundation.
Educator Evening – Altered Lands
Explore Altered Lands, the Into the Time Horizon section featuring works of art that visually explores the human impact on earth. Use these works to explore how arts integration inspires curiosity, innovation, and creative learning. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and wine following the program.
Educator Evenings are a FREE professional development series offering state-approved professional development hours for participation. Professional development hours are available for participating in the Educator Evenings and issued upon request.
Educator Evenings are sponsored by Nevada Gold Mines, operated by Barrick, Arrow Electronics, Inc., Peek Family Charitable Foundation, Melanie Rudnick, Bank of America, Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, and the Nell J. Redfield Foundation.
Educator Evening – Strange Weather
Explore Strange Weather, the Into the Time Horizon section featuring works of art that represent the extreme climatic events taking place all around us. Use these works to explore how arts integration inspires curiosity, innovation, and creative learning. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and wine following the program.
Educator Evenings are a FREE professional development series offering state-approved professional development hours for participation. Professional development hours are available for participating in the Educator Evenings and issued upon request.
Educator Evenings are sponsored by Nevada Gold Mines, operated by Barrick, Arrow Electronics, Inc., Peek Family Charitable Foundation, Melanie Rudnick, Bank of America, Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, and the Nell J. Redfield Foundation.
Educator Evening – Circularity
Dive into the ideas behind the newest section of Into the Time Horizon titled Circularity – which encourages us to develop more sustainable approaches to things we manufacture – and reuse, recycle, repurpose, and regenerate. Following this FREE professional development evening, enjoy hors d’oeuvres and wine.
Educator Evenings are a FREE professional development series offering state-approved professional development hours for participation. Professional development hours are available for participating in the Educator Evenings and issued upon request.
Educator Evenings are sponsored by Nevada Gold Mines, operated by Barrick, Arrow Electronics, Inc., Peek Family Charitable Foundation, Melanie Rudnick, Bank of America, Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation and the Nell J. Redfield Foundation.
Educator Evening – Listening to the Land
Explore Listening to the Land, the conceptual heart of the major Museum-wide exhibition, Into the Time Horizon. Through the myriad of artworks focusing on ecological knowledge, explore how STEAM-based thinking inspires curiosity, innovation, and creative learning. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and wine following the program.
Educator Evenings are sponsored by Nevada Gold Mines, operated by Barrick, Arrow Electronics Inc, Click Bond, Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation, Jill and Par Tolles, Bank of America, and the Nell J. Redfield Foundation.
Petyarre and Atnangkere (Our Cave)
Join us for a screening of the films Petyarre and Atnangkere, two related short films both depicting the search by the artist Gloria Petyarre and her family for a cave that has great significance in the culture of her people. The filmmaker Viviana Petyarre, an Alyawarre filmmaker, shares personal and cultural stories connected to her family and their land. These short documentaries give a heartfelt look into the strength of family, culture, and connection to the land in Aboriginal Australia.