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!

Also, join us in the new Bretzlaff Book Shop for book signings with Nevada Poet Laureate Shaun Griffin, authors Michael Branch and Mark Curtis, artist Craig Mitchell, writer/photographer Scott Mortimore and more!

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 4 pm | Project 1: Gingerbread House Making
10 am – 4 pm | Project 2: Ornament Marbling 
10 am – 4 pm | Project 3: Create Your Own S’mores 
10 am – 4 pm | Project 4: Holiday Figure Sketching 
10 am – 2 pm | Book Signing 
10 am – 4 pm | Hot Cider Bar
10 am – 4 pm | 20% off Museum School Classes
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am | In-Tune Tales Presents: The Grinch
11:30 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling with Monica 
1:30 pm | Interactive Holiday Story based on The Nutcracker
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling with Monica – Founders’ Room

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

Join us in celebrating the American Vision award-winning students of 2025 and the opening of their exhibition at the E.L. Cord Museum School at the Nevada Museum of Art.

Sponsors: The Nell J. Redfield Foundation, Heidimarie Rochlin, Wild Women Artists

Attend a screening of Teknolust, a film by Lynn Hershman Leeson. Tilda Swinton plays four roles in this award-winning film about Rosetta Stone and her three Self-Replicating Automatons, which she cloned from her own D.N.A. Stay after the screening for a discussion facilitated by Katherine Fusco, Associate Professor of English and Chair of the Gender, Race and Identity Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. 

Photo: 

Lynn Hershman Leeson

Teknolust (still) , 2022

Digital video 

83 minutes 

Judith Lowry will explore the Indigenous histories shared by her father and family, highlighting how these stories shape her art, preserve cultural traditions, and inspire future generations to continue honoring and revitalizing their heritage. 

* Doors open at 10am with coffee and tea

Celebrate this major exhibition of Judith Lowry’s paintings alongside the debut of the Lowry Croul Collection of Contemporary Native Art. Meet the artist in the galleries and attend a traditional and cultural presentation by the Maidu Dancers and Traditionalists honoring Lowry at 7pm in the Nightingale Sky Room. 

FREE

Meet up with friends for this long-standing monthly tradition of live music, beer, and plenty of fun. Live music hosted by Spike McGuire and presented in partnership with Loud as Folk, a regional singer-songwriter showcase.

Beer by 10 Torr. Hosting partners: Bibo Coffee Co. Sponsored by: Big Horn Olive Oil Company, Mercedes Benz of Reno, Renewal by Andersen 

Meet up with friends for this long-standing monthly tradition of live music, beer, and plenty of fun. Live music hosted by Spike McGuire and presented in partnership with Loud as Folk, a regional singer-songwriter showcase.

Beer by Pigeon Head. Hosting partners: Bibo Coffee Co. Sponsored by: Big Horn Olive Oil Company, Mercedes Benz of Reno, Renewal by Andersen 

Meet up with friends for this long-standing monthly tradition of live music, beer, and plenty of fun. Live music hosted by Spike McGuire and presented in partnership with Loud as Folk, a regional singer-songwriter showcase.

Beer by Brewer’s Cabinet. Hosting partners: Bibo Coffee Co. Sponsored by: Big Horn Olive Oil Company, Mercedes Benz of Reno, Renewal by Andersen, Simple Power Solar 

Meet up with friends for this long-standing monthly tradition of live music, beer, and plenty of fun. Live music hosted by Spike McGuire and presented in partnership with Loud as Folk, a regional singer-songwriter showcase.

Hosting partners: Bibo Coffee Co. Sponsored by: Big Horn Olive Oil Company, Engel & Volkers – Kristin Zuckerman, ER at Damonte Ranch, G3 Theaters Reno, Mercedes Benz of Reno, Renewal by Andersen, Simple Power Solar 

Join Meg Pohlod, print artist and Manager/Instructor of Record at Black Rock Press at the University of Nevada, Reno, for an engaging discussion on her work, research, and the art of printmaking. Pohlod’s visual research offers a unique perspective on theories of memory, disability, trauma and family – exploring what is remembered and how it is manifested. Her work draws on personal and contemporary discourses, offering insight into the intersection of these themes. 

Pohlod’s distinctions include awards from the California Society of Printmakers, the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, and the Redfield Fellowship at Black Rock Press. She has exhibited her work and served as a visiting artist both nationally and internationally.

Following the talk, attendees will be able to view materials from Black Rock Press publications and projects.