Seniors are invited to spend the afternoon at the Museum. Enjoy a guided tour and a studio art class. Monthly tours and projects are designed for participants of all levels of experience and offer an engaging and interactive experience. 

Senior Art Afternoon will be hosted in-person in the E.L. Cord Museum School. Advanced registration is required and space is limited. Monthly sessions are offered on the second Thursday and the second Friday of the month. Tour and project will be the same for the Thursday and Friday offerings, but change monthly.

Sponsored by the Leonette Foundation Seniors and Art Endowment. 

Additional support provided by the City of Reno.

Seniors are invited to spend the afternoon at the Museum. Enjoy a guided tour and a studio art class. Monthly tours and projects are designed for participants of all levels of experience and offer an engaging and interactive experience. 

Senior Art Afternoon will be hosted in-person in the E.L. Cord Museum School. Advanced registration is required and space is limited. Monthly sessions are offered on the second Thursday and the second Friday of the month. Tour and project will be the same for the Thursday and Friday offerings, but change monthly.

Sponsored by the Leonette Foundation Seniors and Art Endowment. 

Additional support provided by the City of Reno.

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 “Today’s Forecast: ART” theme is inspired by a discrete thematic section, “Strange Weather” in the Into the Time Horizon exhibition. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Crackle Collage: Inspired by artist Takako Yamaguchi
10 am – 4 pm | CD Wind Chimes
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling with Monica
11:30 am | To Burn, Forest Fire Performance 
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performances by Indian Arts and Cultural Center in Northern Nevada (IACCNN)
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling with Monica

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, 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 “Life Forms and Art Forms” theme is inspired by a discrete thematic section, “Listening to the Land” in the Into the Time Horizon exhibition.

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Earth Rocks
10 am – 4 pm | Sock Caterpillars
10 am – 4 pm | Collaborative Project: “Idea Gallery”
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performances by Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra (RYJO)

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, “My Museum” is inspired by International Museum Day organized by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) in the month of May. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Mini Murals
10 am – 4 pm | Mini Museum Making
10 am – 4 pm | Collaborative Project: “Idea Gallery”
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 by Last Night’s Folly
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 “Rooted in Art” theme is inspired by a discrete thematic section, “This Vital Earth” in the Into the Time Horizon exhibition.

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 | Bruka Theatre for Children presents: The Sporkles League
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 “Fruitful Summer” is inspired by Fallen Fruit’s Monument to Sharing.

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 – 1 pm | Biggest Little Bee City USA
11 am – 1 pm | Soulful Seeds
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 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 “Picture This” theme is inspired by Dorthea Lange: Seeing People and her photography work that captured the 20th century.

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for All Visitors 
10 am – 2:25 pm | Free Raffle Ticket with Admission for All Visitors
10 am – 12 pm | Film Photo Opportunity: Dorthea Lange played by Riley McKinney
10 am – 4 pm | Mosaic Frame Decoration
10 am – 4 pm | Imaginative Oil Pastel Collage
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions in Deep Time Sea Dragons of Nevada
11 am | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
11:45 am | First Raffle – Winner Announced 
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling 
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performance by Brandon Greathouse
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 
2:30 pm | Last Raffle – Winner Announced 

Important Raffle Information:
One ticket per person upon arrival
Winners announced by phone at 11:45 am & 2:30 pm
*Must be on premises to redeem*

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 “Love in the Lunar New Year” theme is inspired by the performance by Little Swan Dancers, highlighting the Lunar New Year. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors
10 am – 4 pm | Conversation Heart: Box Painting
10 am – 4 pm | Lunar New Year Lantern Making
10 am – 4 pm | “Wall of Love” – Collaborative Art Project 
11 am | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performances by Little Swan Dancers
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 “Coexist with Art” theme is inspired by a discrete thematic section, “Circularity” in the Into the Time Horizon exhibition.

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10 am – 4 pm | Paper Making 
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 1:00 pm | Down to Earth Composting 
11 am | Public Tour (Adult Focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performances by Last Night’s Folly 
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

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