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July 2021
Pacification: The Act of Restoring Tranquility an ANNEX Gallery Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: July 3rd thru 28th Reception Date: Thursday, July 15th, 6 to 8 pm Contemporary Artist Jessica Brown Presents, Pacification: The act of restoring tranquility. Release your worries and wade into the waters of serenity, step into Pacification. It's been quite the year, but its time to give yourself a break and enjoy your summer. Stroll down to Sierra Arts Gallery in downtown Reno. We are following the recommendations of the CDC and requiring face masks only of those…
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Austin Pratt: To Territory Tile a Depot Gallery Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: July 8th thru 31st Gallery Hours: Thursday thru Saturday, 12 to 5 pm Artist Reception, Thursday, July 15th, 4 to 7 pm Austin Pratt was born in Reno, Nevada, and has since returned where he works and teaches. He received an MFA in Painting+Drawing at The University of Tennessee, and a BFA in Painting & Drawing from The University of Nevada. Pratt is the recent recipient of the Nevada Arts Council Fellowship and was a recipient of the…
Find out more »Open House & Art Demos – Sierra Arts Academy @ Artech
Open House - Art Demonstrations - Live Music by Colin Ross - Art Sales - Refreshments Sierra Arts Foundation and Artech unite to lend venue, marketing and infrastructure to artists looking for new opportunities to teach art classes and workshops in a bright open space. At 10am there will be a presentation for artists interested in teaching an art class and workshop. Followed by art demonstrations, art sales, and live music by Colin Ross.
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Biggest Little Scavenger Hunt!
Scour Reno for amazing public art! You might win Brew Haha tickets! Tickets are $25 per team, up to 6 people. Figure out the clues and take team selfies with some amazing pieces of Reno's public art, and race back to the Sierra Arts Gallery to win fabulous first place prizes, including 2 Brew HaHa tickets! Join us for all the fun! Get your ticket here! https://sierraarts.org/product/biggest-little-scavenger-hunt-team-ticket/ Image is "Dancing Bees" by Andrea Greenlees, featured at Burning Man 2019.
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Expressive Watercolor Workshop with Maria Partridge
In Expressive Watercolor, you will be encouraged to create from your heart and express yourself while learning the luminous medium of watercolor. Have fun! YOU are the most important thing you bring to your painting. Your vision and self-expression are more important than accuracy and realism, and when your painting is full of personal meaning, it expresses – YOU!SIGN UP HERE
Find out more »August 2021
Playa Made: Jewelry of Burning Man
Exhibition Dates - August 7th thru September 3rd Reception Date - Saturday, August 21st, 12 to 4 pm Christine Kristen (a.k.a Ladybee) is the co-author of "The Jewelry of Burning Man" with Karen Christians and George Post, and the curator of the exhibition "Playa Made: Jewelry of Burning Man." These gifts are part of her incredible collection. Gifting is the second of Burning Man’s Ten Principles: “Burning Man is devoted to acts of gift giving. The value of a gift…
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Breanna Ernst: The Things You Don’t See
Exhibition Dates - August 7t thru 29th Reception Date - Thursday, August 19th 4 to 7 pm Breanna Ernst is a painter who uses acrylic to create portraits and landscapes that border between surreal and realism, for those looking for beautiful and stimulating statement pieces. She currently resides and creates in Sparks, NV. This is the first gallery exhibition for Ernst. “I was inspired by my own self-growth and reflection. In turn, this collection pushed the limits on what I…
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LIGHT MAGIC on the PLAYA – Photos by Vanessa Franking
Exhibition Dates - August 7th thru September 3rd Reception Date - Saturday, August 21st 12 to 4 pm Vanessa has been a burner since 2015, volunteering with the Burning Man ARTery and Documentation teams. She was drawn to the images made at night and in the blue hour with long exposures. In 2019 she was introduced to tube light painting, and now combines long exposure night photography and light painting to create her images of light magic. Her mother told…
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Playa Magic
Exhibition Dates - August 7th thru September 3rd Reception Dates - Saturday, August 21st 12 to 4 pm Maria Partridge, curator for Sierra Arts and Project Manager/Playa Art for Burning Man says, “This is the second year Burning Man will not be happening in the Black Rock Desert so we decided to bring the spirit to our gallery.” Enjoy a large exhibit of Burning Man photographs curated by George Post, long time member of the Photo Documentation team. He has…
Find out more »September 2021
Laurel Picklum: Adaptation
Exhibition Dates - September 4th thru 26th Reception Date - Saturday, September 25th, 3 to 5 pm "Adaption" will present a series of of oil paintings depicting California native animal species. The series poses various scenes, both real and imagined, exploring how these species adapt to urban/city environments. Laurel Picklum grew up in California raised by a pair of nature-loving scientists. Thus far, her life has been filled with creativity through drawing, painting, and music, as well as an ever-growing…
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