Art News & Events

Kids’ Pottery Class
T Pots Pottery is offering a Kids’ Pottery Class on Wednesdays from 3:45 to 5:15 p.m. through March 31.
Kids can explore the various ways of creating functional and sculptural pottery. Kids learn different handbuilding techniques including slabs, coils and pinch, as well as an introduction to the potter’s wheel with guest instructor Jesse Rose, an art educator with experience teaching children of all ages. For more information call (530) 559-9773 or visit www.tpotspottery.com.

‘Horse HeART’ exhibit
“Horse HeART” at Art Attack in Incline Village brings together art and horses in an equine art exhibit, competition and fundraiser to benefit wild horses. Featuring art that evokes the kindred spirit of horses and artists, “Horse HeART” seeks to inspire viewers to negotiate the economic recession with flare.
“We chose the Mustangs as our muse because they epitomize the kind of resilience that we all need,” says Mark DeSautel, owner of Art Attack Gallery. Horse HeART will run through April 12, with a wine and chocolate reception on March 13 from 4 to 8 p.m. Country Western singer Lacy J. Dalton will be attending the reception.
Art Attack teamed up with the Let ‘Em Run Foundation, a nonprofit co-founded by Dalton working to preserve wild horses. Proceeds from a reception-night raffle, featuring such prizes as a guided adventure to see wild horse herds with their new foals and art prints by participating artists, will go to the Let ‘Em Run Foundation. In addition, Art Attack Gallery will donate a portion of the proceeds from art sales to LERF.
Art Attack Gallery is located at 868 Tahoe Blvd., No. 13 in the Christmas Tree Village. For more information about the work to preserve Wild Horses, visit www.letemrun.com. For more information on the exhibit, call the Gallery at (775) 832-7400.

Raphael exhibit to close
The Nevada Museum of Art and Arte ITALIA present Raphael’s “The Woman With the Veil” at the NMOA through March 21. Depicting a woman wearing a veil, the painting embodies some of the high Renaissance master’s distinctive qualities: his control over pigment and color, and a serenity that contrasts with the style of his mentors and fellow icons of the era.
The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 8 p.m. on Thursdays. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, $1 for kids ages 6 to 12, and free for kids 5 and under and museum members. For more information, call (775) 329-3333 or visit www.nevadaart.org.

Raphael subject of exhibit
Arte Italia is hosting the exhibit “Raphael: Life of an Artist” to coincide with the showing of his masterpiece “The Woman with the Veil” at the Nevada Museum of Art. The exhibit of Raphael features the painter’s life, work and influence on the American collector, and runs through March 21.
Admission is free. The museum at 442 Flint St. in Reno is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday and until 8 p.m. on Thursday.

New classes at T Pots Pottery
T Pots Pottery is offering a Try It workshop on the second Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through June. Give wheel throwing a try during this two-hour class on the potter’s wheel for $35.
A Clay Basket workshop will be offered from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on March 20 or 21. Make your own clay basket; no experience is necessary. The class is $55.
As well, a Weekly Clay Drop-In is offered every Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Space reservations are advised. The cost is $15 plus clay.
T Pots also is offering Mud Buddies for groups of four people and parties. And, they are now offering Paint Your Own Pottery and Pottery To Go. Choose your piece, pick your paint colors and have fun. For more information or to register for classes, call (530) 559-9773 or visit www.tpotspottery.com.

‘Rivers and Falls” at event center
The paintings of Truckee artist Nance Leikhim are on display at North Tahoe Event Center through mid-May in the exhibit “Rivers and Falls.”
Leikhim has worked in a variety of media including watercolor, pastels, acrylics, oils and oil sticks. Her exhibit includes a large 98” wide painting named “The River,” which includes an analogy to life in its design. Smaller watercolor and mixed media pieces are on the theme of waterfalls and leaves falling.
Most of her current work has been in painting, but she also has done numerous murals in homes and worked in graphic design for 25 years after earning a degree in textile design.
The public is invited to come into the Center during normal business hours to view the art on display at no charge. The North Tahoe Event Center has partnered with North Tahoe Arts and the Art in Public Places program to provide rotating art exhibits.

Ceramics class offered
The Fine Arts Department at Sierra Nevada College will be offering a Ceramics: Pottery class with instructor Rick Parsons from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday from March 25 to May 5. The course will encompass all levels, function and non-functional forms (mugs, vases, plates, bowls and more).
The cost is $225 for the session and includes clay, glazings and firings. For more information, call Parsons at (775) 881-7587 or e-mail rparson@sierranevada.edu.

Call for Trails & Vistas artists
Vocalists, choirs, sculptors and other visual and performing artists are invited to submit work samples for Trails and Vistas’ September 2010 art hike that takes place in the Sierra Nevada. Submissions are due by March 31.
Trails and Vistas’ annual art-hike combines thought-provoking and innovative art pieces along a 2.5-mile guided hike in majestic surroundings. Adults and children enjoy the magic of art in nature with quality performances along the hike.
Inquires and submissions should be directed to: Nancy Tieken Lopez, 10309 Cromley Square, Truckee, CA 96161. For more information, call (530) 550-8262 or e-mail nancy@trailsandvistas.org. A stipend is provided for chosen performers and artists. Lodging assistance also may be available.

‘Beauty of the Sierra’ exhibit
North Tahoe Art Center hosts “The Beauty of the Sierra” featuring Rustic Wood Creations and photography from artists Jacob Morrison and Lindsey Anderson through March 28.
Morrison and Anderson grew up in Truckee and graduated from Truckee High School. They left to study and returned to live in Portola. Morrison uses the natural forms of wood to create wonderful rustic furniture. He sells many signature pieces and creates innovative one-of-a-kind designs.
The Center also is hosting a Preschool Exhibit featuring the work of local children of various ages from Tahoe City Community Preschool, the state preschool at Tahoe Lake and Vallejo Child Care. A different school will be featured every week.

Klein exhibits at Soule Domain
Soule Domain is hosting an exhibit by photographer Kevin Klein through June 1.
“Home for me is Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada. The change of years, of the seasons, of days or hours brings a constant kaleidoscope of beauty,” Klein says of his work. “I am thankful every day for the new, fresh insights each day presents through the beauty of the Lake Tahoe area. Photography keeps me searching for those magical moments and for the magic of each moment. It pushes me to find new ways to bring those moments into our consciousness, into our hearts: to create art.”
For more information on Klein’s work, visit www.kevinkleinphotography.com.

Gathering of Art
North Tahoe Arts “A Gathering of Art” program meets on the first and third Wednesdays of every month at the Corison Loft from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program is for artists and novice artists to have the opportunity to work on individual projects, yet be with others at the same time. The next meeting is March 17.
Bring equipment (easels, etc) and supplies (tables and chairs provided). There will be no instructor. A Gathering of Art is open to the public to join in, observe and ask questions. Bring your own supplies and easels. There is no charge for these gatherings, but a donation to North Tahoe Arts would help defray the costs of supplies for Kids Art Saturday programs. Donations are tax deductable. For more information, call (530) 581-2787.

Gross featured at Artisan Gallery
Printmaker Sue Gross is among the featured artists at the North Tahoe Artisan Gallery. Gross is a printmaker and the illustrator of two children’s books, “I’m Going to be a Big Sister” and ‘I’m Going to be a Big Brother,” both the recipients of the 2006 iParent Media Awards.
Gross is a self-taught artist who worked in the publishing field until concentrating on her artwork full time. All of Sue’s prints are original, signed and numbered block, monotype or woodblock prints, sometimes incorporating pastels, watercolors or acrylics. Her work focuses on the fun and enjoyment in life. Her creations range from themes of Lake Tahoe to food and wine and much more. In 2007, Gross started Organicotton Goods, which pairs her block prints with organic cotton clothing and tote bags. All are made from organic cotton that is grown, processed and sewn in the USA.
Her prints, cotton clothing and books are available at North Tahoe Arts in Tahoe City. For more information, call (530) 581-2787.

Museum events offered
The Nevada Museum of Art offers a number of workshops and talks. The Black Rock Design Institute presents Joseph Tanney | Resolution: 4 Architecture on March 25 at 6 p.m. Tanney discusses the design directives and motivation behind Resolution: 4 Architecture, winners of the Dwell Magazine Home Design Invitational 2003. The cost is $10 or $8 for members.
An Art Afternoon Workshop and Social for Seniors will be March 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. featuring a docent-guided tour and studio art class. Light refreshments will be served. No art background is necessary. The cost for two sessions is $12 or $10 for members.

Gilbert exhibits ‘Double Vision’
Sierra Arts in Reno is currently exhibiting “Double Vision” featuring the work of photographer Michael Gilbert in the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Gallery in the South Valleys Library through March 18. Gilbert invites viewers to reflect on the nature of sight. The artist’s process is straightforward: by taking a picture and mirroring it, an abstract pattern develops. This simple alteration allows geometric shapes to emerge from everyday landscapes.

NMOA hosts Youth Art Month
The Nevada Museum of Art presents an exhibition of artwork created by northern Nevada middle and high school students as part of The Scholastic Art Awards of 2010 during Youth Art Month. The exhibit will be on display through April 3. The museum also will host a Teen Art Night on March 26. For more information, call (775) 329-3333 or visit www.nevadaart.org.

Gee’s Bend quilts on display
The Nevada Museum of Arts presents “A Survey of Gee’s Bend Quilts” through April 11. A longstanding tradition among the African-American women of Gee’s Bend, Ala., quilting was both a necessity and a rare opportunity for creative personal expression.
Explore the internationally renowned quilts that have been lauded in The New York Times as “some of the most miraculous works of modern art America has produced.” Divided into four sections, this show delves into the history, styles, artistic influence and future of Gee’s Bend quilts.
Upcoming programs include an Art Bite on March 12 at noon featuring quilt expert Julie Silber on A Survey of Gee’s Bend Quilts. Cost is $5, $4 for museum members. A Taste of Gee’s Bend Dinner will be offered March 25 with three seatings at Café Musée. The cost is $44.50 or $34.50 for members. A Hands On Sunday Family Program on Tiny Quilts is March 28 at noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Bring the entire family for this free program featuring hands-on art projects and gallery activities.
The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 8 p.m. on Thursdays. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, $1 for kids ages 6 to 12, and free for kids 5 and under and museum members. For more information, call (775) 329-3333 or visit www.nevadaart.org.

NMOA hosts range of exhibits
The Nevada Museum of Art is hosting a number of exhibits, including a video exhibit on copper mining production from Nevada to China and a colored-pencil exhibit on the American dream of home ownership.
“The Work Ethic in American Art” continues through March 28 with a collection that includes paintings that depict laborers and various work environments. Among the works in the exhibition will be those by Lovell Birge Harrison, Elsie Palmer Payne, Jacob Getlar Smith and Moses Soyer.
“Swarm: Elaine Parks” runs through March 14. Parks’ installation “Swarm” consists of more than 1,000 over-sized clay crickets that cover the entire floor and ascend the walls of the gallery.
For Parks, the annual invasion of Mormon crickets in the Nevada town of Tuscarora is an event she anticipates with both deference and dread. Located about 50 miles north of Elko in the northeastern region of Nevada, Tuscarora is just one of many small towns across the American West that brace for the insects – known as shield-backed katydids – that invade annually.
“Beffi Triptych: Preserving Abruzo’s Cultural Heritage” will be on display through April 11. Painted in the early 15th century, the Beffi Triptych survived a violent earthquake in April 2009 that struck the Abruzzo region of Italy. The first work of art to be transported out of the region since then, the Beffi Triptych is one of the most important works from the National Museum of Abruzzo and is named for the village of Beffi where it once adorned the Church of Santa Maria del Ponte.
Sculptor Bryan Christiansen presents “Trophy Hunter” through May 9. Christiansen’s life-sized, contemporary sculptures challenge conventional notions of rural life, home, the innocence of childhood and the rituals of hunting.
For nearly a decade, Penelope Gottlieb has worked to produce a series of drawings that examine the archetypal American dream of home ownership, while also exploring the idea of the house as a status symbol, marker of class identity and focal point of desire. In “No $ Down,” Gottlieb’s colored-pencil drawings catalogue frontal views of popular domestic architecture. On display through May 23.
Lucy Raven’s video “China Town” traces copper mining and production from an open pit mine in East Ely, Nev., to the Yangtze River in China, where the semi-processed ore is sent to be smelted, refined and spun into wire ultimately used to electrify the nation. The video consists of an animated sequence created from more than 7,000 photographs, along with ambient sound that Raven recorded along her journey across the globe. The exhibit is on display through May 9.
“Monsters and Maidens: Amphora Pottery of the Art Nouveau Era” is on display through April 11. Between 1892 and 1918, the Amphora Pottery Company manufactured thousands of remarkably imaginative and delicately crafted ceramic vessels in its workshop in Teplitz, Austria. From snarling dragons and sea creatures to medieval maidens and lily pads, the wares of the Amphora pottery makers were influenced by artistic and literary movements ranging from Symbolism and Secessionism to Art Nouveau. This exhibition features 20 stunning examples of Amphora Pottery from the Southern California collection of Byron Vreeland.
For more information, call (775) 329-3333 or visit www.nevadaart.org.

Pottery, stoneware classes
Susan Dorwart is offering Wheel Thrown and Handbuilding technique classes on ongoing Thursdays. Students will enjoy molds, slabs, coils and the wheel. The workshops are for all ages from beginner to expert and all ages 12 and older.
The classes meet 5:30 to 8 p.m. Fees are $36 for four weeks and $10 per class for drop-in. Material fees are $15 every two months.
Alanna Hughes offers a Stoneware class every Monday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Students will explore and construct, then elaborate and glaze food quality stoneware projects. Fees are $32 for four weeks and $10 per class for drop-in. Materials fees are $20 as needed for clay and glazes.
Both classes are offered through Truckee Parks and Rec. For more information and to register, call (530) 582-7720.

Salm exhibits at Uncorked
Photographer Ryan Salm has been traveling around the world for the last 15 years. In between the endless wanderings, he spends his down days living in North Lake Tahoe and photographing the beauty that makes us all love this place so much. From backpacking trips, to sky diving planes and evening sunset strolls on the beach, Salm loves to portray the vivid colors and unique perspectives that Lake Tahoe has to offer.
Salm will be exhibiting a photographic show of recent work at the Uncorked Wine Bar in the Village at Squaw Valley. For more information, visit www.ryansalmphotography.com.

Kids ART Saturdays
North Tahoe Arts hosts Kids ARTS Saturday on select days for children ages 5 to 12 years old each month. The art days are offered at no cost with materials provided, and no advance registration is required. For upcoming dates, call the center at (530) 581-2787 or e-mail info@northtahoearts.com.

Zimmerman displays at Dragonfly
Truckee artist and illustrator Sara Zimmerman is showing her “Woman in Raw” exhibit at Dragonfly Cuisine in Truckee.
“These expressive works represent my recent story of becoming a mom, integrating motherhood into an active and creative lifestyle, and trying to juggle it all while maintaining a sense of self,” says Zimmerman. The exhibit of these large art works will be on display through April and is open to the public.

Guided Tours at NMOA
The Nevada Museum of Arts hosts guided tours free with admission to the museum at 1 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. As well, tours are offered at 6 p.m. Thursdays, except on the first Thursday of every month. Reservations are not required.
Spanish-language tours also are available and are offered by appointment. Call (775) 329-3333, ext. 253.
The museum is open Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and until 8 p.m. on Thursdays. Admission is $10 adults, $8 seniors/students, $1 kids 6 to 12, and free kids 5 and under and for museum members. For more information, call (775) 329-3333 or visit www.nevadaart.org.