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Art, ecology, landscaping and functional infrastructure meet in Patricia Johanson’s collaborative project – Petaluma Wetlands Park on display Sept. 19 through Jan. 10, 2010 at the Center for Art + Environment LAB (CA+E LAB) at the Nevada Museum of Art. The exhibition, curated by CA+E Director William L. Fox, consists of a collection of the artist’s drawings, sketches, interpretive signage and photographs.

Known worldwide for her large-scale designs, Johanson created the multi-purpose pub… Continue

The Center for Art + Environment at the Nevada Museum of Art launches this month with a series of highlights including the appointment of William L. Fox as the Center’s first director.

William L. Fox has been called an art critic, science writer, and cultural geographer. He will be responsible for developing a long-range plan for the Center's growth and programming, including an exhibition and publications series, residencies for artists and scholars and partnerships with other institutions aro… Continue

RENO, NV. – The Center for Art + Environment at the Nevada Museum of Art launches this month with a series of highlights including the appointment of William L. Fox as the Center’s first director, the formation of an international advisory group and the acquisition of archives from the Land Arts of the American West, as well as never-before-seen Michael Heizer and Walter de Maria archival materials from The Deiro Collection.

The Center for Art + Environment builds on the Museum’s long hi… Continue

With the formal establishment of the Center for Art + Environment at the Nevada Museum of Art, an international advisory group has been created and includes: Matt Coolidge, Director of the Center for Land Use Interpretation; Bill Gilbert, Co-Director of the Land Arts of the American West program; Lucy Lippard, cultural critic, Geoff Manaugh, senior editor of Dwell magazine and author of BLDBLOG; and Steve Wells, Ph.D., president of Desert Research Institute (DRI). The advisory group meets… Continue

RENO, NV - Global interest in the intersections of nature and culture has broadened in recent years and contemporary artists and designers have re-envisioned the concept of environment. To better understand the ideas shaping this dialogue, Nevada Museum of Art (NMA) will bring together creative practitioners whose works explore natural, built, and virtual environments at The Art + Environment Conference, scheduled for
October 2-4, 2008.

With programming and permanent collections focused… Continue