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by Bill Fox, Director of Center for Art + Environment

IMAGE: Installation View at Oats Park School, "Drawn To / Drawn From, A Forty Five Year Survey" (Left to Right) Template, 2003; Stone Stairs, 2006; White Cave, 2006; Puddle, 2012 on…

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“Museums can watch the world pass them by, or they can shape the trajectory of its course.” – David B. Walker, Executive Director | CEO, Nevada Museum of Art.

 

On the eve of its 80^th anniversary, the Nevada Museum of Art announces the second Art + Environment Conference ^SM, a flagship program of the Museum's Center for Art + Environment that will bring together artists, scholars, designers, and writers for a dialogue that fosters new knowledge in…

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RENO, Nev. - The internationally-renowned ecological artists, Helen and Newton Harrison, have teamed with the Center for Art + Environment at the Nevada Museum of Art to create new work for their ongoing endeavor the Force Majeure, a series of land-based artworks responding to the challenges of global change. Titled Sierra Nevada: An Adaptation, the current project is a continuation of the great-scale environmental remedies the Harrisons have proposed since…

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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… 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… Continue