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Check our gallery calendar to find out what's currently on display at our branches.

 

Community Voices Frank Kiely

Learn more about our diverse community with Community Voices, featuring short personal histories provided by community members.

 

 

Literary Works Frank Kiely

Drawings, prints, and digital art by Frank Kiely, inspired by the works of James Joyce, Jonathan Swift, and William Shakespeare.

 

 

The Rebirth of an Expressionist Noyes

Freeflow creative education through spirit. A collection of expressionist oil paintings by Raymond Stewart.

 

 

Nick Noyes Art of Summer 2021 Noyes

A selection of current works from Nick Noyes made in 2021, featuring paintings done in abstract, impressionist, expressionist, and cubist stylings.

 

 

Los Rezos de la Revolución Los Rezos de la Revolucion

A collection of mixed media works from the current Reno City Artist. 

 

 

Tails and Tales Chalk Art Tails and Tales Chalk Art

A collection of chalk art submitted by Washoe County residents as part of our 2021 Summer Reading Challenge, Tails and Tales. 

 

 

Truckee Meadows Quilters Truckee Meadows Quilters

For Artown 2021, the Truckee Meadows Quilters present this collection of textile art. 

 

 

Tails and Tales Story Stroll Tails and Tales Story Stroll

A collection of stories and poems, some illustrated, submitted by kids in Washoe County as part of our 2021 Summer Reading Challenge. 

 

 

Exploring the Queer Bible Exploring the Queer Bible

Pax Robinson's colorful animal drawings inspired by Bible stories. These images are excepts of a larger multimedia project called The Queer Bible.

 

 

Tinker Creeking Tinker Creeking

Small-scale, found object sculptures by Michelle Lassaline. 

 

 

Other Composites Other Composites

An exploration of earthenware tiles by Cesar Piedra and Summer Orr. 

 

 

Nothing Had, Nothing Lost Nothing Had, Nothing Lost

Woodcuts and lino prints by Nathaniel Benjamin. 

 

 

In the Midst of Wild Horses Horses

Photographer Molly LaCombe's images of wild horses. 

 

 

Seasons in the Sierra Seasons in the Sierra

A collection of landscape photographs from Dotty Molt. 

 

 

Paintings by Emily Reid Bear in crown

Acrylic and oil paintings of animals by artist and educator, Emily Reid. 

 

 

Living Color River's Edge

Depicting nearby landscapes, these impressionistic oils by painter Jane Lufkin feature vibrant colors and expressive impasto brushstrokes. 

 

 

4th Street: A Legacy of Change Suffragists marching

A collection of images by photographers Scott Hinton, Sebastian Diaz, and Jeff John Sison, documenting three historic motor lodges shortly before they were demolished.

 

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