Reno Art Galleries, Museums, Supplies & More

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We are all about to dive deep into everything about art in Reno and our opening section will fully cover the best art galleries and museums near you.

Up next we will discuss a variety of other topics like local art supply stores, events, festivals, dealers, appraisers, walking tours, sculptures and statues, art classes, studios for rent, and the top frame shops in your area.

If you are searching for any specific section you can jump straight to it by using the table of contents on the left and we will also be sharing a Reno art map with all of the various venues we mention throughout the post pinned on it.

Those who are interested can read some of our other posts for cities around the region right there.

Best Art Galleries & Museums In Reno

If you want to visit the best art galleries and museums in Reno you can go to:

The Nevada Museum of Art is open from 10am to 6pm Tuesday through Sunday after originally being founded in 1931 and it is the only art museum in Nevada to be recognized by the American Alliance of Museums. The current museum structure was designed by globally acclaimed architect Will Bruder and is located in the center of the downtown Liberty District. The four-story 70,000-square-foot structure is modeled after geological formations in the Black Rock Desert and serves as a visual metaphor for the institution’s intellectual concentration on art and the environment.

By providing inclusive programming, diverse and exciting exhibitions, research, and teaching opportunities in its transcultural collection the Lilley Museum of Art which is open Tuesday through Saturday promotes the University’s educational purpose and enriches the cultural life of the Nevada community.

Galleries at Work: A Sneak Peek at the Permanent Collection’ is a selection of items from Sierra Arts Foundation’s permanent collection that is on display at the Reno City Hall Metro Gallery.

Sierra Arts aims to share educational possibilities with artists of all ages as well as growth and training, financial support, and promotional and marketing help while providing and administering locations and venues for artists to perform and showcase their work across the community.

Stremmel Gallery is open from from 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday and 10am to 3pm on Saturday after starting out as a fine art gallery in 1969 specializing in contemporary paintings, drawings, and sculpture by mid-career and established American and European artists. Stremmel offers a comprehensive variety of client services including conservation framing and restoration and is situated in an award-winning building.

Visual artists working with a variety of socio/cultural issues, techniques, and genres are invited to show their work at the TMCC Art Gallery. Reno Art Works is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing artists of all media and genres with professional work space, exhibition space, and classroom space.

Materials & Supplies Near You

New materials or supplies can be purchased at art stores in your area like:

Nevada Fine Arts is one of the biggest independent art, frame, and printing businesses providing a wide range of products and services to local artists, students, and crafters while also framing and printing a wide range of pictures.

Nevada Blue is a family-owned and run printing firm that has been serving customers here and in Carson City since 1992. The management and production teams have a combined expertise of well over 100 years in the reprographics industry allowing them to give each project the attention it deserves.

You probably already know what chain stores like the Michaels, Joann, and Hobby Lobby have to offer.

Shows & Events

These local art shows, events, and festivals come highly recommended:

One of the recent Reno Art Fests featured an Art Car Show & Shine, Open Air Art Market, Controlled Burn, a CR8TIV Zone full of family fun, a beer garden, food trucks, and a weekend full of activities downtown.

Atlantis is hosting the Reno Chalk Art & Music Festival meaning your areas hottest art festival is back as a celebration of art, music, and life and they are open to artists of all levels of experience.

The Elm Estate hosts The Art Of Being Together where you can join them for a lovely evening with Khalilah Cage & Friends as well as a special appearance by Cheryl Bowers for The Art of Being Together.

Every Third Thursday you can also try Art Walk Reno which starts at the Metro Gallery at 5:30pm.

Art Dealers & Appraisers

Art dealers and appraisers are where you can encounter new unique works or learn the value of something you already own:

Fred Boyce is a 92-year-old artist who has spent his life painting the natural world’s beauty. Much of his work focuses on the amazing sites you can see around the Sierras and across the state.

Walking Tours

On a sunny day try out one of these art walking tours in your area:

Every first Thursday Art Walk Reno brings a flurry of activity to the downtown Arts District’s restaurants, galleries, and shops as the guided art walk begins at the Metro Gallery at 5:30pm.

The Midtown Mural Map is an interactive map that displays the street art near you in Midtown where more than 80 murals have been painted by local, national, and international artists and the number is rising.

The annual Midtown Art Walk is a free event that highlights the city’s Midtown District’s unique culture stimulating the senses with a variety of art, cuisine, and live entertainment by partnering artists with local retailers.

Sculptures & Statues

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These statues and sculptures can also be fun to check out:

  • Portal of Evolution at 10 Ralston St
  • The Space Whale at 10 N Virginia St
  • Guardian of Eden at 160 W Liberty St
  • The Reno Star at S Virginia Street & S McCarran Blvd
  • Treespire at 550 University Ter
  • DaVinci Wings at 550 N Virginia St

The Portal of Evolution is located on the Northeast corner of City Plaza across the street from City Hall.

In 2016 The Space Whale made its premiere in steel lattice and hand-painted stained glass when The Pier Group and Matthew Schultz collaborated with Android Jones and Andy Tibbetts to construct a 40-foot tall humpback whale mother and her youngster.

Within the petals of the Sacred Lotus flower the legendary seat of creation and the emblem of enlightenment Guardian of Eden frames knowledge of our contemporary ecological catastrophe. This abstract artwork may be seen near the intersection of S Virginia Street and S McCarran Boulevard.

Treespire has four fifteen-foot-tall trees that were formerly part of The Mangrove which is a collection of sculptural trees made from recyclable materials that ringed Burning Man’s iconic figure The Man.

Scultura di Colletivo is an international blacksmith collective that produced the DaVinci Wings as part of DaVinci’s Workshop which is a pop-up participatory sculptural workshop on the Playa during Burning Man 2016. The wings are composed of forged and manufactured steel and wrought iron with traditional blacksmithing and joinery processes.

Reno Art Classes

It doesn’t matter if you want private lessons or group classes for kids, teens, or adults the best art schools near you are:

Copper Cat Studio is more than just a place to find your inner artist as it is also a place to nourish your spirit.

Arts for All Nevada promotes community-wide access to the arts with a focus on those with disabilities, those who are poor, at-risk, or underrepresented by the scene.

The departments of art, music, theatre, and dance make up the University Of Nevada School of the Arts which is at the heart of the thriving performing and visual arts community in your area.

The artist, canvas, paint, brushes, easels, and aprons are all provided by Picasso & Wine and all of the setup and clean-up is done by them so you simply show up, have a good time, make your art, and take it home. Snacks, drinks, and alcoholic beverages are offered at the studios and at select venues although they are not usually included in the price. It is fair to say that these lessons are a bit more casual than some of the others on the list but that doesn’t mean you won’t learn something and have a great time doing so.

Studios For Rent Near You

Reno Art Works who we already linked you to in the best galleries and museums list at the top of the page is a great place to rent out working studio space.

Framing

For local art framing services head to:

Midtown Frameworks is a bespoke photo frame company in Midtown that is locally owned and run and that specializes in various sorts of framing including oval, round, cathedral, and heart shaped frames as well as modern gallery style and classic ornate framing.

For a physical and mortar gallery with for over 40 years and is now gaining an online presence contact Art Source Gallery who thinks that with years of art business expertise, various corporate and residential installations, and fine art publishers they can provide the consumer with exactly what they want at competitive and accessible pricing.

Eagle Framing & Art Business is a picture frame and art gallery in your area that specializes in custom framing.

The Frame Business at Lakeside is a full-service frame shop that has been locally owned and managed for nearly fifty year.

Since 1997 Picture Perfect has provided a comprehensive variety of skilled picture framing and custom-framed mirror services as their professionals have a combined expertise of almost 40 years.

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Have Fun Enjoying The Reno Art Scene

Well guys, we tried to cover the full art scene near you to the best of our abilities. We discussed the best galleries, museums, events, shows, supply stores, dealers, appraisers, walking tours, sculptures, classes, studios, and framers in your area.

Those of you who stuck around this long might know a lot about the local art scene. Feel free to share your own tips, or to let us know if you noticed anything incorrect.

Have fun going to the galleries, museums, buying supplies or doing anything that has to do with art in Reno!

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This post and all of the posts on our site are edited by Dan Soloman who has been a huge fan of art since he was a little kid. His mother was a good local artist, and she taught him the trade from a very early age. He studied art and its history in both high school and college, has worked at multiple galleries, and recently has begun creating and editing online content for this site and some other online media platforms.

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