Brian Schorn, Alumn of Resident Artist Program in Silver City, has artwork in Reno's Art District

Sierra Arts Foundation's "Galleries at Work" program puts art in spaces like foyers and offices. For instance, 22 pieces of art Michigan artist Brian Schorn made while living in Silver City, Nevada at the Resident Artist Program are on display in the foyer of the gorgeous 50 Liberty Street building in Reno's Arts District until April 2016. Check it out during business hours.

Brian's artwork was previously presented in a solo exhibit called Comstock Wabi Sabi at St. Mary's Art Center in Virginia City in August 2015. His mixed media assemblages were made with found objects from the historic Comstock area of Silver City. The following excerpt from a review of that show by Erich Obermayr was typical of the high praise for Brian's work, "Simply put, this is high-level work of an artist and craftsman who knows what he is doing...The first thing that strikes you is the craftsmanship.The pieces are neat and contained, their diverse parts joined invisibly, or held together with small, unobtrusive screws. Pieces of weathered wood form the backing, and background, for the smaller, varied objects, which also serves to focus our attention, and lets us know we are looking at something special. Silver City’s one-hundred fifty year plus history has given Brian much to work with, and his practiced eye has picked out quite a selection—everything from oyster shells imported during the 1860s to pieces of desiccated garden hose, and in between a broken comb, fragments of plates, bowls, and bottles, wood honeycombed with dry-rot, a spoon and fork, the lost head of a plastic toy cowboy."

Photo by Frances Melhop of some of Brian Schorn's artwork on display at 50 West Liberty Street in Reno, Nevada.

Excursion Ideas - See Brian's artwork, then "First Thursday" events in Reno: Check out Brian's work at 50 West Liberty Street during the afternoon on Thursday, November 5th, and then choose from dozens of evening events that take place on the first Thursday of each month in Reno's Art District.

For example, you can enjoy live music, refreshments, and an artists' reception and open house on the first Thursday of each month from 5pm-8pm at Liberty Fine Art Gallery at 100 West Liberty.

Also on the first Thursday of each month, the Nevada Museum of Art at 160 West Liberty Street hosts "First Thursday" events from 5pm to 7pm. Grab a drink, groove to the live music, and check out the museum's galleries for just $10 (free to museum members). More here: https://www.nevadaart.org/calendar/

If you're feeling particularly energetic, check out the "Off Beat Arts and Music Festival" that kicks off on Thursday, November 5th. It's a four day Arts and Music festival with 90 musicians at about a dozen different venues around Reno. More here: http://www.offbeatfest.com/

The artwork in Brian's "Comstock Wabi Sabi" show is available for purchase - contact Sierra Arts Foundation for details.http://sierra-arts.org/

For more about the Resident Artist Program in Silver City, see https://www.facebook.com/silvercitynevadaresidentartistprogram/