MUSEUMS

NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM
10 S. Lake St. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. 333-9300. Cost: $8, $7 seniors, $3 ages 6-18, and free museum members and children 5 and younger. Family memberships are $55. The museum features 200 antique, classic, special interest, and one-of-a-kind vehicles, vintage clothing, and art displays.

• DeSotos, Dames & Dudes: Divorce Reno-Style. Through Oct. 3. Divorcees from all over the country traveled by trains, planes, and automobiles to “take the cure,” as divorce was known in Reno.

• This Time It’s Hudson. May 9 to Sept. 26. Hudso•Motor Car Co. cars introduced features that were the first to appear in the automobile industry.

NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART
160 W. Liberty St. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays. 329-3333. www.nevadaart.org. Cost: $10, $8 seniors and students. Docent guided tours begin at 2 p.m. Saturday.

• Maxfield Parrish: Master of Make Believe. Through June 26. This major retrospective highlights Parrish’s career. The exhibition features 70 works of superlative design and beauty, including Parrish’s calendar and book illustrations, as well as his classicized paintings and a selection of large-scale murals.

• Amy Globus: electric sheep. Through May 8. Viewers can enjoy an unusual audio-visual experience as they watch a video of an octopus make its way through glass tubing.

• Marco Brambilla: Superstar. Through May 15. This video installation depicts a man free-falling amidst high-rise buildings.

• Nevada Now: The Visual Artists Fellowship Award Exhibition. Through May 29. This is an exhibition of 15 artists who participated in the Nevada Arts Council fellowship program from 1988 through 2003.

• Darius Kuzmickas: Pinhole Camera Photographs. Through July 31. This selection of black-and-white photographs was taken using the pinhole photography technique.

• Throat: Installation by Jim Zlokovich and Joe Zuccarini. May 22 through Aug. 1. Cloudscapes in various stages of light and movement will cover the walls and surround a single sculpture in the media gallery.

LARGER GALLERIES

STREMMEL GALLERY
1400 S. Virginia St. Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. 786-0558.

• May 12 to June 4: Landscapes of the California hills by James Shay.

CHANGING EXHIBITS

ARTISTS CO-OP OF RENO ART GALLERY
627 Mill St. Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. 322-8896.

May: Works of Mary Chadwell and Harriet Uhalde. Chadwell makes miniatures and large paintings with collages, oils, and watercolors. Uhalde paints with a knife to create sweeping landscapes. June: East Fork Exchange.

BLEULION ART & SPACE
420 Evans Ave. Open the Friday nights of shows. Call for appointment. 333-0894.

CAMPBELL ART STUDIO AND GALLERY
255 Crummer Lane. Art of Realism by Gini Campbell Annis. Call for appointment. 329-3432.

EXIT GALLERY
Church Fine Arts Complex, Second Floor Hallway, University of Nevada, Reno. Public parking is available on the fifth floor of the UNR parking garage. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. 784-4994.

GALLERY CUI-UI
290 California Ave. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. Open first Thursdays of the month until 7:30 p.m. 329-3698. Features local jewelry artists, including contemporary sterling silver jewelry by co-owner Ann E. Fullerton.

GALLERY 516
516 S. Virginia St. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and by appointment. 333-0900. The artwork of owner Ron Oden is featured. May and June: Alabaster and marble sculpture of John Rosa, watercolor linolium and block print of Judy Mough, and modular form paintings by LaVern Theis.

GALLERY DECORARTIVE
3358 Lakeside Court. Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 825-7033.

JOHN BEN SNOW MEMORIAL TRUST ART GALLERY
South Valleys Library, 15650-A Wedge Pkwy. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday; noon to 8 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. 329-2787.
Through May 20: Mixed media pieces of Candace Nicol in Memory Glitches. June 4 to Aug. 13: Grant Artists Showcase.

LA BUSSOLA CENTER GALLERY 211 W. First St. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 348-8858. May: The Altered Doll Group Show displays dolls that have been transformed by 30 artists. June: Cowboys, Jazz, and Java exhibit shows large landscapes and backdrops of John Thomas. July: Art of the Cocktail (and other libations) is on tap.

MCKINLEY ARTS AND CULTURE CENTER
925 Riverside Drive. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. 334-2417. Through May 18: Paintings of Erik Holland.

METROPOLIS ART STUDIO AND BACKSTREET FRAMES
155 N. Edison Way, Suite No. 3. Call for appointment. 856-2923

METRO GALLERY IN RENO CITY HALL
1 E. First St. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 329-2787. May 5 through June 24: Abstract images of Cynthia Hurley.

NEVADA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1650 N. Virginia St. Hours: Museum and store are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The research library is open from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 688-1190. May through September: Wally’s World: The Loneliest Art Collection in Nevada features works by important Nevada artists collected by Eureka Opera House director Wally Cuchine.

NEVER ENDER STORE AND GALLERY
350 W. Liberty St. Hours: Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Opening May 9 and 14: a show featuring recent work from local students in all mediums. Opening May 30 and June 4: Purse-group show: any medium on any purse. Opening June 25: New Work on Paper: Jeanne Jo and Jake Lee-High duo show: mixed media.

NORTHWEST RENO LIBRARY
2325 Robb Drive. Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 787-4100 or 785-4058. Through May 13: Quilts for the Wall will highlight the fabric art of Linda McLaghlin.

RECORD STREET CAFE GALLERY
945 Record St. Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. 329-7227.

RICHARDSON GALLERY OF FINE ART
Sierra Marketplace, 3670 S. Virginia St. Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. 828-0888. May: Paintings of Oleg Zhivetin. He paints in cubist style of Russian romanticism. Also, Fabian Perez’s work. June: Ford Smith’s contemporary landscapes.

SHEPPARD FINE ARTS GALLERY
Church Fine Arts Complex, Main Floor Hallway, UNR. Public parking is available on the fifth floor of the UNR parking garage. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 784-6658. May 9-12: Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibit will display works of UNR students.

SIERRA ARTS GALLERY
Riverside Artist Lofts, 17 S. Virginia St., Suite 120. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 329-2787. Through June 24: Cynthia Hurley’s work.

SILVER STATE GALLERY
719 Plumas St. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 324-2323.

TRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE GALLERIES
7000 Dandini Blvd. Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 674-7600.

VSA ARTS OF NEVADA
Lake Mansion, 250 Court St. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 826-6100. www.nv.vsarts.org The organization has art workshops for all ages.

WASHOE COUNTY
DOWNTOWN RENO LIBRARY
301 S. Center St. 327-8300. Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. May: The Sierra Watercolor Society presents Bouquets of Art, and John Califano shares his collection of racehorse memorabilia in The Big Horse. June: Kris Olinger and Friends present black-and-white photography. Barbara Kaufman’s Flowers in Photography is displayed. The Reno Fire Department presents Living With Fire, visuals and information about rangeland and urban innerface fires.

PERMANENT EXHIBITS

ADDI GALLERY
Reno Hilton, casino level. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Friday, and 9 a.m. through 7 p.m. Saturday. 323-1920.

AUGUSTINE ARTS
9748 S. Virginia St. Foothill Commerce Center, Complex 5. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Also open by appointment. 828-3525.

BANTU SPIRIT
Riverside Artist Lofts, 17 S. Virginia St. Hours: 10 a.m. through 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. 337-1717 or 328-3584.

BLUE CORN GALLERY
Interstate 80, Exit 2 in Verdi. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily. 345-2206.

FALLEN LEAF GALLERY
3675 Baker Lane. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 826-7477.

WILDFLOWER VILLAGE OPEN DOOR CHAPEL GALLERIES
4275 to 4395 W. Fourth St. Hours: noon to 6 p.m. daily. 787-3769.