27 Sep A Creative Spark
Nestled in a quaint corner of Truckee, a two-story building clad in rusted corten steel resides harmoniously among its surroundings—aspens quaking gently in the breeze, sturdy pines stretching skyward, a bountiful garden. ...
27 Sep Jewel Tones of the Sierra
Water is notoriously tricky to capture in art. Its translucent shimmers and shadows, ebbs and flows, and everchanging nature make it challenging to translate to a static medium. Perhaps that’s why Megan Smith is so successful in her artwork. Using a medley of homemade iridescent paints,...
27 Jun Art in the Right Place
Reno and Las Vegas are not neighbors. You know it. I know it. But does the general art-loving public know it? In Briana Dolan’s experience, the answer is no. “Half the people that I talk to from the East Coast? They think it’s next to Vegas,” she says....
25 Apr Let the Music Play
Over the last two summers the music that normally fills the air, ears and hearts of festivalgoers went silent....
25 Feb ENTER TQ’S 2022 BEST OF TAHOE PHOTO CONTEST
Welcome to Tahoe Quarterly’s 2022 Best of Tahoe Photo Contest, which runs from February 25 through March 15....
22 Feb Jesse Melanson: Big Art, Big Dreams
In July 2021, words appeared on the wall of the Nevada State Bank building in downtown Reno: “Love is everywhere,” “Explore the world,” “Joy,” “Gratitude,” “Imagination.”...
27 Sep Forging into the Future
Founded more than 50 years ago by a charismatic Austrian ski coach, Tahoe’s oldest blacksmith shop continues to build upon its reputation as the best in the business at an ancient craft...
27 Sep Landscape Legacy
How a watercolorist influenced Reno’s art scene and generations of painters...
25 Jun Exploring a Forest, One Word at a Time
This summer, visitors to Taylor Creek on Tahoe’s South Shore will look down at their feet and see the tree rings of a forest embedded with a spiraling pattern of words....
23 Apr Bonsais from Behind the Lens
I have a confession: I give names to trees around Lake Tahoe. There is The Jumping Tree, The Sergeant, The Old Friend, The Snag, Master Blaster, The Rock Tree, Island Tree and many others....