Comstock Nites

12/07/2024

Our 10th Annual Holiday Faire starts tomorrow. The vendors have been welcomed to the Art Center, and we are busy setting up for this weekend's festivities!

Join us tomorrow, December 7, from 10 am to 4 pm & Sunday, December 8, from 10 am to 3 pm.

Make sure to stop by the Virginia City Senior Center Craft Fair and the Silver City Holiday Artisan’s Fair as well on Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8.

12/03/2024

This weekend is our 10th Annual Holiday Faire! Join us Saturday and Sunday for four floors of music, festivities, a silent auction, and 30+ tables of one-of-a-kind art & crafts by talented regional artists.

The Virginia City Senior Center’s Craft Fair and the Silver City Holiday Artisan’s Fair will be taking place December 7 & 8 as well. Enjoy three wonderful craft fairs in one historic town!
https://www.stmarysartcenter.org/annual-holiday-faire

11/12/2024

This Friday, November 15th is our Art After Dark event from 5 to 8 pm! Enjoy live music, a cash bar, and participate in Art Lab. View the incredible work of Kim Johnson before her exhibition ends at the end of the month. It's sure to be a wonderful time!

11/04/2024

Join us for a truly festive, art, craft, music and holiday spirit event throughout our beautiful historic building at our 10th Annual Holiday Faire!

Purchase art and support our local and regional creative masterminds this holiday season. Our artists and makers need all of our support and their work is one of a kind. There will be a broad variety of great gift options including Native American beaded items and drums, paintings, photographs, woodwork, jewelry, cards and ornaments, resin furniture, knit and crocheted items, edible art, dyed fiber arts, dolls, copper sculptures, gourd art, and more.

Mark your calendars now! https://www.stmarysartcenter.org/annual-holiday-faire

10/12/2024

Tomorrow is our Fall Art Reception from 1 to 4 pm! Enjoy live music, light refreshments, and view the wonderful art of Kim Johnson as she exhibits 29 paintings for the first time in our gallery space.

Enjoy complimentary admission, live music by Brother Dan, light refreshments, on-site parking, or ride the free Virginia City Shuttle.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Artist Credit: Kim Johnson: “Transcending”, “Eat Cake”, “A Thousand Years”, and “Self Assurance”

09/27/2024

Immerse yourself in American industrial history at Breaking Ground, a captivating and informative art exhibit coming to the historic Donovan Mill in Silver City from October 4-6! 🛠️✨ Experience over 700 breathtaking photographs projected onto the mill’s structures, accompanied by audio recordings from workers, blending the past and present in a powerful experience.

Admission is FREE, but donations are welcome! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with Nevada’s rich industrial legacy.

📅 October 4-6, 2024
⏰ 7:30-10:30 pm
📍 900 S Main St, Silver City, NV (Just south of Virginia City)

Learn more about the exhibit here!
https://www.comstockfoundation.org/2024/10/04/220352/breaking-ground/

09/11/2024

This Friday to Sunday is the 2024 Reno Tahoe International Art Show at the Reno Convention Center. We will have a wonderful gallery space, along with being the proud sponsors of the Mixed Media: 2D Award. It’s sure to be a beautiful weekend filled with exquisite artwork. Come by and say hello.

Learn more about the event on their website and grab your tickets today: https://ecs.page.link/9f498

09/02/2024

08/31/2024

This upcoming month is filled with classes and a few wonderful retreats.

Starting tomorrow until September 8, the Art Center is closed to the public for Sandy Imperatori’s 32nd annual Plein Air Watercolor Retreat. September 12-15 we are also hosting the sold out VanZyll Zentangle Retreat.

Thursday, September 19 to Sunday, September 22 are our Art & Cocktails, Art Lab and Art After Dark, Monthly Paranormal Investigation, and Arts & Crafts Revival Class.

Mark your calendars and prepare for a beautiful month as we head into fall.

08/29/2024

Mark your calendars! Our September Art After Dark Event takes place September 20 from 5 to 8 pm.

Join us for a fun Friday night viewing the art galleries, listening to live acoustic jam music, enjoying the self-guided historical exhibition, watch a silent movie in the theatre, relax in the library lounge or parlor, and spend time creating in Art Lab. There will be light refreshments and a cash bar.

Members enjoy complimentary admission
$5/non-members

Learn more about Art After Dark: https://www.stmarysartcenter.org/artafterdark

08/18/2024

View our summer collection A Collection of Love: The Personal Art Collection of Larry and Lorna Williamson, our interactive pieces, and our permanent collection of local Virginia City pieces. Take a history tour or wander the halls at your leisure. Check our calendar for open days and learn more about our exhibitions on our website: https://www.stmarysartcenter.org/calendar

08/15/2024

We can't wait to see you on Saturday, August 31st, in your finest steampunk attire for our 7th Annual Steppin Back in Time Fundraiser! This years theme is "Comstock Typeslingers & Sagebrush Journalists" and hope you will join us for games, music, and fun! ⚙️🕰🖋

Buy your tickets here! :

https://steppinbackintime2024.eventbrite.com

07/28/2024

Art After Dark takes place on Friday, August 9 from 5 to 8 pm! Enjoy a twilight viewing of our galleries, complete your Art and Cocktails class work, or take part in our self-guided Art Lab stations.

https://www.stmarysartcenter.org/artafterdark

07/20/2024

Art After Dark has begun! Music’s playing and art supplies are waiting for your arrival! We are here until 8pm.

07/17/2024

What’s happening at the Art Center this week?

Thursday is our Art & Cocktails Mosaics Class with Pura Vida Sierras Art.

Friday is our Art After Dark Event from 5 to 8 pm with access to Art Lab and evening admission to our galleries.

Art Lab takes place Friday to Sunday from 11 am to 4 pm, with admission during Art Lab Friday from 5 to 8 pm. Finish your class work or start your own creation.

Saturday night is our Paranormal Investigation with W.I.G.S from 8 to 10 pm, with the option to extend until midnight.

The weekend activities end Sunday with our Arts & Crafts Revival Class Victorian/Steampunk Hat Making with Pam Castner.

With so many things going on this upcoming week, we can’t wait to see you there.