Moapa Valley Art Guild Featured at Lost City Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2016
Moapa Valley Art Guild featured at Lost City Museum in May
The Lost City Museum presents the artwork of The Moapa Valley Art Guild in May, including watercolor, colored pencil, oil, acrylics, gourds, jewelry and table art made by area residents.
Art instructor Max Bunnell is featured. When he founded The Moapa Valley Art Guild in 1959, Bunnell wanted the local community to have original works of art hanging in their homes and to stimulate artistic interest in the local community. The Moapa Valley Art Guild now presents a number of exhibits and events during the year. It also holds fundraisers to finance art scholarships for high school students and the valley’s Pomegranate Festival, set for Nov. 4 -5.
The Lost City Museum actively engages people in understanding and celebrating Nevada’s natural and cultural heritage. One of seven museums managed by the Nevada Division of Museums and History, an agency of the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, it is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily at 721 S. Moapa Valley Blvd., Overton. Admission is $5, those ages 17 and younger or museum members enter free. Take Interstate 15 north to exit 93. Access is also available from Lake Mead National Recreation Area or the Valley of Fire State Park. For more information, call the museum