175 | Land, People, Culture
On Display: Sep 21, 2026 - Feb 16, 2027
Opening Reception: Friday, Oct 16 / 4:30pm
Where: Nevada County Government Center — 950 Maidu Ave, Nevada City
175 is a two-part exhibition featuring over 30 local artists celebrating the 175th anniversary of the formation of the County of Nevada. Alongside 2D and 3D art in a variety of mediums, 175 presents key dates, historic achievements, notable events, influential individuals, and local tribal history.
Artwork submissions were received through an open call for art. Artists were asked to reflect on the following prompts:
What does it mean to be a Nevada County resident?
What makes Nevada County unique?
The stories, people, places, events, nature, and history that shape our identity.
From 188 submissions, 33 artworks were selected to be displayed alongside tribal member artworks from HUṠWEJ’s Visibility Through Art collection.
Featured artists: MaryJane Ashford Huenergardt, Jeff Bousfield, Jenny Broward, Cindy Buero, Ginger Covert, Shelly Covert, Lorena Davis, Jack Devlin, Anita DuPratt, Jill Erickson, Bob Free, Rachel Gicker, Daniel Gobert, Ruth Goodin, Emily Heinrich, Philip Horning, Therese Iknoian, Joie King, Michael Larson, Beth Leydon, Bob Lickter, Maggie Orion Lickter, Anita Lincoln, Gail Lipson, Debra McBrien, Sonia McNally, Jonathan Morrill, Bishop Randall, John C Seivert, Steve Solinsky, Sarah Thomas, Saxon Thomas, Jerianne Van Dijk, Laurel Vieaux, Elizabeth Winters, Katie Wolff, Boni Woodland, Kathryn Wronski.
For the historical aspect of the exhibition Nevada County Arts & Culture partnered with the Nevada County Historical Society and HUṠWEJ (formerly CHIRP).
To learn more about 175 partners, please visit their websites. HUṠWEJ: huswej.org and Nevada County Historical Society: nevadacountyhistory.org