2026 | Curatorial Tour with Ryan Hardesty & Guest Artists

On Thursday, September 3, join us for a Curatorial Tour for The Mirror That Nature Holds: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation Curatorial Tour with Ryan Hardesty & Guest Artists With Introduction by Jordan D. Schnitzer 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU Join executive director Ryan Hardesty and guest artists Michael Brophy, Zorawar Sidhu, and Rob Swainston for a tour with special insight into curatorial decisions behind the exhibition The Mirror that Nature Holds from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation. Debuting this fall at WSU’s Schnitzer Museum, the exhibition brings together a vast array of contemporary artists whose practices reflect the natural world as a site of wonder, memory, unease, and potential. In dialogue with the philosophical legacy of the sublime, The Mirror that Nature Holds explores how artists today approach landscapes that inspire awe even as they signal precarity. The exhibition includes over 90 works across painting, print, sculpture, and installation drawn from the unparalleled collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer. After the tour, please enjoy the galleries and the opening celebration linked below. Opening Celebration & Arts First Thursdays 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm About the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation’s contemporary art collection is one of the most notable in North America. The Foundation has shared its art with millions across the U.S. and internationally through groundbreaking exhibitions, publications, and programs. Founded by ARTnews Top 200 Collector Jordan D. Schnitzer—whose passion for art began in his mother’s contemporary art gallery in Portland, Ore.—the Foundation has organized over 180 exhibitions from its collection and additionally loaned thousands of artworks to over 130 museums at no cost to the institutions. Schnitzer began collecting contemporary prints and multiples in 1988 and today is North America’s foremost print collector. His Foundation’s collection consists of thousands of artworks, including a wide variety of prints, sculptures, paintings, glass, and mixed media works. Location & Parking The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus. Hourly parking is available in the Smith Center Garage off Stadium Way and most Green lots on campus are free after 5pm and on weekends. For more information please see the museum’s Visit page.