The Human Touch at NMOA opens May 22
Posted on May 14, 2010
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A distinctive exhibition celebrating people and diversity, The Human Touch: Selections from the RBC Wealth Management Art Collection is on view at the Nevada Museum of Art in downtown Reno May 22 through November 14, 2010. Whether a striking realistic portrait or a figural study of the human body, the works in the exhibition probe the depths of the individual psyche while offering an intimate investigation of the human condition.
The Human Touch features nearly 40 artworks devoted to creative interpretations of the human figure. The eclectic group of contemporary works by artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, Viola Frey, Jim Dine, Hung Liu, Dinh Q. Lê, and Roland Fischer, is drawn from the RBC Wealth Management art collection. For more than 18 years, RBC Wealth Management has collected and presented art that reflects the society in which we live and work. The corporate collection, which is permanently displayed at the firm’s headquarters in Minneapolis, has grown to more than 400 pieces. For the first time, 48 pieces from the collection comprise The Human Touch art tour, which is visiting cities across the country where RBC Wealth Management offices are located.
“By bringing art into the workplace, we’ve made it a part of daily life,” said John Taft, CEO of RBC U.S. Wealth Management. “Through our art collection, employees are exposed to new ideas and information, and are challenged and stimulated by what they see. We pride our firm in offering an environment – in our business and in our community – that is both creative and thought-provoking.”
Don McNeil, curator of the collection and exhibition, explains that RBC “features the human figure in its art collection because it believes that the age-old need to understand the human condition is still vital and that the human form remains its most direct manifestation.” 
The earliest known drawings and sculptures depicted human and animal figures. These artistic expressions centered on matters most important to early man – success in the hunt and fertility. As society evolved, the human figure maintained its importance in artistic endeavors and is the major focal point in artistic expression to this day.
The Human Touch: Selections from the RBC Wealth Management Art Collection will be exhibited May 22 through November 14, 2010 at the Nevada Museum of Art, Donald W. Reynolds Center for the Visual Arts, E. L. Wiegand Gallery located at 160 West Liberty Street in downtown Reno.
The Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday. Cost: Museum members free; $10 adults; $8 students/seniors; $1 children 6 – 12; free for children five and under. Museum Membership starts at just $25. For more information, please call 775.329.3333 or visit www.nevadaart.org.
This exhibition is presented exclusively by RBC Wealth Management. In the United States, RBC Wealth Management operates as a division of RBC Capital Markets Corporation. Founded in 1909, RBC Capital Markets Corporation is a member of the New York Stock Exchange, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and other major securities exchanges, as well as the Securities Investor Protection Corp. In 2009, RBC Wealth Management contributed more than $3 million to charitable organizations through Foundation grants, employee matching gifts and charitable sponsorships.
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