Experience Reno’s Largest Art Immersive
Look Beneath It All
UNDER THE MOUNTAIN
UNDER THE MOUNTAIN
Open Friday - Sunday
12pm - 8pm
All ages are welcome!
Check out our family, student and senior memberships for special discounts.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Painting with April: Sentient Outlaw
Friday, September 11th 6pm
Join us for a special Painting Party at the Potentialist with April Kasper. This event is ages 18+. Arrive early to explore the art immersive!
Painting begins at 6pm so arrive early to check in, get settled and explore. Enjoy step by step instructions but as always creativity is encouraged. This painting is on a 11”'x 14” canvas and a stencil will be available.
This event is $43 per person and includes all supplies, instruction and tours of the art immersive.
Fairy Fair: a Mystical market
One-year anniversary
Saturday, September 26th 12pm - 9pm
How has it already been a full year of Fairy Fair?! Thanks so much for joining us on this wild ride! 💖
To celebrate we're doing a big 1-year anniversary fair on Saturday, September 26th from 12pm - 9pm with a combined art reception for Krystal with a K in the gallery! We will also have 3 hours of free admission from 6pm - 9pm as a special anniversary offering!
As always, our mystical market will feature GD's kitchen food truck, live music, tarot, tours of our 20,000 sqft immersive art exhibit and so much more. Vendors will be inside the art immersive and outside in the sculpture garden.
Music line-up:
Emerson - Transforming emotion through frequency — creating music for remembrance, healing, and embodied truth.
Angel Rose - Not just songs—stories you can feel. Angel Rose blends theatrical pop with dark fantasy energy, creating music that pulls you in and doesn’t let go.
Plasmahead - Lake Tahoe's space/psychedelic rock band
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Practical Poetry Artist Reception: Krystal with a K
Saturday, September 26th 6pm - 9pm
Krystal with a K, is the Author of The Discover of Magic and the upcoming The Moon and Her Muses. In her work she explores the intersection of feminine and freedom. It is her consistent aim to shed light on the places that keep people stuck, to then liberate them into a work that sets them on fire. Her artistic works encompass the mediums of acrylic, watercolor, ink, textile, and sculpture. As in her poetry, you can see themes of feminism and liberation. Join us for the celebration of her September gallery opening on September 26th from 6pm - 9pm featuring light refreshments, music and poetry. Free entry, all ages welcome.
What we’re working on
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Upside Down Universe is a bedtime story come to life. Our art director Pan and his son Axiom have been collectively building the Upside Down Universe together for over 8 years.
The story starts a little like this….
There is a story. A story worth telling. And it starts with a little boy and his father. They move to a new home one Sunday. It was an ordinary Sunday, in an ordinary house. His room was not very clean, and so he spent the whole day arranging it just how he liked. At night he heard a strange scratching noise form inside his closet.
The boy naturally tries to ignore it. But it gets louder, and louder, until a gruff voice sounds from behind the door…
"Woah what's that?!"
The boy was terrified and stumbled for the stick he keeps for just a moment like this. He slowly opened the closet door, ready for whatever horror lay inside, but there was nothing - a simple, fairly empty closet.
Until something tapped him on the shoulder, and he turned to find a monster! It was a very small monster, about 3 feet tall, with horns, purple fur and big yellow eyes.
The boy fell and scrambled until the side of the closet was at his back.
The monster only said, "Hurry up" and grabbed the boy by the hand, to drag him through the small door that appeared at the closets very end.
They came out through a wishing well, in a strange new world.
This place has had many names.
And many children to name it.
But this boy called it Upside Down Land.
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Friday - Sunday from 12pm - 8pm
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General Admission (Age 12+): $20
Seniors: $15
Students: $10
Child (Age 5-12): $10
Infant (4 and Under): FREE
Click here for our ticketing page.
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Yes! Tickets are available at the door but we do limit the amount of guests per time slot to allow for the most magical experience for all. We recommend buying tickets in advance if you can.
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Yes! We have the space available for rent for parties and private events.
To learn more about our rates please visit our venue rental page.
You can also email us at info@under-the-universe.com or give us a call at 775-444-4605.
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The Upside Down Universe is located within the Potentialist Workshop at 836 E Second Street in Reno, NV.
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Yes! Under the Mountain is great for kids and children 4 and under get in for free!
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A group of over 60 artists created this work. Visit our artists page to learn more.
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The best way to support Under The Mountain is through becoming a sponsor. You can learn more about our sponsorship levels here.
If you’re an artist that would like to collaborate please reach out to us at info@upside-down-universe.com.
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We love hosting performances at the Upside Down Universe! For booking inquiries, please reach out to us at info@upside-down-universe.com.
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The Potentialist workshop
The Upside Down Universe is a place for daydreams to become reality and that couldn’t be possible without our amazing space and art collective, The Potentialist Workshop. The current show - Under The Mountain was made possible by the hard work of 60+ artist, creatives and leaders in the Reno area and beyond. The Upside Down Universe originally debuted at 2022 Miami Art Week. The collaborative artist group had a fantastic time building for that special event and they wanted to bring that magic back home to Reno. In the Fall and Winter of 2023, the community created Upside Down Land, Reno’s largest DIY art immersion. Our newest iteration, Under The Mountain includes 20,000 sqft of indoor/outdoor interactive art immersion. New art is frequently added and the space is always changing. We are so excited for you to experience our collective dream.
