NEVADA ARTS COUNCIL
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Celebrate the arts with us this weekend! 🎉 The Nevada Arts Council will be out and about across Reno, connecting with our creative community. 🎨📚
✨ Discover 23 incredible local artists at the Spotlight Nevada area of the @RTIAShow.
✨ Visit the America250 Nevada table at the @Nevada_Humanities Literary Crawl with our partners at the Division of Museums and History to honor the stories that shape our state.
We’re proud to support Nevada’s artists and history—come say hi if you see us! 💙
📣 Poetry Out Loud 2026 is here!
Celebrate 21 years of spoken word, performance, and creativity. Start at the school and district levels, then step into the spotlight at the state finals in Reno. The ultimate prize? Represent Nevada at the National Finals in Washington, D.C., this spring! 🌟
Poetry Out Loud is more than a competition—it’s a chance to build confidence, strengthen public speaking skills, and experience the power of poetry.
🗓 Registration is open now through Dec. 19, 2025, at 5 p.m. PT—don’t miss it!
Link in our bio.
🎨 Calling all artists, culture bearers, and nonprofits! We have grant offerings that are still open—providing vital funding to support creativity, culture, and community projects.
Don’t wait! Visit the link in our bio to review guidelines, check eligibility, and start your application today. Questions? Our team is here to guide you every step of the way! 🌟
🎨 Meet Cristina Natsuko Paulos (@cristinapaulosart), a Las Vegas–based multidisciplinary artist and teaching artist! From painting and puppetry to animation and filmmaking, Cristina creates work exploring surreal storytelling, female archetypes, and life-inspired themes.
She’s exhibited in top galleries across Las Vegas and Los Angeles, with pieces in the Cirque du Soleil Contemporary Art Collection, and brings her expertise to programs across Nevada, engaging youth, adults, seniors, veterans, and more through hands-on workshops, residencies, and virtual events.
Discover how Cristina inspires creativity and community through art. Link in our bio. 🌟
🎭 Bring Touring Arts to Your Community with @CreativeWestRao’s TourWest Grant! The 2025–26 TourWest grant, supported in part by the @Neaarts, helps arts and community organizations across the Creative West region welcome touring performers to their communities. All grantees will receive the same award amount for 2025–2026, anticipated to be between $2,000 and $3,000, based on the number of eligible applicants.
Apply today to bring your vision to life within the Western region, link in our bio.
🎶 Discover Life’s a Melody on Nevada Poet Laureate Shaun Griffin’s A Writer’s World.
In this powerful episode, Shaun reflects on his visit to the Southern Desert Correctional Center, where incarcerated men participated in a transformative songwriting workshop with Music For The Future, led by Dana Martin and Jen O’Brien, with creative writing guidance from Vera Miranda.
Through music and words, participants discovered dignity, expression, and connection—crafting the poignant song Life’s a Melody. 🎧 Listen to the episode through the link in our bio.
To catch more of A Writer’s World, be sure to tune in on the first and third Sundays at 5 p.m. on 97.7FM KWNK or stream anytime at kwnkradio.org.
🎨 Nevada Touring Initiatives Are Coming to You! The Nevada Touring Initiative (NTI) Traveling Exhibition Program brings high-quality visual arts exhibits to communities across the state. From landscape painting to contemporary photography, there’s something for every art lover to explore.
📅 See the full schedule and check out an exhibit near you, link in our bio.
Meet teaching artist, Cindy Jackson, a licensed clinical social worker, practicing therapist, and co-founder of @ArtfulLives702, a Nevada nonprofit blending creativity and healing through community-centered art programs! Based in North Las Vegas, Cindy draws on her expertise in trauma therapy to create workshops that foster emotional insight through hands-on artistic expression for youth, seniors, veterans, and underserved communities.
Her personal art practice focuses on portraiture—capturing people and animals with emotional depth and sensitivity. Cindy’s painting style blends classical technique with symbolic storytelling, exploring themes of resilience, cultural identity, and connection. She has facilitated programs for the City of North Las Vegas, YMCA, and Veterans Resource Center.
Explore Cindy’s programs and see how she’s helping communities heal and create through art, link in our bio.
⏰ Last call, Nevada artists!
The @America250Nevada Target of Opportunity Grant deadline is this Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at 5 p.m. PST. This grant supports murals and public art projects celebrating Nevada’s role in our nation’s history and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. With $275,000 in shared funding, now’s your chance to bring Our Nevada Stories to life.
Apply today through the link in our bio.
⏳ Time’s almost up, Nevada artists! The Project Grant for Artists Cycle B deadline is Sept. 2 at 5 p.m. PST. Funding is available for exhibitions, performances, portfolios, and more happening January to June 2026. Don’t miss your chance, check out the guidelines!
Learn more through the link in our bio.
⏰ Nevada artists, time is running out!
The America250 Target of Opportunity Grant deadline is Sept. 4, 2025, at 5 p.m. PST. This grant supports murals and public art projects honoring Nevada’s role in our nation’s history and the state’s 250th celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. With $275,000 in shared funding available, now is your chance to bring Our Nevada Stories to life.
Apply today, link in our bio!
The statewide arts Organizations Directory is live!🌟
The Nevada Arts Council is proud to launch the Organizations Directory, featuring arts-focused nonprofits, cultural centers, museums, historical societies, municipal programs, and more. This directory is your go-to guide for discovering programs, public services, and potential partnerships across Nevada’s creative ecosystem.
Not listed? Eligible nonprofit arts organizations can still submit their info.
🔗 Explore the directory and find your next connection, link in our bio.
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