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Join us for a public review panel for the FY26 Teaching Artist Directory! 🎨 Expert panelists will review, discuss, and score applications, helping shape arts education across Nevada. 🖌️🌟
If you applied, join us to watch the process and see your work in action! 👀✨
📅 Get the details through the link in our bio.
The 41st National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is back in Elko, Nevada, Jan. 26–31, 2026, presented by the Western Folklife Center (@CowboyPoetryGathering). 🤠
Saddle up and join us for “A Cow Town State of Mind,” a celebration of the heart and hands that keep rural communities thriving. From poets and singers to cowhands, 4-H and FFA kids, beekeepers, land stewards, and everyone with a love for ranching, farming, and community spirit, this gathering is for you. 🌾🎶
Check out the full schedule and grab your tickets today. Link in our bio. 🎟️
The Western Folklife Center receives an Operating Support Grant from the Nevada Arts Council.
Calling all arts organizations! 🎺
The @NEAArts is offering grants of $10,000–$20,000 for arts projects featuring performances and/or educational programming with a U.S. military band—celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States this year. ✨
Projects can take place in communities across the 50 states, D.C., and U.S. jurisdictions. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, government units, and federally-recognized tribes with at least five years of arts programming experience. A confirmation of participation from a U.S. military band is required at the time of application.
💡 Apply now and bring your community’s celebration to life!
📅 Learn more through the link in our bio.
Congratulations to JJ Peña of Las Vegas, Nevada! 🎉
JJ is one of 109 talented artists across all 50 states and territories recognized by @Creative_Capital, a nonprofit dedicated to championing artistic freedom and supporting individual creators. ✨
This year, Creative Capital awarded $2.9 million in grants to empower artists like JJ to bring their visions to life. Since 1999, the organization has invested $55 million in grants and services to 1,119 artists nationwide—fueling creativity, innovation, and cultural impact across communities. 🌟
We’re proud to celebrate Nevada’s own JJ Peña and the incredible contributions artists make to our state and beyond. ❤️🎨
Learn more through the link in our bio.
This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we celebrate Dr. King’s legacy by honoring creativity, excellence, and purpose in all forms of work. ✨
Across Nevada, artists, culture bearers, and creative workers bring vision, care, and meaning to their communities—showing us that art isn’t just in galleries or stages, but in how we create, connect, and serve one another.
We’re excited to welcome Regan Margetts to the Nevada Arts Council as our Arts Learning Specialist for southern Nevada! 🌟
Regan will lead K-12 and lifelong learning programs, including Nevada Poetry Out Loud, the Teaching Artist Directory, and Creative Aging programs. She’ll also support arts learning grants to strengthen teaching practices and ensure high-quality programming across the state.
Welcome to the team, Regan! 💙
💻 Read more about her through the link in our bio.
The @NEAarts is now accepting applications for its FY27 Grants for Arts Projects, supporting programs nationwide—from arts education and creative therapies to music, theater, visual arts, and more.
Deadlines are Feb. 12, 2026, and July 9, 2026, for projects starting in 2027. First-time and returning applicants from all community types are encouraged to apply.
💻 Learn more and access the guidelines through the link in our bio.
We’re looking for a professional portrait artist to create the official portrait of Governor Joe Lombardo for the Nevada State Capitol.
🖌 Requirements: Portrait experience, ability to work from a photo, and compliance with size/style specifications (oil paint, framed, 34–38” W x 48–51⅜” H).
Open to U.S.-based artists with a Nevada state business license.
📌 Submit your proposal today through the link in our bio.
Curious about Arts Learning grants? 🎨
Join us virtually on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026 at noon to explore Arts Learning Project and Arts Learning Express grants. Get tips from experts, ask your questions, and learn how to make your grant proposal stand out.
Support innovative arts education and make a lasting impact in your community! 💡
💻 Find the zoom link through the link in our bio.
Interested in Folklife grants and the Nevada Heritage Fellowship?
Join us virtually on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 at 12 p.m. to learn about Folklife Artist and Folklife Community grants, as well as the Heritage Fellowship. Get expert guidance, ask questions, and discover how to strengthen your grant proposal.
Bring your community’s cultural and folklife projects to life! 💫
💻 Get the webinar link through the link in our bio.
📣 Workshop Update: The Project Grant for Artists virtual workshop scheduled for Monday, Jan. 12, has been postponed. We’ll share a new date as soon as it’s available.
📩 If you have any questions, please contact the Grants program at grants@nevadaculture.org.
Thank you for your understanding.
Deadline approaching! How can your organization use the arts to improve the health, well-being, and quality of life for military-connected communities?
Creative Forces Community Engagement grant applications are available to help military service members and veterans, as well as their families and caregivers, through experiences of art or art making. This national program is an initiative of the NEA in partnership with Mid-America Arts Alliance.
Cost sharing grants range from $10,000 to $25,000 each and are open to nonprofit organizations and state/local/tribal government entities.
Applications are due Jan.15, 2026.
Learn more about guidelines and eligibility through the link in our bio.
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BUY AN ARTS LICENSE PLATE
supporting k-12 arts learning
Nevada’s first Arts License Plate is available at DMV field offices statewide. The plate, designated by DMV as the “Children in the Arts” license plate, is available in a standard or personalized format. If you are interested in a standard format, the initial cost will be $51 dollars with an annual renewal fee of $20 in addition to all other registration fees.
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