Arts Council
Happy Holidays & GRATEFUL FOR 2023
Wishing you a happy holiday season filled with creativity, tradition, prosperity, and well-being in 2024! As we reflect on 2023 we are grateful to have helped Nevada artists and organizations provide […]
Read MoreExtended: Nominate the Next Poet Laureate & Closing the Nevada Poetry Project
Nominate the Next Poet Laureate The nomination period for the Nevada State Poet Laureate has been extended. The nomination period will now run until December 15th, 2023 at 5:00pm PST. […]
Read MoreNominate the next Nevada Poet Laureate
The Nevada State Poet Laureate is a Governor appointed position. The panel selection process will be overseen by the Nevada Arts Council, and the selected individual will be submitted to […]
Read MorePoetry in the classroom and Social Emotion Learning
Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation competition that encourages high school students to learn about and appreciate poetry. The program provides students with the opportunity to explore and […]
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State of the Arts Meetings
The Nevada Arts Council has initiated a formal planning process to gather feedback from across the state. During our State of the Arts Meetings, we aim to investigate community assets […]
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The Nevada Arts Council Teaching Artist Roster will be accepting applications
The Nevada Arts Council will begin accepting applications for the Teaching Artists Roster on September 5, 2023. Interested applicants must submit their materials by October 20, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. […]
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Nevada Arts Council Announces 2023 Visual Arts Fellows
[Carson City, Nevada] — The Nevada Arts Council announces the six 2023 Visual Arts Fellows. Since 1989, the Nevada Arts Council has recognized 210 fellows in Visual, Performing, and Literary […]
Read MoreArtist Harold Akyeampong honored with Nevada Arts Council Folk Arts Fellowship
The 2022 recipient of the Nevada Arts Council’s Folk Arts Fellowship is Harold Akyeampong of North Las Vegas. Born and raised in Ghana, West Africa, he moved to Las Vegas from […]
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FY23 Project Grant for Artists (Cycle A) Panel to be held June 29-30, 2022
On June 29 and 30, 2022 a grant review panel will be held for the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Project Grant for Artists (Cycle A). The panelists will discuss and […]
Read More FY23 Project Grant for Organizations Panel to be held June 1-2, 2022
On June 1 and 2, 2022 a grant review panel will be held for the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Project Grant for Organizations. The panelists will discuss and score 28 […]
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