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Nevada Arts Council Announces 2023 Visual Arts Fellows 

June 20, 2023 | Category: Artist Services, Grants, News, News Releases, News Releases

[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 […]

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FY23 Project Grant for Artists (Cycle A) Panel to be held June 29-30, 2022

May 25, 2022 | Category: Arts Council, Arts Council|News, News Releases

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 […]

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FY23 Project Grant for Organizations Panel to be held June 1-2, 2022

May 17, 2022 | Category: Arts Council, Arts Council|News, News Releases

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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FY23 Operating Support Grant Panel to be held May 4-5, 2022

April 26, 2022 | Category: Arts Council, News Releases

On May 4 and 5, 2022 a grant review panel will be held for the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Operating Support Grant. The panelists will discuss and score 19 applications […]

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Nevada Arts Council hires two specialists to strengthen arts and creativity in Nevada

CARSON CITY, Nevada — The Nevada Arts Council has hired Erica Hill as a Community Arts Development specialist and Sapira Cheuk as an Artist Services specialist.   Hill will assist […]

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Free presentation of Broadway play ‘American Son’ Jan. 8-9 in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Arts Council and Broadway in the Hood present “American Son,” as part of Nevada Touring Performance Initiative, a pilot program designed to promote increased exposure […]

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Nevada ‘Folklife’ photo exhibit offered in Spanish at Las Vegas museum

October 18, 2021 | Category: Arts Council, Arts Council|News, News, News Releases

LAS VEGAS — An innovative photo exhibit celebrating cultural identity at the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas, now is being offered in Spanish. “Find Your Folklife,” or “Descubre Tu Folclor,” […]

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UNR professor Gailmarie Pahmeier named Nevada Poet Laureate

September 30, 2021 | Category: Arts Council, News Releases

CARSON CITY, Nevada — Gailmarie Pahmeier, widely published author and professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, has been named Nevada Poet Laureate. Gov. Steve Sisolak has appointed her to […]

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High school students and teachers, Poetry Out Loud registration opens Oct. 1

September 29, 2021 | Category: Arts Council, News Releases

CARSON CITY, Nevada — High school students can learn about great poetry, both classic and contemporary, through the 2022 Nevada Poetry Out Loud program now underway and organized by the […]

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Photo exhibit showcasing Nevadans, cultural identity opens at state museum in Las Vegas

September 9, 2021 | Category: Arts Council|News, Folklife, News Releases

LAS VEGAS — “Find Your Folklife: We Are ‘the Folk,’ All of Us,” is on display at the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas; an online version of the innovative photo […]

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