Artist Grants Are Back!
Posted on February 22, 2013 by admin

The Sierra Arts Foundation has provided grants to artists working in the northern Nevada and northeastern California region since 1986. Intended to encourage personal artistic growth, the awards are merit-based and free of obligatory stipulations. The Sierra Arts Grants Committee reviews each grant application in detail, taking time to carefully assess the level of quality made evident by the artwork and performances under consideration.

Awards–

$500 for Students
$1000 for Professionals
$5000 Rosemary MacMillian Award for Lifetime Excellence in the Arts

Eligibility-

Any individual artist residing within a 100 mile radius of Reno may submit an application. The following exceptions apply:

  • Previous recipients of Grants to Artists are ineligible for a period of three (3) years regardless of change in artistic discipline or classification categories.
  • Artists presented with the prestigious Rosemary MacMillan Award for Lifetime Excellence after 1999 are also exempt.
Download our interactive PDF application form here.You can fill it out on your computer and email it back to us along with your supplemental materials to grants@sierra-arts.org or print it out and turn it in or mail it to: 17 S. Virginia St. #120 M-F 10am-5pm, Sat. 1-5pm. You can also pick up the application.

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