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Remember, Artown Continues

So, by now maybe you have attended a great event at Wingfield Park, or maybe you have been meaning to go to some Artown production, but your summer is getting in the way. I’d like to give you a small … Continue reading

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ELDER CARE CONCERTS RECEIVE LEONETTE FOUNDATION GRANT

The Leonette Foundation of Northern Nevada has awarded $5000 to Sierra Arts Foundation in support of their Elder Care Concert Series, a program which places professional musicians in assisted living facilities, long term care facilities, memory care units and community … Continue reading

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VSA Nevada is one key to a better future for all

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count rankings are out, and Nevada rates 48th — behind only Mississippi and New Mexico (www.aecf.org). How do we begin to address the changes needed in education, health and poverty for Nevada’s youth, and … Continue reading

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Sierra Arts Hosts Three Weekly Series for Artown

Sierra Arts invites you to three different performance series for Artown 2013 at its downtown gallery, 17 South Virginia Street #120 in the historic Riverside building. Tuesday nights will feature Spoken Views Collective, Reno’s premier spoken word poetry collective and … Continue reading

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Sierra Arts Announces Grant Recipients

Sierra Arts Foundation announces its recipients for the 2013 Grants To Artists program. These grants, reinstated after a four year hiatus due to financial constraints, support local professional and student artists in four major disciplines: Visual, Literary, Performance, and Music. … Continue reading

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Voices from the Arts: Artist, writer, teacher

Profiling someone is a hard thing to do. How do you distill a lifetime of living into 500 words and not sound like Mad Libs without the Mad or the Libs? Well, I’m going to give it a try. I’d … Continue reading

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Greater Art At A Lesser Price Monthly Art Sale

Greater Art At A Lesser Price “>ART@<$” is the name of Sierra Arts Foundation’s new monthly art sale happening every third Saturday of the month from 1-4pm in its gallery at 17 S. Virginia St. #120 in the Riverside building. … Continue reading

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Ms. Annie’s Art Class, Monthly

The Sierra Arts Gallery introduces Miss Annie’s Art Class for ages 6 and up in our gallery at 17 South Virginia Street, #120 in downtown Reno. The class will take place on the first Saturday of every month from 1-4pm … Continue reading

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Arts In Bloom!

The 11th Annual Arts in Bloom event will take place from 11AM-7PM on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Victorian Square Plaza in Sparks. Arts in Bloom will feature local and regional fine Artists, who will show and sell their works, … Continue reading

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May 20th – Steve Gehrke: Writing About Illness

The author will read a selection of poetry and discuss the theoretical and craft issues that arise when writing about illness on May 20 at 6:00pm. The lecture will be followed by a short question and answer. Steve Gehrke teaches … Continue reading

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