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Yelp Foundation Gives Local Finalists Announced

Posted on November 14, 2016 by admin

The Yelp Foundation is giving back on a local level in a community near you. We know the best way to impact communities is to support the local organizations making a difference there every day. Voting on the Finalists will decide … Continue reading →

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Reno Playa Park Grand Opening

Posted on November 10, 2016 by admin

Congratulations to the City of Reno and everyone who worked so diligently to make this project come to life. The recently demolished Motel lot on North Virginia Street will provide the space now filled with sculptures from the 23016 Burning Man … Continue reading →

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AMP Up Reno, Vote Sierra Arts Foundation Today

Posted on November 7, 2016 by admin

Your vote for Sierra Arts Foundation will allow us to facilitate a summer concert series in The City of Reno Art Plaza this summer. Visit Levitt AMP to register and cast your vote today.

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One Night Only: Beyond the Ribbon…A Survivorship Story

Posted on October 28, 2016 by admin

Throughout the month of October, local businesses displayed portraits of breast cancer survivors and their unique stories adorned by a ribbon. Tonight the entire collection will be hung and revealed at the Sierra Arts gallery. Come meet these inspiring women … Continue reading →

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Help Hank Heal Tuesday Night

Posted on October 17, 2016 by admin

On September 1, 2016, Henry “Hank” Sosnowski was assaulted buy a local Reno thug because he tried to stop him from tagging the Nevada State Historical Marker, set in front of the Washoe County Courthouse. There will be a community art auction inside … Continue reading →

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Movement in the Classroom with Eve Allen

Posted on October 11, 2016 by admin

A partnership with Washoe County School District and the Kennedy Center for Fine Arts, Sierra Arts Foundation and Nevada Museum of Art present Movement in the Classroom. Professor Eve Allen* will help educators guide students through various movement-based research projects that directly relate … Continue reading →

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Call to Artists: City of Reno Signal Boxes

Posted on October 6, 2016 by admin

A public art project which creates new artwork for public display within the City of Reno utilizing selected signal boxes located throughout downtown, midtown and south Reno. The Project is open to artists in a regional area encompassing Nevada and … Continue reading →

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Artown 2017 Poster Call to Artists

Posted on October 5, 2016 by admin

Submissions are limited to no more than two different concepts per person. The art needs to be designed specifically to promote the celebration of the 2017 Artown festival and may not come from an existing portfolio. Please only create the … Continue reading →

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Veiled: New Work from Jennifer Valloric Opens Today

Posted on October 4, 2016 by admin

“The woven textiles center on the creation and instillation of woven panels referencing and recreating landscapes from my own memory. Murmurs of shelters are present within the instillations sitting somewhere between the utilitarian, the ornamental and a romantic’s sublime. It … Continue reading →

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Sierra Arts Foundation’s New Facebook Page Highlights Arts in Education

Posted on September 20, 2016 by admin

A strong arts education promotes the skills children need to be successful. Exposure to art education promotes self-directed learning attendance and sharpens critical and creative skills. In fact, several recent studies have concluded that the creativity and innovation utilized in the … Continue reading →

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