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Teaching Artist Workshop
Sierra Arts will host two workshops for artists currently working in the schools and artists who would like to understand more about working as an artist in residence in schools and communities. The workshops will begin with “Laying the Foundation: … Continue reading
BREW HAHA 2014 DATE ANNOUNCED!
Save this date: January 24, 2014. We had a heckuva great time last January at John Ascuaga’s Nugget and expect it to be even more outrageous this time around! Keep up to date by signing up for our email news!
ART Inside Breast Cancer
Would you like to tell your breast cancer story through art? Your cancer story is important and can help to inspire others in whatever challenges they face. ART Inside Breast Cancer along with the Healing Arts Program at Renown and … Continue reading
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NAC Awards 2014 Annual Grants
The Nevada Arts Council Board awarded 139 FY14 annual grants, totaling $639,000, to arts organizations, communities, public institutions, schools, and artists of all disciplines at its Spring/Summer board meeting. In May and June, NAC held six different public panels, primarily … Continue reading
Arts And Income Not Disposable
I’m in the middle of reading a retrospective on the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater of New York City and Joseph Papp, its founder. Papp’s radical vision of creating a company that brought Shakespeare to the masses for free changed … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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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Teaching Artist Workshop
Sierra Arts will host two workshops for artists currently working in the schools and artists who would like to understand more about working as an artist in residence in schools and communities. The workshops will begin with “Laying the Foundation: … Continue reading
BREW HAHA 2014 DATE ANNOUNCED!
Save this date: January 24, 2014. We had a heckuva great time last January at John Ascuaga’s Nugget and expect it to be even more outrageous this time around! Keep up to date by signing up for our email news!
ART Inside Breast Cancer
Would you like to tell your breast cancer story through art? Your cancer story is important and can help to inspire others in whatever challenges they face. ART Inside Breast Cancer along with the Healing Arts Program at Renown and … Continue reading
NAC Awards 2014 Annual Grants
The Nevada Arts Council Board awarded 139 FY14 annual grants, totaling $639,000, to arts organizations, communities, public institutions, schools, and artists of all disciplines at its Spring/Summer board meeting. In May and June, NAC held six different public panels, primarily … Continue reading
Arts And Income Not Disposable
I’m in the middle of reading a retrospective on the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater of New York City and Joseph Papp, its founder. Papp’s radical vision of creating a company that brought Shakespeare to the masses for free changed … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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





