Congratulations to the 172 artists, nonprofits and public institutions that the Nevada Arts Council announced as grant recipients on July 5. The grants amount to more than $1 million. Here’s the entire list. If you’re among the awardees, we hope you’ll leave a comment to let us know what project(s) your grant will fund.
To learn more about the NAC’s grants program, visit the grants page.
ARTIST FELLOWSHIP GRANT, CONTEMPORARY ARTS ($25,000)
Matthew Couper (PAINTING/PRINTMAKING) Las Vegas $5,000
Jen Graham (DRAWING/MIXED MEDIA) Reno $5,000
Sarah Lillegard (CERAMICS/SCULPTURE) Reno $5,000
Marshall Scheuttle (PHOTOGRAPHY) Las Vegas $5,000
Austin Pratt (PAINTING/PRINTMAKING) Reno $5,000
ARTIST FELLOWSHIP GRANT, FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ARTISTS ($5,000)
Doug Groves (RAWHIDE BRAIDING) Carlin $5,000
OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT ($543,868.07)
A Public Fit Corporation Las Vegas $3,500
A.V.A. Ballet Theatre Reno $16,000
Artown Reno $23,500
Arts for All Nevada Reno $13,350
Brewery Arts Center Carson City $18,600
Brüka Theatre of the Sierra Reno $6,000
Burlesque Hall of Fame, Inc. Las Vegas $10,500
Capital City Arts Initiative Carson City $4,000
Carson City Symphony Association, Inc. Carson City $3,500
Carson Valley Arts Council Minden $8,000
Churchill Arts Council Fallon $13,650
Classical Tahoe Incline Village $18,000
Foundation to Assist Young Musicians Las Vegas $4,500
Friends of the Las Vegas Youth Orchestras Las Vegas $8,000
Get in the Act! Arts in Action Dayton $3,500
Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Company Reno, $3,500
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Incline Village $22,750
Las Vegas Philharmonic Las Vegas $22,500
Left of Center Art Gallery North Las Vegas $3,500
Mile High Jazz Band Association Carson City $3,500
Nevada Ballet Theatre Las Vegas $22,250
Nevada Museum of Art Reno $20,000
Nevada School of the Arts Las Vegas $12,000
Noteable Music Therapy Services Reno $15,000
NV Woodchucks, Inc. Reno $3,500
Opera Las Vegas Las Vegas $7,000
Orgonym DBA Artech Reno $3,000
Reno Chamber Orchestra Reno $12,000
Reno Jazz Orchestra Reno $8,900
Reno Little Theater Reno $13,950
Reno Philharmonic Association Reno $22,500
Reno Pops Orchestra Reno $4,000
Sierra Arts Foundation Reno $16,568
Sierra Nevada Ballet Reno $8,700
Sierra School of Performing Arts Reno $7,000
Signature Productions Las Vegas $10,500
Sin City Opera DBA Vegas City Opera Henderson $4,600
Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society Las Vegas $3,500
St. Mary’s Art Center Virginia City $7,000
The Desert Chorale Las Vegas $3,500
The Dr. Shirley Linzy Young Artists Orchestra Henderson $8,800
The Generator Sparks $9,000
The Holland Project Reno $12,000
The Neon Museum Las Vegas $22,250
The Orchestra and Community Choral Artists of the Tahoe Area (Toccata) Incline Village $6,000
The Reno Dance Company Sparks $9,000
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts Las Vegas $23,000
Virgin Valley Artists Association Mesquite $3,500
Western Folklife Center Elko $22,500
Wild Horse Productions Carson City $4,000
Yerington Theatre for the Arts Yerington $8,000
PROJECT GRANT FOR ORGANIZATIONS ($203,629.93)
Build Our Center, Inc., Reno $4,000
Carson Valley Community Theatre, Minden $4,500
Channel 5 Public Broadcasting, Inc. Reno $4,500
City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission Reno $4,000
CNY in the Desert Henderson $4,000
Cockroach Theatre Company Las Vegas $3,500.
Controlled Burn Reno $3,500
Creative Writing Department (Sierra Nevada College) Incline Village $4,500
Da African Village Las Vegas $4,500
David J. Drakulich Foundation for Freedom of Expression Reno $4,500
Department of Local Arts (City of Las Vegas) Las Vegas $1,648
Department of Music (University of Nevada, Reno) Reno $5,000
Department of Visual and Public Art (City of Las Vegas) Las Vegas $2,250
Department of National Performing Arts Touring (City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs) Las Vegas $4,000
Eureka Restoration Enterprise Eureka $3,500
Fine Arts Department (Sierra Nevada College) Incline Village $4,500
Friends of India Las Vegas Las Vegas $3,000
Friends of Nevada Wilderness Sparks $1,664
Goldwell Open Air Museum Rhyolite $4,500
Henderson Symphony Orchestra Henderson $3,000
Henderson Writers Group Henderson $4,500
Historic Reno Preservation Society Reno $3,600
Kizuna Japanese Society Henderson $4,500
Laika Press Reno $1,580
Lake Tahoe Classic Guitar Society Incline Village $2,700
Las Vegas Book Festival Department (City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs) Las Vegas $4,000
Las Vegas Men’s Chorus Las Vegas $3,000
Las Vegas Pipe Band North Las Vegas $4,000
Las Vegas Tap Fest DBA SoundSteps Las Vegas $2,000
Latino ARTE Reno $4,000
Making Music Matter Foundation Las Vegas $4,000
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (UNLV) Las Vegas $4,000
Nevada Gay Men’s Chorus Reno $3,430
Nevada Humanities Reno $4,000
Nevada Indian Commission Carson City $4,500
Nevada Public Radio Las Vegas $4,500
Nevada Women’s Film Collective Las Vegas $4,000
New Dance Foundation for the Arts, Inc Las Vegas $2,013
Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association Reno $4,500
Opportunity Village Las Vegas $4,000
Proscenium Players Inc. Carson City $3,500
Red Mountain Music Company Boulder City $4,000
Robert Belliveau, Rita Abbey Foundation DBA Desert Space Foundation/Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival Henderson $4,500
Sassabration Inc. Carson City $3,500
School of the Arts (University of Nevada, Reno) Reno $4,500
Shooting the West Winnemucca $3,500
Sierra Women’s Ensemble DBA Bella Voce Reno $4,000
Southern Nevada Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Las Vegas $4,000
Tahoe Chamber Music Society Incline Village $4,000
The Comstock Foundation for History and Culture Virginia City $2,700
The Lab LV Las Vegas $4,000
The Las Vegas Master Singers Ltd. Las Vegas $4,000
The Speeding Theatre-Over 55 Henderson $2,544
TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada Sparks $3,500
UNLV Chamber Music Society Las Vegas $4,000
ARTS LEARNING PROJECT GRANT ($149,517)
A Public Fit Theatre Company Las Vegas $4,000
Artown Reno $3,500
Arts for the Schools Truckee $4,000
Brewery Arts Center Carson City $3,000
Bruka Theatre of the Sierra, Inc Reno $4,000
Carson City Symphony Association, Inc. Carson City $4,500
Carson Valley Arts Council Minden $2,345
Clark County Children’s Choir Las Vegas $4,000
Clark County Public Education Foundation, Inc. Las Vegas $4,000
Department Arts Camps (City of Las Vegas) Las Vegas $3,500
DISCOVERY Children’s Museum Las Vegas $2,672
Get in the Act! Arts in Action Dayton $3,500
Good Luck Macbeth Theatre Company Reno $4,500
House of Blues Music Forward Foundation Las Vegas $4,500
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Incline Village $4,500
Nevada Museum of Art Reno $4,000
Northern Nevada Arts Council Winnemucca $4,000
Notes with a Purpose Henderson $4,000
Opera Las Vegas Las Vegas $4,500
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts Reno $4,500
Rainbow Company Youth Theatre (City of Las Vegas) Las Vegas $4,500
Reno Jazz Orchestra Reno $4,500
Reno Little Theater Reno $4,000
Reno Philharmonic Association Reno $5,000
Reno Pops Orchestra Reno $3,000
Sierra Arts Foundation Reno $4,000
Sierra Nevada Ballet Reno $4,500
Sierra Nevada Chapter of the American Orff Shulwerk Association Sparks $4,000
Sierra School of Performing Arts Reno $3,500
Sierra Watercolor Society Reno $3,000
Sin City Opera DBA Vegas City Opera Henderson $5,000
Tahoe Arts Project S. Lake Tahoe $3,500
The Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada Carson City $3,500
The Reno Dance Company Sparks $4,000
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts Las Vegas $4,500
Western Folklife Center Elko $4,500.00
Wild Horse Productions Carson City $4,000.00
Yerington Theater for the Arts Yerington $3,000
FY20-21 COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANT ($7,500 PER YEAR; $15,000 TOTAL)
City of Sparks Sparks $15,000
FELLOWSHIP PROJECT GRANT ($6,500 FY20, $500 FY21 – total $7,000)
Ann Keniston Reno $7,000
FY20 PROJECT GRANT FOR ARTISTS – CYCLE A ($20,860.40)
Adriana Chavez Las Vegas $1,200
Chase McKenna Reno $900
Cindy Gray Reno $900
Deborah A. Lambin Carson City $1,050
Erik Beehn Las Vegas $1,200
Ginger Land-van Buuren Henderson $900
Heather Klein Las Vegas $1,050
Heather Lang-Cassera Las Vegas $370
Joseph Tatum Reno $900
Keely Cobb Reno $1,050
Lisa Wright North Las Vegas $539
Michael Spicer Henderson $1,350
Napoleon Buenrostro Las Vegas $1,050
Paul Fleming Reno $1,200
Pierce Kagari Emata Las Vegas $1,200
Ray Li Henderson $1,500
Tom Drakulich Reno $1,050
Valentin Yordanov Las Vegas $900
Yasmina Chavez Las Vegas $1,200
Zoe Bray Reno $1,350
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