Donald Hall – America’S New Poet Laureate the Library of Congress Has Named Donald Hall As the Nation's Fourteenth Poet Laureate

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS THROUGH AUGUST 11 SEPTEMBER 30 MARCH 21 – 23, 2007 Catherine Borg, diazo prints on paper 27th Annual GAA Nomination 27th Annual Governor’s Arts Awards & OXS exhibit, NAC, Carson City Packets deadline OASIS Conference, Reno Locations & Time, TBA AUGUST 15 NOVEMBER 15 ARTS NEWS Jackpot Grants postmark deadline Letter of Intent for FY08 Challenge MAY 21 – 24, 2007 (for projects October 1 – December 31, Grants postmark deadline FY08 Grants and Folklife 2006) Apprenticeship Panel Meetings Jackpot Grants postmark deadline Locations & Time, TBA AIE BETA Grants (formerly Professional (for projects January 1 – March 30, Development Grants) postmark deadline 2007) JUNE 2 – 4, 2007 (for projects October 1 – December 31, Americans for the Arts 2006) AIE BETA Grants postmark deadline 2007 Annual Convention (for projects January 1 – March 30, Flamingo Las Vegas, Las Vegas SEPTEMBER 11 2007) GAA Visual Arts Commission deadline Please check the NAC website for calendar, agency and news updates at www.NevadaCulture.org.

______Donald Hall – America’s New Poet Laureate The Library of Congress has named Donald Hall as the nation's fourteenth Poet Laureate. A resident of Danbury, NH, Hall has published numerous books of poetry, including Without: Poems, released in 1998 on the third anniversary of his wife and fellow poet Jane Kenyon’s death from leukemia. Hall has written children’s books, books on baseball, autobiographical works, short stories and plays. Poetry editor of The Paris Review during its early years, Hall’s list of anthologies and awards is extensive. The Library of Congress deliberately avoids attaching specific duties to the post of Poet Laureate. Hall has said that he would like to follow in the tradition of [his predecessor] Ted Kooser and other laureates who have focused on expanding the reach of poetry across the country. Read more about Donald Hall at www.poets.org.

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ARTSA PUBLICATION OF THE NEVADA NEWS ARTS COUNCIL / SUMMER 2006 40th Anniversar Grants Program FY07 Awards Total $904,455 ______NAC Turning Forty At its spring meeting on May 24, 2006, their Partners in Excellence–Tier II two- Time certainly does fly. In 2007, the the Board of the Nevada Arts Council year grants awarded last year. Nevada Arts Council will celebrate its (NAC) approved 107 grant awards through Both the NAC Grants Committee, 40th anniversary. These milestones are the agency’s Grants Program in support of which reviews Design Arts and Challenge both a time to remember and a time statewide arts and cultural activities in Grant applications, and the Grants Panel to look forward. We intend to do both. Fiscal Year 2007. 78 applicants were charged with reviewing applications for With a mission to enrich the cultural funded for Design Arts, Challenge, Development, Project and Partners in life of the state and promote public Development and Partners in Excellence– Excellence–Tier I Grants, recommended funding for the arts, the NAC remains Tier I grants for a total of $439,193; funding that exceeded the allocated budg- resolute in its goals to: another 29 arts organizations will receive et for each category. Each of the three $465,262 in FY07 for the second half of Design Arts grants were reduced by $156 Increase public access, participation and investment in Nevada CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 arts and culture Incorporate the arts as an essential element in the educational experi- ______Artists Recognized with Fellowships ence of all Nevadans Encouraging and supporting the work of FY07 Artist Fellowship recipients will Strengthen the environment in Nevada’s exceptional artists, the Nevada be featured in the fall issue of Nevada which artists’ work and contribu- Arts Council awarded nine $5,000 Artist Arts News. Until then, congratulations tions are valued and supported Fellowships for FY07, three each in go to: Encourage and support diverse Literary Arts, Performing Arts and Visual organizations that provide, present Arts. In addition to using the grant award LITERARY ARTS FELLOWSHIPS and promote excellence in the arts to produce art during the fellowship year, Krista Benjamin, writing for children & each fellow provides a free public event young adults, Carson City We know that our accomplishments relevant to his or her discipline through Tara Bray, poetry, Reno are reliant on the ongoing support of readings, exhibitions, performances, and Teresa Breeden, poetry, Carson City and partnerships with artists, educa- master classes. The Artist Services tors, arts organizations, communities Program, which oversees the Artist PERFORMING ARTS FELLOWSHIPS and patrons across the Silver State. y Fellowship Program, also awards a $500 Jorge Grossman, music composition, z;Z grant to the top three honorable mentions Henderson So, mark your calendars. A public in each category. Seth Horan, music performance/bass celebration honoring 40 years of the During a series of public meetings in guitar, Reno arts in Nevada will be part of the 27th June 2006, panelists reviewed 124 appli- Richard Soule, music performance/flute, Annual Governor’s Arts Awards at cations: 58 in literary arts, 23 in perform- Las Vegas Nightingale Hall on the University of ing arts and 43 in visual arts. After much Nevada, Reno campus during the week discussion, the panels selected 18 artists VISUAL ARTS FELLOWSHIPS of March 20, 2007, as part of the for fellowships and honorable mention Stephen Hendee, sculpture, Las Vegas Department of Cultural Affairs confer- grants, which the NAC Board considered Zoltan Janvary, printmaking, Reno ence, OASIS. and approved during a conference call on Nolan Preece, photography, Reno z;Z June 29. CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 Together we can make 2007 a year to remember! ARTS IN EDUCATION GRANTS ON PAGE 7-8; FOLKLIFE APPRENTICESHIP AWARDS ON PAGE 9.

amount of $5,000, is presented to an z;Z A New Office artist who demonstrates excellence in Compliance Requirements in Las Vegas! his/her field, has shown significant You may still remain in compliance and ______growth over time and has made a sig- eligible for future NAC funding even Our Southern Nevada office has moved nificant impact on the arts community though you missed the deadline to to a new home just in time for summer— in northern Nevada. Griffin’s contribu- receive your final 10% payment. on East Desert Inn Road between tions, as a writer, poet, community To be in compliance and eligible for Eastern and Pecos-McLeod Streets and activist and NAC Board Member have continued NAC funding, grantees must near the Winchester Cultural Center. The resonated throughout the Silver State be current in filing all required paper- southern office opened its doors in 1998 and beyond. It is a deserved recognition work. This means that all required to provide residents and visitors to Las of our colleague and friend, we couldn’t paperwork must be filed with the NAC NACVegas and southern Nevada access to be more pleased.NEWSby the end of the fiscal year (June 30 NAC staff, program materials, and a for most grantees; July 31 for grantees resource library for artists and adminis- whose projects continue into June). trators. Southern Nevada office staff Watch Your Ts & Cs ______If you miss this deadline, you or your includes Rebecca Snetselaar, Folklife organization will be out of compliance Program Associate, the associate position New Grant Management and therefore not eligible for any NAC for the Community Arts Development pro- Policies for FY07 grants or funding during the entire next gram (currently vacant), and Angelina Beginning with fiscal year 2007, the fiscal year. Horn, a part-time program assistant. Nevada Arts Council is implementing This space will also be home to several new policies and procedures Talking Books Services, a program of the Changes to GAA regarding grantee final reports and final Nevada State Library and Archives that payments. Categories provides services to individuals with ______We strongly encourage all NAC visual or physical handicaps. Talking In celebration of the Nevada Arts grantees to read the documents in your Books in Las Vegas will concentrate on Council’s 40th Anniversary in 2007, we Grants Management Packet carefully. outreach and public awareness activities updated and expanded the categories This will ensure that you receive all of and can be reached at 702.486.3736. for Governor’s Arts Awards (GAA). your grant funds and remain eligible for We look forward to the synergy that will Nominations for 27th Annual Governor’s funding in future years. Questions? inevitably occur from sharing an office Arts Awards will be accepted for: Please don’t hesitate to call us. with one of our sister agencies in the z;Z Department of Cultural Affairs. Final Payments Excellence in the Arts Phone and fax numbers will remain Excellence in Folk Arts NAC retains 10% of most grant cate- the same. The new address for the NAC Leadership in Arts Education gories until the end of the fiscal year in Southern Office is: Leadership in the Arts: Organizations case of state or federal budget cuts. Nevada Arts Council Leadership in the Arts: Individuals (This information may be found in the 2755 East Desert Inn Road Patronage in the Arts Terms and Conditions document in your Suite 160 Grants Management Packet.) If budget Las Vegas, NV 98121 Category definitions and nomination cuts occur during the year, you will We encourage you to drop by and information will be posted on our web- receive a letter from the NAC. If budget visit the staff and new office. And site, and nomination forms will be cuts do not occur, you may request your watch for your invitation to our “Open mailed out in early August. The return final 10% payment if you submit ALL House Celebration” later on this year. deadline for nomination packets is required and fully completed paperwork September 30. Please note that this is within 45 days (previously 30) after the not a postmark date. end of your project or until June 30, Shaun Griffin z;Z whichever date is earlier. If your project Save Theses Dates! Honored does not end until June, you have until ______The GAA awards ceremony returns to July 31 to submit all required paper- On Friday, July 7, Sierra Arts Nightingale Hall on the campus of the work. You will forfeit your final 10% Foundation presented its Annual University of Nevada, Reno, during the payment if you do not submit the Endowment Grant Awards to 23 artists week of March 20, 2007, as part of the required paperwork on time. Please in northern Nevada. Among them was Department of Cultural Affairs’ OASIS note that the required paperwork NAC Board Member Shaun Griffin, who conference. For more information, please includes a complete Final Evaluation received the prestigious “Rosemary contact NAC at 775.687.6680 in Carson Report and copies of letters or e-mails MacMillan Award for Lifetime City or 702.486.3700 in Las Vegas. Achievement.” This award, in the to elected officials. NAC NEWS CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

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The Conservation Assessment Program ______TourWest Grants NAC NEWS (CAP) provides grants to help small to CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 for Nevada mid-sized museums of all types, from ______art museums to zoos, obtain a general The TourWest Program of Western Honk for Arts Ed assessment of the condition of their ______States Arts Federation (WESTAF), with collections, environment and historic Or better yet, bolt an arts license plate funding from the National Endowment buildings. Following an on-site assess- to your car! As you motor about this for the Arts, is a competitive grants ment by a conservation professional, summer, display your support for arts program for western region arts organi- the museum receives a written report education for Nevada students proudly zations for the presentation of perform- STATErecommending prioritiesNEWS to improve col- on your bumper. Not only will you gen- ing artists and companies on tour. The lections care. This report assists muse- erate much-needed dollars for statewide following five Nevada organizations ums in educating staff and board mem- arts education programs, you’ll be pro- received $ 9,517 in matching grants to bers on conservation practices, creating moting arts learning in a highly visible support performing arts series for the long-range and emergency plans, and and creative way. 2006–2007 season: raising funds to improve the care of For each plate issued, $15 of the their collections. initial fee and $10 of the renewal fee Battle Mountain Arts Presenters, Forms for applying to the FY2007 supports important arts education pro- Battle Mountain CAP will be sent to museums on the grams of the Nevada Arts Council and $850 For Men of Worth CAP mailing list in October and will VSA arts of Nevada (formerly Very Churchill Arts Council, Fallon also be available on Heritage Special Arts of Nevada). The cost is $1,710 for the Perla Batalla Band Preservation’s website at $51 for a standard plate, with an annu- and $1,875 for Simon Shaheen & www.heritagepreservation.org/CAP. al renewal fee of $20. Personalized Qantara Eligible participants will be accepted plates run $86 initially and $40 for City of Henderson, Parks & into the program on a first-come, first- renewal. You can purchase the plate Recreation, $1,250 for The Juan L. served basis. The postmark deadline is when you register your vehicle, order a Sanchez Ensemble December 1, 2006. To be added to the personalized plate or exchange your Moapa Valley Arts Council, Overton CAP application mailing list or for more present plate for an Arts License Plate. $832 for the Blue Sage Trio and information, call 202.233.0800 or Visit our website at $2,125 for the Asian Artists e-mail [email protected]. www.NevadaCulture.org or contact the Production, Inc. z;Z Special License Plate Section at DMV University of Nevada, Reno The Art Museum Partnership is spon- at 775.684.4760. $2,215 for Ballet Hispanico soring a “Directors Forum” conference as z;Z its inaugural program for the leaders of Remember, it’s not an education For more information on TourWest or art museums nationwide. Open to all without the Arts™! WESTAF, please visit www.WESTAF.org. full-time directors of nonprofit art museums and galleries, the conference Museum is schedule for October 22–24, 2006.

______Opportunities The purpose of the Art Reno’s Nevada Museum of Art is Museum Partnership and its hosting the 2006 Annual Conference Directors Forum program is of the Nevada Museums Association, to identify and provide net- Arts4Kids August 20–22. Join your colleagues working opportunities among from across the state to discuss today’s the leaders of nonprofit art museum environment with all of its institutions. Check it out at challenges and new opportunities. The www.artmuseumpartnership.org. z;Z registration deadline of July 31 is fast approaching, so register online today at And if you go, don’t forget to apply www.nevadamuseums.org. for a Professional Development Grant z;Z from the Nevada Arts Council’s Community Arts Development Program. See page 8.

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The Americans for the Arts (AFTA) web- won first prize in the Poetry Out Loud No Increase site at www.AmericansfortheArts.org is finals in Washington, D.C., this past for NEA Yet your resource for policy and advocacy, May. Fifty-one champions from around ______research and information, professional the country participated in this first On June 29, the Senate Appropriations development, partnerships and visibility. national poetry recitation contest, spon- Committee approved the FY 2007 More importantly, in their E-Advocacy sored by the National Endowment for Interior Appropriations Bill with funding Center, you can become an active advo- the Arts, the Poetry Foundation and the for the National Endowment for the Arts cate in just 2 minutes of your time. nation’s state arts agencies. (NEA) to remain level at $124.4 mil- AFTA utilizes a unique software system Hille received a $20,000 scholar- WS lion, which is consistent with the presi- called “Cap Wiz” that can put you in ship prize; second place winner Teal dent’s budget request. Arts advocates touch with your representative on the Van Dyck, a senior at Bow High School now look to opportunities on the Senate national, regional or local level. You can in NH, received a $10,000 scholarship floor and later in the House-Senate send messages of your own or use prize; and third place winner Kellie conference committee to secure the scripted talking points that get right to Taulia Anae, a senior at the Mid-Pacific additional $5 million in NEA appropria- the heart of the subject. It’s as easy as Institute in Hawaii, received a $5,000 tions that was approved on the House a few clicks of the mouse but the scholarship prize. The schools of the floor in May. impact is tremendous. Take 2 minutes top 12 finalists each received $500 for The president’s budget, which allo- today and become an E-Advocate! the purchase of poetry books. cates level funding for the NEA, would z;Z Special guest judges presided over cut $3.462 million from Challenge Arts Advocacy on Capitol Hill can only the competition, including poetry advo- America in order to increase funds for succeed with the participation of savvy cate Caroline Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize- administrative expenses by $1.843 mil- and prepared advocates. Visit winning literary critic Michael Dirda, lion, direct program grants by $1.117 www.americanartsalliance.org to learn best-selling authors Azar Nafisi and million and State and Regional about the latest arts-related legislative Curtis Sittenfeld, and former NEA Partnerships by $508,000. The $5 mil- priorities, Capitol Hill news and how to Deputy Chairman A.B. Spellman. lion in new funding added by the House write an effective letter to your mem- Serving as the master of ceremonies would reject the funding freeze pro- bers of Congress. was Scott Simon, host of National posed by the president and restore sup- Public Radio’s Weekend Edition.

port only to Challenge America and the Gibran Baydoun, a senior at Green TIONAL NEWS core grant-making programs of the arts Finally! A National Valley High School in Henderson, repre- endowment. Arts Calendar sented Nevada at the national competi- ______tion. With his first-place prize in Americans for the Arts’ ARTSmeet, Nevada’s Poetry Out Loud competition Advocacy: Stand new national events calendar, is a (sponsored by the Nevada Arts Council searchable listing of local, state and Up For The Arts and Nevada Alliance for Arts ______national arts organizations that serve Education), Baydoun received $1,000 As supporters of the arts in America, their communities through the arts. Use and his school received a $2,000 we all know too well that appreciation this listing to find annual conventions, stipend for the purchase of poetry of the arts can be a very personal expe- conferences and other event dates, books and to support literary programs. rience. But we cannot allow our individ- locations and descriptions. Keep Check out the Nevada Poetry Out Loud ual experiences to become solitary up to date and useful by ARTSmeet Finals Program on our website at experiences. You can be a part of creat- adding your organization’s events. For www.NevadaCulture.org. ing one national voice to advocate for more information about ARTSmeet the arts and arts education in America or any Americans for the Arts by joining the Arts Action Fund of the programs and services, please call Folk and Traditional Americans for the Arts. To download the 202.371.2830 or visit Artists Honored Arts Action Fund brochure or join www.AmericansfortheArts.org. ______online, visit www.ArtsActionFund.org. The National Endowment for the Arts For more information, call (NEA) recently announced the 2006 202.371.2830. Contributions to the Poetry Out Loud– recipients of its National Heritage Arts Action Fund, a 501(c)(4) Front and Center Fellowships, the country’s highest honor organization, are not tax-deductible. ______in the folk and traditional arts field. z;Z Columbus (IL) Alternative High School These awardees receive a one-time senior Jackson Hille humorously Two Minutes! That’s all it takes to tell award of $20,000 each and were explored the trials of aging in the poem Congress and your local legislators that selected for their artistic excellence, you support the arts and arts education. “Forgetfulness” by Billy Collins and

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cultural authenticity and contributions The Arts as Public Arts Ed,Workforce and REGIONAL/NATIONALto their field. The following fellows rep- Student Success NEWS resent a cross-section of ethnic cultures ______Policy Assets Second in the series, this brief shows and art forms ranging from hula danc- how the arts shape the skills that 21st- The National Governors Association’s ing and cedar bark weaving to blues century employees need to succeed. Center for Best Practices, with research piano and gospel singing. “The Impact of Arts Education on assistance from the National Assembly Workforce Preparation” documents the of State Arts Agencies and support from Charles M. Carrillo; santero (carver positive outcomes of integrating the the NEA, produces a series of Issue and painter of sacred figures); arts into K-12 education and youth Briefs to document the value of the arts Santa Fe, NM intervention programs. in public policy. This project has two Delores E. Churchill; Haida (Native z;Z Alaskan) weaver; Ketchikan, AK goals, (1) to increase understanding of the public benefits of the arts among Arts & Economic Impact Henry Gray; blues piano player, First in the series, this Issue Brief top state officials, and (2) to provide singer; Baton Rouge, LA reveals how the arts revitalize commu- the arts field with tools that document Doyle Lawson; gospel and bluegrass nities, contribute to a region’s innova- the impact of its work. Among the most singer, arranger, bandleader; tion habitat and help states remain popular items on the National Bristol, TN competitive in today’s economy. Esther Martinez; Native American Governors Association website, each storyteller; San Juan Pueblo, NM issue includes case studies and exam- Diomedes Matos; cuatro (10-string ples of successful programs as well as Even in Great Puerto Rican guitar) maker; research citations and useful quotes. Britain... Deltona, FL For more information, visit ______George Na'ope; Kumu Hula (hula www.nga.org/portal/site/nga. Stonehenge risks losing its status as a z;Z master); Hilo, HI world heritage site because of govern- Wilho Saari; Finnish kantele (lap- Reading & Literary Programs ment proposals to ease traffic conges- harp) player; Naselle, WA The most recent Issue Brief showcases tion on the A303, which passes by the Mavis Staples; gospel, rhythm and strategies states use to engage commu- ancient stones. Options being consid- blues singer; Chicago, IL nities in reading programs and literary ered include a 1.3 mile tunnel or Treme Brass Band; New Orleans activities. By promoting literary reading diverting the road to the north or south brass band; New Orleans, LA among adults, states encourage life- of the 2,200 hectare site. The National long learning, enhance workforce devel- Trust reported that a committee of Advocate, scholar, presenter and opment and boost citizen involvement UNESCO, which administers world her- preservationist Nancy Sweezy of in civic life. itage sites, had reviewed the situation z;Z Westwood, MA, received the 2006 Bess and suggested that Stonehenge could Lomax Hawes Award. Rural Strategies be taken off the list because of poor Since 1982, the Endowment has The fourth brief focuses on arts-based traffic management. The Trust, which awarded more than 315 NEA National economic development strategies to owns much of the land around Heritage Fellowships. Fellowship recipi- revive rural economies. By tapping dis- Stonehenge, does not support any of ents are nominated by the public, often tinctive cultural assets, states are cre- the plans. Sir William Proby, chair of by members of their own communities, ating new jobs, stimulating business the Trust, said in an open letter to the and then judged by a panel of experts development, improving quality of life minister of the Department of in folk and traditional arts on the basis and attracting visitors to rural areas. Transport, “The issue was not the z;Z of their continuing artistic accomplish- preservation of the stones but protec- ments and contributions as practition- Arts, Global Trade and tion and restoration of the surrounding ers and teachers. This year, a nine- Tourism site, believed to hold undiscovered member panel reviewed 217 nomina- The third briefing illustrates how states archaeological treasures. We cannot tions. The ratio of winners to nominees are expanding international trade stand by and allow a second-rate solu- indicates the extraordinary level of opportunities through culture. Case tion to damage forever one of the competition for this national honor. studies illustrate how the arts encour- world’s most important landscapes.” Profiles of the artists are available in age tourism, strengthen business net- The Department for Transport said it the Lifetime Honors section of the NEA works, build “brand identity” and posi- would not decide on a solution until a website at www.arts.gov. tion states for success in a global mar- steering group reported this summer. ketplace. z;Z

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Artist Services ______Arts in Education Program WS Program ______Questions & Answers For information about the Arts in Education Program, please contact Gary Margolis at Questions & Answers [email protected] or 775.687.7119. For information about the Artist Services Program, please contact Fran Morrow at Grants Awards for Arts Education [email protected] or In late June, the Arts Education Grants Panel reviewed 42 applications for FY07 775.687.7106, or Rossi Todorova, Artist in Residence (AIR) and Arts Learning for All (ALFA) grants. Applicants request- Nevada Touring Initiative Assistant, at ed grants ranging from $1,300 to $7,500 for a total of $242,420. The panel recom- [email protected] or 775.687.7108. mended funding to the applicant pool that exceeded the allocated budget of $107,000 by $135,420. After much discussion, the panel encouraged the NAC GAA Visual Arts Board to consider an across-the-board cut of 57% to ALFA grants and 61% to AIR Commission Deadline grants to maintain the integrity of the dialogue and scoring of the previous days. Monday, September 11, 2006, is the During its June 29 conference call, the NAC board considered the findings and rec- postmark deadline to submit applica- ommendations of the AIE Grants Panel and approved the following grant allocations. tions for the Governor’s Arts Award Visual Arts Commission. The commission Artist in Residence Grants artist will be awarded $3,500 to create Thirteen schools, PTAs, arts organizations and public institutions in seven counties seven original works of art–six pieces were awarded $27,000 to support FY07 artist residencies. $64,313 was requested. will be presented to recipients of the The AIR Program enables artists to work with students, teachers and community mem- 27th Annual Governor’s Arts Awards in bers through workshops, classroom activities and rehearsals. Congratulations go to: spring of 2007, and one will be placed in the Arts Council’s permanent collec- Beatty Elementary & Middle School Beatty $ 610 tion. Previous commissions have includ- Brewery Arts Center Carson City $3,260 ed a variety of media that exemplifies Churchill Arts Council Fallon $2,710 the diversity of Nevada’s artists. Alexander Dawson School Las Vegas $2,360 The works need not be identical and E.W. Fritsch Elementary Carson City $1,100 may be in any two- or three-dimensional Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, medium. The artist is responsible for any Performing & Visual Arts Las Vegas $3,330 necessary framing or hanging apparatus. Estes McDoniel Elementary School PTA Henderson $ 750 The GAA Visual Arts Commission applica- MEFIYI Foundation Gardnerville $3,070 tion forms will be available in July 2006. Our Lady of the Snows School Reno $ 950 Starting this year, the NAC Board Washoe County Dept. of Juvenile Services Reno $3,290 determined that a recipient of the GAA Wing & A Prayer Dance Company Reno $3,020 Visual Arts Commission must wait five Yerington Theatre for the Arts Yerington $1,490 years until they may resubmit an applica- Zephyr Cove Elementary School Parents’ Club Zephyr Cove $1,140 tion. For more information, contact Fran Morrow at the numbers listed above. Arts Learning Grants Awarded Twenty-nine arts, cultural and educational organizations and public institutions in Visual Arts Exhibits eight counties will receive $80,000 in Arts Learning for All Grants (formerly Special In Your Community Projects Grants for Schools & Organizations) to support arts education activities The Traveling Exhibition Program, a planned for FY07. $188,107 was requested. These grants support new projects in component of the Nevada Touring schools and non-school settings, which promote the philosophy of lifelong learning in Initiative, is ready to deliver high quali- the arts for all Nevada citizens. Congratulations go to: ty visual arts exhibitions to your community. Each exhibit includes installa- Arts Educators of Nevada Reno $1,860 tion, insurance, publicity and education Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas Las Vegas $3,250 materials. Until January 2007, the Capital City Arts Initiative Carson City $2,200 sponsor cost for an NTI exhibit is only Carson City Symphony Carson City $3,380 $100. After the start of the new calen- Clark County School District Las Vegas $2,410 dar year, the cost will be $150. Yet Foundation for the Advancement of another great incentive to book your Mariachi Music Education Henderson $3,090 exhibits now! We do encourage you to Jewish Community Center of S. Nevada Las Vegas $2,410 CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Incline Village $3,110 Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Las Vegas $3,290 Community Arts Mexico Vivo Las Vegas $3,260 Development Nevada Chamber Symphony Henderson $4,140 Nevada Museum of Art Reno $4,100 ______Program Nevada Opera Association Reno $4,050 PROGRAMNevada Shakespeare Company Reno $3,140 NEWS Questions & Answers Nevada Tango Society, Inc. Sparks $3,160 For information about the Community Project Moonshine, Inc. Reno $2,400 Arts Development Program and its Reno Jazz Orchestra Reno $2,140 activities, please contact Robin A. Reno Philharmonic Association Reno $2,500 Hodgkin at [email protected] or Sierra Crest Academy Minden $3,840 775.687.7109. Sierra Nevada Ballet Genoa $3,000 Sierra Nevada Chapter – American Orff Schulwerk Assoc. Sparks $ 670 Go Where You Need To Go Southern Nevada Public Television, Inc. Las Vegas $2,570 Participation at workshops, conferences Storey County School District Virginia City $2,880 and seminars help with important Tahoe Arts Project S. Lake Tahoe $2,560 elements of our work as arts administra- Tahoe-Reno International Film Festival Incline Village $3,270 tors. For the professional paid or Truckee Meadows Community College Reno $ 730 volunteer administrator, Professional Wells Family Resource & Cultural Center Wells $ 830 Advancement Stipends Grants provide WestCare Nevada Women & Children’s Campus Las Vegas $3,280 up to $450 to attend regional or Western Folklife Center Elko $2,520 national conferences, workshops or seminars. As in the past, these stipends Many thanks go to this year’s panelists — Deborah Dobbins, Director of Arts are provided on a first-come, first- Education Services, Texas Commission on the Arts; Tracy Gruber, English and Fine served, reimbursement basis throughout Arts Consultant, Nevada Department of Education; Javier Ramirez, Citizen Outreach the year, and are available to staff Coordinator, City of Carson City and Ray Tatar, Arts Program Specialist, California member and trustees of arts organiza- Arts Council. tions, local arts agencies, and govern- mental cultural offices. To assure that Quarterly Arts Ed Grants Announced there are funds available for a Stipend Five arts educators and teaching artists and one arts organization were awarded Grant, please contact the Community FY07 first quarter Better Learning Through the Arts (BETA) Grants, to enhance per- Arts Development Program staff at the sonal skills in teaching the arts, increase student learning or to provide arts educa- numbers above. tion activities through workshops. Congratulations go to: Circuit Riders for Technical Anne Hoff, fine arts professor, Community College of Southern Nevada, Assistance Las Vegas, $700 – to attend a printmaking workshop at the Edinburgh Does your organization need technical Printmakers Studio to enhance her teaching abilities. assistance in planning, fundraising, Gary Sessa, Clark County School District drama teacher and chair of the marketing or board development? Apply Curriculum Task Force for Drama, Las Vegas, $700 – to attend the American now for matching grants of up to Alliance for Theatre and Education Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., $2,000 for a Nevada Circuit Rider to enhance his teaching abilities. (NCR) consultant to work in your com- Sierra Nevada Ballet, Genoa, $700 – to present an “Acting Without Words” munity with your organization. Any workshop at the In Motion School of Dance in Reno. Nevada nonprofit arts or cultural organi- Jeanine Tegano, Clark County School District dance teacher, Las Vegas, $700 – zations may submit one NCR applica- To attend the 32nd Annual Dance and Movement Workshop for Educators at tion per fiscal year. NCR grants require UC- Irvine to enhance her teaching abilities. a cash or in-kind match of 50% and are David Thaxton, Washoe County School District music teacher, Reno, $700 – awarded on a first-come, first-served To attend “The Jazz Course” taught by Doug Goodkin at the San Francisco basis. The client organization is respon- School to enhance his teaching abilities. sible for payment of Nevada Circuit Evelyn Vicario, Las Vegas, $470 – To teach a course in “Oshie,” a Japanese art Rider fees based on a predetermined form, at Nellis Air Force Base throughout the summer. fee scale. Interested? Learn more about the NCR roster and download the client The next BETA postmark deadline is August 15 for projects taking place October application at www.NevadaCulture.org. 1–December 31, 2006. For additional information or to request grants guidelines, please contact Gary Margolis at the numbers listed above. Nevada Arts News 8 A Publication of the Nevada Arts Council

WS Nevada CouncilStrategicArts Plan, grants/apply/GAP07/Locals.html more information,visit this pr ment. Thenextapplicationdeadline for to operateonbehalfofitslocalgovern- city orcountygovernmentdesignated be eligible,aLAAmustunitof ming activitiestoLAAconstituents.To lic artandsub-grantingforprogram- and commissions,conser visual artsevents,artistresidencies the followingareas:performingand vided tolocalar throughout thecountry. Supportispro- widely availableincommunities heritage, andmakestheartsmore pr the Ar pr Access toAr DEADLINE: Gr office. copy, pleasecontacteitherArtsCouncil www.NevadaCulture.org 2004–2007, pleasevisitourwebsiteat PDF versionof numbers listedabove.To vieworprinta staffatthe Arts DevelopmentProgram Town Meeting, contacttheCommunity ty artsandculturalorganizations. members orthestaffofyourcommuni- will betterservevolunteers,board your communityandtraining,which will beacommunityculturalsurveyof nity forhostingaArtsTown Meeting agency. visitor’s authorityorredevelopment chamber ofcommerce,conventionand par need notdoitalone;werecommend the fallandwinterof2006–2007.Y co-host anArtsTown Meeting(ATM) in ar local artsagenciesorcommunitybased The NevadaAr ATM Hosts Looking foraFewGood ts organizationsthroughoutNevadato eserves thenation’s diversecultural ogram oftheNationalEndowmentfor To moreabouthostinganArts learn One ofthebenefitsforyourcommu- tnering withyourlocalgovernment, ants forLocal ts, encouragesartisticcreativity, ogram isAugust14,2006.For A tistic Excellence,agrant UGUST 14 ts Councilisseeking Values & Vision:The ts agencies(LAA)in Ar . Foraprinted www.arts.gov/ vation ofpub ts Agencies . ou - Nevada Arts News and r tleness, intelligence,senseofhumor instantly fellinlovewithJoAnn’ Apprenticeship Program.People master ar Theresa SmokeyJackson,andwasa Excellence inFolkArtswithhersister, 1995 Governor’s Arts Award for bracken ferndesigns.Shesharedthe ing traysthatintegratedr ketweaving, particularlywillowwinnow- her pr age of85.Ms.Martinezwasrenownfor failureonJune21atthe from heart native JoAnnMartinezpassedaway W Smokey-Martinez ofJo In Memory Ann or [email protected]. or RebeccaSnetselaarat702.486.3700 [email protected] or775.687.7103 contact JeanneHar Program anditsactivities,please For infor Questions & Answers ______Folklife Program awarded tosupport masterartiststo for FY07,totaling $28,958,havebeen Twelve Grants FolklifeApprenticeship Apprentices Recognized Folklife Masters& We willmissherdeeply. e ar espect ofW e saddenedtoreportthatWashoe ecise andeleganttraditionalbas mation abouttheFolklife tist intheFolklife 9 A Publication oftheNevada ArtsCouncil ashoe traditionalways. rah Johnsonat edbud and s gen- - through April2007: will takeplacefromAugust2006 Apprenticeship Grantsforprojectsthat approved thefollowingFolklife Center, Elko. Communications, W Darcy Minter, DirectorofExternal Oregon HistoricalSociety, and Portland; Nancy Nusz,FolkloreDirectorforthe folklore consultant,Alamosa,Colorado; of folklore–KathiFiggen,independent ground andworkexperienceinthefield evaluated bythreepanelistswithback- apprenticeship grantapplicationswere plete theapprenticeship.Twenty-two related travelcostsnecessarytocom- $800 forsupplies,tools,materialsand $1,700 forthemasterar Folklife Apprenticeshipawardincludes ing aspecifictraditionalart.Each background andaninterestinpreserv- apprentices shareacommoncultural accomplished student.Mastersand teach theirtraditionalskillstoan At itsspringmeeting,theNACboard Dr Elizabeth Rogers Rosemar Shoshone LanguageandCultur Betty Robison Shoshone SongsandMeanings. Marlin Thompson, Mary McCloud, V Y Xian NaCarlson Nuttall, Fred Buckmaster “Boat” CradleBasket. both fromElko,Western Shoshone Leah Brady Dele Adefemi dances andstories. Paiute songs,handgames,round saddle making. fr Carlson Henderson, JapaneseKotoMusic. Mori Allen, Sleeve” Dance. Gardnerville, Chinese“Long Figueroa Quintero, oko Fitzpatrick inton Hawley om LasV umming, DanceandLanguage and both fromFallon,Western both fromFallon,Western and y RogersdeSoto and both fromWadsworth, Elizabeth Y egas, Nigerian. will teach Ning Chen, Markeeta Figueroa, will teach will teach will teach Schurz, willteach estern Folklife will teach will teach will teach and Yerington, Paiute- u, tist andupto Savena Rogers, Lois Whitney, all of all fr Kachell Cr Cassius will teach ystal Christina Ingrid Logan om e. PROGRAMall NEWS

all from Yerington, Paiute Willow a B.A., a teaching degree and three or “Bamboo Road,” which chronicles a Cradleboard. more years of experience working with Shakulhachi flutist as he performs Clare Smokey will teach Richard fourth or seventh grade students. For throughout the western landscape. Burchett, both from Carson City, more information, contact either Jeanne Ezra L. Dame, Reno, $300 – Washoe Storytelling and Culture. Harrah Johnson or Rebecca Snetselaar To write the first phase of an auto- Thelma Thompson will teach Teddi at the numbers above. biography. PROGRAMHatch, both from Yerington, Paiute NEWSPeter Goin, Reno, $900 – To com- Foodways. Enduring Traditions – plete multiple image panels using Lesley Williams will teach Kacidee Tahoe Tour Release photography and digital technology Williams both from Wadsworth, Enduring Traditions:The Culture and at the Voyager National Park in NM. Paiute Cradleboard. Heritage of Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Driving Two Minneapolis museums will & Walking Tour will be released this exhibit the work in FY08. Folklife Apprenticeship grants are September. The 72-page publication is Joanne Grauer, Reno, $600 – available to Nevada folk and traditional the first tour produced by the Folklife To provide a free concert by the artists who apply with one or more Program and will be distributed nation- Joanne Grauer Group at the Park apprentices. Applications for next year wide. The Tour Guide includes sites of Lane Mall in July. (FY08) will be available and mailed in natural, cultural and artistic interest, Toni Lowden, Reno, $750 – December 2006, with a postmark and details about the area that appeal to To produce marketing materials deadline of March 1, 2007. the casual picnicker as well as to the for ARTouring artist studio tours. avid hiker and cultural expert. Jarbidge Arts Council, Jarbidge, Folklife Education Initiative $500 – To present a concert by Underway Grants Program the Idaho Junior Jammers at the The NAC Folklife Education Initiative, ______Jarbidge Pioneer Park dedication supported by a grant from the National in August. Endowment for the Arts, begins this Questions & Answers Phillippe Mazaud, Reno, $570 – summer. The Initiative has several com- For information about the Grants For preparation and exhibition of ponents including a roster of folk and Program, contact Mary Vargas, Interim his photography at the Stremmel traditional artists and a series of folk- Grants Program Coordinator, at Gallery during the Artown Festival life presentations targeting schools. [email protected] or in July. Each artist on the Folklife Roster will 775.687.7102, or Susan Boskoff, Paula Riley, Reno, $850 – have a profile with information on their Executive Director, at 775.687.6680. To attend the Square Valley 2006 heritage and cultural background, per- For guidelines and application forms, visit Community of Writers – Summer formance and presentation activities our website at www.NevadaCulture.org. Fiction Writing Workshop. offered and a list of reference. The Cheri Renee Watkins, Las Vegas, Roster will be posted on NAC’s website Jackpots Awarded $300 – To research and write a biog- and publicized in educational and com- Eleven individuals and one organization raphy about the life and work of munity settings. The Folklife Program will share $6,285 in the first quarter of African American painter Annie Lee. will sponsor 40 presentations by the FY07 Jackpot Grant funding in support Folklife Roster artists in 2007 and of various arts projects and professional The next Jackpot Grant postmark 2008, targeting fourth and seventh development activities for artists taking deadline is August 15 for projects tak- grade classrooms in underserved and place between July 1 and September 30, ing place October 1 – December 31, at-risk schools. Curricula, lesson plans 2006. Jackpot Grants are awarded 2006.

and hands-on activities will be provided quarterly following a competitive appli- ______to all sponsors. cation process and assist artists and TRAVELING EXHIBITION PROGRAM CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 z;Z arts organizations in producing projects ______The Folklife Program will be issuing a such as visual arts exhibitions and the- schedule your exhibits soon, as they are Request for Proposal this summer for an atrical performances as well as travel to available on a first-come, first served Education Consultant to help develop conferences. lesson plans, curricula and activities basis. To learn more about the Traveling Exhibition Program, a partnership activ- that support classroom and community Erin Elsye Burns, Reno, $900 – To ity with the Nevada Museum of Art, presentations by folk and traditional develop a professional visual arts visit our website at artists. This consultant will be supported portfolio for marketing and promo- www.NevadaCulture.org, click on the by NEA funds as part of the Folklife tion. Nevada Touring Initiative box, and Education Initiative (See preceding arti- James Cho, Henderson, $615 – To check out the Traveling Exhibition cle). Minimum requirements will include produce a documentary video Program roster and program guidelines.

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WS Las Vegas Henderson performance/drums, Reno Las Vegas LITERARY ARTSPANEL about thesedistinguishedindividuals: www were noexception.Visit our websiteat This year thoughtful commentaryisremarkable. willingness tosharetheirexpertiseand the manyNACgrantcategories.Their to r panelists whocommithoursupon We offerourprofoundgratitudetothe FY07 FellowshipPanelists Robin Stark, Angela Kallus, Suzanne Hackett-Morgan, VISUAL ARTS Boris Shapiro, Karen Haid, Gary Buchanan, PERFORMING George Perreault, William Notter, Joanna Frueh, LITERARY ARTS $500 grant: able mentions;eachwillr The followingnineartistswithhonor- Honorable Mention Awards ______CONTINUED FROM FRONT COVER ARTISTS RECOGNIZED WITH FELLOWSHIPS ______eview anddiscussapplicationsto Idaho poet Center fortheBook. advisory committeefortheMontana ous publicationsandser tions ofpoems,aneditornumer- ture. Heistheauthoroffourcollec- nal devotedtoMontanaartsandcul- Drumlummon Views, Drumlummon Instituteandeditorof is theexecutivedir Montana poetandeditor in St.Louisfor FY07.Webster Residence atWashington University Literary Center, isWriter-in- University andattheLogCabin writing instructoratBoiseState .NevadaCultur ’ s ArtistFellowshippanels music performance/flute, sculptur prose/non-fiction, Reno music painting, LasVegas poetr Ker music composition, ARTS poetry, Reno e.or ri W y, Reno e, Henderson g ector ofthe ebster to readmore an onlinejour- painting, eceive a ves onthe , Rick Newby cr eative Nevada Arts News PERFORMING ARTSPANEL VISUAL ARTSPANEL Since 1991, professionals). Haberman ballet andmoder West’s trainingisin professional Consultant Servicesprograms. Arizona DanceonT Touring, Network, Field Forward Composer/Arizona, Regional She alsomanagestheMeet Arizona CommissionontheArts. Directoratthe as PerformingArts fessionals) and Sonnichsen istheco-authorof regional theatresinbetween, Los Angeles,andatnumerous for 30years,workinginNewYork, Pittsburgh, PA. actor Aprofessional Carnegie MellonUniversityin Theater Festival. Center andtheAmericanMusic Francisco Symphony, Walker Arts USA, theKronosQuartet,San Chamber Orchestra,SpoletoFestival the LibraryofCongress,SaintPaul short listofhiscommissionsinclude North America,AsiaandEurope.A his worksperformedthroughout Ingrid Sonnichsen Paul Dresher Bay-area composerandmusician Karen Kienzle Curator oftheT Curator ofMesaContemporar Deductib University ofGeor Our Hearts Our Hearts Alone, Source ited nationally with herhusbandhavebeen exhib steel decorativesculpturescreated and ceramicjewelr Haberman’s sculpturalbeadwork, the Arts’ArtistinResidence Roster. and ontheArizonaCommission at theMesaArtsCenter, poetry collection, the PoetrySocietyofAmerica.Her National ChapbookFellowshipfrom Commission ontheArtsanda received afellowshipfromtheIdaho 11 (a guidebookfortheatrepro- le was previouslythe (a taxguidefortheatr A Publication oftheNevada ArtsCouncil has performedorhad Claire West . is CuratorofExhibits empe Ar Buy n dance. gia Press. We DoNotEat teaches actingat y andwelded was publishedby our and This Book–It’ ts Center Patty has served y Ar The e ts s - ______THE MELANCHOLY, ______BY ZOL FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENT the Arts. and theYerba BuenaCenterfor the OaklandMuseumofCalifor Solomon R.GuggenheimMuseum, Art andasacuratorialinternatthe Curator attheSanJoseMuseumof Kienzle hasservedasAssistant Museum atSantaClaraUniversity. and CollectionsatthedeSaisset Mary-Ann Kokoska and publiccollections. part ofnumerouscorporate,private mercial andpublicgalleriesis is exhibitedinternationallyincom- Head oftheDrawingArea.Herwork is currentlyAssociateProfessorand Colorado StateUniversitywhereshe the OntarioArtsCounciland of awardsfromtheCanadaCouncil, T AN JANVARY, FY07 VISUAL ARTS EZTN,2003 MEZZOTINT, is therecipient PROGRAM NEWSnia

______GRANTS PROGRAM FY06 AWARDS CONTINUED FROM FRONT COVER ______to stay within the $25,000 budget. Exceeding the available amount of $123,426 for Challenge Grants by $11,656, the NAC Grants Committee voted to reduce each grant by an across-the-board cut of .09%. During its review meetings on May 22 and 23, the Grants Panel recommended funding that exceeded the amounts available by a total of $123,247. The panel pro- posed a reduction by category to maintain the integrity of the dialogue and scoring of

the previous days, reducing funding levels for Development Grants by 8.7%, Project ARDS Grants by 7.8% and Partners in Excellence–Tier 1, Level 2 Grants by 20.5%. Partners in Excellence–Tier 1, Level 1 Grants were not included as the panel recommended less funding than was allocated to that specific category. As well, the panel recom-

mended that the three applicant organizations receiving a perfect score be awarded W full funding. The NAC Board met the following day, and after a lengthy discussion of the panel’s recommendations, voted to combine both Levels 1 & 2 in Partners in Excellence, Tier 1 in an across-the-board cut, which resulted in an equal reduction of grant award amounts to both levels of 16.3%. The NAC Board voted to support all other recommendations presented by the Grants Review Panel. NAC Board Chair Tim Jones commented, “Our grant panelists continue to score applicants at a high level, which of course increases the competition for our limited dollars. At the same time, these high scores affirm that the Nevada nonprofit arts sec- tor is doing its job to serve our communities, residents and visitors with a multiplicity of cultural activities. This is the message that the Board, in partnership with statewide advocacy organizations, will deliver to elected officials across the state.” The hard-working and dedicated FY07 panelists included Mia Andrade, Administrator of Community Development & Rural Services, Texas Commission on the Arts, McAllen, TX; Anne Bunker, Artistic Director, OTO Dance, Tucson, AZ; Wayne Cook, Arts in Education Program Manager and ADA Coordinator, California Arts Council, Sacramento, CA; Kathleen Figgen, independent folklorist, Alamosa, CO; Ricklen Nobis, Composer and Music Director, Repertory Dance Theater, Salt Lake City, UT; and Chuck Zimmer, Art in Public Places Coordinator, New Mexico Arts, Santa Fe, NM. z;Z Challenge Grants (up to $50,000) strengthen the long-range financial stability of Nevada’s arts organizations through the support of capital projects such as purchase of permanent equipment, collection acquisition, building rehabilitation and restoration projects, and establishment of reserve accounts or endowments. Applicants must match these grants 3 to 1 in new money. Six grants totaling $123,046 were awarded to:

Goldwell Open Air Museum Beatty $21,065 Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Incline Village $ 9,385 Las Vegas Art Museum Las Vegas $17,355 Nevada Ballet Theatre Las Vegas $18,839 Reno Philharmonic Reno $13,016 Sierra Arts Foundation Reno $43,387 z;Z

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Design Arts Grants (up to $10,000) support community-based projects that focus on design issues. Three grants totaling $25,000 were awarded to:

AIA Northern Nevada Reno $ 9,619 City of Reno Arts & Culture Division Reno $ 7,837 ARDS Goldwell Open Air Museum Beatty $ 7,544 ARDS z;Z Project Grants (up to $6,500) support the arts activities of non-arts community organizations and public institutions. Twenty-three grants totaling $98,289 were awarded to: W W Carson City Rendezvous, Inc. Carson City $ 3,216 Center for Creative Therapeutic Arts Las Vegas $ 3,434 CCSN Dance Program Las Vegas $ 5,303 CCSN Image Gallery Las Vegas $ 4,097 CCSN Red Rock Review Las Vegas $ 2,035 Great Basin College Elko $ 3,128 International Food & Folklife Association North Las Vegas $ 5,497 Lyon County CourtHouse Gallery Yerington $ 2,373 Nevada Hispanic Services-Carson City Carson City $ 5,117 Nevada Humanities, Inc. Reno $ 4,465 Pioneer Center Youth Programs Reno $ 4,262 Sierra Nevada College Tahoe Gallery Incline Village $ 5,709 Sierra Philharmonic League Genoa $ 5,430 South Lyon Medical Center Yerington $ 2,204 UNLV Donna Beam Art Gallery Las Vegas $ 5,091 UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum Las Vegas $ 2,514 UNR Department of Music & Dance Reno $ 6,500 UNR Performing Arts Series Reno $ 5,861 UNR Reno Jazz Festival Reno $ 6,500 UNR Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery Reno $ 5,176 Women of Diversity Las Vegas $ 5,286 Zazpiak Bat Basque Club Reno $ 5,091 z;Z Development Grants (up to $4,000) support new, emerging and smaller-budget arts organizations in rural and urban Nevada. Twenty-six grants totaling $76,158 were awarded to:

Asha Belly Dancers, Inc. Reno $ 2,735 Asylum Theatre Las Vegas $ 3,132 Battle Mountain Arts Presenters, Inc. Battle Mountain $ 2,978 Boulder City Arts Council Boulder City $ 2,986 Carson Valley Arts Council Minden $ 3,246 Celtic Celebration, Inc. Reno $ 3,535 Creative Performing Arts Center Reno $ 2,905 The Dam Short Film Society Boulder City $ 3,339 Desert Space Foundation Henderson $ 2,812 Friends of the Las Vegas Youth Orchestra Las Vegas $ 3,473 Goldwell Open Air Museum Beatty $ 1,909 Incline Village Chamber Music Society Incline Village $ 3,494 International Folkloric Ballet Company Reno $ 2,085 Lake Tahoe Classic Guitar Society Incline Village $ 2,477

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Las Vegas Master Singers Las Vegas $ 2,612 Mexico Vivo Las Vegas $ 3,463 Note-Ables Sparks $ 3,359 Pahrump Visual & Performing Arts Council Pahrump $ 3,225 Piper’s Opera House Programs, Inc. Virginia City $ 2,446 Reno & District Firefighters Pipe Band Reno $ 2,482

Reno Pops Orchestra Reno $ 2,374 ARDS Ruby Mountain Chamber Music Festival Lamoille $ 2,349 St. Mary’s Art Center, Inc. Virginia City $ 2,694 Tahoe/Reno International Film Festival Incline Village $ 3,463

TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada Sparks $ 3,236 W Trinkle Brass Works, Inc. Las Vegas $ 3,349 z;Z Partners in Excellence Grants (PIE) support established arts and cultural organizations throughout the state. Grantees in the PIE II category apply for two-year funding every even year. Twenty-one grants in Levels 1 & 2, totaling $116,697, were awarded to:

PIE: Tier I, Level I (up to $6,500) Bella Voce Reno $ 5,137 Carson City Symphony Carson City $ 5,323 Foundation Orchestra Association Reno $ 5,013 For the Love of Jazz Reno $ 4,010 Mile High Jazz Band Carson City $ 5,386 Wells Presenters Wells $ 4,228

PIE: Tier I, Level II (up to $8,000) Austin Dancers Academy Las Vegas $ 5,386 Capital City Arts Initiative Carson City $ 6,361 Contemporary Arts Collective Las Vegas $ 5,404 Desert Chorale Las Vegas $ 6,495 MasterWorks Chorale Reno $ 5,634 Myron Heaton Chorale Las Vegas $ 6,198 Reno Film Festival Reno $ 5,940 Las Vegas Jazz Society Las Vegas $ 6,590 Reno Jazz Orchestra Reno $ 5,176 Ruby Mountain Symphony Elko $ 8,000 Sierra Nevada Ballet Genoa $ 5,758 Southern Nevada Musical Arts Society Las Vegas $ 5,366 Wing & A Prayer Dance Company Reno $ 5,098 Yerington Theatre for the Arts Yerington $ 4,429 Moapa Valley Arts Council Overton $ 5,768

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