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. PRSRT STD INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF U.S.POSTAGE NEVADA arts COUNCIL PAID 716 N. Carson St., Suite A PERMIT NO. 15 Carson City, NV 89701 CARSON CITY,NV 775.687.6680 ARTNEWS www.NevadaCulture.org Nevadans Receive Awards and Return Service Requested Accolades . .3-4 2979 Museum Opportunities . .4 National News . .5-6 GAA Artist Commission . .7 Arts Education Grant Awards . .7-8 Funding to Attend Conferences . .8 Folklife Apprenticeships Named . .9 Jackpots Awarded . .10 S 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, participa- tion and investment in Nevada CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 arts and culture Incorporate the arts as an essential Artists Recognized with Fellowships element in the educational experi- _____________________________________________________________ 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.