Nevada Humanities Grants Workshops North & South

Nevada Humanities

Wednesday - February 24
4-5 p.m.
Historic Fifth Street School
401 South Fourth Street
Las Vegas

Friday, February 26 | 3-4 pm
McKinley Park Arts & Culture Center
925 Riverside Drive
Reno

The hour-long workshops are free and open to anyone interested in learning more about applying for project grant funding from Nevada Humanities.

Nevada Humanities offers grants of up to $5,000 to nonprofit organizations and government entities, such as libraries and schools, to fund public programs and educational programs in the humanities. Mini-grant requests of up to $1,000 may be submitted at any time. Information about Nevada Humanities and its grant program can be found online.

Nevada Humanities is especially interested in funding projects that promote community through various forms of engagement and projects that encourage conversation. This may be through face-to-face dialogue, such as lectures, forums, and round-table discussions, but also through programs that stimulate thought and reflection, such as media productions, film screenings, exhibitions, local history projects, and projects that explore local culture and Nevada's diverse heritage and unique places.

NB!: Next deadline for proposals: March 10

Contact: 775.784-6587

[Information from NV Humanities press release. Graphic by Janet Trembley Design from Google image search for 'humanities.']

Call for Artists!

City of Reno Art Galleries
c/o McKinley Arts & Culture Center
925 Riverside Drive, Suite 2
Reno, Nevada 89503

"Currently accepting exhibition proposals for City of Reno Galleries: Metro Gallery at Reno City Hall, Gallery East & West at McKinley Arts and Culture Center, and Southside Cultural Center Gallery. Seven eight-week exhibitions will be scheduled for August 2009 through October 2010, four alternates (one for each gallery) will also be chosen. The Arts and Culture Division manages these galleries and curates exhibitions of two and three dimensional contemporary artwork in all media.

The deadline for submissions is Friday July 31, 2009; they must be received in the office by 5pm.

Submissions should include:
1) A CD with ten images that are representative of the work proposed for the exhibition. The work must have been completed within the last two years and must not have been shown within a 100 mile radius of Reno, Nevada within the last 12 months. Each image should be numbered and should correlate to the Image List.
2) Image List: Typed, numbered and should identify the title, dimensions and medium of each piece.
3) Resume.
4) Artist Statement/Proposal: A brief statement about the artistic philosophy proposed for the exhibition.
5) Return envelope, self-addressed sufficiently stamped for return of all materials.
6) Artist Registry Form

Submit materials to:
Gallery Exhibition Program
McKinley Arts & Culture
925 Riverside Drive, Suite 2
Reno, Nevada 89503

For more info call 775-334-6264 or email sullivana at cityofreno.com

Ali Sullivan
Public Art Technician
City of Reno
775-334-6264

[text from City of Reno flier. Graphic from Google image search for 'City of Reno.']