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FY09 Grant PanelSchedulesFolklife Apprenticeship GrantsSunday, May 18, 9 a.m.–12 noonNevada Arts Council716 N. Carson Street, Ste. A, Carson City

Project & Development GrantsMonday, May 19, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.Nevada Legislative Building, Room 3137401 S. Carson St., Carson CityWeb Broadcast: www.leg.state.nv.us

Partners in Excellence Grants—Tier ITuesday, May 20, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.Same as above

Design Arts and Challenge GrantsCommitteesWednesday, May 21, 8:30–9:30 a.m.Same as above

NAC Spring Board MeetingWednesday, May 21, 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m.Same as above

AIE Grants PanelJune 3 and 4; times TBASame as above(See page 8 for more information)

Artist Fellowships PanelsMonday, June 16–18Room 320, Joe Crowley Student Union, UNR87 West Stadium Way, Reno, NV(See page 12 for more information)

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Carson City’s Lainey HendersonCompetes At Poetry Out Loud Finals

On March 15 Lainey Henderson, a junior at Carson HighSchool, took first place at the Nevada Finals of the 2008Nevada Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Competition,reciting Mrs. Krikorian by Sharon Olds, It was Not Death,for I Stood Up by Emily Dickinson and Since There is NoEscape by Sarah Teasdale.As state champion, Henderson was awarded $1,000 and

her school received $2,000 for the purchase of poetry booksand to support literary programs. In late April, she com-petes at the National Finals in Washington, D.C. against 51other high school students from every state, the District ofColumbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands for $50,000 in scholar-ships and school stipends.Talton Gay, a junior at Elko’s Independence

High/Nevada Youth Training Center, took second place andHeather Gibeson, a junior at Pahrump Valley High School,won third place. Each received $500, with $1,000 for his orher school.In this third year of Poetry Out Loud, students from 15

Nevada school districts out of the 16 with high schools par-ticipated at the state finals, which were held on the campus of the University ofNevada, Reno. Guest speakers included John Ostrout, director of State and Regional

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nevadarts|NEWSGRANTS SEASON BLOOMS AT THENEVADA ARTS COUNCILIn addition to baseball, proms and Daylight Savings Time, springtime means grantseason at the Nevada Arts Council (NAC). In March and April, staff will process hun-dreds of FY09 grant applications in the Artist Services, Arts in Education, Folklife andGrants Programs.Between May 18 and 21, various grant panels and committees will convene in

open public sessions to review applications to five categories in the Grants Programand for Folklife Apprenticeship grants, then provide funding recommendations forthe NAC Board to consider at its spring meeting on Wednesday, May 21.In June, additional panels will review applications for Arts in Education grants and

Artist Fellowship grants, which the NAC board will review and approve during a con-ference call scheduled before June 30.For more on the Artist Fellowship review panels, please see page 8; for the Arts in

Education grant review panel, please turn to page 9; and the Folklife Apprenticeshipgrant panel, please visit page 12.

New Traveling Exhibit fromWestern Folklife CenterReady to Tour, see page 8


PHOTO: DAVID CALVERT

nac newsCOMINGS &GOINGSWe welcome Rennie Brode (Brode witha silent ‘e’) as our AdministrativeAssistant II and the first voice you willhear when you call the Carson City office.A Las Vegas native, Brode has also livedin Palmdale, California; Philadelphia,Pennsylvania; and Pahrump, Nevada,where she worked as the BusinessLicensing Administrator for five years. In2006, she took to the road in a motorhome and traveled the United States fora year before settling in Carson City.Brode is a writer, website builder andloves all aspects of the arts whethermusic, dance, film or visual arts. Of hernew position, she says, “I have been hereonly seven weeks and have enjoyedevery moment and hope that it continuesfor a long, long time.”

• • •We are delighted to announce thatRossitza Todorova is our newCommunity Arts Development ProgramAssociate in Carson City. For the pasttwo years, Todorova has developed rela-tionships with organizations and individu-als statewide in her position as theNevada Touring Initiative Assistant—booking visual arts exhibits andTumblewords literary arts residencies,and assisting Fran Morrow with otheraspects of the Artist Services Program.She served as executive director ofReno’s Youth ArtWorks and received aBFA in Painting and Drawing with minorsin Business Administration, Marketingand Management from the University ofNevada, Reno. Additionally, Todorova isa professional artist whose work hasbeen exhibited throughout Nevada,including solo exhibitions at the NevadaMuseum of Art and Sierra Arts Gallery.Todorova said, “I am very excited to con-tinue my work with organizationsthroughout Nevada. I look forward toassisting organizations in their growthand development in a state so rich in artsand culture.”

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OXS EXHIBITS IN CARSON CITYFaithHopeLoveSpace, aseries of giclee prints bydigital artist ShanMichael Evans, is on dis-play through May 16,2008 as part of theOffice eXhibition Series(OXS). After extensiveglobetrotting for most ofhis youth, Arizona-bornEvans now calls LasVegas his home. A self-taught artist, Evansfavors self-explorationover traditional tech-nique and uses the digi-

tal medium and computer art to communicate messages of faith, hope and love. Evans’swork is evidenced in toy design to clothing to local public art projects such as the 2005ZAP!Project and the RTC 2006 Wrap It Transit Art Competition. He is a recipient of the2008 Nevada Arts Council Artist Fellowship.

• • •The Texture and Weave of Traditional Art, celebrating the rich diversity of Nevada’s tra-ditional and ethnic artists, will be featured in the OXS Gallery, May 28–July 27. Theexhibit includes examples of Ukrainian decorated eggs; Peruvian embroidered textiles;Paiute, Washoe, and Shoshone water jugs, beaded and willow baskets; rawhide andhorsehair equine gear; and silver and gold jewelry with classic Western and Nevadanimages. Curated by Jeanne Harrah Johnson, Texture and Weave is part of the NevadaArts Council’s Nevada Touring Initiative, which is supported by the National Endowmentfor the Arts.

– • –A curator’s talk andopening reception willbe held in the OXSGallery on Thursday,June 26 from 4:30 p.m.to 6:30 p.m. The OXSGallery is located inNevada Arts Counciloffice at 716 N. CarsonStreet (intersection ofWashington Street),Suite A, in Carson Cityand is open 8 a.m. to 5p.m., Monday throughFriday. Call 775.687.6680for details.

• • •The OXS Gallery is managed by The Artist Services Program.

Prayer Monks by Shan Michael Evans, giclee print on canvas, 2008

Southern Paiute pitched ochre biconical jug by Everett Pikyavit, 2003


nac newsCELEBRATING THE GOVERNOR’SARTS AWARDS

On March 27, 2008, more than 400 people joined Governor Jim Gibbons and First LadyDawn Gibbons to honor recipients of the 28th Annual Governor’s Arts Awards at theCharleston Heights Arts Center in Las Vegas. In addition to comments provided by theGovernor and Tim Jones, chair of the Nevada Arts Council, the evening featured videovignettes of the awardees and performances by a quintet from the Las Vegas YouthOrchestra, the Shirley Chen Dancers and the Muhammed Shakir Quintet with guestartist Adelaide Robbins on keyboard.The evening’s success was ensured by the energy and support provided by dozens

of individuals and businesses—including the performers, the volunteers fromContemporary Arts Collective, the staff at Charleston Heights Arts Center and our co-sponsors—Metro Arts Council of Southern Nevada and the City of Las Vegas LeisureServices Department–Arts & Community Events Division.The Nevada Arts Council extends its profound appreciation to our generous

donors—Barrick Gold of North America, Bernice A. Fischer, Carry-On TrailerCorporation, Embarq, Great Basin Arts & Entertainment, Humboldt County Chamber ofCommerce, Jason Kenneth Designs, Tim Jones, Joan Lolmaugh,McDonald•Carano•Wilson LLP, Nevada Power, Sheehan Van Woert Bigotti Architects,The Laxalt-Urza Trust and Harvey Whittemore.

Recipients of the 28th Annual Governor’s Arts Awards:Candy Schneider, Senator Mike Schneider, Sally Ahlstedt, Walter Niejadlik for theLas Vegas Little Theatre, Mike Williams, L. Martina Young, Jim Burke and Bill Fain

28th AnnualGovernor’s ArtsAwards RecipientsRecognized for their outstanding andenduring contributions to Nevadathrough artistic achievement and serviceto arts, this year’s recipients are:

• L. Martina Young, Reno – Excellencein the Arts

• Mike Williams, Fallon – Excellence inFolk and Traditional Arts

• Jim Burke, Reno – Leadership in ArtsEducation

• Sally Ahlstedt, Henderson –Leadership in the Arts: Individuals

• Las Vegas Little Theatre, Las Vegas –Leadership in the Arts: Organizations

• Bill Fain, Virginia City – Patronage inthe Arts

• Candy and Senator Mike Schneider,Las Vegas – Distinguished Service tothe Arts

• • •Each award recipient received a freestand-ing glass fusion sculpture representingNevada’s beautiful red rock and clear bluesky created specifically for the 28th AnnualGovernor’s Arts Awards by Las Vegasartists Barbara and Larry Domsky.

• • •The 29th Annual Governor’s Arts Awardscelebration will be moved to Reno inspring 2009; date, time and location willbe announced later this year. GAA nomi-nation forms will be available on ourwebsite and mailed out in mid-July witha deadline date of September 30, 2008.For information about the GAA Visual

Arts Commission process and timeline,please refer to the article in the ArtistServices section on page 8.

First Lady Dawn Gibbons and Mike Williams,Governor Arts Awards recipient,

Excellence in Folk and Traditional Arts

The Shirley Chen Dancers perform Water Lily Fairies in traditional costumeshandmade by Chinese designers

PHOTOS: BRIAN HIGGINS


nevaDa newsNATIONALRECOGNITIONFOR GOLDWELLThe Goldwell Open Air Museum inBeatty, Nevada, is one of five organiza-tions selected to participate in the NewYork State Council on the Arts’ ArtistWorkspace Consortium MentorshipProgram, designed to foster the devel-opment of artist workspaces across thenation.The initiative mentors a new genera-

tion of emergent workspace programs toincrease the number of workspaceopportunities and deepen the quality ofthe residency experience for visualartists.Award recipients meet in New York

City to discuss the value and vision ofthe artist workspace, and also selectanother Consortium artist workspace fora site visit. By August, awardees mustcomplete a draft of their own artist work-space residency program plan that isinformed by the lessons of their sitevisits. In addition to $10,000 in in-kindservices, each awardee will receive finan-cial support of up to $3,500.The other 2008 recipients are: 701

Center for Contemporary Art, Columbia,SC; Digital Stone Project, Mercerville,NJ; The Laundromat Project, Brooklyn,NY; and Rural Projects, Ancram, NY.The Workspace Consortium’s

Mentorship Project has received supportfrom the National Endowment for theArts, New York State Council on the Artsand The Andy Warhol Foundation for theVisual Arts.

LAS VEGASGUGGENHEIM

CLOSES

On May 11, 2008, the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in the Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino on the Las Vegas Strip will close its doors. During the past seven years, themuseum brought in 10 major exhibits, including works by Jasper Johns and PabloPicasso. In a press release, Thomas Krens, Director of the Solomon R. GuggenheimFoundation, said that the relationship with the Venetian has been extremely positive.“The Venetian built two exhibition spaces—both designed by Rem Koolhaas—that wereextraordinary in every way. Sheldon Adelson and Rob Goldstein made a pioneeringeffort to bring art and culture to Las Vegas audiences and from our perspective, thepartnership was perfect and the objective worthy, executed with the highest standardsof excellence. We had planned from the beginning that this partnership would be setfor a specific term, and that has been fulfilled. We are now looking forward to continu-ing the relationship with a number of projects that are under discussion.”

CULTURAL FACILITIES AWARDED GRANTSIn late March, the Commission on Cultural Affairs (CCA) awarded $3,120,000 ingrants to support 25 projects, saving some of Nevada’s most treasured buildingsand insuring lively cultural centers in our communities across the state. The CCA ismade up of representatives from the boards of the Nevada Arts Council, NevadaHumanities, Libraries, History, and a community member representing the interestsof tourism, appointed by the governor. CCA funds, generated through state bondrevenues, are awarded through a competitive grants review process. Receivingfunding for FY09 are:

Bowers Mansion, Washoe County Parks & Open Space,Washoe Valley 100,000

Candlelight Wedding Chapel, Clark County Parks & Recreation, Henderson 128,000

Cookhouse Museum, Lander County Historical Society, Elko 72,000

Dayton’s Historical Firehouse/Jail, Historical Society of Dayton Valley 44,000

Esmeralda/Mineral County Courthouse, Mineral County Historical

Preservation Foundation, Hawthorne 120,000

Fleishmann Planetarium/Science Center, Astronomical Society Of Nevada 102,000

Golconda School House, Golconda Fire Protection District 50,000

Goldfield Courthouse, Esmeralda County 98,000

Gold Hill Depot, Gold Hill Historical Society 75,000

Historic Fourth Ward School, Virginia City 120,000

La Concha Motel Lobby, Neon Museum, Las Vegas 165,000

Lear Theatre, Reno 110,000

Marvel Cookhouse, Lander County Historical Society 121,000

McGill Depot, White Pine Historical Railroad Foundation, McGill 50,000

Northern Nevada Railroad Yard, White Pine Historical Railroad Foundation, Ely 136,000

Oats Park School, Churchill Arts Council, Fallon 146,000

Old Tuscarora Tavern, Elko County, Tuscarora 160,000

Pioneer Theatre, Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Reno 75,000

Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City 110,000

Richardson House Museum, N. Center Nevada Historical Society 100,000

6th Street Elementary School, Mineral County Council on the Arts, Hawthorne 70,000

St. Mary’s Art Center, Virginia City 150,000

Stewart Indian School, Nevada Indian Commission, Carson City 150,000

Thompson Opera House, Pioche 120,000

U.S. Post Office/Federal Courthouse, City of Las Vegas 350,000

Western Folklife Center, Elko 150,000


nevaDa newsSELECTING RENOPHIL’S NEW MUSICDIRECTORThe Reno Philharmonic has narrowed itsfield of candidates for music director andconductor to five people; each will con-duct during the 2008–2009 season.Executive Director Tim Young reportedthat steering and search committeemembers pored over approximately 200resumes during the past year, slowlyeliminating candidates until the followingfinalists were selected:

• Jeffery Grogan, education and com-munity engagement conductor, NewJersey Symphony

• Rebecca Miller, resident conductor,Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

• Chris Confessore, resident conductor,Alabama Symphony Orchestra; princi-pal conductor, Brevard SymphonyOrchestra

• Sarah Hatsuko-Hicks, assistant con-ductor, Minnesota Orchestra

• Laura Jackson, former assistant con-ductor and American ConductingFellow, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

The next step is for each candidate tolead the philharmonic during a concertnext season. That will allow the searchcommittee, musicians and public toexperience their leadership style andmusical taste. “I’m really looking forwardto seeing all of these people,” Youngsaid. “Every single one of them, I think,has a great personal desire and a greatability to work with the orchestra.”Current music director and conductor

Barry Jekowsky leaves the group in Mayafter ten years as its artistic leader. Readmore at www.renophilharmonic.org.

ARTS ED FUNDINGFROM NAAThe Nevada Arts Advocates, a statewidearts advocacy organization located in LasVegas, recently posted the two followingarts education funding opportunities onits website, www.nvartsadvocates.org.

Teacher Enrichment ProgramThis program is open to Nevada artseducators who have demonstrated acommitment to the teaching of visualarts, dance, drama or music, and areinterested in seeking further professionaldevelopment in the field. An award of$500 will be given to one teacher fromnorthern Nevada and one teacher fromsouthern Nevada annually.

Arts ScholarshipsThis scholarship program is open toNevada high school seniors who havedemonstrated a commitment to thestudy of the arts and are pursuing post-secondary, accredited study. Four $1,000scholarships are awarded annually; oneeach in dance, music, theatre and visualarts.

ARTBOXESFOR ARTS EDThe Nevada Alliance for Arts Education(NAAE) provides ArtBoxes to educatorsin Nevada free of charge, offering aninnovative way to teach art and a coresubject together. The boxes include artsupplies, curriculum ideas, and relateditems such as costumes and videos.ArtBoxes have been presented to teach-ers and homeschoolers in WashoeCounty with great success. ArtBoxchoices are:

• Math – “String: a Line Connecting Artto Math and Language Arts”

• Science – “Geologic Poetry Beyondthe Solar System”

• History – “The Drama of it All”• Social Studies – “Across the BurningSand”

• Language Arts – “Story Sequencingthrough Cartooning”

• Creative Movement – “Move it!Creative Dance”

These boxes were created by SierraArts with funding from AT&T/SBC, theCity of Reno Arts and CultureCommission, the Nevada Arts Counciland the National Endowment for theArts. To read more, visit the NAAE web-

site at www.nvartseducation.org or con-tact Jill Berryman, at Sierra Arts at775.329.1328 or [email protected].

HUMANITIESPROVIDES GRANTSAND PROGRAMSDid you know that Nevada Humanitiesprovides grants and programs to servenonprofit organizations and communitiesacross the state? Through its GrantsProgram, Nevada Humanities supportsprojects that broaden perspective andintellectual curiosity. Activities may includepublic forums; discussions of books, films,performances, art exhibits and media orweb-based programs that bring a humani-ties perspective and diverse points of viewto a broader audience.

• Major grant offer up to $5,000 withtwo deadlines each year: October 10and March 10.

• Proposals for mini grants of up to$1,000 may be submitted at least sixweeks in advance of programsthroughout the year.

• Planning grants are also availablethroughout the year to support variedplanning activites.

Humanities on the Road sends writers,college professors and other scholars“on the road,” making available high-quality programs on literary and histori-cal subjects. Frequently used by libraries,community centers, churches, serviceclubs and schools, most programs canbe tailored for adult or student groups.Two types of programs are available—lectures and Chautauqua presentations,which are portrayals of significant histori-cal figures by humanities scholars.To review grant guidelines and forms,

or read more about the services provid-ed by Nevada Humanities, visitwww.nevadahumanities.org or call7764.784.6587 or 800.382.5083.

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ARTS ADVOCATESON CAPITOL HILLIn late March the 21st Annual ArtsAdvocacy Day brought together thelargest gathering yet of America’s cultur-al and civic organizations and more than500 grassroots advocates to urgeCongress to support arts-friendly legisla-tion and policies.Sponsored by Americans for the Arts

in conjunction with the CongressionalArts Caucus, Arts Advocacy Day 2008presented a Call to Action requestingCongress to, among other things:

• Support a budget of $176 million forthe NEA in the FY09 InteriorAppropriations bill

• Allocate $53 million for Arts inEducation programs in the FY09Labor-HHS-Education appropriationsbill.

• Strengthen the No Child Left BehindAct during reauthorization by provid-ing support for education agencies toensure that arts education is imple-mented as a core academic subject.

• Reinstate the IRA Charitable Rolloverprovision, allowing individuals to rollfunds from their IRAs to charity.

• Co-sponsor S. 548/H.R. 1524, the artistfair-market value deduction bill, whichallows artists, writers and composersto take a fair-market value deductionfor contributions of their own works toarts organizations.

• Ensure the funding of no less than$483 million in advance funding(FY11) for the Corporation for PublicBroadcasting.

• Support a budget of $177 million forNational Endowment for theHumanities in the FY09 InteriorAppropriations bill.

• Ensure an increase of $15 million forgrants to museums within the IMLSbudget in the FY09 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill.

To read more about Arts AdvocacyDay events or download the 2008Congressional Arts Handbook, visit:www.americansforthearts.org.

HOUSE APPROVESARTIST VISA ACT!On April 1, following Arts Advocacy Day2008, the U.S. House of Representativespassed the “Arts Require Timely Service(ARTS) Act” (H.R. 1312) to improve thereliability, efficiency and affordability ofthe artist visa process. The bill was spon-sored by Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA)and 10 other bipartisan leaders.The legislation requires the U.S.

Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) to treat as a Premium Processingcase, free of any additional charge, anyarts-related O and P visa petition that itfails to process within 30 days. The votewas taken under a process called “sus-pension of the rules,” which resulted in asuccessful voice vote, so no recordedvote was taken.The next step is for the legislation to

be approved by the U.S. Senate. A simi-lar bill, S. 2178, has already been intro-duced by Senator John Kerry (D-MA) andOrrin Hatch (R-UT).

PRESIDENT’SBUDGET CUTS NEABy Thomas L. Birch, LegislativeCounsel, National Assembly of StateArts AgenciesThe president’s fiscal year 2009 budgetproposal sent to Congress in Februarysets spending for the NationalEndowment for the Arts (NEA) at $128.4million–the same budget level he pro-posed for FY08, but less than the $144.7million approved by Congress and even-tually signed into law by the presidentlast December.Under the president’s budget propos-

al, direct grants would lose almost $10million, Challenge America woulddecrease by just under $800,000 and theAmerican Masterpieces program wouldremain funded at $13.3 million. $7.2 mil-lion would be cut from the State andRegional Partnership Program.

• • •As for other federal cultural agencies,

the Bush Administration’s FY09 budgetleaves spending for the National

Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) atthe 2008 level with virtually no cut infunds at $144 million. For the Office ofMuseum Services, it proposes anincrease of $8 million to $38.5 million.For the eighth year in a row, the BushAdministration recommends zero fundingfor the Department of Education’s Arts inEducation program. In the FY08 fundingmeasure, Congress appropriated $37.53million for the arts in education grants.

• • •The spending proposed for NEA iswrapped into a $3.1 trillion budget thatvirtually freezes spending on mostdomestic discretionary programs andcuts funds in domestic expenditures by$23 billion in 2009. At the same time, thebudget provides sizable increases fordefense, nearly 8 percent more; fordiplomacy, including funds to hire morethan 1,000 new diplomats; and homelandsecurity, which would see its budgetincrease by nearly 20 percent.President Bush’s budget challenges

the Democratic majority in Congress toidentify its own spending priorities, andcould conceivably re-enact the budgetpolitics played out in the year just endedwith the president.

IRS HELP ONTHE WAY!IRS continues to produce very accessibleand ‘must read’ documents to assistemerging and established nonprofitorganizations. As noted in a recent e-newsletter from WolfBrown Consulting,the IRS has released a document thataddresses governance requirements andexpectations related to questions askedon the new Form 990 at:www.irs.gov/pub/irs-teg/governance_practices.pdf.As well, the article Life Cycle of a

Public Charity at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/pclifecyclechart.pdf includes agraphic representation with live links.


naTIonaL newsBUSINESSESPLEDGE PRO-BONOA group of Fortune 500 companies thatattended a recent Summit on CorporateVolunteerism have started a three-yearcampaign to commit $1 billion in skilledvolunteers and pro bono services to helpnonprofits become more effective inmeeting social and community needs.Major global companies includingDeloitte, Intel, IBM, Target and GeneralElectric committed to ramp up their probono efforts, and eight companiesannounced specific pledges totalingmore than $110 million.The Summit brought together 130

corporate, government, and nonprofitleaders to discuss their pro bono effortsand map strategies for boosting skilledvolunteering in professions such as mar-keting, finance, technology and manage-ment consulting.A panel of corporate leaders shared

real-world examples in the Pro Bono: It’sHere, It’s Now and It’s Not Just ForLawyers session. Michael Bontrager, CEOof Chatham Financial, explained how hisfirm’s commitment to making a differ-ence helps attract the “best and bright-est” workforce and enhances long-termrelationships with clients. SylviaReynolds, chief marketing officer at WellsFargo, noted how the bank is shiftingmore of their employee volunteering to askills-based approach as a way to createteam cohesion, enhance recruitment andstrengthen their brand. For more infor-mation, visit www.nationalservice.gov.

NEXT GEN EDSThirty-two percent of respondents to a sur-vey conducted by the Annie E. CaseyFoundation, Meyer Foundation, Idealist.organd CompassPoint aspire to be an execu-tive director someday. However, 64 percenthad financial concerns about a career in thenonprofit sector. Read more at:www.meyerfoundation.org.

STATE OFNONPROFITBOARDSCommenting on the state of nonprofit artsorganizations in an article in the SydneyMorning Herald last month, internationalarts entrepreneur Justin Macdonnell said,“Filling the boards of arts companies withbusiness appointees has been a dismalfailure that has stifled creativity.”Macdonnell, who wants a radical rethink ofthe way arts companies are run, contin-ued, “This move had restricted the abilityof arts boards to make informed judg-ments. Ironically, the funding agencies thathad pushed their clients in that direction[are] now questioning whether the boardshad the capacity to choose good artisticleadership.” Read on at:www.smh.com.au/news/arts/businesslike-arts-a-failure-says-entrepreneur/2008/04/02/1206851005398.html.

COOL TOOL KITFOR THE ARTSThe Texas Commission on the Arts’ Toolsfor Results Toolkit was developed as aresource for nonprofit arts and culturalorganizations in Texas and beyond. TheToolkit is a collaborative project madepossible with the help of the MeadowsFoundation and Ballet Austin, and a hostof other organizations that generouslyagreed to share their resources. TCA uses

in-text citations throughout the Toolkit inacknowledging those sources.The Toolkit now covers seven topic

areas: Leadership Transition (new),Fundraising and Development, Programsand Exhibitions, Cultural Tourism,Marketing, Advocacy and NonprofitBasics. Each section covers the basics, rel-evant concepts, best practices, things toconsider, ideas for implementing change,common mistakes, ways to get started,do’s and don’ts and how-to’s on a varietyof topics. The “tools” are the sampleforms, letters, documents, checklists, tem-plates and other resources. The intentionis for nonprofits to take these “tools” andadapt them for their own purposes.TCA welcomes suggestions on new topicareas, meanwhile check it out at:www.arts.state.tx.us/toolkit.

“Twilight,” a large scale installation of recent ceramic works by Artist Fellowship recipientRebekah Bogard is featured at the E.L. Wiegand Gallery, Oats Park Arts Center

in Fallon as part of her fellowship outreach activity

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ARTIST SERVICESPROGRAMQuestions & AnswersFor information about the Artist ServicesProgram, please contact ProgramCoordinator Fran Morrow [email protected] or 775.687.7106.

FY09 Fellowship PanelsScheduledOut-of-state panelists selected for theirexpertise and training in one or more ofthe literary, performing and visual artswill meet in June at the University ofNevada, Reno’s Joe Crowley StudentUnion to review FY09 Artist Fellowshipapplications and make funding recom-mendations for the NAC Board to con-sider.In late May, fellowship applicants will

receive a notice about the panel meet-ing schedule and bios of this year’s pan-elists. Nine fellowships of $5,000 (threeeach in literary arts, performing arts andvisual arts) will be awarded for FY09.Three $500 grants are also awarded tothe top honorable mentions in each cat-egory. The primary criteria used in evalu-ating and awarding fellowships are artis-tic excellence and aesthetic merit.

Literary Arts Fellowship PanelMonday, June 1610 a.m. through completionRoom 320, Joe Crowley Student Union,University of Nevada, Reno87 West Stadium Way, Reno

Performing Arts Fellowship PanelTuesday, June 179:30 a.m. through completionsame location as above

Visual Arts Fellowship PanelWednesday, June 189:30 a.m. through completionsame location as above

Lingo Of Our Calling Ready To TourThe Lingo of Our Calling: The Legacyof Cowboy Poetry, exploring ranchingculture and cowboy poetry, is ready toschedule through the TravelingExhibition Program of the NevadaTouring Initiative (NTI).Curated by Laura R. Marcus for the

Western Folklife Center, The Lingo ofOur Calling (the title of a poem byMontana writer Wallace McRae) offersa glimpse into the ranching worldthrough its artistry. Cowboy poetryand related traditions invite under-standing of a dynamic occupationalcommunity whose numbers today maybe small but whose stature still loomslarge. Selected texts, books and

sound recordings bring cowboy poetry and song to life. Cowboy gear, quilting, paintingand photography communicate volumes about rural life in the West. Short films featur-ing the art and work of contemporary ranchers provide a window onto the culture fromthe perspective of those working day-to-day on the land. Through these diverse artforms, The Lingo of Our Calling explores cowboy heritage, from its historical context tothe vibrant tradition it is today.

• • •During the late 19th century, cowboy poetry took root as an oral and literary tradi-

tion, giving voice to the experience of working ranchers and cowhands. The classicsreflect an era when tending cattle was a prevalent way of life, while contemporary verseis a barometer of the times, at once intimate and personal, but often tied to broaderconcerns. Since the mid-1980s, cowboy poetry gatherings have successfully sharedpoetry, stories and music of the bunkhouse and campfire with the public.Cowboy poetry expresses themes that strike a chord of familiarity in any heart:

friendship, loyalty, connection to place, loss, loneliness and change, as well as a lyricalarticulation of the ranching life itself. An excerpt from Texas poet Buck Ramsey’sAnthem evokes the timelessness of this tradition:

So mornings now I’ll go out ridingThrough pastures of my solemn plain,And leather creaking in the quietingWill sound with trot and trot again.I’ll live in time with horse hoof falling;I’ll listen well and hear the callingThe earth, my mother, bids to me,Though I will still ride wild and free.And as I ride out on the morningBefore the bird, before the dawn,I’ll be this poem, I’ll be this song.My heart will beat the world a warning—Those horsemen will ride all with me,And we’ll be good, and we’ll be free.

The Legend of Pecos Bill by Harold Von Schmidt,oil on canvas, 1948

Loan courtesy of the Museum of Texas Tech University


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The Lingo of Our Calling is supportedby American Masterpieces, a NationalEndowment for the Arts initiativedesigned to acquaint Americans with thebest of their cultural and artistic legacy.

• • •Each NTI traveling exhibit includes

installation, insurance, publicity and edu-cation materials for nonprofit sponsors.We encourage you to schedule NTIexhibits now, as they are available on afirst-come, first-served basis. To learnmore about the Traveling ExhibitionProgram, please contact Fran Morrow atthe numbers above or visit our websiteat www.NevadaCulture.org and checkout the Traveling Exhibition Program ros-ter and program guidelines.

GAA Visual ArtsCommission DeadlineFriday, October 10, 2008, is the post-mark deadline to submit applications forthe Governor’s Arts Award Visual ArtsCommission. The commission artist willbe awarded $3,500 to create seven origi-nal works of art—six pieces will be pre-sented to recipients of the 29th AnnualGovernor’s Arts Awards in spring of 2009,and one will be placed in the ArtsCouncil’s permanent collection. Previouscommissions have included a variety ofmedia that exemplifies the diversity ofNevada’s artists. The works need not beidentical and may be in any two- orthree-dimensional medium. The artist is

responsible for any necessary framing orhandling apparatus. The GAA Visual ArtsCommission application forms will beavailable in August 2008.

ARTS INEDUCATIONPROGRAMQuestions & AnswersFor more information about the Arts inEducation Program, please contactMaryjane Dorofachuk, AIE ProgramCoordinator, at 702.486.3738 [email protected].

AIE Grants ReviewIn JuneThe AIE Grants Review Panel will meetJune 4 and 5 at the Nevada LegislativeBuilding, Room 3137, 401 S. CarsonStreet in Carson City, with a web broad-cast at www.leg.state.nv.us, to reviewapplications for FY09 Arts Learning forAll (ALFA) and Artist in Residence (AIR)grants. Comprised of individuals fromarts and education sectors, the panel ischarged to evaluate all eligible applica-tions and make funding recommenda-tions for the board to consider andapprove. All NAC review panels are opento the public and present a wonderfulopportunity to learn about the grantmaking process. Panelists include TracyGruber, ELA/fine arts consultant, Nevada

Department of Education, Carson City;Vicki Richardson, artist and director, Leftof Center Art Gallery, Las Vegas;Maranne Thieme, public services manag-er, Lyon County Library System and PaulFisher, arts in education consultant,Tucson, Arizona. The panel chair is NACboard member Marcia Robinson, coordi-nator of the West Las Vegas Art Center.

Artist in Residence (AIR)Grants ReviewJune 3; 1–5 p.m.Nevada Legislative Bldg., Room 3137401 S. Carson St., Carson CityWeb Broadcast:http://www.leg.state.nv.us

Arts Learning for All (ALFA)Grants Review(continuation of AIR grant review ifnecessary)June 4; 9 a.m.–5 p.m.Nevada Legislative Bldg., Room 3137same location as above

Quarterly EducationGrants AwardedThree artist/educators and three artsorganizations will share $3,512 in FY08Fourth Quarter Better Education for theArts (BETA) grants. Awarded quarterly,BETA Grants support arts education proj-ects and professional development activ-ities for educators and teaching artiststhat are scheduled between April 1 andJune 30, 2008. Congratulations go to:

• Alison M. Arcaris-Weiss, art teacher,Reno, $495 – to support attendance ata watercolor workshop in Incline Villageto enhance her teaching capacity.

• Daniel Barthel, music educator, Reno,$647 – to support attendance at theNevada Music Educators AssociationConvention in Las Vegas to enhancehis teaching capacity.

• Project Moonshine, Reno, $375 – tosupport the editing of a student pro-duced film.

• Nevada Opera, Reno, $750 – to sup-port an eight-week acting residencyfor young actors in the production ofBrundibar.

Cattle respond to the call from Jack Walther to move from one field to another.Walther, a rancher and cowboy poet, lives in Lamoille, Nevada. Photo by Jessica Brandi Lifland


• Mimi Boheme, art teacher, Las Vegas,$495 – to support attendance at athree-day seminar in character art-dollmaking in Las Vegas to enhance herteaching capacity.

• Carson City Symphony, Carson City,$750 – to support a jazz workshopcomponent as part of its Strings in theSchool program.

The next BETA Grant postmark dead-line is May 15, 2008, for projectsplanned for July 1–September 30, 2008.For additional information, or to requestgrants guidelines, please contactMaryjane Dorofachuk at the numbers list-ed above. We will be happy to provide acourtesy check of your application toensure completeness and accuracy ifsubmitted no later than three weeksprior to the postmark deadline.

Network ProvidesArts Ed NewsKeep up to date on major events, federalpolicy changes, news, books and otherresources, jobs, conferences, awards andfunding opportunities at:www.AmericansForTheArts.org/ArtsEducation/WeeklyNews.

COMMUNITY ARTSDEVELOPMENTPROGRAMQuestions & AnswersFor information about the CommunityArts Development Program and itsactivities please contact ProgramCoordinator Robin A. Hodgkin [email protected] or 775.687.7109 orProgram Associate Rossitza Todorova [email protected] or 775.687.7108.

Free ArtJob Vouchers!The Nevada Arts Council, through itsmembership with Western States ArtsFederation, is offering a variety of freevouchers to advertise on ArtJob Online.ArtJob Online provides unlimited listingsor opportunity announcements, includinginternships, positions and resumes,

access to an online database. Thesevouchers are good for six months andare available on a first-come, first-servedbasis. Interested? Contact Robin A.Hodgkin.

Communities On TheMove Use NevadaCircuit RidersCommunities like Carson City, Pahrump,Reno and Virginia City are benefitingfrom the services provided by NevadaCircuit Riders who have provided localarts organizations a wealth of training orassistance through intensive consulta-tions. Nevada nonprofit arts or culturalorganizations may request the services ofa Nevada Circuit Rider (NCR) roster con-sultant through a NCR application.Grants of up to $2,000, requiring a cashor in-kind match of 50 percent, areawarded on a first-come/first-servedbasis. The client organization is responsi-ble for payment of Nevada Circuit Riderfees based on a predetermined, belowmarket fee scale. Interested? Learn moreabout the NCR roster and download theclient application atwww.NevadaCulture.org.

Funds Get You WhereYou Need To GoParticipation at workshops, conferencesand seminars are critical for the work ofNevada’s arts administrators. For the pro-fessional paid or volunteer administrator,Professional Development Grants (PDG)provide up to $450 to attend regional ornational conferences, workshops or semi-nars. At this time, organizations mayrequest up to two PDG grants annually.These grants are available on a first-come/first-served reimbursement basisthroughout the year and are available tostaff members and trustees of arts organ-izations, local arts agencies, and govern-mental cultural offices. To assure thatthere are funds available for a PDG,please contact the Community ArtsDevelopment Program staff at the num-ber above.

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Upcoming ConferencesRequest a Professional DevelopmentGrant TODAY to attend one of the fol-lowing conferences:

– • –The National Performing ArtsConvention, June 10–14 in Denver, willbring together nearly 5,000 people witha diverse range of interests in the non-profit performing arts field to shape thedirection of the industry during the nextdecade. Open to all, the conference willfeature 60 diverse sessions that include:Taking Art Off the Shelf: Making the ArtsRelevant Again; The Art of Living, orLiving for Art: A Survival Guide forIndividual Artists; Design, Evaluation andResearch on Arts Education Programsand The Changing TechnologicalUniverse and its Potential for the Arts.www.nationalperformingartsconvention.org.

– • –Americans for the Arts’ 2008 AnnualConvention, June 20–22 in Philadelphia,is organized into seven concurrent pro-gram tracks: Arts Education, CivicEngagement, Economic Development,Leadership, Private-Sector Support,Public Advocacy and Public Art. Morethan 75 sessions will be presented alongwith special programs on ArtsVote2008and opportunities to engage in discus-sion about presidential candidates andthe arts. Visit PhillyFunGuide.com tocheck out tours arranged just forAmericans for the Arts attendees. Withadvance registration already closed,housing is filling up, so book today.www.AmericansForTheArts.org.

– • –The National Arts Marketing ProjectConference, November 9–12 in Houston,will feature preeminent speakers andworkshops to focus on arts marketingand fundraising and how they intersect.A pre-conference by The PricingInstitute, coordinated by Alan Brown, willfeature Tim Baker of Baker RichardsConsulting (UK) and Steven Roth, anindependent arts marketing consultant.www.AmericansForTheArts.org/events/2008/abc/namc/default.asp.

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Nevada PresentersNetwork UpdateBy C. J. Walters, Associate Director,UNR School of the ArtsAt our meeting during the OASISConference last March, members of theNevada Presenters Network (NPN) con-cluded that we needed to revitalize ournetwork. To do this, we decided onfocusing on four items that are listedbelow with progress information.

• Nevada Presenters Directory: Createa directory to provide members withinformation about the presentersaround the state.A printed directory will be completedand available in April 2008 and willbe distributed to members.

• Listserv: Create a listserv to improveour ability to communicate regularlyand easily.A listserv has been created and isavailable for all members to use. Thislist has been our primary means ofcommunication over the past year.

• Block Booking System: Establish asystem to encourage block booking.During fall 2007, we solicited book-ing information through the listserv,compiled it, and sent it out to all themembers.

• Teleconferences: Establish regularteleconference meetings to shareinformation, hear about fundingopportunities and other items impor-tant to the members.We have held quarterly teleconfer-ences to share information learned atconferences, grant information, infor-mation about artists and groupswe’ve seen, and more. Minutes ofthese teleconferences are taken anddistributed to all members.Upcoming teleconference dates areMay 15, August 21 and November20, 2008, and February 19, May 14,August 20 and November 19, 2009.

With this infrastructure in place, ournext challenge is to educate presenters ofthe benefits of being involved in NPN andget them to fully participate and interactwith their peers. I believe this will happen

over time and through consistent commu-nication, personal contact and the com-pletion of a successful block bookingactivity or other collaboration.If you have any questions or would

like to join NPN, please don’t hesitate tocontact me at 775.784.4895 [email protected]. To join the presenters list-serv and receive emails about presentingopportunities, send an e-mail to:[email protected]; in the subject line:nvpresenters; in the body of the e-mail:subscribe nvpresenters.

FOLKLIFE PROGRAMQuestions & AnswersFor information about the FolklifeProgram, please contact ProgramCoordinator Pat Wells [email protected] or 775.687.7103 orProgram Associate Rebecca Snetselaar at702.486.3739 or [email protected].

Grants SustainTraditional ArtsTo support Nevada’s vibrant folk and tra-ditional cultures, Folklife OpportunityGrants of up to $1,500 are available foreligible nonprofit organizations on a non-competitive, first-come/first-served basis

for fiscal year 2008–2009. FolklifeOpportunity Grants (FOG) provide fundsto produce festivals, cultural events, con-certs, gatherings, conferences and semi-nars (including artist fees, publicity, facilityand equipment rentals); or may supportdemonstrations at museums, schools,local organizations and community cen-ters. FOG applications are accepted eachyear starting on July 1 for events and proj-ects that will take place before June 30 ofthe following calendar year.Who can apply:

• Organizations whose members striveto maintain and preserve ethnic, tribalor other community-based culture,heritage or traditional arts.

• Organizations with a record of at leastone year of traditional arts or folklifeprogramming.

At this time, funding requests formore than two consecutive years of sup-port to the same organization for thesame or similar project are not eligible.

Important! Before preparing an appli-cation call Folklife Program staff to see ifyour project/organization qualifies and ifFOG funds are still available.

A red willow basket takes shape at folklife master artist Leah Brady’s workshop at the State Museum inCarson City. The master class was part of NAC’s Folklife Education Initiative, funded by the National

Endowment for the Arts.

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ApprenticeshipPanel SetOn Sunday May 18, from 9 a.m.–12 Noon,17 applications for FY09 FolklifeApprenticeship Grants will be reviewedat the Nevada Arts Council, 716 NorthCarson Street, Suite A, in Carson City.Panelists include Dr. J. Michael Luster,director of the Arkansas FolklifeProgram, Jonesboro, AR; Dr. FrancescaMcCrossan, independent folklorist andcultural consultant, Oakland, CA; andIrma I. Varela-Wynants, CulturalSpecialist, Clark County Parks andCommunity Service, Las Vegas.After reviewing all applications, the

panel will provide funding recommenda-tions for 12 master and apprentice pairsfor the full NAC Board to consider at itsSpring Board Meeting, Wednesday,May 21. (See calendar on back page)Applicants and the general public are

invited to attend the meetings, thoughno comments from the audience are per-mitted during the review session.Each year, Folklife Apprenticeship

Grants support twelve 10-month individ-ualized teaching projects between gifted

master artists and their selected appren-tices, ensuring that Nevada’s traditionalarts are maintained for future genera-tions. For information about the programor the current apprenticeship projects,please visit our website at:www.NevadaCulture.org.

Gary HaleamauPerforms In D.C.The American Folklife Center at theLibrary of Congress in Washington, D.C.has invited Gary Haleamau to representNevada in a Homegrown Concert per-formance in the nation’s Capitol thisAugust. From April through December,Homegrown Concerts showcase the bestof traditional music and dance from folkcultures resident in the United States.Haleamau and his ensemble will pres-

ent a midday concert in the ThomasJefferson Building of the Library ofCongress as well as an evening perform-ance on the Millennium Stage in theGrand Foyer of the Kennedy Center.Read more about the 2008 HomegrownConcerts at:www.loc.gov/folklife/events/index.html.

• • •Gary Haleamau grew up at Hu‘ehu‘e

Ranch in North Kona on the Big Island ofHawai’i. Family gatherings includedmusic, and Karin Haleamau, a paniolo(Hawaiian cowboy) and ki ho’alu (slackkey guitar) player, encouraged his son tojoin in. “If you sat there and watched andlistened, then what you absorbed is whatyou learned and what you would be ableto do,” Haleamau recalled.At the age of three he discovered that

he could play the ukulele. By the time hewas eight and could accompany himselfon the slack-key guitar, he was playingand singing at family and neighborhoodget-togethers. Hawaiian aunties anduncles inspired his mastery of leoki’eki’e, an unmistakably Hawaiian falset-to style of singing. Haleamau releasedhis debut album on Poki Records in 1977when he was 12.

• • •During the past 25 years, Haleamau

has continued to record and perform,captivating audiences in Hawai’i, themainland United States and Japan withbeautiful vocal stylings and seeminglyeffortless slack key finesse. For a taste ofthe islands, Las Vegas style, visit his web-site at: www.garyhaleamau.com.Since 1999 Haleamau, his wife

Sheldeen and their ohana (family) havelived in Las Vegas—locally known as “theninth island” because of the manyHawaiian residents and visitors who havemade a new home for the Aloha spirit inthe Nevada desert. Haleamau is theDirector of Exhibits and Facilities at theLied Discovery Museum, but still makestime for his music. Sheldeen is a former“Miss Aloha Hula” and their Las Vegasstudio, Halau Hula O’Kaleimomi, helpsto ensure that the gentle art of hula willendure and flourish in the 21st century.

• • •Haleamau’s musical stylings, paired

with Sheldeen’s expressive hula andvocals, will also be featured in a WorldVibrations Concert Series performance atthe Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S.McLeod in Las Vegas, on Sunday, June15, at 2 p.m. For tickets and informationcall 702.455.7340.

Gary Haleamau (pictured at right) will perform traditional Hawaiian music on the Millennium Stage inWashington, D. C. with Sheldeen Haleamau and ukulele player Willie Lau

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GRANTS PROGRAM

Questions & AnswersFor information about the GrantsProgram contact Program CoordinatorMary Vargas at [email protected] 775.687.7102.

Jackpots AwardedSix individuals and one arts organizationwere awarded a total of $7,000 in FY08Fourth Quarter Jackpot Grant fundingfor arts activities scheduled betweenApril 1–June 30, 2008. Jackpot Grantsare awarded quarterly and support artistsand arts organizations in producing proj-ects such as visual arts exhibits and the-atrical performances, as well as support-ing professional development activitiesfor artists. Congratulations to:

• Donald R. Britton, Incline Village,$1,000 – to attend a weeklong ‘pleinair’ painting workshop in Jackson,Wyoming to enhance his proficiencyas an artist.

• Contemporary Arts Collective, LasVegas $1,000 – to support a multidis-cipline exhibit, Midway, featuring thework of Aaron Sheppard at theMission Laundry Building in the ArtsDistrict through May.

• Wendy Kveck, Elko, $1,000 – to sup-port the creation of a new body ofwork for an exhibition at theWinchester Cultural Center Gallery inLas Vegas.

• Barbara S. Lavake, Virginia City,$1,000 – to attend a weeklong WorldDrumming Workshop in San Antonio,Texas to enhance her skills as a musi-cian and teacher.

• Mark Wherry, Henderson, $1,000 – tosupport the production of a profes-sional demo CD of his original musi-cal, It’s Only Business for marketingpurposes.

• Paul Villaluz, Las Vegas, $1,000 – tosupport a vocal performance ofexcerpts from Elvis Costello’s JulietLetters and nine works written by localcomposer Jimmy Kay at theReJAVenate Coffee Lounge in LasVegas.

• Shelley Hocknell Zentner, Stateline,$1,000 – to attend an intensive paint-ing course at The Andreeva PortraitAcademy in Santa Fe, New Mexico toenhance her proficiency as an artist.

Please remember that if you are a cur-rent recipient of a Development Projector partners in Excellence Grants, you areNOT ELIGIBLE for a Jackpot Grant.The next deadline for Jackpot Grant

applications is May 15, 2008, for proj-ects planned for July 1–August 30, 2008.FIRST TIME APPLICANTS are stronglyurged to speak to Mary Vargas at thenumbers above before submitting aJackpot Grant application. A courtesycheck of your application to ensure com-pleteness and accuracy will be providedif submitted no later than three weeksprior to the postmark deadline.

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Funds Requested FromGrants ProgramThe Grants Program received 94 applica-tions eligible for consideration in theProject, Development, Partners inExcellence— Tier I, Challenge andDesign Arts grant categories, requestinga total of $596,570 to support programs,projects and operations for fiscal year2009. The 28 organizations with two-yearPartners in Excellence—Tier II grants willreceive the same amounts as awarded inFY08, for a total of $547,780. This figureincludes a 4.5 percent cut dictated bythe budget reduction in the winter, asnoted in the following section.

Impact Of Budget Cuts OnGrants FundingAs reported in the winter issue ofNevada Arts News, late last fall theGovernor’s Office called for a reductionof 4.5 percent in general fund appropria-tion for most state agencies. When thebudget cuts were approved, NAC sent aletter to its present year grantees with anexplanation of how the staff and boardapproached cutting the Arts Council’s

state funding for the biennium by 4.5percent or $163,877.To protect the legislative one-shot

appropriation of $425,000 for the bienni-um ($212,500 per year), the result of theheroic Arts4Nevada.org grassroots cam-paign, and minimize damage to existingFY08 grantees, the reductions werespread over the biennial budget. $40,000was taken from administration, $51,224from the one-shot appropriation and$72,653 from FY09 Challenge Grants.Accommodating those budget

changes, and as we go to print, the fol-lowing amounts are available for FY09funding through the Grants Program:

• Partners in Excellence—Tier I – $151,516• Design Arts Grants – $25,000• Development Grants – $93,435• Project Grants – $92,808• Challenge Grants – $50,393

Panel InformationThis year’s Grants Program Panel and theNevada Arts Council’s Spring BoardMeeting will be broadcast via the Internetat www.leg.state.nv.us. We stronglyencourage applicants to observe ourgrant review panels in action. Applicantsare not allotted time to address panelsexcept during the Challenge Grant com-mittee, which is scheduled for the morn-ing of May 21.Applicants are not required to attend

Grant Panels, nor will absence in any wayprejudice application review.All grant recipients will be listed in the

summer issue of Nevada Arts News onposted on our website.

Panelists SelectedNAC utilizes an open, peer panel reviewprogram to provide an impartial environ-ment in which grant applications areevaluated for funding. Out-of-stateartists and administrators are employedto avoid conflicts of interest and to pro-vide an external perspective in the evalu-ation of Nevada artists and arts organiza-tions. These specialists provide informa-tion with a depth of experience andexpertise that assists the Board to make


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POETRY OUT LOUD FINALSCONTINUED FROM FRONT COVER

Partnerships, National Endowment for the Arts (NEA); Paul Dugan, superintendent,Washoe County School District and Heather Hardy, dean, College of Liberal Arts, UNR.Required to prepare three poems from an anthology created by the NEA and The

Poetry Foundation, all 15 students recited one poem in Round 1 and a second poemin Round 2. Only three students advanced to Round 3 to compete for the state cham-pionship. The panel of judges reviewed each recitation using 10 criteria includingaccuracy, voice inflection, difficulty of selection and interpretation.This year’s competition judges were Erin Meehan Breen, KTVN Channel 2 News Team,

Reno; Katharine Coles, Utah’s Poet Laureate and Associate Professor of English,University of Utah, Salt Lake City; Nancy Cummings, former director, Washoe CountyLibrary System, Reno; Jill Derby, educational and governance consultant, Association ofGoverning Boards, Minden; Geralda Miller, reporter, Reno Gazette-Journal, Reno; StevenNightingale, author and poet, northern California; and Gary Sessa, project facilitator forTheatre and Dance, Clark County School District, Las Vegas. Tracy Gruber, ELA/Fine ArtsConsultant, Nevada Department of Education, Carson City, served as prompter.

• • •Designed to encourage high school students to learn about great poetry through

memorization, performance and competition, Poetry Out Loud is a partnership pro-gram sponsored by the Nevada Arts Council, in partnership with the Nevada Alliancefor Arts Education, Nevada Department of Education, National Endowment for theArts, The Poetry Foundation, UNR College of Liberal Arts and SmartBrand.For more information about Poetry Out Loud, contact Maryjane Dorofachuk, Arts in

Education Coordinator, at 702.486.3738 or [email protected].

2008 Nevada Poetry Out Loud Finalists• Ben Baker, senior, Lincoln County High School, Panaca• Allison Briggs, junior, White Pine High School, Ely• Chelsey M. Becker, junior, Virginia City High School, Virginia City• Talton Gay, junior, Independence High/Nevada Youth Training Center, Elko• Heather Gibeson, junior, Pahrump Valley High School, Pahrump• Benjamin Kistinger, senior, Shadow Ridge High School, Las Vegas• Rocio Lopez, freshman, Battle Mountain High School, Battle Mountain• Andie Marken, sophomore, Nevada Christian Home School, Reno• Vanessa Murphy, junior, Fernley High School, Fernley• Dillon Oberhansli, senior, Cedar Street Home School, Hawthorne• Andrew Perazzo, senior, Churchill County High School, Fallon• Jake Reid, senior, Douglas High School, Minden• Lyssa Springer, sophomore, Pershing County High School, Lovelock• J’Mar Tarafa, junior, Lowry High School, Winnemucca

Third place winner Heather Gibeson, a junior atPahrump Valley High School

Second place winner Talton Gay, a junior atIndependence High/Nevada Youth Training

Center in Elko

MAKING HEADLINES ORMAKING A MOVE?We want to share it with the world! As well, if you are an artist or organization that hasreceived funding from the Nevada Arts Council, we want to link with your website.Send us a one-paragraph description of your artwork and/or organization and yourweb address to Rennie Brode at [email protected].

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PHOTOS: DAVID CALVERT

Nevada Arts News, a quarterly publication of theNevada Arts Council, is available in print oronline at www.NevadaCulture.org, and high-lights the news of the arts industry from state,regional and national perspectives. Informationabout NAC programs, updates on Nevadansmaking news, and articles from and about thefield are included to provide a sense of connec-tion to colleagues and events around town,throughout the state and across the nation. NACprograms and activities are supported by fund-ing from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Nevada Arts Council is a division of theNevada Department of Cultural Affairs.

Jim Gibbons, Governor, State of Nevada

Michael E. Fischer, Department Director

CARSON CITY OFFICE716 N. Carson St., Ste. A, Carson City, NV 89701775.687.6680 | fax 775.687.6688

SOUTHERN NEVADA OFFICE2755 E. Desert Inn Rd., Ste. 160, Las Vegas, NV 89121702.486.3700 | fax 702.486.3887

BOARDTim Jones, Chair, RenoFirouzeh Forouzmand, Las VegasStacy Endres, RenoCarol Johnson, RenoMonique Laxalt, RenoJoan Lolmaugh, HendersonJoe Palermo, Las VegasMarcia Robinson, North Las VegasBill Sims, Winnemucca

ADMINISTRATIVE TEAMSusan Boskoff, Executive [email protected]

Linda Ficklin, Administrative Services Officer [email protected]

Rennie Brode, Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Joleen Murphy, Accountant [email protected]

Lynn Bistany, Program Assistant, Las [email protected]

ARTIST SERVICES PROGRAMFran Morrow, [email protected]

Vacant, Nevada Touring Initiative Associate

ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAMMaryjane Dorofachuk, Coordinator, Las [email protected]

COMMUNITY ARTS DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMRobin A. Hodgkin, [email protected]

Rossitza Todorova, Program [email protected]

FOLKLIFE PROGRAMPatricia A. Wells, [email protected]

Rebecca Snetselaar, Folklife Associate, Las [email protected]

GRANTS PROGRAMMary Vargas, [email protected]


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informed decisions in its grant-making role. This omnibus panel will review all grantapplications in the categories of Project, Development, and Partners in Excellence—Tier I. This year’s panelist includes:

• Paul Dresher (music) – composer and performer, San Francisco, CA• Suzanne Channell (dance) – choreographer, former dancer with Ft. Worth Balletand Atlanta Ballet, San Diego, CA

• Susan Endrizzi Morris (music) – proprietor, California Artists Management,Mendocino, CA

• Liliane (Lili) Francuz (visual arts) – art curator, Wyoming State Museum,Department of Park and Cultural Resources, Cheyenne, WY

• Catherine Hernandez (community arts) – executive director, Latin Arts Associationof Forth Worth, Forth Worth, TX

• Francesca McCrossan (folk arts) – folklorist, cultural consultant and arts administra-tor, Oakland, CA

• Ramon Rivera-Servera (theatre) – assistant professor, Performance Studies,Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

• Kim Russell (arts education/Nevada representative) – playwright, actress and for-mer director, International House of Blues Foundation, Las Vegas

• • •Resumes of the panelists and copies of the Grant Application Books will be availableat all panel meetings.

• • •For more information on the Grants Program and its review committees and panelsplease contact Mary Vargas at 775.687.7102 or [email protected].

NEVADA ARTS COUNCIL LOGOIf you receive a grant from the Nevada Arts Council, pleaseremember that you are required to use our logo on all your pub-lications and website. Download our updated logo on our home-page at www.NevadaCulture.org. If you have problems, pleasecontact Mary Vargas at [email protected] or 775.687.7102.

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IN THIS ISSUE...

3 Governor’s Arts AwardsCelebration

4–5 News About Nevadans

6–7 NEA Budget, Help from theIRS and other National News

8 Artist Fellowship Panels

9 Arts Education Grant Awards

10 Funding to Attend Conferences

12 Gary Haleamau Performs in D.C.

13 Jackpots Awarded

15 Info on FY09 Grants Panel

APRIL 21–JUNE 13Out of Print (NTI Exhibit)Goldwell Open Air Museum, Beatty702.870.9946

•••Robert Cole Caples (NTI Exhibit)Nye County Courthouse Gallery,Pahrump, 775.751.6776

MAY 15Jackpot Grants postmark deadline(for projects July 1–September 30, 2008)

•••AIE BETA Grants postmark deadline(for projects July 1–September 30, 2008)

MAY 18FY09 Folklife Apprenticeship Panel8 a.m.–12 noon; Nevada Arts Council716 N. Carson St., Carson City

MAY 19Grants Panel: FY09 Project &Development Grants8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.Nevada Legislative Building, Room 3137401 S. Carson St., Carson CityWeb Broadcast: www.leg.state.nv.us

MAY 20Grants Panel: Continuation ofDevelopment Grants & FY09 Partnersin Excellence Grants–Tier I8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.Nevada Legislative Building, Room 3137Same location as above

MAY 21Design Arts & Challenge GrantsCommittees8:30–9:30 a.m.Nevada Legislative Building, Room 3137Same location as above

•••NAC Spring Board Meeting10 a.m.–3:30 p.m.Nevada Legislative Building, Room 3137Same location as above

MAY 26–JULY 20Voces Latinas (NTI Exhibit)Clark County Museum, Henderson702.455.7955

MAY 28–JULY 27Texture & Weave (NTI Exhibit)Nevada Arts Council OXS Gallery,Carson City, 775.687.6680

JUNE 2–JULY 25Honest Horses (NTI Exhibit)Mesquite Fine Arts Center & Gallery702.346.1338

JUNE 3AIE Panel: Artist in Residence Grants1–5 p.m.Nevada Legislative Building, Room 3137401 S. Carson St., Carson CityWeb Broadcast: www.leg.state.nv.us

JUNE 4AIE Panel: Arts Learning for All (ALFA)Grants(continuation of AIR review if necessary)9 a.m.–5 p.m.Nevada Legislative Building, Room 3137

JUNE 16Literary Arts Fellowship PanelRoom 320, Joe Crowley Student Union,University of Nevada, Reno87 West Stadium Way, Reno, NV

JUNE 17Performing Arts Fellowship Panelsame location as above

JUNE 18Visual Arts Fellowship Panelsame location as above

JUNE 23–AUG 15Out of Print ( NTI Exhibit)UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum702.895.3381

•••Robert Cole Caples (NTI Exhibit)Courthouse Gallery, Eureka775.237.6006

AUGUST 15Jackpot Grants postmark deadline(for projects August 1–December 31, 2008)

•••AIE BETA Grants postmark deadline(for projects August 1–December 31, 2008)

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