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March 2020
Sierra Arts Galleries Temporarily Closed
In the interest of having an overabundance of caution, Sierra Arts will be closed until it has been determined to be safe to open again to the public. We are making every effort to ensure the health and safety of our artists, staff, volunteers, and community by going to this measure to ensure social distancing. The artist receptions scheduled for Thursday, March 19th have been postponed. We will be live streaming the Scott Robert Hudson exhibit, so stay tuned for…
Find out more »Become a Teaching Artist at Sierra Arts
A meeting open to the public for artists who might be interested in becoming a teaching-artist for Sierra Arts. We will go over the process and benefits of becoming a teaching artist. The event will also feature testimonials from past and present artists. RSVP to tia@sierraarts.org
Find out more »Poet Laureate Spotlight Featuring Pan Pantoja
Join Reno's Poet Laureate, Pan Pantoja, for a evening of poetry on the last Tuesday of every month. This is a free event and open to the public.
Find out more »April 2020
Art and Medicine Unite! T-Shirts Now Available!
Show your support for our local art scene by sporting a creative rendition of our region’s heroes. Art and Medicine Unite blends the gorgeous creation of local artist, Jordan Isaacson, in a powerful tribute to the bravery of our local medical heroes going to work each day to protect us. Proceeds will go to Sierra Arts Foundation, which is working hard to support artists who have suffered an economic hit from the pandemic. Dollars will supplement the nonprofit and its…
Find out more »July 2020
Q Show – July 2020
QUARANTINE 2020 Quarantine 2020 is a social distancing approved art exhibit celebrating work(s) from local artists / Sierra Arts members! The coronavirus is already having a major effect, closing public institutions and sending artists retreating into studios, some of them rather makeshift. It’s too soon to know the long-term effects on the art world and our local art scene but we know some of you are taking this time to reflect, experiment and create. Quarantine 2020 will be in the…
Find out more »Reno Improv’s Optic Q
Reno Improv's Optic Q is honored to feature the staff of Sierra Arts Foundation as our guest monologist for a special improv comedy performance in celebration of Artown on Friday, July 24 at 7 p.m. The performance will be a Monologue Deconstruction. The staff of Sierra Arts will share true monologues from their life that will inspire fully unscripted comedy scenes. Join us for an exciting evening of improv as we honor Sierra Arts' 50th Anniversary and celebrate Artown! This…
Find out more »September 2020
Kingwhistler Single Release Livestream Party
Join one of our Grants to Artist winners, Nick Aliberti for his virtual single release party! Join us on Sierra Art's facebook page for an amazing livestream concert!
Find out more »October 2020
Nevada Day Art Sale!
Sierra Arts Foundation Hosts Outdoor Local Art Sale on Nevada Day - Local art nonprofit brings sale to Pioneer Center for Performing Arts to support local artists during the COVID-19 pandemic - Local artists will be selling their creations on October 30 from 12-4 p.m. at the Pioneer Center for Performing Art’s Center Plaza in downtown Reno thanks to a partnership between the Sierra Arts Foundation, a Reno-based nonprofit committed to supporting artists and local art, and the Pioneer Center for Performing Arts.…
Find out more »March 2021
Sierra Arts Art Sale on the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts Plaza!
Spring isn't just about lions, lambs and spring cleaning, it's also about fresh starts...with ART! Come by and check out and purchase some great art by local artists, as well as music by local artist and Grants to Artist winner, Kingwhistler Music! Participating Artists - Kendel Leslie April Kasper Grace Davis Carol Ansberry Manfish Inc. (Jill Colbert) Rossitza Todorova Gerald Franzen Vincent Cascio Lori Foster Blair Latos Bryce Chisholm PK Klein Cathy Ashworth Brittany Kincheloe Teresa Rodriguez Kathryn Fish Nevada…
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