Teaching, Nurturing and Supporting Artists
Sierra Arts Foundation has provided grants to artists working in the northern Nevada and northeastern California region since 1986. The grants are intended to encourage personal artistic growth and to create innovative work in literary, performing, and visual disciplines.
The Sierra Arts Grants Committee reviews each grant application in detail, taking time to carefully assess the level of quality made evident by the artwork and performances under consideration.
Undergraduate and high school art student.
$500 each to 3 artists
Catergories: Prose and poetry, fiction and non-fiction, and playwriting and screenplays.
$1,000 each to 3 artists
Categories: Dance, Theater, and Music
$1,000 each to 3 artists
Categories:
Photography, 2D, and 3D
$1,000 each to 3 artists
Submission Procedures & Required Document
Applications lacking required documents or support materials will not be accepted.
Any individual artist residing within a 200 mile radius of the Sierra Arts Foundation and a current Sierra Arts Foundation member.
Artist Resume
Resume must showcase evidence of artistic merit and experience in exhibition programs. This information may be categorized under the publications, lectures, presentations, artist talks, exhibitions, catalogs, etc. In addition, list all any relevant teaching experience, artist residences, and workshops. Include dates, places, and discipline. (PDF Format)
Artist Biography
A summarized, narrative version of the resume, but shorter and with more personality. Bios may be used in a professional artist package, as a part of a catalogue at an exhibition, in publicity and printed programs. (PDF Format)
Artist Statement
A short narrative that explains the artist’s intentions of their body of work, materials used, and process. The statement must also include the goals and strategies in which the artist plans to further develop and expand an existing or new body of work. (PDF Format)
ID/Drivers License
Photocopy of a Nevada Identification Card, Nevada Drivers License, California Identification Card, or California Drivers License. (PDF or JPG Format)
Literary Arts Grants – 3 grants worth $1000 each
Classifications: prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, playwriting, and screenplays.
Five (5) Literary Work Samples
Original work typed in 12-point Arial or Helvetica font, double spaced and uploaded as a PDF format.
Works Sample File Labels (Your Last name and First name)
Cover Letter (PDF) – must include the following for all five literary samples:
Performing Arts Grant – $1000
Classifications: dancer, musician, comedian, theater artist, and performance poetry. Three (3) Audio or Video Performance Samples
Each sample document should range between 2 and 5 minutes in duration. Provide a five second buffer between segments. Preference is a YouTube™ or Vimeo™ video link.
Cover Letter (PDF) – must include the following for all three performance samples:
Visual Arts Grant – $1000
Classifications: Photography, 2D, and 3D
Four (4) Visual Work Samples
72 dpi image resolution and confine dimensions to 1000 pixels in any direction as a JPG format. The combination of the five samples are not to exceed 10MB.
Work Sample File Labels (Your Last name and First name)
Cover Letter (PDF) – must include the following for all five visual art samples:
Art Students attending their senior year of high school or art students enrolled as an undergraduate are encouraged to apply for a Sierra Arts Foundation $500 Student Grant.
Classifications: prose, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, playwriting, and screenplays.
Three (3) Literary Work Samples
Original work typed in 12-point Arial or Helvetica font, double spaced and uploaded as a PDF format.
Works Sample File Labels (Your Last name and First name)
Cover Letter (PDF) – must include the following for all three literary samples:
Classifications: dancer, musician, comedian, theater artist, and performance poetry
Two (2) Audio or Video Performance Samples
Each sample document should range between 2 and 5 minutes in duration. Provide a five second buffer between segments. Preference is a YouTube™ or Vimeo™ video link.
Cover Letter (PDF) – must include the following for all three performance samples:
Classifications: crafts, drawing, painting, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture, and media art.
Four (4) Visual Work Samples
72 dpi image resolution and confine dimensions to 1000 pixels in any direction as a JPG format. The combination of the four samples are not to exceed 10MB.
Work Sample File Labels (Your Last name and First name)
Cover Letter (PDF) – must include the following for all four visual art samples:
For more information about Grants to Artists, email Valerie Moore at val@sierraarts.org
In 1987 Sierra Arts Foundation began awarding grants to artists of all disciplines living within a 100-mile radius.
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Tuesday through Friday
Saturday: 12:00 – 4:00
Sierra Arts Foundation
17 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89501
(775) 329-2787
Info@sierra-arts.org
For Accessibility Assistance contact Valerie Moore at val@sierraarts.org or call
(775) 329-2787
Sierra Arts Foundation 17 S. Virginia Street Reno, NV 89501
(775) 329-278710:00 am to 2:00 pm
Wednesday through Friday
Saturday: 12:00 – 4:00