Nevada Humanities awards grants to Nevada cultural organizations

Several cultural organizations across Nevada have been awarded with Major Project Grants by Nevada Humanities.

These grants fund humanities projects across the state and benefit nonprofit organizations and government and tribal entities, including libraries, museums, and schools to fund public and educational programs. Nevada Humanities Major Project Grants offer up to $7,500 to facilitate local cultural programs and explore issues.

Earning grants are:

• Capital City Arts Initiative $7,500 for CCAI Today. For the past 20 years, Capital City Arts Initiative has presented contemporary visual art exhibitions. These installations have grown to include art essays, related lectures, and videos that expand the reach as well as archive tours about these art projects.

• Friends of Dangberg Home Ranch, Inc., in Minden, $6,750 for Chautauqua Studies and Performance at Dangberg Home Ranch. This project uses Chautauqua to share American and world history through a workshop and a series of public performances, featuring both experienced regional Chautauqua performers and amateur presentations.

• Nevada State Museum in Carson City, $7,250 for Celebrating Nevada's Cultural Diversity.
Throughout the year the Nevada State Museum celebrates three different cultures within the Carson City community—Dia de los Muertos, Chinese (Lunar) New Year, and Lei Day. These celebrations honor the cultures of diverse groups living in Nevada and broaden community awareness of these holidays.

From supporting the keynote speaker at the 2023 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko to reintroducing Nevadans to land art works in the deserts around Las Vegas to creating a prose-poem winding along the Truckee River in Reno, the grants will open the hearts and minds of the people of Nevada to cultural and heritage experiences. Projects will run through Oct. 31.

For more information, visit www.nevadahumanties.org