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Exhibition Featuring Artist Sidne Teske Showcases Pastel Paintings of Nevada Landscape (8/1/2023)

Funding Opportunity for Nevada Nonprofit Cultural Organizations Now Open (7/25/2023)

Nevada Humanities and its Nevada Center for the Book Name Books for Youth and Adults to Library of Congress’ “Great Reads from Great Places” List (6/22/2023) 

Nevada Reads 2023 Books Explore Family, Folklore, Technology, and Human Connection (5/31/2023)

Meaning of Masculinity Explored in New Exhibition (5/24/2023)

New Exhibition Showcases Youth Art and Resilience (3/15/2023)

A Conversation about Memory and Resistance: Remembering the 81st Anniversary of Japanese American Incarceration During World War II (1/31/2023)

Nevada Humanities Exhibition Reveals New Perspectives of Nevada Landscapes (1/25/2023)

Nevada Humanities Awards More Than $194,000 in FY2023 Major Project Grants (1/19/2023)

2022

Historic Photos Showcase Overton’s Lost City Museum (11/30/22)

October Declared Arts & Humanities Month in Nevada (10/25/22)

Nevada Humanities To Host Virtual Discussion on Community and Sovereignty with Shoshone-Paiute Tribe Members (10/18/22)

“Neon Riffs and Lounge Acts” New Las Vegas Writes Anthology Now Available (9/29/22)

Pandemic Reflections Showcased in New Multimedia Exhibition (9/22/2022)

Jess Walter, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, and Michael Martone Among Authors Featured at the 2022 Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl on Saturday (9/6/22)

Bestselling Authors & Literary Events at Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl (9/1/22)

SPARK! Youth Poetry Competition Open (8/26/22)

Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl 2022 (8/18/22)

New Exhibition from Nevada Humanities Explores Life and Community Changes Along the Colorado River (7/26/2022)

Nevada Humanities Now Accepting Applications for FY2023 Major Project Grants (7/14/2022)

Nevada Humanities Explores How Art and Mental Health Connect (6/21/2022)

New Exhibition at Nevada Humanities Focuses on the Power of Community (6/1/22)

Humanities in Nature Explores the Outdoors (4/20/2022)

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Natalie Diaz and Nevada Poet Laureate Gailmarie Pahmeier in Conversation (4/7/22)

Exhibition Exploring the Mojave Desert Landscape Opens at Nevada Humanities (3/17/22)

Exhibition Dazzles with a Celebratory Century of Neon at Nevada Humanities (1/19/22)

Nevada Humanities Launches New Initiative Around History and Civic Engagement in 2022 (1/12/22)

Nevada Humanities Announces More Than $614,350 in Pandemic Relief and Recovery Grants Awarded to Nevada Organizations (1/6/2022)

2021

Nevada Humanities Exhibition Showcases Stories about Life on the Border (11/23/2021)

Nevada Humanities Awarded the Helen and Martin Schwartz Prize for Outstanding Humanities Public Programming at 2021 National Humanities Conference (11/16/2021)

Nevada Humanities Announces 2022 Major Project Grant Recipients (11/10/21)

Sagebrush to Sandstone: A Humanities Guide to Outdoor Nevada (10/27/2021)

“Love in the Dunes” New Las Vegas Writes Anthology Now Available (10/19/2021)

Nevada Humanities to Feature Discussion About Learning How to Listen (9/29/2021)

Nevada Humanities to Grant Over $612,00 to Nevada Cultural Organizations Affected by COVID-19 (9/16/21)

Nevada Humanities Exhibition “Nevada P.S. I Love You” to Feature Postcards Created by Nevadans (8/31/21)

Nevada Humanities Announces New Relief and Recovery Grants for Nevada Cultural Organizations (8/23/2021)

Wonders of Nevada: Nature as the Artist’s Muse (8/9/2021)

Nevada Humanities Major Project Grants Now Open (7/1/2021)

Explore ‘Miracle Country’ with Nevada Humanities (5/26/2021)

Nevada Humanities Welcomes Journalists Masha Gessen and Jon Ralston in Conversation about Journalism and Democracy (5/2/21)

Nevada Humanities Exhibition Features Art Made During a Year of Pandemic (4/21/2021)

Nevada Humanities Celebrates Earth Day with Authors of 2021 Nevada Reads Books (4/13/2021)

Nevada Humanities Hosts Conversation on Restoring Voting Rights to Formerly Incarcerated Citizens (4/6/2021)

Nevada Humanities Board of Trustees Member, Caleb Cage, to Testify  Before Congressional Committee on Behalf of State Humanities Councils  and the National Endowment for the Humanities (3/24/2021) 

Nevada Humanities to Feature Discussions about Native Voting Rights and Diversity in Business (3/12/2021)

Author and Historian Isabel Wilkerson Gives Virtual Talk in Nevada (2/18/2021)

Nevada Humanities to Feature Elected Officials Discussing What Motivates Them to Serve Their Communities (2/9/2021)

Nevada Humanities Virtual Exhibition Explores Crisis Faced by Las Vegas Performers (2/3/2021)

Nevada Humanities To Feature National Journalists in Conversation about White Supremacy and the Threat to Democracy (1/27/2021)

Nevada Humanities Announces Book Selections for 2021 Nevada Reads Program (1/13/2020)

Nevada Humanities to Feature Programs Around Civic Engagement in 2021 (1/6/2020)

2020

Nevada Humanities Increases Grantmaking Capacity and Announces 2021 Major Project Grant Recipients (12/22/2020)

New Monuments for a Future Las Vegas  
Nevada Humanities Virtual Exhibition Opens December 4, 2020

COVID-19 and Its Uneven Impact on American Communities: A Discussion between Journalists Sheri Fink and Eli Saslow (11/12/2020)

Resiliency: A Blooming Diaspora 
A Nevada Humanities Exhibition Series on display December 3 – 31, 2020,  at the Lost City Museum (11/5/2020) 

New Las Vegas Writes Anthology Now Available - Virtual Book Launch and Author Conversation on October 22 (10/14/2020) 

Writing from the Margins: Poetry and Puerto Rico - Reading and Discussion with Denice Frohman and Raquel Salas Rivera (10/9/2020)

Nomadland: Resiliency on the Road
A Conversation with Author Jessica Bruder and Economist Todd Sorenson (9/30/2020)

Resiliency: A Blooming Diaspora - Nevada Humanities Virtual Exhibition Opens October 1, 2020 (9/28/2020)

Nevada’s Public Monuments: A Nevada Humanities Virtual Salon (09/14/2020)

Nevada Humanities Major Project Grants Now Open (08/19/2020)

Climate Change Hopes and Fears: A Visual Discussion Nevada Humanities Virtual Exhibition Series Launches August 6 (07/22/2020)

Nevada Humanities Awards $368,873 to 46 Nevada Cultural Organizations (07/15/2020)

Valley of the Sun: A Nevada Humanities Virtual Salon (07/09/2020)

Severance Radio: A Nevada Reads Book Club (06/29/2020)

Nevada Humanities Exhibition Series Moves Online - “Colors of the West: Youth Art from the 2020 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering” Virtual Exhibition Now Open (6/10/2020)

Nevada Humanities CARES: Emergency Relief Grants for Nevada Cultural Organizations Accepting Applications Until June 15 (5/27/2020)

Nevada Humanities Moves Salon Program Online with a Virtual Salon (5/7/2020)

Exhibition Opens at Nevada Humanities Program Gallery in Las Vegas on February 6, 2020, Margaret, Are You Grieving (1/16/2020)

Nevada Humanities Presents ‘The Constitution: What it Means to Me’ Salon in Reno (1/8/2020)

Nevada Humanities Announces Book Selections for 2020 Nevada Reads Program (1/2/2020)

2019

Nevada Humanities to Host Informational Grant Meetings in Henderson, Las Vegas, Reno, and Elko (12/21/2019)

Nevada Humanities Announces New Board of Trustees’ Members (12/13/2019)

Nevada Humanities Presents Author Willy Vlautin in Southern Nevada (11/26/2019)

Exhibition Opens at Nevada Humanities Program Gallery in Las Vegas on December 5 Snapshot: Culling Our History from the Family Album (11/5/2019)

Imagine Nevada: Nevada Artists and Poets Celebrate 10 Years of Illustrated Word Exhibitions Opens at Nevada Humanities Program Gallery in Las Vegas (9/24/2019)

New Las Vegas Writes Anthology Celebrates 10 Years of Creative Writing in Las Vegas A Change is Gonna Come: Reinvention in the City of Second Chances (9/17/2019)

Kiese Laymon, Willy Vlautin, Maggie Shen King, Mignon Fogarty, and Ahmed Naji Among Authors Featured at the 2019 Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl on Saturday (9/9/2019)

Nevada Humanities Announces 2019 Grant Recipients (8/26/2019)

Literary Enthusiasts of All Ages Hit the Streets of Reno for the Sixth Annual Nevada Humanities Literary Crawl (8/20/2019)

Nevada Humanities Presents Author Willy Vlautin in Northern Nevada (8/9/2019)

Dry Wit Exhibition Opens on August 1, 2019 at Nevada Humanities Program Gallery in Las Vegas (7/2/2019)

Nevada Humanities Presents “Great Basin Young Chautauqua Showcase” (5/24/2019)

Nevada Humanities Accepting Nominations for Board Membership (5/14/2019)

This Side of the Divide: A Reading and Conversation (5/10/2019)

Then and Now: The Neon Boneyard Lighting Up Las Vegas New Exhibition Opens on June 6 (5/3/2019)

2019 Letters About Literature Winners Announced (4/26/2019)

Nevada Humanities Will Present 2019 Nevada Humanities Awards (4/16/2019)

Nevada Humanities Invites Public to Attend 2019 Nevada Humanities Award Ceremony (4/4/2019)

2019 Nevada Humanities Awards Winners Announced (3/21/2019)

Personal Space: Exploring Stereoscopic Nevada Opens April 4 (3/1/2019)

Nevada Humanities Awards Deadline Extended to March 1, 2019

Nevada Humanities Awards Deadline 2019

Nevada Humanities to Host Informational Grant Meetings in Henderson, Las Vegas, Reno, and Elko (1/9/2019)

Nevada Reads Returns with 2019 Book Selections (1/4/2019)

Nevada Humanities Invites Nominations of Outstanding Individuals and Organizations for the 2019 Nevada Humanities Awards

2018

Nevada Humanities Announces New Board of Trustees’ Members (11/29/2018)

Razor Wire Exhibition Curated by Shaun T. Griffin (11/5/2018)

Addiction Awareness Authors to Visit Nevada Classrooms (9/12/18)

Seeing><Saying Exhibit Press Release (10/11/2018)

Literary Crawl Press Release (9/15/2018)

Hearts4Vegas Press Release (7/19/2018)

Nevada Humanities Announces 2018 Grant Awards

Great Basin Young Chautauqua showcase (6/4/2018)

Neon Air (5/16/18)

Julie Buntin Tours Northern Nevada (4/23/2018)

Letters About Literature Winners (4/18/2018)