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The Community Arts Development Program (CAD) supports local arts agencies, presenting and community based organizations with assistance and training for all phases of organizational development - from the inception of a community program to developing organizational skills through long-range planning, board development and cultural assessment.

2013 PLACE MATTERS! ARTS AT THE HEART CONVENING V

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What is it that makes a community livable and vibrant? An understanding that place matters! Five years ago, the Arts @ the Heart Convening was created to support Nevada's cultural leadership to champion a vision that invests in people and the places they live. At the 2013 Arts @ the Heart Convening (A@H), we'll consider the attributes of vibrant communities, the role of artists as civic animators, and local renewal and growth through community engagement. 
 

Join your colleagues in Reno at the 2013 A@H, and:

  • Cultivate new partnerships and collaborations
  • Polish your leadership skills
  • Explore Nevada’s vibrant communities at the 2013 ArtSlam
  • Enrich the quality of place across the Silver State – for residents and visitors alike – through innovative arts and cultural programs 

WHAT'S NEW?

TIGER TEAM AT WORK!

Seventeen volunteers stepped forward at the 2012 Arts @ the Heart Convening, Incline Village, to direct priority steps to establish a Community Catalysts Network.  The initial Tiger Team conference call took place on August 23, 2012.

  • Quarterly Teleconference Schedule - Thursday, February 21, 2013, 10:30am-Noon 
     
  • Quarterly Teleconference Schedule - Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:30am-Noon  

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

LOCALS STABILIZATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
Grants currently not available due to NAC budget cuts. Annual grant category provides funding to local arts agencies or community arts councils. 

NEVADA CIRCUIT RIDER GRANTS (NCR)
NCR grants provide affordable technical assistance to nonprofit arts and cultural organizations. Grant recipients use consultants on the Nevada Circuit Riders Roster to address specific issues and/or challenges such as board development, cultural diversity, financial management, fundraising, marketing and promotions, strategic planning or technology utilization, volunteerism, youth engagement and participation, etc. Read more

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
Professional Development Grant (PDG). PDGs are noncompetitive grants available throughout the year to eligible applicants on a first-come, first-served basis while funding is available. PDG grants support constituent attendance at professional development activities and provide up to $650 for out-of-state activities, up to $500 for in-state activities not sponsored by NAC, and up to $350 for NAC-sponsored activities. Grants Online GO™

PROGRAMS & SERVICES

NEVADA PRESENTERS' NETWORK (NPN)
NPN is a free informal association and list serve connecting and fostering open dialogue amoug arts presenters and artists throughout Nevada and the nation. Read more.

NPN "FREE" QUARTERLY TELECONFERENCES
NPN Teleconference calls let you talk and share information with colleagues, performing arts presenters and organizations from around Nevada.  For schedule click here
PLANNING ACTIVITIES & COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS
Every three years, the Community Arts Program coordinates the agency's planning process by examining the state of the arts in Nevada and reviewing and refining its services to update the agency's strategic plan. NAC holds focus group meetings, individual interviews and community meetings (Community Conversations, Arts Summits, Arts Town Meetings) throughout the state. This allows NAC staff and board to engage in discourse and dialogue with arts leaders, community leaders, interested citizens and artists who are actively making changes on the community and state levels. Through this process, we strengthen the arts network; learn about arts and cultural activities at the local level, what is working and what needs to be done. In conjunction with these meetings, NAC also produces an online survey to assess public value of the arts and receive input on our programs. Our planning meetings and activities are co-sponsored and hosted by a wide variety of arts and community-based organizations.
Values And Vision: Nevada Arts Council’s Strategic Plan 2010 - 2015  

STATEWIDE CONVENINGS - A LOOK BACK

OASIS statewide arts and cultural industry conferences, have been taking place in Nevada since they were reinstituted in 2002 after a hiatus of several years.

 Download a copy of: Serving Nevada's Artists - Conversations from OASIS 2010 Arts Conference

The Arts @ The Heart convenings were begun in order to bring together community leaders from throughout Nevada to build relationships, share ideas and to energize participants to go back to their homes to utilize arts and culture to enhance community livability. 

Seeking Community Leaders! Contact the  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it staff at 775.687.6680 to put arts and culture to work in your community.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE   

EMAIL BLASTS
Community Arts Development periodically sends out opportunity and event listings via Email Blasts to Nevada art and non-profit organizations and the Nevada Presenters Network. If interested in getting these announcements, email Robin Hodgkin. Let her know that you want to receive these announcements - indicate your organizations name and contact information.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Much of CAD staff time is committed to assisting communities and community arts organizations. Staff may recommend or assist with the implementation of a community cultural assessment to identify local resources and develop a strategic plan, provide links to new resources or arrange for peer to peer networking opportunities to assist with the challenges of working toward long term sustainability.  

NAC STAFF ASSISTANCE       
CAD Program Associate This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 775.687.7119
 

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