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🎨📝 Meet Jennifer Battisti (@Jennbatt3), Las Vegas-based writer, artist, mother, and teaching artist. Jennifer is a lifelong Nevadan whose work explores healing, identity, and creativity. Her writing has been featured in numerous anthologies and journals, and she’s been twice named Best Local Poet by the Desert Companion.
Jennifer also leads workshops and creative clusters, inspiring others to find their voice through poetry and art. We’re proud to welcome her to our Teaching Artists Roster!
Explore her journey and artistic offerings through the link in our bio.
Meet @LindaAlterwitz, a Las Vegas-based interdisciplinary artist whose work blends photography, collage, and interactive methods to reveal the unseen rhythms of the human body and our connection to nature. Linda uses art as a catalyst for change, bridging science and creativity to inspire new ways of seeing and understanding the world around us.
Linda’s work is part of permanent collections at institutions like the Center for Creative Photography, Getty Research Institute, Nevada Museum of Art, and more. Her impactful art continues to challenge and expand how we relate to ourselves and the environment.
Learn more about Linda and the rest of the 2025 Visual Arts Fellows through the link in our bio.
🖌️ Watercolor celebrates boldness and imperfection. Each stroke tells a story born from practice and embracing the unexpected. Arts like this inspire creativity, patience, and self-expression—connecting us to ourselves and the world. This World Watercolor Month, celebrate the courage to create.
#WorldWatercolorMonth
🎨 The Nevada Arts Council is partnering with the @RTIAShow to launch Spotlight Nevada, a new statewide artist showcase at the 2025 Heart of Reno segment. Twenty artists will be selected to exhibit at no cost from Sept. 11–14 in Reno. Booths include space for both 2D and 3D works. Artists may apply for one space type from July 10–24—apply early, space is limited! Final participants will be announced Aug. 1.
👉 Apply through the link in our bio.
🌟 Nevada creatives, your next breakthrough opportunity is just a click away! Discover a vibrant world of arts opportunities on our website—and best of all, you can post your own for FREE with our simple, no-login dashboard. Whether you’re looking to connect, collaborate, or grow your craft, the Nevada Arts Council is here to support your journey. Start exploring now through the link in our bio.
👉 Reminder: The Nevada Arts Council curates these listings but isn’t the primary contact unless otherwise noted. Please reach out directly to the organizations for questions.
🎵 Join us Friday, July 11, 2025, at 10 a.m. PT on Zoom for Day 2 of the FY26 Artist Fellowship Award Music Performance and Composition Panel Review. Get expert feedback, connect with fellow artists, and be part of the conversation shaping Nevada’s vibrant music scene. Don’t miss this chance to engage with the community and elevate your craft! Zoom link in our bio.
🎨 Meet Nevada’s newest arts educators!
The Nevada Arts Council is excited to welcome 14 new artists to our Teaching Artists Roster — a statewide network of talented, vetted artists ready to share their creativity with schools, libraries, and communities across Nevada. From visual arts to dance and literature, these artists are bringing their skills to classrooms, workshops, and beyond.
✨ Explore the full roster and find a teaching artist for your next program through the link in our bio.
Mark your calendars for July 10, 2025, and help us welcome the Nevada Arts Council’s exhibition, “Geographical Divides: Finding Common Ground,” to the South Gallery at the @NVStateMuseumCC! 🖼️✨ Enjoy light refreshments and explore this inspiring collection that highlights shared experiences and connections across Nevada. The reception is free and open to all, and the exhibition will be on view through Aug. 1, 2025 — we hope you’ll come experience it!
Public art to celebrate Nevada’s stories! This Fourth of July, we’re launching the America250 Target of Opportunity Grants, supporting murals and public art projects that honor Nevada’s role in our nation’s history.
Nevada artists, now’s your chance to help tell Our Nevada Stories through art. $275,000 in funding is available to support projects across all 17 counties and Nevada tribal nations.
Let’s make history — one mural at a time.
Apply through the link in our bio and learn more about @America250Nevada`s Our Nevada Stories through their website.
🎆 Happy Fourth of July from the Nevada Arts Council! Today, as we celebrate our nation’s birthday, we also recognize how the arts reflect and protect one of our most fundamental rights — freedom of expression. Through music, dance, visual arts, storytelling, and more, the arts bring people together, inspire change, and amplify the voices that shape our culture. Creativity is how we tell our story — and how we keep it alive.
🎶 Join us for the FY26 Artist Fellowship Award Music Performance and Composition Panel Review!
🗓️ Day 1: Monday, July 7, 2025
⏰ 10 a.m. PT
📍 Via Zoom
Get expert feedback, valuable insights, and connect with fellow artists and art lovers. Don’t miss this opportunity! Link in our bio.
Meet @Frances_Melhop, a visual artist, curator, and gallery director based in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Born in New Zealand, Frances works with photography, printmaking, embroidery, sculpture, and oil paint to explore the tension between virtual and physical experiences, focusing on human presence, absence, and imperfection.
She has exhibited at major venues including the Autry Museum, Cincinnati Art Museum, and Arizona State University. In 2020, Frances founded Melhop Gallery °7077 in Lake Tahoe, representing national and international artists. She also teaches art across Nevada colleges and holds an MFA from the University of Nevada, Reno.
Learn more about Frances and the rest of the 2025 Visual Arts Fellows through the link in our bio.
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BUY AN ARTS LICENSE PLATE
supporting k-12 arts learning
Nevada’s first Arts License Plate is available at DMV field offices statewide. The plate, designated by DMV as the “Children in the Arts” license plate, is available in a standard or personalized format. If you are interested in a standard format, the initial cost will be $51 dollars with an annual renewal fee of $20 in addition to all other registration fees.
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