Grantee Database
Nevada County Arts & Culture
Grant Year
2025-26
Grant Program
Individual Artist Fellowships-AO
Award Amount
$300,000.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Nevada County Arts Council will will partner with its entire peer network of State-Local-Partners across our 19-county Upstate Region, building on our regranting and grantmaking experience to implement an equitable, accessible multilingual program that supports artists whose work demonstrates artistic merit, community impact, and a commitment to practice. Funds will be used to grant Fellowships directly to individual artists, with remaining funds supporting outreach, technical assistance, panel facilitation, and program administration. Our approach will prioritize historically underserved communities across 47,000 square miles of rural Northern California through inclusive application and review processes that center multiple equity lenses. Together with county arts agencies in every county, we will elevate artists as essential voices in advancing community well-being and shaping the cultural vitality and capacity of our Upstate Region.
Organization Summary
Nevada County Arts & Culture’s Core Programs and Services can be understood across six interconnected areas.
CORE PROGRAMS
ARTS & CULTURE PLANNING / CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
—Culture Forward 2026–2032 implementation
—Administration of the Grass Valley–Nevada City and Truckee California Cultural Districts
—Cultural asset mapping and regional cultural planning
—Arts & Economic Prosperity research participation
—Civic partnerships and public-sector collaboration
ARTIST SERVICES & CREATIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
—Business of Art Symposium
—Artist Accelerator
—Technical assistance and grant guidance
—Artist networking and convenings
—Fiscal sponsorship / Arts Incubator
—Artist directories and Calls to Artists listings
ARTS EDUCATION & YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
—Artists in Schools
—Poetry Out Loud
—Bass Dojo
—Sierra Poetry Festival youth programming
—Teaching artist residencies and workshops
LITERARY ARTS & PUBLIC PROGRAMMING
—Sierra Poetry Festival
—SPF Fringe
—Nevada County Poet Laureate Program
—Youth Poet Laureate Program
—Public readings, workshops, and civic dialogue programs
PUBLIC ART, EXHIBITIONS & PLACEKEEPING
—Art in Public Spaces
—Cultural District activations
—Art at the Airport
—MUSE magazine and cultural storytelling initiatives
—Creative placemaking and community exhibitions
REGIONAL LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY ®GRANTING
—State-Local Partner leadership
—Regional mentorship of Glenn County Arts & Culture
—Upstate California Creative Corps legacy leadership
—Arts advocacy training and legislative engagement
—Regranting and Individual Artists Fellowship administration
Organization
Nevada County Arts & Culture
Address
PO BOX 1833
NEVADA CITY
95959-1833
County
Nevada
Region
Upstate
Website
Congressional District
California's 3rd congressional district
State Assembly District
District 1
State Senate District
District 1
