Sign up for our Email Newsletter: x

   
A A A

Press Releases

Shop For a Cause

posted: May 14

Shop for a Cause at Macy’s

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Purchase $5 It’s Good to Shop Ticket and Save 10% – 25%* all day on Saturday, August 24. Tickets are $5 100% is donated to VSA arts of Nevada! Proceeds from each ticket helps fund VSA Nevada’s Art Workshops. Support our Art Workshops by shopping at Macy’s!

Save 25% on regular, sale and clearance items, including home–even save on most brands usually excluded. Save 10%* all day
on electric/electronics, furniture, mattresses, and rugs/floor coverings.

Enter for YOUR chance to win a $500 Macy’s Gift Card.  One winner per store!

*some exclusions apply

Click the registration link below to purchase a ticket!

Shop for a Cause 2013

August 24 - August 24 | Saturday | Time: 10:00am - 9:00pm | Macy\'s at Meadowood Mall | Ages: All Ages! | Cost: $5.00

Support the arts by purchasing a ticket today!


Youth Gardening Workshop and Seedling Sale at the Lake Mansion

posted: April 30

Great Basin Food Co-op logo

Saturday, May 18, 2013
Seedling Sale (9am – 1pm)
and
Sunday , May 19, 2013
Gardening Workshop for KIDS at VSA Lake Mansion (10am – 12pm)
Gardening workshop: the Nevada Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Program is sponsoring a youth gardening workshops Sunday, May 19th. Kids ages 6 -18 are welcome to join Farmer Todd and Jana Vanderhaar for a morning of edible landspace fun. We will learn about soil, NV Specialty Crops, compost and more! Click here for Gardening Workshop flier. RSVP: workshops@greatbasin.coop

Seedling sale: There will be dozens of local organic producers from Northern NV and beyond selling seedling starts, tomatoes, herbs, lettuce, squash, peppers, annuals, perennials, compost, worm tea and more! Click here for Seedling Sale flier.

 

 

 

“Works on Paper” an Art Exhibit and Reception

posted: April 22

Holdsworth exhibit 2013

Free “Rich In Art” Kids Festival and Exhibit

posted: March 7

YAM. Rich in Art press release 2013

Call for Scripts: 2013 VSA Playwright Discovery Competition

posted: November 30

Call for scripts: 2013 VSA Playwright Discovery CompetitionThe VSA Playwright Discovery Competition invites middle and high school students to take a closer look at the world around them, examine how disability affects their lives and the lives of others, and express their views through the art of scriptwriting. Writers may write from their own experience and observations, or create fictional characters and settings. Scripts can be comedies, dramas, or even musicals—be creative! Young writers with and without disabilities are encouraged to submit a script. Entries may be the work of an individual student or a collaboration by a group of students. The competition has two divisions: grades 6-8 and grades 9-12. A distinguished jury of theater professionals selects one winner from each division. The Division 1 winner will receive a cash prize for his/her school. The Division 2 winner will receive a cash prize for his/herself and school. Deadline: June 1, 2013.

For more information and to apply online, click here.

Holiday Jingles Art Boutique and Vintage Linen Sale

posted: November 8

Holiday Jingles Art Boutique and Vintage Linen Sale” will be held November 15-16 from 9AM – 5PM and from 10AM – 2PM on November 17 featuring handmade crafts and fine art created by local artists plus vintage linens including tablecloths, table runners, aprons, and doilies.  All are perfect for gifting or to decorate your own home.

On Saturday, November 17 from 10 am – 2 pm, VSA arts of Nevada comes alive with “Lake Mansion Jingles with Art and History” celebrating Reno’s history and art for people of all ages and abilities with eight hands-on art workshops and face painting for kids, Santa visits and tours of the mansion.  Parents, be sure to bring your camera for kids or family photos with Santa. A docent in late 1800’s costume will provide tours of the holiday-decorated mansion built in 1877 and listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.  Author Patty Cafferata will be signing copies of The Lake Mansion: Home to Reno’s Founding Families and several other books. All activities are free and no registration is required.

Flier – Holiday Jingles Art Boutique and Vintage Linen Sale

VSA International Young Soloists Award Program

posted: November 7

Call for Young SoloistsSince 1984, the VSA International Young Soloists Program has identified talented musicians who have a disability. The VSA International Young Soloists Competition annually selects up to four outstanding musicians from the United States and the international arena, and supports and encourages them in their pursuit of a career. These emerging musicians receive $2,500, professional development opportunities, and a performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Click here for more information and to apply online.

“LAKE MANSION JINGLES WITH ART AND HISTORY” and “HOLIDAY JINGLES ART BOUTIQUE and VINTAGE LINEN SALE”

posted: October 30

Jingles and Boutique press 2012

VSA arts of Nevada Selected to Create Nevada’s Ornaments For The 2012 National Christmas Tree Display

posted: October 18

Nevada_2012__Ornament_Press_Release

“Art from the Inside” Exhibit at the Lake Mansion

posted: August 17

Art from the Inside Exhibit flier