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Credit: Ronda Churchill/Nevada Humanities

Save the date! Plan ahead to give to Nevada Humanities as part of GivingTuesday, an annual day of global giving, on Tuesday, December 3. With your support, Nevada Humanities will be able to continue creating meaningful cultural programs for people of all ages and to strengthen and grow our work across the state.

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Papers, Please with Max Jack
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Online at the Nevada Humanities Twitch Channel

What can a game teach us about empathy? Join Nevada Humanities’ Kathleen Kuo in conversation with ethnomusicologist and political anthropologist Max Jack. During the first hour of this livestreamed program, enjoy a playthrough of the award-winning dystopian game Papers, Please followed by a conversation with Jack about his work and research on sound studies, music and sport, grassroots movements and protests, and more.

Credit: Iyana Esters

Birthed from the Soil: A Photo Affair by Iyana Esters
On display December 5, 2024 – January 22, 2025

Nevada Humanities presents the exhibition Birthed from the Soil: A Photo Affair by Iyana Esters, a multidimensional portrait of Yawah Awolowo, known as Mama Yawah, an organic farmer, natural food chef, and midwife from Cuba, Alabama. This exhibition highlights the functionality of Mama Yawah’s life, demonstrating the beauty of ancestral knowledge of caring and working with the earth for generations, while living and tending to the community. This multimedia exhibition is by Iyana Esters and is curated by Stephanie Gibson, Director, John and Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art, University of Nevada, Reno. This program is supported in part by the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and the state of Nevada.

Reception and Exhibition Discussion
Thursday, December 5, 2024
5:00 – 8:00 pm; Discussion at 6:00 pm
RSVP Requested
Nevada Humanities Program Gallery
1017 S. 1st Street, #190, Las Vegas

Join us on Thursday, December 5, for a reception and discussion with Iyana Esters and Mama Yawah. The reception takes place 5:00 – 8:00 pm, with the discussion starting at 6:00 pm.

Credit: John Balash

Playful Learning and Constructing LEGO® Models with John Balash
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
12:00 – 2:00 pm
Online at the Nevada Humanities Twitch Channel

Rekindle your LEGO® building days during this livestream as Nevada Humanities’ Kathleen Kuo builds a custom set designed by John Balash, Director of Educational Engagement at Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center. Discover the importance of playful learning and how LEGO® fosters confidence, communication, belonging, and more during this collaborative session — audience members are invited to build along online.

Credit: Ronda Churchill/Nevada Humanities

Recap: Las Vegas Writes Volume 15 Book Launch and Conversation with the Authors

On October 17, Nevada Humanities celebrated the launch of Desert Superbloom: Las Vegas Writers on Scarcity and Abundance, the 15th volume in the Las Vegas Writes series. Thank you to the 15 contributing authors and editor Jarret Keene for sharing their insights into writing this riveting collection of stories, and to the Clark County Library Theater for hosting Nevada Humanities’ book launch event. Learn more about Desert Superbloom: Las Vegas Writers on Scarcity and Abundance and find purchasing information on our website.

Credit: Sharon K. Schafer/Nevada Humanities

Circle of Animal
by Sharon K. Schafer, Artist and Naturalist
October 3 – November 26, 2024
Nevada Humanities Program Gallery
1017 S. 1st Street, #190, Las Vegas

Nevada Humanities presents the exhibition Circle of Animal featuring the work of artist and naturalist Sharon K. Schafer in a series of black and white images that are messages from the edge articulating the need for people to recognize and accept their place in nature. Circle of Animal is supported in part by the Nevada Arts Council, a state agency, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and the state of Nevada.

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Nevada, P.S. I Love You Postcard Project: Love Notes from Across the Silver State
September 15 – December 2, 2024
Desert National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Corn Creek Gallery
16001 Corn Creek Road, Las Vegas

Nevada Humanities and the Desert National Wildlife Refuge present Nevada, P.S. I Love You Postcard Project: Love Notes from Across the Silver State. This exhibition is on display at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Corn Creek Gallery. Since 2019, Nevada Humanities has produced the Nevada, P.S. I Love You Postcard Project, which encourages Nevadans to create, write, and send a positive note to a stranger across the state. View an array of postcards made by people of all ages — bridging social, geographic, and political differences and sharing what they love about Nevada. Please visit the Desert National Wildlife Refuge website for more information and directions .

Credit: Isabella Pupo

The Hidden Faces of Work: Behind Las Vegas' Non-Stop Economy
September 30 – December 6, 2024
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Richard Tam Alumni Center
Jessie & Bryan Metcalf Art Gallery
4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas

Nevada Humanities presents The Hidden Faces of Work: Behind Las Vegas’ Non-Stop Economy, an exhibition featuring the photography, reflections, media, and creative work of students at the UNLV Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies. This exhibition is curated by Julian Kilker, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Emerging Technologies, at the UNLV Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies. The exhibition is also available online at the Nevada Humanities website.

Nevada Humanities-Supported Programs Across the State

Credit: Emily Najera/Nevada Humanities

The Women Who Saved History Podcast | Presented by Women of Diversity Productions, Inc. | Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music.
Nevada Roadsides: Northern Routes | Through January 30, 2025 | Capital City Arts Initiative, Courthouse Gallery, Carson City.

Please check directly with our partner and grantee organizations on event changes and cancellations.

Catch up on past events

Discussion with Julian Kilker, curator, The Hidden Faces of Work: Behind Las Vegas’ Non-Stop Economy | Recorded on May 1, 2024.
Humanities at Play with Paul W. Papa, Contributor to Las Vegas Writes Volume 15 | Recorded on June 4, 2024.

Missed a recent program or event? Watch past events on our YouTube channel.

Nevada Humanities
Grant Opportunities

FY2025 Mini-Grants
Application Deadline: Rolling; application must be submitted at least 10 weeks before the project's first public event. Application portal closes on July 30, 2025.

FY2025 Planning Grants
Application Deadline: Rolling; application must be submitted at least 10 weeks before the first planning meeting. Application portal closes on July 30, 2025

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Nevada Humanities is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in the great State of Nevada, by Nevadans for Nevadans, providing essential cultural and educational services across the state.