BAC gets grants for restoration equipment

The Brewery Arts Center was awarded almost $36,000 in grants by the Nevada Arts Council.

The Brewery received a two-year grant of $12,967 a year and a $10,000 grant from the council, which must go to restoration, equipment purchases and building rehabilitation.

Several other western Nevada arts groups received development grants, including $3,049 for the Carson City singing group Bella Voce, $3,605 for the Mile High Jazz Band, $3,049 for Genoa's Sierra Nevada Ballet and $1,862 for the Gold Hill Theater Troupe.

Project grants awarded in western Nevada included $4,979 for Nevada Hispanic Services, $4,717 for the Sierra Philharmonic League and $4,298 for the Community Chest Inc. in Virginia City.

The Carson City Symphony received a grant of $5,601, and the Comstock Arts Council received $5,497.

The arts council distributed a total of $739,096 to 100 arts and cultural organizations statewide.

"The Nevada nonprofit arts sector serves our communities, residents and visitors with a breadth of cultural activities that are integral to the quality of life in our state," said Nevada Arts Council Board Chairwoman Candy Schneider.

The arts council was founded in 1967 to develop and promote the arts.

Programs include artist services, arts in education, community arts development, folklife program and grants. Council funds designated to support the work of Nevada artists, arts organizations and institutions are funded by the state Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and other public and private funds.