Photo provided by Carson City of Erik Burke’s mural on the south-facing wall of the Carson City Community Center.
The Carson City Cultural Commission is meeting Monday to elect chair and vice chair of the commission and to review highlights for what has been a busy year for the advisory body tasked with overseeing public art in the capital city.
The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the boardroom of the community center, 851 East William Street.
Being their first meeting of the year, commissioners will elect a chair and vice chair. Some of the items to follow are discussion-only items including one on “a potential program with various neon light pieces to be displayed in Carson City.”
“Commission member Samuel Flakus requested a discussion regarding a potential neon light program,” according to the agenda.
Staff also will give a presentation on arts and culture activities and programming. Entailing updates on classes and workshops and recent public art like Karen Yank’s “Sense of Place” (sculpture at the South Carson roundabout) and “From Headlights to Spotlight” by Erik Burke (mural on south wall of community center), the presentation materials are online: https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/3182320/6c._CCPROS_Arts_and_Culture_Program_Updates_2025.pdf.
Furthermore, commissioners will consider an annual report for the Board of Supervisors.
“Under Carson City Municipal Code (CCMC) 2.41.060, the commission must submit an annual report and work plan to the Board of Supervisors by May 1 of each year. The commission will review the draft annual report and discuss its work plan for the upcoming year,” according to the agenda.
The draft of the report is online: https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/3182342/6d._DRAFT_CCCC_2024_Annual_Report_and_2025_Work_Plan.pdf.
Lastly, commissioners will discuss arts and culture grants from redevelopment funding for fiscal year 2026, which begins July 1.
“The Redevelopment District Authority has historically allocated funds from the Redevelopment Revolving Fund for grants to support arts and culture projects/events benefiting the redevelopment areas,” a staff report states.
According to the annual report draft, redevelopment grants recommended by the commission last fiscal year — and approved by the board — included:
•$5,000 to Capital City Arts Initiative for “Visual Arts Around Town”
• $5,000 to Wild Horse Productions for “Bringing Junie B. Jones to Life”
• $5,000 to Mile High Jazz Band Association for “2024 Jazz and Beyond Festival”
• $3,000 to Carson City Symphony Association for “2024-25 Concert Series”
• $3,000 to Sierra Nevada Ballet for “Carson City 24-25 Performance Series”
• $2,000 to Nevada Dance Company for “The Nutcracker Ballet”
• $2,000 to Brewery Arts Center for “Musicale@The Maizie”