§         Erin Elsye Burns, Reno, $900 – To develop a professional visual arts portfolio for marketing and promotion.

§         James Cho, Henderson, $615 – To produce a documentary video “Bamboo Road,” which chronicles a Shakulhachi flutist as he performs throughout the western landscape.

§         Ezra L. Dame, Reno, $300 – To write the first phase of an autobiography.

§         Peter Goin, Reno, $900 – To complete multiple image panels using photography and digital technology at the Voyager National Park in NM. Two Minneapolis museums will exhibit the work in FY08.

§         Joanne Grauer, Reno, $600 – To provide a free concert by the Joanne Grauer Group at the Park Lane Mall in July.

§         Toni Lowden, Reno, $750 – To produce marketing materials for ARTouring artist studio tours.

§         Jarbidge Arts Council, Jarbidge, $500 – To present a concert by the Idaho Junior Jammers at the Jarbidge Pioneer Park dedication in August.

§         Phillippe Mazaud, Reno, $570 – For preparation and exhibition of his photography at the Stremmel Gallery during the Artown Festival in July.

§         Paula Riley, Reno, $850 – To attend the Square Valley 2006 Community of Writers – Summer Fiction Writing Workshop.

§         Cheri Renee Watkins, Las Vegas, $300 – To research and write a biography about the life and work of African American painter Annie Lee.

Second Quarter Jackpot Grants
Four individuals and three organizations will share $6,514 in the second quarter of FY07 Jackpot Grant funding in support of various arts projects and professional development activities for artists taking place between October 1 and December 31, 2006. 

• Jennifer R. Baumer, Reno, $514 - To attend the MileHiCon 38 conference in Denver, CO.
   
• danceSpirit Performing Arts, Carson City, $1,000 - To support production of "Ebenezer-Scrooge - Jazz'd up like the Dickens!" to be performed at the Carson City Community Center in December.
   
• Cecelia Gable, Reno, $1,000 - To support the creation of an arrangement for vocal performances with orchestras and symphonies.
   
• John R. Mincer, Fallon, $1,000 - To take classes and study with Franz Marktl, a master engraver and silversmith.
   
• The Reno Dance Company, Inc., Reno, $1,000 - To support the performance of “Reno's Hometown Nutcracker” at Montbleu Resort Casino and Spa in Lake Tahoe in December.
   
• Sierra Nevada College- English Program, Incline Village, $1,000 - To sponsor a poetry reading by writers Ingrid Wendt and Ralph Salisbury.
   
• James C. Christison, Golconda, $1,000 - To provide painting workshops for the Northern Nevada Art League in Winnemucca.

Third Quarter Jackpot Grants
Ten individuals and three organizations will share $9,129 in the third quarter of FY07 Jackpot Grant funding in support of various arts projects and professional development activities for artists taking place between January 1 and March 31, 2007. 

• Carolyn M. Brown, printmaker working in Japanese Woodblock Prints of the mokuhanga technique, Reno – $800 –  To attend the New York Botanical Garden Orchid Exhibit to record three-dimensional visual information of the orchids and bring it back to the studio to use to carve images into wood and print. The exhibit runs from Feb. 24 - April 8, 2007.
   

• Dean Burton, photographer, Reno – $813 – To assist with costs associated for an upcoming exhibit of his recent works at the University Art Gallery of CA, Stanislaus March 22 - April 26, 2007 in Turlock, CA.
   

• Carson Valley Community Theatre, Minden – $638 – To support "Blackjack Bottom," a country western musical written and directed by a local artist, March 9 – 25, 2007.
   

• Susan Glaser Church, sculptor and filmmaker, Elko– $650 – To assist in the production of a video, "The Work of Their Hands," highlighting the creative process of 8 women artists at work in their Great Basin studios, to serve as an educational and promotional video.
   

• Mathew V. Dodge, visual artist, Incline Village – $372 – To assist with costs associated with an upcoming exhibit of recent work at the North Tahoe Art Center in February 2007.
   

• Denise R. Duarte, visual artist, Las Vegas – $863 – To assist with the costs to install and exhibit the Women of Diversity Triad Tower as part of the 100 Years of Influence, “The Role of Women in Shaping the First Hundred Years of Las Vegas” exhibit at the Nevada State Library and Archives, Carson City, from January 15 through March 31, 2007.
   

• Eileen Gay, mosaic artist, Sparks – $763 – To attend the Society of American Mosaic Artist Sixth Annual Conference in Mesa, AZ for professional development, March 21 - 24, 2007.
   

• Junior League of Las Vegas, Inc., Las Vegas – $617 – To assist with costs associated with artist Vladimir Kagan from Florida to design furniture for the Morelli House in Las Vegas.
   

• Wayne Littlejohn, sculptor, Las Vegas – $775 – To assist with the costs of constructing a large-scale sculpture for the Las Vegas Art Museum's 10th anniversary exhibition "Diasposa," curated by scholar Dave Hickey. 
   

• Dolores Janet Nast, visual artist, Las Vegas - $275 – To assist with the costs of exhibiting paintings at the Wiseman Gallery in February 2007. 
   

• Candace Nicol, printmaker,  Sparks – $850 – To attend the 2007 Southern Graphics Conference, Kansas City, MO for professional development, March 21 – 25, 2007. Her portfolio was accepted to be shown at the conference.
   

• Suzanne M. Williams, author, Reno – $1,000 – To attend the Winter Conference of Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators in New York City for professional development, February 8 - 11, 2007.
   

• Big Four Educational Film Theatre dba Las Vegas Little Theatre, Las Vegas – $713 - To assist with costs related to commissioning an original score for the play "Fiction."