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DESIGN AND OVERSIGHT OF THE RENO PLAYA ART PARK. FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WEVE BROUGHT MAJOR SCULPTURES FROM THE BURNING MAN FESTIVAL TO DOWNTOWN RENO, TRANSFORMING A VACANT LOT IN THE HEART OF THE CASINO DISTRICT INTO A COLORFUL, WELCOMING PLACE FOR VISITORS AND LOCALS TO INTERACT WITH PUBLIC ART. ART BY WORLD-FAMOUS SCULPTORS, WITH EACH INSTALLATION LASTING FOR A YEAR. IN 2016 AND 17 THERE WERE 6-8 PIECES INSTALLED BUT IN 2018-19, WE PLACED 10-12 SCULPTURES FROM THE 2018 BURNING MAN EVENT AND ADDED 4 MORE IN 2019. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE CITY OF RENO TO FIND A NEW LOCATION FOR THE PLAYA ART PARK. WORKING WITH LOCAL DEVELOPERS ARTECH INSTALLED 2 MORE SCULPTURES IN DOWNTOWN RENO FOR THE RENO NEON LINE AND 3 SCULPTURES FOR RED, A NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX ON PLUMB AVENUE. PRODUCTION OF THE SIERRA ARTS FESTIVAL FOR 2021 WAS INITIATED IN 2020 AS THE CONTINUATION OF RENO ART FEST 2018 AND 2019. THIS EVENT FEATURED LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ARTISTS IN DOWNTOWN RENO, ON NO. VIRGINIA STREET BETWEEN 4TH AND 6TH STREETS. THIS HIGHLIGHTED THE CASINO AREA IN A VIBRANT NEW WAY, BRINGING FAMILIES AND VISITORS DOWNTOWN TO EXPERIENCE FINE ART, LIVE MURAL PAINTING, MUSIC, DANCE AND LOCAL PERFORMERS. DEVELOPING AN AFFORDABLE ART EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPACE AT ON WOODLAND. ARTECH HAS AN AMAZING MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE WITH MANY ARTISTS WORKING THERE AND IS PERFECT FOR CLASSES. OUR PLANS ARE TO INCREASE THE WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES OFFERED THERE, ESPECIALLY REACHING OUT TO YOUTH. IN 2021 WE PARTNERED WITH THE SIERRA ARTS FOUNDATIONS ART ACADEMY TO BRING WORKSHOPS TO OUR STUDIO SPACE SO ARTISTS, ARTECH AND SIERRA ARTS COULD OFFER A BROADER SELECTION OF CLASSES TO THE COMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD. WE ARE CURRENTLY PARTNERING WITH THE DRAKULICH FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE FUNDAMENTAL ART CLASSES TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES ON A WEEKLY BASIS. ARTECHS MISSION IS PROVIDING UNIQUE EXPERIENCES BY CREATING COMMUNITY- GATHERING SPACES AROUND ART, LIKE THE PLAYA ART PARK AND THE ARTECH WAREHOUSE SPACE ITSELF. WE WORK TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN AN ACTIVE WAY, NOT MAKING PEOPLE SIMPLY WITNESSES TO ART. IN 2019 WE OPENED OUR STUDIO TO THE DAVID J. DRAKULICH FOUNDATION, WHOSE MISSION IS TO IMPROVE HEALING AND REINTEGRATION OUTCOMES OF THE MILITARY AND THE MILITARY CONNECTED COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ARTS, HUMANITIES AND RECREATION. DJD FOUNDATION EMPOWERS AND SHOWCASES THE WELLNESS OF VETERANS. WE CREATE ART, HUMANITIES AND RECREATION RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AS THEY IMPROVE AND DEVELOP THE QUALITY OF THEIR OWN LIVES, ONE VETERAN AT A TIME, ONE COMMUNITY AT A TIME BECAUSE ART HEALS WAR WOUNDS. ARTECH WILL BE PROVIDING ON-GOING CLASSES AT OUR WOODLAND STUDIO IN GLASS, DRAWING, COLLAGE AND PORTRAITURE.