Announcing the 2026 ....
The Nevada Gourd Society is hosting the 8th Annual Silver State Art Festival,
September 11-13, 2026 at the Fuji Exhibit Hall in Carson City, NV. This festival is a gathering of over 40 award-winning artists focused on sharing their art with our community.
Artists from Nevada and California will be displaying and selling their gourd art, paintings, photography, jewelry, woodworking and much more. Take a look at the list of our 2026 artists including examples of their fantastic artwork.
This fun, INDOOR festival featuring gourd art, fine art and fine craft is being held at the Fuji Exhibit Hall in beautiful Carson City, Nevada.
Classes
Interested in a hands-on experience?
Take advantage of the fun art classes we'll be offering during our 3-day festival.
Our Class Gallery is available online so you can peruse the 2026 classes.
The images on the right are 2026 classes. Visit the Class Gallery to see the details and to register for classes.
Space is limited, so plan to get your class tickets early!!!
Food - Drink -Entertainment
Plan to join us for the festival opening at the Fuji Exhibit Hall, 5-8 pm on Friday evening. We'll be serving white and red wine for you, and we will have the live, relaxing music of local musician Christian McNamarato for your enjoyment as you browse through the exhibits.
Classes are on sale now!!!
On Saturday, we are thrilled to be having the smooth, Peruvian sounds of "Kantu Inka Machu Picchu Peru" from 11 am to 4 pm. You'll love hearing their relaxing traditional Peruvian music played on the zampona, a traditional Andean panpipe.
We will have another huge raffle this year with many, many wonderful prizes.
In 2025, we were able to raise $11,000 for the visual arts in Northern Nevada. In fact, over the past 10 years, we have donated $66,000 to deserving Northern Nevada charities and $11,000 to visual artists through grants.
Also from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday, the Bus Boy Mobile Cuisine food truck will be on the premises selling their delicious lunch and snacks.
The 2026 Raffle and Silent Auction
Our Sponsors
We'd like to give special thanks to Visit Carson City, Nevada Artists Association, Nevada State Bank, and American West Photography for their sponsorship/endorsement and support for our festival.
Carson City is a perfect location for a festival.
Visitors from far and wide visit in September because of our great weather and all the wonderful things to do in this area of Nevada:
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Virginia City, a quaint historic town
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Beautiful Lake Tahoe
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Reno, just minutes away, casinos, restaurants and great shopping
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Fly fishing on the Truckee or Carson rivers
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RV parks and hotels close by
Visit http://visitcarsoncity.com/ to see all that Carson City has to offer.
Looking for a Place to Stay?
Check out local hotels here.
Check out near-by RV parks here.
Teachers
If you would like to teach one or more of our 2026 festival classes, click here to see the teaching details and fill out the Teacher Application online form.
Are you a teacher, but you can't teach at the 2026 festival? Get on our teacher's mailing list.
Vendors
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If you would like to have a booth at our 2026 festival, please review the Vendor Information and email us at NevadaGourdSociety@gmail.com.