Artown was honored to again be voted “Best Festival/Fair” in the Reno Gazette Journal’s Best of 2022 Awards reader’s poll. In October of 2021, Artown was honored to receive the President’s award from the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN). The non-profit arts organization has been a past recipient of 5 consecutive National Endowment for the Arts grant awards, while bringing the arts to life in Reno each July with a packed calendar of events. Artown captures the imagination, and brings with it, a celebration of distinguished artists from around the world, acorss the globe, while nurturing home grown talents from our community, in a gender, balanced and culturally diverse festival environment that promotes and embodies inclusion and sparks innovation.