Where Nature and Culture Collide

Welcome to the Grass Valley-Nevada City Cultural District!

Experience the Cultural District

Our web-based tours highlight the history and culture of Nevada City, Grass Valley, and our surrounding communities.

Mural Tour of Nevada County

28 STOPS| SELF-GUIDED | CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

Featuring a robust (and ever-expanding) collection of public murals throughout Nevada County, this self-guided tour will lead you to unexpected places.

Nevada City Walking Tour

13 STOPS | GUIDED | WALKING | 1H 30M | 1 MI

Relive key moments of Nevada City’s history, from pre-Gold Rush settlement up to the 1970s. Featuring notable buildings and beautiful vistas.

Haunted Nevada City Ghost Tour

21 STOPS | GUIDED | WALKING | 1H 30M | 1.5 MI

Illuminated by the flickering flames of gas streetlights, Nevada City is the perfect setting for tales of the numerous ghosts who haunt our historic buildings.

Magazine cover featuring a night sky image overlooking a snowy Donner Lake.

STORIES FROM THE GVNC CULTURAL DISTRICT

MUSE: A Guide to Local Art & Culture

An annual publication of the Nevada County Arts Council, MUSE Magazine highlights the creative people and places that make the Grass Valley-Nevada City and Truckee Cultural Districts unique.

Upcoming Events

 There’s always something happening in the GVNC Cultural District

Artist Spotlights

Meet the artists and culture bearers of the GVNC Cultural District

Featured
Azriel LaMarca and Trina Spiller 
Azriel LaMarca and Trina Spiller 

Collaborators and fellow artists Azriel LaMarca and Trina Spiller, met 7 years ago, shortly after Spiller moved to Nevada City, at a dance class led by LaMarca. Through this connection and mutual inspiration the collaboration leading to the one and only dance based festival in Nevada County—Dance Because was born.

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Park Street Riot
Park Street Riot

Formed in 2016, Park Street Riot continues to push their own sonic edge, and have established themselves as a dynamic, powerful, and energetic force in the greater-Sacramento area music scene.

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Jenny Hale
Jenny Hale

Curator, designer, and principal artist behind our Art in Public Spaces exhibition Breathe in Sky - Project Wild Edges, Hale is an artist of many talents. Working in multiple mediums, she combines materials and collaborates with others to achieve her vision.

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Maxima Kahn
Maxima Kahn

Having spent her life surrounded by the world of art, local poet Maxima Kahn finds that music, dance, writing, visual art, and theater have remained her preferred mediums of art since childhood.

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Connect with Us

Follow @gvncculturaldistrict on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date on what’s happening in the Cultural District!

Friends of the arts, in light of the upcoming Community Tour and Input Session for the Miners Foundry Cultural Center, we have decided to reschedule our Creatives Meetup with the North Star House to May 1st. Instead we invite you to join us on Thurs
As warmer days approach, Nevada County’s spring events scene is coming to life! MUSE 2025 is your go-to guide for arts and culture happenings from Grass Valley and Nevada City to Truckee and beyond. Pick up a copy locally or explore the online
We’re here with @wildandscenicfilmfestival, our new friends at @castateparks and @bearyubalandtrust for the EnviroFair on N Pine in Nevada City. The fair goes until 4:00pm - Come say hi, grab a copy of MUSE Magazine and take our Culture Forward
A beautiful rainbow 🌈 view from the office with Comms maven Michaelyn and our new intern Moises!