vol. 2 no. 7 - September 2004
A.
Welcome
B. Reminder! CCAI
UNR BFA Awards Exhibition opens Thursday, August 26 at the Carson City Courthouse
Gallery.
1. CCAI FWAC! 'First Wednesdays Artists Coffee' at Comma Coffee with artists
Jeanne Jo and Diana Snyder!
2. Caffeine! - CCAI Comma Coffee September exhibition.
3. Nevada Neighbors lecture on September 22.
4. Membership Initiative Continues: Join Today!
5. Save the Dates!: CCAI Arts Calendar!
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A. Welcome to
an early September edition of the CCAI News Flash! We've got lots of
exciting programs in the next five weeks, beginning with our CCAI
UNR BFA Awards Exhibition at
the Carson City Courthouse. We hope you to see you at some of the upcoming
events.Thanks to all for your interest and support!
B.
Reminder! - Jeanne Jo and Diana Snyder in CCAI UNR BFA Awards Exhibition
at Carson City Courthouse
Capital City Art Initiative's
2004-2005 exhibition season opens with its first CCAI UNR BFA Awards
Exhibition. The exhibition honors
graduates
of the University of Reno Art Department's Bachelor of Fine Arts program.
Juror Allen Spore, faculty at the San Francisco Art Institute, selected
Jeanne Jo and Diana Snyder from an impressive pool of recent graduates.
The exhibition opens with an artists' reception on Thursday, August 26
at the Carson City Courthouse Gallery from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. A highlight
of
the opening will be DJ Jen Graham, also a UNR Art Department Graduate.
Ms. Graham, part of the two woman DJ team "The Moustraps" will
be spinining an ecletic range of tunes from Frank Sinatra to the Spice Girls.
Admission
is free and the public is cordially invited. The Courthouse is located at
in Carson City.
Both artists will present new installation work created specifically for
the Courthouse gallery space. They both use unconventional materials traditionally
associated with the domestic arts. Ms. Snyder uses melted hard
candy as a
sculpture material to create exquisite floral wall arrangements.
Ms. Jo uses wool yarn and crocheting techniques to produce
intriguing, patterned, figurative work.
1.
CCAI's
FWAC!
FWAC!
['First Wednesdays Artists Coffee'] reconvenes at Comma Coffee this Wednesday,
September 1 from 4:30 to 6:00. Artists Jeanne Jo and Diana Snyder will be there
to visit and to discuss
their exhibition at the Carson City Courthouse Gallery.
As always, one and all are enthusiastically invited to come by this 'no host,'
informal monthly gathering of Carson's arts scene. And if you can't make this
one, you can join us the first
Wednesday of every month of 2004!
2.
Caffeine!
CCAI's
exhibition program at Comma Coffee is pleased to present its eighth monthly exhibition
featuring fashion drawings by Milan
Delvechio and cartoons by Shelby Meldon. There will be a reception for the artists
on Friday, September 10 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. As a special treat, Ms. Delvechio
will be wearing one of her creations at the event.
Comma Coffee is located across from the State Legislature Building. The exhibition and reception are free and the public is cordially invited.
Ms. Delvechio and Mr. Meldon are art students at Carson High School. Both artists will present work from recently completed summer workshops.
Caffeine!
is a project sponsored by Comma Coffee and the Capital City
Arts Initiative. Caffeine! presents month-long exhibitions
of work by local artists. Artists interested showing at Caffeine!
are encouraged to pick up a Caffeine! information sheet at Comma
Coffee.
3. Nevada Neighbors
Series Continues with Lecture by Kim Russell
Nevada Neighbors,
Capital City Arts
Initiative’s lecture series on contemporary art practice in the West, continues
with a lecture by Kim Russell titled " From the Las Vegas Strip: Outsider
Art." Ms. Russell will speak at the Carson City Library on Wednesday, September
22 at 7:00 p.m.
There will be a reception immediately preceding the talk at the library beginning
at 6:15 p.m. The library
is located in Carson City. The lecture and reception are
free and open to
the public.
Kim Russell will discuss outsider art and its historical context in a talk illustrated by slides of the extensive International House of Blues Foundation's [IHOBF] Outsider Folk Art collection. The IHOBF’S extensive collection centers on self-taught artists who use inexpensive, found, and recycled materials to make creative and innovative artworks. Ms. Russell will also relate outsider art practice to both contemporary art and the broader cultural expressions of the culture.
Ms. Russell is the Program Director for the International House of Blues Foundation, an arts education non-profit organization, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She received a B.A.in 1979 from Chapman University in Communications and Theater in Orange, California. As a theater artist, playwright, producer, arts educator, historian and community activist, she focuses on African Americans, music, women and visual artists known as ‘outsider artists.’ Recently, the Nevada NOW Equality Award recognized Ms. Russell’s contributions to preserving women’s history.
4.
CCAI Membership Initiative Continues: Join Today!
Last month, we launched our
first membership initiative. Individuals, families and businesses are
enthusiastically encouraged to join and support CCAI's
dynamic programs. Be
the first on your block to be a CCAI member! Join
today and enjoy membership benefits in 2004-05! Your
tax-deductible donation will help CCAI continue to thrive!
Membership Categories & Benefits for Individuals & Businesses
==> Trail Blazers
[Flash! subscription & previews] $50.
==> Visionaries
[all benefits above + Annual Studio Visit] $125.
==> Leaders
[all benefits above + Annual Artists Dinner] $250-999.
==> Angels
[all benefits above + Limited Edition Print] $1,000.
We also offer a special Scouts category for students & starving
artists
at a reduced rate of $26. [Benefits include a Flash! subscription &
invitations to previews]
Mail your check to:
CCAI Membership Initiative
Carson City, Nevada
For additional information on membership and benefits contact us at
In advance, our thanks for your support!
5. CCAI Arts Calendar – September
2004
Save the dates!
All events free and open to the public.
==> Thursday, August 26, 2004 5-6:30 pm Gala Opening reception
for the first "CCAI UNR BFA Awards Exhibition" at the
Carson City Courthouse.
The exhibition features installations by 2004 UNR BFA Graduates Jeanne
Jo and Diana Snyder. The Courthouse is located at
in Carson City.
==> Wednesday,
September 1, 4:30-6 pm FWAC! at Caffeine!, Comma Coffee with
special guests CCAI
UNR BFA Awards Exhibition artists Jeanne Jo and Diana Snyder.
==> Friday, September 10,
5-6pm:
Opening reception for CCAI Caffeine! exhibition of work by Carson High students
Milan Delvechio and Shelby Meldon at Comma Coffee.
==> Wednesday,
September 22, 7pm CCAI Nevada Neighbors VII at the Carson City
Library in Carson City: "From
the Las Vegas Strip: Outsider Art." Kim Russell, Director of the
House of Blues Foundation, located at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las
Vegas, will present
a slide talk on outsider
art, illustrated by slides of the extensive International House
of Blues Foundation's Outsider Folk Art collection. A reception
for Ms. Russell begins at 6:15 p.m.
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Cheers.
Sharon + Jon + Melanie
Capital City Arts Initiative
http://www.arts-initiative.org
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CCAI News Flash! items of interest to the Capital City
Arts Initiative community. Published periodically.
Comments welcome: email us at.
The Capital City Arts Initiative is an artist-centered organization committed
to the encouragement and support of artists and the arts & culture
of Carson City and the surrounding region through community
building and public programs. Its activities include contemporary
art exhibitions, live
events and arts education programs for the area's diverse adult
and youth populations.
Capital City Arts Initiative and its programs are funded in part by the
Carson City Redevelopment Authority, the Nevada Arts Council
and the National Endowment
for the Arts;
the James W. Calhoun Foundation; Carson High School; Carson
City Library; Nevada Hispanic Services-Carson City; University of Nevada
Reno Art Department; and
by CCAI's membership, Board of Directors and by BrAG, its 'Brilliant
Advisory Group'. We extend special
thanks
to
Joe
McCarthy,
Carson City Public Safety Complex/Carson City Courthouse, Comma
Coffee, Capital City Entertainment, and Millard Realty and Construction.
For additional information visit CCAI's website at
http://www.arts-initiative.org.