vol. 4 no. 2 - February 2006
The Flash! Table of Contents
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Welcome!
A1. CCAI in the News! "Carson City Arts Organization Receives Major Grant"
1. CCAI's Caffeine! February Exhibition: "Beyond the Myth" ... [with reception February 1]
2. Coffee & Conversation - CCAI FWAC! 'First Wednesdays Artists Coffee' - February 1
3. CCAI Courthouse Gallery Gala Opening! Great Basin Gallery 20th Anniversary Exhibition
reception Thursday, February 16, 5:00–6:30 p.m.
4. Will you be our Valentine? Be a Sweetheart and become a CCAI member this month at the $125. level or above and receive a dozen Valentine cupcakes!
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The Flash!
A. Welcome
Our Valentine's day edition of The CCAI News Flash! includes best wishes for a happy and prosperous 4073. It's the Year of the Dog in the Chinese new year!
February is highlighted by an opening and artists coffee on the first of the month, followed on the sixteenth by a gala opening at the Courthouse Gallery. We hope to see you at one or more of these events!
A1.
And as you
may have read in a recent edition of the Reno Gazette, CCAI has been awarded a two-year, forty-thousand dollar grant from the prestigious Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. This much needed support will help us continue to present and develop quality programs in the Carson area. For details, click here.
1. CCAI's Caffeine! February Exhibition: "Beyond the Myth" ...
... is a compelling exhibition of watercolors by Virginia City High School Art Teacher Karen Kreyeski. The show features a rich display of works inspired by the artist's insightful interpretations of the native myths of Ireland.
There will be a reception on Wednesday, February 1, from 5 to 6 p.m. The exhibition continues through the month.
Comma Coffee is located in Carson City's historic downtown across from the State Legislature Building.
The exhibition and reception are free and the public is cordially invited.
Click here to read the press release.
2. Coffee & Conversation- CCAI - FWAC! 'First Wednesdays Artists Coffee' - February 1!
FWAC!
['First Wednesdays Artists Coffee'] second meeting of the year
convenes this month at Comma Coffee on Wednesday, January 4 from 4:30 to 6:00. FWAC! will start a bit before the opening reception for Caffeine!'s monthly exhibition.
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!
3. CCAI Courthouse Gallery Gala Opening! Great Basin Gallery 20th Anniversary Exhibition reception Thursday, February 16, 5:00–6:30 p.m.
Long awaited, CCAI is honored to spotlight the Great Basin Gallery with a twentieth anniversary exhibition in our Courthouse Gallery. The Great Basin Gallery is a unique cultural resource of the Carson
City/Carson Valley area. The exhibition features new landscape paintings by the Great Basin Gallery’s three premier painters: Jeff Nicholson Jean LeGassick and Ron Arthaud.
The public is enthusiastically invited to attend what promises to be a spirited, gala opening reception on Thursday, February 16 from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Noted arts writer Bill [William L.] Fox is writing the exhibition essay that will be posted in the Gallery and online.
And in case you haven't seen the February edition of Encore yet featuring a full page reproduction on the cover of Jeff's painting "Comstock Cadillac," click here for an online preview.
The exhibition continues through
May 26.
4. Will you be our Valentine? Be a Sweetheart and become a CCAI member this month at the $125. level or above and receive a dozen Valentine cupcakes!
Our year-round membership initiative continues during the shortest month of the year. Individuals, families and businesses are enthusiastically encouraged to join and support CCAI's dynamic programs. Join today to enjoy the benefits of a rich year of arts and culture. Members joining this month at $125. level and above will receive a special bonus treat of a dozen valentine cupcakes!
And of course, your tax-deductible donation will help CCAI continue to thrive year-round!
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Membership Categories & Benefits for Individuals & Businesses
Trail Blazers
[Flash! subscription & special invitations to 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!
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Sharon + Jon + Alyssa
Capital City Arts Initiative
http://www.arts-initiative.org
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The Capital City Arts Initiative is an artist-centered organization committed to the encouragement and support of artists and the arts and culture of Carson City and the surrounding region. The Initiative is committed to community building for the area's diverse adult and youth populations through art exhibitions, live events, arts education programs, artist residencies, and its web site.
CCAI is funded in part by the Carson City Redevelopment Authority; the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; the James W. Calhoun Foundation; Gayle Crowell; Western Nevada Community College Foundation; Carson High School; Carson Valley Veterinary Hospital; Carson City Library; Nevada Hispanic Services-Carson City; CCAI's Board of Directors; BrAG, CCAI's 'Brilliant Advisory Group' and CCAI's growing membership. CCAI extends special thanks to Joe McCarthy, Carson City Public Safety Complex/Carson City Courthouse, Gail Ford, Capital City Entertainment and Simpson Creative.
For additional information visit CCAI's web site at
www.arts-initiative.org.
revised: January 31, 2006, 10:00 PST [GMT - 08:00]