Capital City Arts Initiative

Exhibition Dates: January 17 – August 20, 2023
Exhibition Reception: Tuesday, January 24, 5 – 6:30pm
Exhibition Venue: Atrium and Hallway Galleries, Bristlecone Building, Western Nevada College, 2201 W College Parkway, Carson City

Goal!
FIFA World Cup Soccer Posters

The Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] is delighted to present Goal!, an exhibition and fundraiser of art posters commissioned by FIFA for the 2010 World Cup games in South Africa. While those games have passed, these art works still hold the excitement and energy of the beautiful game, and they are all for sale!

The posters are on exhibit in Western Nevada College’s Atrium and Hallway galleries, both in the Bristlecone Bldg., at 2201 W College Parkway, Carson City. The gallery hours are 8am – 7pm. An exhibition reception will take place, Tuesday, January 24, 5 – 6:30pm, in conjunction with the Bristlecone Gallery reception for Sidne Teske’s show.

FIFA commissioned 17 artists from around the world to create images of the 2010 World Cup, the first to take place in Africa. CCAI has a premier collection of the posters, all certified. For additional information and images, click the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/ADwmRi25www

The posters each measure 38.58” x 26.25”; all are framed and protected with plexiglass. You can purchase the entire series for $2,000, plus shipping. Or you can purchase individual posters for $150 each, plus shipping. To purchase, contact info@arts-initiative.org.

The artists featured in the portfolio were both established and emerging artists from across the globe, including: William Kentridge, South Africa; Marlene Dumas, South Africa; Zhong Biao, China; Romero Britto, Brazil; Julie Mehretu, Ethiopia; Hassan Musa, Sudan; Barthelemy Toguo, Cameroon and Germany; Kendell Geers, South Africa; Charles Fazzino, United States; Soly Cisse, Senegal; Akira Yamaguchi, Japan; Robert Slingsby, South Africa; Kay Hassan, South Africa; Cameron Platter, South Africa; Isolde Krams, Germany; and Peter Eastman, South Africa.

Western Nevada College is a component of the Nevada System of Higher Education, with campuses in Carson City, Douglas County, and Fallon. CCAI is an artist-centered nonprofit organization committed to community engagement in contemporary visual arts through exhibitions, illustrated talks, arts education programs, artist residencies, and online activities.

The Initiative is funded by the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust, Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities, John and Grace Nauman Foundation, Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, Carson City Cultural Commission, U.S. Bank Foundation, Kaplan Family Charitable Fund, Southwest Gas Corporation Foundation, Steele & Associates LLC, and CCAI sponsors and members.

top right image: Isolde Krams, Red Elephant, 2009
left image: Zhong Biao, Football Miracle, 2009
bottom image: flier from CCAI exhibition, Goal 2010!