vol. 2 no. 6 - August 2004
A.
Welcome
1 CCAI UNR BFA Awards Exhibition Opens August 26!
2. Caffeine! - CCAI Comma Coffee August exhibition.
3. CCAI FWAC! 'First Wednesdays Artist Coffee' at Comma Coffee
with CCAI Director Sharon Rosse!
4. Membership Initiative Continues: Join Today!
5. Save the Dates!: CCAI Arts Calendar!
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A. Welcome to the August edition of the
CCAI News Flash! This month,
we begin our exhibition program at the Carson City Courthouse.
We hope you can all attend the opening.
Thanks to all for your interest and support!
1. 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
Janne 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.
2.
Caffeine!
CCAI's exhibition
program at Comma Coffee is pleased to present its seventh monthly exhibition
featuring paintings and drawings by Claire Ponn. There will be
a reception for the artist on Friday, August 6 from 5:00 p.m. to
6:00 p.m. Comma Coffee is located across from
the State Legislature Building. The exhibition and reception are
free and the public is cordially invited.
Ms. Ponn, a Carson City native, is a journalism student at UNR. After she
graduates, she plans to attend the Seattle Art Institute and specialize
in photography. Most of her inspiration comes from music and travel.
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. CCAI's FWAC!
FWAC!
['First Wednesdays Artists
Coffee'] reconvenes at Comma Coffee this Wednesday, August 4 from 4:30
to 6:00. Sharon Rosse, CCAI's director will be there to visit and to answer
any questions you may have about CCAI, exhibition, membership and volunteer
opportunities.
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!
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. Your tax-deductible donation makes a huge difference!
Join today and enjoy membership benefits in 2004-05!
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 – August|September
2004
Save the dates!
All events free and open to the general public unless noted.
==> Wednesday,
August 4, 4:30-6 pm FWAC! at Caffeine!, Comma Coffee.
==> Friday,
August 6, 5-6pm: Opening reception for CCAI Caffeine! exhibition of work
by Claire Ponn at Comma Coffee.
==> Saturday, August 7, 6-8pm; Members Premiere for "Robert Morrison:
Retrospective" at the Nevada Museum of Art in Reno.
Exhibition dates: August 8 - October 31, 2004. [nb: museum membership required
for this event]
==> 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 22, 7pm CCAI Nevada Neighbors VII at the
Carson City Library "From the Las Vegas Strip: Outsider Art"
Kim Russell, Director of the House of Blues Foundation, located at the
Mandelay 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.
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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 Board 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.