vol. 5 no. 2 - February 2007
The CCAI NEWS Flash!
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Welcome! - February CCAI NEWS Flash!
Dear Flash! subscribers,
As is our habit, CCAI starts the month off with a bang! We hope to see you this Wednesday for FWAC! and Nevada Neigbors and later on in the month for our CAP exhibition opening. For those of you with reservations for the CCAI CAP Awards we look forward to seeing you at the Cracker Box as well. February details below, on our calendar and web log [http://arts-initative.blogspot.com].
FEBRUARY
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Wednesday, February 7 - 4:30-6 pm
FWAC! [First Wednesdays Arts Coffee]
Westside Ink [ just south of Washington Street in Carson City's historic downtown area – click here for a map]
with special guest, Nevada Neighbors presenter Courtney Fink
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Wednesday, February 7 - 7 p.m.
Nevada Neighbors XVII: On the Street: Artists and Community Practice
Illustrated talk by Southern Exposure Director Courtney Fink
Carson City Library
reception at the Library at 6:15
free and open to the public
press release
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Friday, Feburary 9 - 1:30 p.m.
The first ever CCAI CAP Awards!
at The Cracker Box
Honoring northern Nevada arts activists and CCAI supporters Andrea 'Andi' Moore [Carson City Library]; Joe McCarthy [City of Carson City]; and James McCormick [UNR Art Department Professor Emeritus and founding CCAI Board President]
Ticketed luncheon [$17.50], with proceeds to support CCAI's CAP art in public programs.
PLEASE NOTE: This event is sold out.
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Monday, February 26 - Friday, March 23
Exhibition: “How To Cross The Street”
CAP artists Jenna Montgomery, Erik Burke and Elaine Tin Nyo
catalog essay: Kris Vagner
press release
Main Gallery
Western Nevada Community College
Bristlecone Building
Carson City
Artist Reception: Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
special thanks to Sharon Tetley and the WNCC Art Department
free and open to the public
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Cheers and all the best - and we hope to see you at the January FWAC! as well!
Sharon, Jon, Sara and Serena
Capital City Arts Initiative
http://www.arts-initiative.org
http://arts-initiative.blogspot.com
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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 Gannett Foundation; the James W. Calhoun Foundation; U.S. Bank; Gayle Crowell; Carson High School; UNR Art Department; 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; Steele & Associates, CPAs; the Dan Leck Family; Dr. Kim Bean, Dr. Jeffery Bean; Carson Shopping Center; Capital City Entertainment; Rick Sikes, Nevada Green; Stew’s Brewery; Western Nevada Community College; The Home Depot; Sherwin Willams Paints; Kelly Moore Paints; the Fuller Paint Center; and Simpson Creative.
For additional information visit CCAI's web site at www.arts-initiative.org.
revised: February 3, 2007, 16:50 PST [gmt -08:00]