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arts in the capital!
About
The Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI]: Our
programs include contemporary visual arts exhibitions, arts education
projects, public programs and artists’ residencies.
Nevada Neighbors!
Our Nevada
Neighbors lecture
series returns this fall on Wednesday,
September 22 at 7
p.m. with "From the Las Vegas Strip:
Outsider Art," a slide presentation
by Kim Russell, Director of The International House
of Blues Foundation with a reception for Kim beginning at 6:15
p.m. Click here to
read the press release.
Nevada Neighbors are at the Carson City
Library and
are free and open to the public. Click here for
details and
information on current and past programs!
Caffeine!
In collaboration with Comma
Coffee CCAI continues its series of monthly exhibitions
highlighting the creative work of local artists in the billiards room of the
cafe. The October exhibition, ninth in the series features
work
by Sherry Caston.
Comma Coffee is located across from the Legislature.
Comma
Coffee is also the site of our monthly "FWAC" [First Wednesdays Artists Coffee],
an informal, no-host gathering of the local arts community the first
Wednesday of every month from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. One and all are welcome
to drop by!
CCAI
UNR BFA Award Exhibition!
CCAI's second exhibition, "The
CCAI UNR
BFA Award Exhibition" features
installations by 2004 UNR BFA Graduates Jeanne
Jo and Diane Snyder.
The exhibition continuesat the
Carson City Courthouse. The Courthouse is located in Admission is free and the public is cordially invited. Click here for
more information on the exhibition.
In conjunction with the exhibition, UNR English Department student Ray Hardin will contribute an essay exploring the work of these two promising young northern Nevada artists.
CCAI
Membership Initiative!
Entering our second fiscal year, CCAI is delighted to launch
a 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!
Click here for
details. Join
today
and enjoy membership benefits in 2004-05!
Looking
ahead II: CCAI
Artist In Residence!
CCAI's fall 2004 Artist In Residence will be Las
Vegas-based multimedia artist Ginger
Bruner. Ginger
is a radio producer, musician and photographer. During her stay,
she will developing audio projects for northern Nevada's airwaves.
Stay tuned!
Stay tuned
for more CCAI news!
Sharon
+ Jon + Melanie
& CCAI's Board
of Directors
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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 of Directors; BrAG its 'Brilliant Advisory Group' and CCAI's growing membership. CCAI extends special thanks to Joe McCarthy Carson City Public Safety Complex/Carson City Courthouse Comma Coffee Capital City Entertainment and Millard Realty and Construction.
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