Capital City Arts Initiative
Nevada Neighbors: Contemporary Art Practice in the West [and beyond]

visits and public talks by writers, curators, scholars and artists


Nevada Neighbors, a signature CCAI program that brings artists, curators, and scholars to northern Nevada for four events annually. A public presentation at the Carson City Library is the major public event of their visit; the Library co-sponsors Nevada Neighbors with CCAI. During a visit, typically three days, the speakers give talks and conduct studio visits at local schools and colleges; participating schools include Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village and Douglas High School in Minden. On occasion, the speakers meet informally with local artists to discuss their work.

Nevada Neighbors Talks 2010 – 2011

Public presentations at the Carson City Library

900 North Roop Street
Carson City
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informal reception at 6:15 pm prior to the talks. Free and open to the public.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2011 | 7 p.m.
Nevada Neighbors XXXIV - CANCELED

"Artists as Change Agents: Cultural Animation in the 21st Century"
Curator | Animator Lynne Sowder


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Wednesday, March 3, 2011 | 7 p.m.
Nevada Neighbors XXXIII


Western Folklife Center Executive Director Charlie Seemann
"Western Folklife Center: Community-Building in the West"

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Wednesday, October 20, 2010 | 7 p.m.
Nevada Neighbors XXXII


“Blue Skies & Green Vistas: Artists and the Environment”
Illustrated talk by Mark NeuCollins


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Wednesday, September 29, 2010 | 7 p.m.
Nevada Neighbors XXXI


"True North: Canadian Artists and the Environment”
Illustrated Talk by Lorraine Gilbert

press release

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revised: February 2011


Looking back:

Nevada Neighbors 20
09 – 2010

Nevada Neighbors XXX [30] [ March 31, 2010]
"Everything Is Land Use: Humans and the Common Ground of America"

Presentation by Interdisciplinary Scholar Matt Coolidge, Director of 'CLUI,' the Center for Land Use Interpretation
press release


Nevada Neighbors XXIX [February 25, 2010]
"Electronic Vistas"
Illustrated talk by New Media Artist | UNR Professor Joe DeLappe
press release | blog post version


Nevada Neighbors XXVIII [November 19, 2009]
"The Maker as Revolutionary in Times of Commodified Culture"
Illustrated talk by Artist|DIY Activist Wendy Tremayne
[in conjunction with CCAI "Recycled Seconds" project]

press release

Nevada Neighbors XXVII [September 9, 2009]
"Art + Change"
Illustrated talk by Artist|Scholar Rachel M. Williams

Nevada Neighbors 2008 – 2009

Nevada Neighbors XXVI (April 1, 2009)
"The View From Kvarner Bay: Art In Croatia"
Illustrated talk by Artist|Cultural Animator Nadija Mustapic

press release

Nevada Neighbors XXV (February 18, 2009)
"North of the 49th Parallel: Art In Canada"**
Illustrated talk by Curator Sylvie Gilbert

press release

** Due to illness, Sylvie Gilbert was unable to travel from Montreal
to northern Nevada. Subsituting was Nevada Museum of Art
Executive Director David Walker
, who gave an illustrated talk,
"Nevada Then, Now & L8R."


Nevada Neighbors XXIV [November 17, 2008]
"W
hat We Know and How We Know It: Photography and History"
UNR Journalism Professor Howard Goldbaum
In conjunction with CCAI Courthouse Gallery exhibition "Capital Views"
press release


Nevada Neighbors XXIII
[September 17, 2008]
"Sounds Good: Experimental Contemporary Music"

Composer Jean-Paul Perrotte
press release

Nevada Neighbors 2007-2008

Nevada Neighbors XXII
"The View from Manhattan"

New York Arts Writer Gregory Crosby [April 30, 2008]
press release

Nevada Neighbors XXI
"True North: Art in Canada"

Regina, Saskatchewan Curator Brenda Cleniuk [February 20, 2008]
press release

Nevada Neighbors XIX
"China Now: New Horizons in Chinese Contemporary Art"

Arts Writer|Curator Jeff Kelley [October 17, 2007]
press release

Nevada Neighbors XX
"Experimenting with Art and Ideas"

Adam Lerner – Director, The Laboratory of Art and Ideas at Belmar [November 14, 2007]
press release

2006-2007

Nevada Neighbors XVIII: "Signs of Life: Murals and Spraycan Art"
Illustrated talk by Jim Prigoff [March 7]
press release


Nevada Neighbors XVII: "On the Street: Artists and Community Practice"
Illustrated talk by Southern Exposure Director Courtney Fink[February 7]
press release


Nevada Neighbors XVI: "The Pleasure of Your Company: Invitation and Particpation in Contemporary Art "
slide lecture/presentation by artist
Elaine Tin-Nyo [November 1]
press release


Nevada Neighbors XV: "Learning to Share: Collaborative Art from an Artist's Perspective" [September 13]
slide lecture/presentation by artist Jenna Montgomery
press release


2005-2006

Nevada Neighbors XIV:
"Trails Plowed Under, Seeds Planted: Art Practice in Montana"
presentation by
Stephen Glueckert, Missoula Art Museum Curator [March 29]
press release

Nevada Neighbors XIII:
"At the Edge: Art & Culture at the US-Mexico Border"
presentation with inSite 05 Co-director Michael Krichman, Tijuana, Mexico|San Diego, California [March 1]
press release


Nevada Neighbors XII: "What Up? - Artistic & Curatorial Practice in Northern Nevada [a field report]"
presentation/discussion with Sara Gray, University of Nevada Reno Art Department Galleries and Kris Vagner, Arts Writer [presented in conjunction with CCAI Courthouse Gallery Exhibition What Up?] [November 9]
press release

Nevada Neighbors XI: "Virtual Neighbors: New Media at the Electronic Frontier"
Sarah Cook, Curator, New Media Institute, The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada and CRUMB, University of Sunderland, UK [October 5]
press release


2004-2005

Nevada Neighbors X:
"The Mountain is Out:
Art & Curatorial Practice in the Pacific Northwest"

Lisa Corrin - Curator, Seattle Art Museum
[March 2]
press release

Nevada Neighbors IX:
"Desert Survival: Arizona Artists"
John Spiak - Curator, Arizona State University Museum [February 2]
press release

Nevada Neighbors VIII:
"The Radiant City: contemporary art practice in the Las Vegas cityscape"
Robert Tracy, Ph.D. University of Nevada Las Vegas [November 3]
press release

Nevada Neighbors VII: "From the Las Vegas Strip: Outsider Art"
Kim Russell, Director of The International House of Blues Foundation [September 22]
press release


2003-2004

Nevada Neighbors VI: "Portland Possibilities"
Curator Stuart Horodner
[March 4
press release ]

Nevada Neighbors V
: "Los Angeles Arts on the Global Stage"

Outpost for Contemporary Art Director and Curator Julie Deamer. [February 4]
press release

"Nevada Neighbors IV: Meanwhile Back At The Ranch — Contemporary Practice in Northern Nevada"
Artist Gathering and Panel Discussion with Laurie Macfee, [moderator], Artist; Professor Robert Morrison, University of Nevada, Reno Art Department; Rebecca Rosenberg, Nevada Museum of Art
[October 15]

Nevada Neighbors III - Traditions/Technologies: New Mexico Art

Laura Addison
, Curator of Contemporary Art Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
[September 17]
press release


2002-2003

Nevada Neighors II: Topographies: a look at contemporary visual art in California

San Francisco Art Institute Curator Karen Moss
[April 22]
press release

Nevada Neighbors I: Playa Works

Author William L. "Bill" Fox, Portland, Oregon. [March 12]



Click below to read companion essays from the inaugural programs, made possible, in part, by a grant from Nevada Humanities

Telephone Polls William L. Fox
Topographies Karen Moss
Traditions/Technologies: New Mexico Art Laura Addison

Nevada Neighbors
is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Nevada artist
Fern Lowry Elges [May 18, 1901 – February 27, 2003]
Capital City Arts Initiative