Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI]
Carson City Nevada
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 24, 2006
“Art and Real Life / The Alchemy of Working Artists” CCAI roundtable workshop at the Carson City Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“Art and Real Life / The Alchemy of Working Artists” CCAI roundtable workshop at the Carson City Library
What goes on behind the closed doors of an artist's studio? Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] invites you to hear from artists about what they do and why they do it. On Wednesday, May 31 Photographer Toni Ortega sculptor/painter Jeff Erickson and writer Kris Vagner will lead an interactive roundtable workshop exploring how artists balance art in their daily life.
This lively, interactive event will be hosted at the Carson City Library from 6 to 9 p.m. with a registration and reception for the artists beginning at 6:00 p.m. The library is located in The event is free and the public is cordially invited.
“It’s a conversation on how to keep your creative flame alive amidst a nine to five job and other obligations,” comments Sharon Rosse, Capital City Arts Initiative Executive Director. From the nuts-and-bolts of operating a functional studio, to the philosophical motivations that keep them mixing chemicals, bending steel and manipulating pixels and text, “Art and Real Life” aims to share insights on how artists can meet the challenge of negotiating creative passion and practical needs.
“Art and Real Life / The Alchemy of Working Artists” is the second of two workshops this month organized by CCAI Artist In Residence Kris Vagner. The first, “Get The Word Out,” takes place on Wednesday, May 10.
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; Western Nevada Community College Foundation; Carson High School; Carson Valley Veterinary Hospital; 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, Carson City Public Safety Complex/Carson City Courthouse, Gail Ford, Capital City Entertainment and Simpson Creative.
### 33 ###