| "Good bye Mr. Ford" at CCAI’s
Caffeine! Gallery
Capital City Arts Initiative's Caffeine! Gallery at Comma Coffee presents "Good
bye Mr. Ford," the second of two exhibitions honoring retiring Carson
High School Art Teacher and 2005 Governors Arts Awards Excellence in Education
recipient Paul Ford. The exhibition runs the entire month of May.
There will be a reception on Friday, May 6, from 5 to to 6 p.m. Comma Coffee
is located in Carson City's historic downtown at 312 Carson Street across
from the State Legislature Building. The exhibition and reception are free
and the public is cordially invited.
The exhibition will feature work by Carson High students Logan Ahl, Wes
Ambrose, Brandon Beach, Heather Blanchard, Edwin Bruno, Milan del Vecchio,
Amanda Gildea, Rosa Ibarra, Jolene Kaspar, Ashley Kiel, Sara MacCarty,
Jessica May, Shelby Moulden, Christina Ross, Jenna Singleton, Serena Skudlarek,
Ashley Terry, Casey Van Veckhoven and Parker Willey.
Caffeine! is a project sponsored by the Capital City Arts Initiative and
Comma Coffee. Caffeine! presents month-long exhibitions of work by local
artists.
The following
short Paul Ford bio sketch appeared in the Office of the State of Nevada
newsletter Remiges:
"Paul Ford, Carson High School
Paul Ford has inspired and encouraged Carson High School students to
express their creativity and talent for 26 years. As a mentor and teacher,
Ford designed an innovative arts curriculum incorporating state-of-the-art
studios and developed student exhibition spaces on and off campus.
Other community organizations have benefited from his commitment, including
the Capital City Arts Initiative, Reno Arts Commission, and the Carson
City Main Street Mural Committee. A prominent artist in his own right,
Ford has received a Nevada Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowship and has
had his work exhibited in numerous shows including the Biennale Internazionale
dell’Arte Contemporaranea in Florence,
Italy and The De-Constructed West at the Millennium Arts Center in
Washington, D.C."
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 is 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; Gayle Crowell; Carson High School;
Carson
Valley Veterinary Hospital; Carson City Library; Nevada Hispanic Services-Carson
City; University of Nevada Reno Art Department; 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; Comma Coffee; Capital City Entertainment;
and Simpson Creative.
For additional information visit CCAI’s website at www.arts-initiative.org.
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