Capital
City Arts Initiative
PRESS
RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 2, 2005
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Nevada Neighbors Series lecture/presentation by Arizona State University Art Museum Curator John Spiak
Nevada Neighbors, Capital City Arts Initiative’s lecture series
on contemporary art practice in the West, continues in February with "Desert
Survival: Arizona Artists," a slide lecture presentation by Arizona
State University Art Museum Curator John Spiak. The presentation will
take place at the Carson City Library on Wednesday,
February 2 at 7:00 p.m. There will be a reception for Mr. Spiak immediately
preceding his talk at the library beginning at 6:15 p.m.
The library
is located in The lecture and reception are
free and open to the public.
Mr.
Spiak's
talk will focus on the ways artists in Arizona work and live.
He will discuss why artists settle in Phoenix and how life
for them
there differs from Los Angeles and New York,
the traditional centers of contemporary art in America. His presentation
will feature a look at work by some Arizona's most exciting
artists.
John Spiak is the Curatorial Museum Specialist for the Arizona
State University Art Museum. He received his B.A. from
California State University Domingez
Hills in
Sociology and Cultural Anthropology.
He
spent six years working at a southern California gallery before
joining the ASU Art Museum staff in 1994. His
duties have included a wide range of activities including acting
as curator of exhibitions, curator of education
and
publication
coordinator for museum catalogues. He is also the founding
director of the museum's annual short film and video festival.
For additional information visit CCAI's web site at http://www.arts-initiative.org.
CCAI 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 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, Millard Realty & Construction
and Simpson Creative.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2005
7 pm slide presentation:
Nevada Neighbors IX - "Desert Survival: Arizona Artists"
by John
Spiak, Curator, Arizona State University Art Museum
Carson City Library
Carson City, Nevada
Free admission. The public is cordially invited.
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photo credit: Byron Medina
Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI]