Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI]
Nevada Neighbors Lecture Series at the Carson City Library
P.O. Box 1333
Carson City, Nevada 89702

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2009

CCAI Nevada Neighbors Lecture Series at Carson City Library
"The View from Kvarner Bay: Art in Croatia"
Illustrated Presentation by Artist Curator Nadija Mustapic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2009

"The View from Kvarner Bay: Art in Croatia" Talk by Nadija Mustapic

“Nevada Neighbors, the Capital City Arts Initiative's ongoing series of illustrated public talks, will host a quite distant neighbor in April. From half way around the globe, artist|arts activist Nadija Mustapic will present an overview of contemporary art movements in Croatia. Her lecture, "The View from the Kvarner Bay: Art in Croatia," will take place on Wednesday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Carson City Library. There will be an informal reception for Ms. Mustapic at 6:00 p.m. preceding her talk. The Carson City Library is located at 900 North Roop Street in Carson City. The presentation and reception are free, and the public is cordially invited.

Earlier in the day, she will be a featured guest at FWAC!, CCAI's monthly 'First Wednesday's Arts Coffee," which meets at the Bliss Mansion at the corner of Robinson and Elizabeth Streets in historic Carson City, across from the Governor's Mansion. Artists and arts enthusiasts are enthusiastically invited to attend. During her week-long stay in northern Nevada, Ms. Mustapic, will visit local schools to give presentations. As with all Nevada Neighbors speakers, she will also meet informally with artists and art students to discuss their work.

Ms. Mustapic teaches at the University of Rijeka Applied Arts Academy, in her hometown Rijeka, Croatia. She actively participates in artist-centered organizations, and is a dynamic contributor to Croatia’s emerging art scene. Her work was recently featured in a one-person exhibition in Zagreb, Croatia's largest and capital city.

Ms. Mustapic received her BA at the University of Rijeka, and her MFA degree with an emphasis in Printmaking and Intermedia at The University of Iowa. She interned at the Peggy Guggenheim Museum and worked as a printmaking assistant at the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica during a five year stay in in Venice, Italy.

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 projects and exhibitions, live events, arts education programs, artist residencies, and its web site.

CCAI is funded by the Carson City Redevelopment Authority; the Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts; the James W. Calhoun Foundation; the John and Grace Nauman Foundation; U.S. Bancorp Foundation; the Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation; Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities; Carson City School District; Douglas High School; Mark Twain Elementary School; McQueen High School; Sierra Nevada College; Carson City Library; Nevada Hispanic Services-Carson City; St. Mary's Art Center, Virginia City; CCAI Business Leaders: Builders Wholesale, Carson Valley Veterinary Hospital, Coldwell Banker Best Sellers, Data Graphics, Greater Nevada Credit Union Sponsorship Fund, and Resource Concepts, Inc.; and CCAI's Board of Directors, BrAG [CCAI's 'Brilliant Advisory Group'], and CCAI's growing membership.

For additional information visit CCAI’s website at www.arts-initiative.org.

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Capital City Arts Initiative

CCAI Nevada Neighbors Lecture Series
"The View from Kvarner Bay: Art in Croatia"
Illustrated presentation by Artist|Arts Activist Nadija Mustapic

Date: Wednesday, April 1 - 6:30 p.m.
Informal reception at 6:00 p.m.

Location: Carson City Public Library
900 N. Roop Street, Carson City, NV
ph. 775-887-2244


Free. Open to the Public

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caption: Artist Nadija Mustapic. Presenter
for CCAI Nevada Neighbors talk "The View from
Kvarner Bay: Art in Croatia."

caption: Artist Nadija Mustapic. Presenter
for CCAI Nevada Neighbors talk "The View from
Kvarner Bay: Art in Croatia."

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