Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI]
Exhibition + Special Event
P.O. Box 1333
Carson City, Nevada 89702


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 8, 2007

Capital City Arts Initiative PRESS RELEASE

"Carson 5 at CCAI Downtown!"

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

"Carson 5 at CCAI Downtown!"

"Carson 5," a group exhibition featuring work by local artists Carol Brown, Michael Gilbert, Nanette Oleson, Ralph Phillips, and James Simpson, is the new exhibition at "CCAI Downtown!," Capital City Arts Initiative's temporary gallery and project space at the northeast corner of Curry and Third Streets, Carson City.

Carson 5 opens with a reception for the artists in conjunction with the launch of Box Sled Publishing, on Friday, November 16 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at CCAI Downtown!, and runs through January 18, 2008.

CCAI also invites everyone to join them for a holiday party, art and book sale on Saturday, December 1, 1:00- 5:00pm, at CCAI Downtown!, featuring work by the Carson 5 artists and books from Box Sled Publishing.

About the Carson 5:

Carol Brown's hand-pulled editions of Japanese woodblock prints show exotic orchids' fragile qualities, patterns, and vibrant colors. She received a 'Jackpot' art grant from the Nevada Art Council to attend
the New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show in Bronx, New York.

Michael Gilbert has been a Washoe Valley resident for 25 years. He graduated from California State University at Fullerton in 1969 with a Bachelor degree in studio painting and ceramics.  He has
exhibited in California, Nevada and Arizona. Gilbert's photographs, from the series "Double Vision," portray hidden spirit forms in nature.

Nanette Oleson's vibrant floral paintings have been selected for the Best and Brightest exhibition at Scottsdale Arts in Arizona.  Nanette is a full time Carson City school counselor. 

Ralph Phillips digital photography signal a shift in his work from traditional black and white processing, producing "extreme" and "resting structures," images of Virginia City’s legendary American Flats.

James Simpson's bases his photographic work on the underlying repeated designs in nature that he identifies as the foundations of all existence. Simpson holds a degree in poetry from Orange Coast College and a BFA in drawing and painting from California State University, Long Beach. For
more than two decades, his work has appeared in shows throughout California and northern Nevada.

The gallery is open Saturdays from 1:00 to 5:00 and closed Nomember 24, December 22
and December 29.

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 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; the James W. Calhoun Foundation; U.S. Bancorp Foundation; Gayle Crowell; Coldwell Banker Best Sellers; Carson High School; Carson City Library; Nevada Hispanic Services-Carson City; CCAI's Board of Directors; BrAG, CCAI's 'Brilliant Advisory Group'; CCAI's Business Leaders; and CCAI's growing membership.

CCAI extends special thanks to Joe McCarthy; Steele & Associates, CPAs; the Dan Leck Family; Jenny Lopiccolo; Classy Seconds & Advocates to End Domestic Violence; the Rehm Family; Westside Ink Bookstore; Carson City Courthouse; Dr. Kim Bean, Dr. Jeffrey Bean; Vital Signs; Carson Shopping Center; Capital City Entertainment; Genoa Lakes Golf Club & Resort; Rick Sikes, Nevada Green; Carson Harley-Davidson Buell Dealership; David Ruf, Greenhouse Garden Center; Western Nevada College; and Simpson Creative.

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

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Calendar Listing

Capital City Arts Initiative

CCAI Downtown! Exhibition
"Carson 5 at CCAI Downtown! "

Exhibition Featuring:
Carol Brown | Michael Gilbert | Nanette Oleson | Ralph Phillips | James Simpson

Opening Reception: Friday, November 16, 5-7pm
Holiday party/ art and book sale: Saturday, December 1, 2007
Exhibition dates: November 16, 2007 –January 18, 2008
Location: CCAI Downtown!
Corner 3rd St. and Curry St.
Carson City

Gallery hours:
Saturdays 1:00 am to 5:00 pm

Note: gallery closed: November 24, December 22, December 29

Free. Open to the Public

Photo Editors

caption: "Extremes" by CCAI Carson 5
artist Ralph Phillips. Digital photograph
featured in CCAI Downtown! exhibition.

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