Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI]
CCAI Courthouse Gallery
P.O. Box 1333
Carson City, Nevada 89702
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Januray 1, 2009
"The Heart of the Quandary"
Multimedia works by Ellie Honl
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"The Heart of the Quandary"
Multimedia works by Ellie Honl
"The Heart of the Quandary" an exhibition of multimedia work by artist Ellie Honl, is the first 2009 exhibition at CCAI's Courthouse Gallery.
An artist reception for the exhibition will take place on Friday, February 6th from five to seven p.m. The gallery, located at 885 East Musser Street in Carson City. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited.
A product of the Heartland, Ms. Honl is a native of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. She graduated from St. Olaf College with a bachelor's degree in studio art in 2003, and completed her M.F.A. in May 2008 from the prestigious printmaking program of The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History.
The artist combines printmaking, painting, photography, and video. At the core of her fanciful and exquisitely elegant artworks one finds a complex, challenging center. She comments: "My recent work has been inspired by my explorations of psychological disorders and how they affect people's perceptions of reality. Depression and anxiety cause people to perceive things differently – usually to their detriment. Innocuous objects or situations can suddenly seem dangerous. A joyous day can turn gloomy. Confusion reigns."
In a phone interview for "The Conversation," a regular feature of "CCAI Radio," a new online media project for CCAI, Ms. Honl talks more about her process and motivation. Visitors are invited to tune in at radioccai.blogspot.com.
The CCAI Courthouse Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m to 5 p.m. The exhibition runs through May 29th.
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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Calendar Listing
Capital
City Arts Initiative
CCAI Courthouse Gallery
Exhibition: "The Heart of the Quandary"
Multimedia works by Ellie Honl
Reception: Friday, February 6, 5-7 pm
Dates: February 6 – May 29, 2009
Location: Carson City Courthouse 885 East Musser Street, Carson City
Gallery Hours: M-F | 9 am – 5 pm
caption: Canary in a Coalmine
Multimedia print from Ellie Honl exhibition "The Heart of the Quandary" at the
CCAI Courthouse Gallery.
Canary in a Coalmine I
2007
screenprint, digital print, gouache
18"x20"
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