Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI]
CCAI Courthouse Gallery
P.O. Box 1333
Carson City, Nevada 89702
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2010
"Goal 2010! The FIFA World Cup Fine Art Poster Portfolio"
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"Goal 2010! The FIFA World Cup Fine Art Poster Portfolio"
Bringing the World Cup festivities to Carson City, the Capital City Arts Initiative presents Goal 2010!, an exhibition of
fine arts soccer posters in the CCAI Courthouse Gallery. Seventeen limited edition posters go on view on Monday, June 7. In conjunction with the opening day of the tournament there will be reception in the gallery on Friday, June 11 from five to seven p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
The CCAI Courthouse Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The gallery is located at 885 East Musser Street in Carson City.
The artists featured in the portfolio were selected by the FIFA Art Committee who sought to include works by both famous and emerging artists from around the globe. Artists include South African William Kentridge, subject of a recent one-person exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art and Julie Mehretu, Ethiopian-born artist featured in the prestigious 2004 Whitney Biennial and numerous exhibitions worldwide.
South Africa is the proud host of the World Cup, the first to take place in Africa. During the exhibition, CCAI will feature posts on the World Cup and on South Africa arts and culture on its blog, arts-initative.blogspot.com.
Consistent with all its programs, CCAI is collaborating with community partners on the project. Eric Masters, Carson High School soccer coach and Assistant Director of Coaching for the Capital Soccer Club comments: “Everyone involved in soccer in northern Nevada is delighted to collaborate with CCAI to spread the word on this project that honors the World Cup. It's great to get the arts and soccer communities working together as a team.”
The exhibition runs through September 10. For more information, visit CCAI’s web site [www.arts-initiative.org] and blog [arts-initiative.blogspot.com].
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 online presence.
CCAI is funded in part by the Nevada Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Recovery Act; the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; the James W. Calhoun Foundation; the John and Grace Nauman Foundation; the Robert Z. Hawkins Foundation; U.S. Bancorp Foundation; Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities; Carson City Library; St. Mary's Art Center, Virginia City; CCAI Business Leaders: Allison, MacKenzie, Pavlakis, Wright, & Fagan, LTD.; Dr. Bob Gorrindo; Coldwell Banker Best Sellers; Data Graphics; Pro-Form Labs; Sierra Nevada Association of Realtors; and Vineburg Machining Inc.; 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 Courthouse Gallery
Exhibition: "Goal 2010! The FIFA World Cup Fine Art Poster Portfolio"
Dates: June 7 – September 10, 2010
Reception: Friday, June 11 - 5 to 7 pm
Location: Carson City Courthouse 885 East Musser Street, Carson City
Gallery Hours: M-F | 9 am – 5 pm
Photo Editors
caption: "Bicycle Kick" World Cup poster by
South African artist William Kentridge.
Summer 2010
exhibition at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery.
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