Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI]
CCAI Courthouse Gallery
P.O. Box 1333
Carson City, Nevada 89702

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2008

" Waves: Line and Rhythm "
[CCAI Nevada Exhibition Program at the Carson City Courthouse]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

"Waves: Line and Rhythm "

CCAI's Courthouse Gallery presents "Waves: Line and Rhythm," an exhibition of prints and drawings by northern Nevada artist Galen Brown.

A reception for the artist will take place Thursday, February 7 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Carson City Courthouse, located at 885 East Musser Street in Carson City. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited. The exhibition runs through May 23.

Galen Brown's experience growing up in a Lake Tahoe beach house watching the weather and the water change constantly, influences his creative process. Repetition of pattern is key to his recording of subtle shifts in mood and texture. He uses common art materials such as a number two pencil or standard writing pens in his work.

"I'm interested in the buzz created between the lines," Mr. Brown states. "I passionately attack the paper to give it history and a layering of experience. The paper is an injured object showing the marks left by time with the residue of the movement of the hand."

Brown received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute, and has studied printmaking and painting in New York, China, and Mexico. He has produced work at San Francisco's distinguished Crown Point Press.

The CCAI Courthouse Gallery is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m to 5 p.m.

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; U.S. Bancorp Foundation; 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; Ever More Book Cafe; 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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Capital City Arts Initiative

Exhibition: "Waves: Line and Rhythm "
Prints and Drawings by Galen Brown

CCAI Courthouse Gallery

Reception: Thursday, February 7 – 5-7 pm
Dates: February 8 – May 23, 2008
Location: Carson City Courthouse - 885 East Musser Street in Carson City
Gallery Hours: M-F 9am-5pm

Free. Open to the Public

caption: Galen Brown
Detail from "Wave" series of 100 drawings.
China marker, Colored Pencil, and Spray fix
on board mounted on aluminium.
8 1/4" x 11 1/4"
2004


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