CCAI Press Release - How to Cross the Street

Capital City Arts Initiative Press Release

Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI]
Art In Public Program ['CAP']
P.O. Box 1333
Carson City, Nevada 89702

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2006 [revised February 27, 2007]

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Capital City Arts Initiative
PRESS RELEASE

"How To Cross The Street"

Visual Arts Exhibition at Western Nevada Community College

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

“How To Cross The Street”

The Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] is proud to present “How To Cross The Street” an exhibition at Western Nevada Community College’s Main Gallery from February 26 through March 23. The exhibition is part of CCAI’s “CAP,” a year-long focus on art in public. Working in an impressive range of media, featured artists are Jenna Montgomery, a printmaker from Seattle; Renoite Erik Burke, best known for his public works on area walls; and Elaine Tin Nyo, a New York-based conceptual artist. Local writer and artist Kris Vagner will “connect the dots” with wall signage and a catalog essay.

“How To Cross The Street” will also preview CAP projects scheduled to launch in the Carson area and on line later in the year.

A public reception will be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at the gallery from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Main Gallery is located in the Bristlecone Building at Western Nevada Community College, 2201 W. College Parkway, Carson City. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited.

CCAI Curator Jon Winet comments: “The title for the show references the ongoing discussion by artists about the challenges of bringing contemporary art into everyday life. We’re thrilled and honored to showcase artists that strive to create projects in the civic landscape. We're equally delighted to be working with Western Nevada Community College."

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 through community building and public programs. Its activities include contemporary art exhibitions, live events and arts education programs for the area’s diverse adult and youth populations.

CCAI is funded in part 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 Gannett Foundation; the James W. Calhoun Foundation; U.S. Bank; Gayle Crowell; Carson High School; UNR Art Department; Carson City Library; Nevada Hispanic Services-Carson City; CCAI's Board of Directors; BrAG, CCAI's 'Brilliant Advisory Group' and CCAI's growing membership.

CCAI extends special thanks to Joe McCarthy; Steele & Associates, CPAs; the Dan Leck Family; Dr. Kim Bean, Dr. Jeffrey Bean; Carson Shopping Center; Capital City Entertainment; Rick Sikes, Nevada Green; Stew’s Brewery; Western Nevada Community College; Sherwin-Williams Paints; Kelly Moore Paints; the Fuller Paint Center; and Simpson Creative.

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

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caption: CCAI Carson City mural by CAP artist Erik Burke, dedicated in September 2006	caption: CCAI CAP artist Erik Burke, working on " "Barefoot in Brazil" 2006

caption: Large-scale Photograph by CCAI CAP artist Elaine Tin Nyo, part of a series of ballroom dance images produced for the exihibition 2007	caption: Screen print by CCAI CAP artist Jenna Montgomery, inserted into 100 'customized' copies of the New York TImes 2005

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Capital City Arts Initiative Press Release