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

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2010

"The Museum of Bitter Sorrows presents Life Is A Prison, Please Grant Me A Release'”
CCAI|St. Mary's Art Center Artist Residency and Exhibition by Scott MacLeod "

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Museum of Bitter Sorrows presents “Life Is A Prison, Please Grant Me A Release” CCAI|St. Mary's Art Center Artist Residency and Exhibition by Scott MacLeod

CCAI and SMAC are delighted to present “The Museum of Bitter Sorrows presents ‘Life Is A Prison, Please Grant Me A Release,’” an exhibition by San Francisco Bay Area artist Scott MacLeod. The exhibition follows his two-week artist residency at St. Mary’s Art Center, located in Virginia City at 55 North R Street.

The mixed-media exhibition opens on Saturday, June 5, with an artist reception from four to six p.m. The gallery will be open to the public Friday through Sunday, 11am to 4pm through June 30. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

The artist works in mixed media, combining a wide range of materials to create enigmatic, fanciful and engaging sculptures and drawings. He is also an accomplished experimental writer, and has exhibited his work and presented readings throughout the United States and Europe.

In conjunction with the project, CCAI commissioned arts writer and critic Pam Grady to pen a catalog essay. She writes: "An exhibit preparator in art and history museums, as well as a performance artist, Scott MacLeod brings an expert eye and a showman's perspective to the gallery. For his St. Mary's installation, MacLeod turns to history and pop culture, filling the space with material and ephemera derived from the documentation of disasters—natural and man made." The artists adds: “It is always seen as especially tragic when people die at work, but there is something especially poignant about the deaths of miners.”

During his residency, the artist will be working in a studio at St. Mary’s, immersed in the rich history of the building and City.

The project marks CCAI and St. Mary’s second collaboration. St Mary’s Executive Director Linda Nazemian comments: “We’re delighted to host Scott. We always enjoy the opportunity to share Virginia City and the Comstock’s landscape and culture.

The exhibition runs through June 30. 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 Exhibition at St. Mary’s Art Center

Exhibition: "The Museum of Bitter Sorrows presents 'Life Is A Prison, Please Grant Me A Release'"
Dates: June 5 – June 30, 2010
Artist Reception: Friday, June 5 - 4 to 6 pm
Location: St. Mary’s Art Center, 55 North R Street, Virginia City

Gallery Hours: F-Su |11 am – 4 pm

Free. Open to the Public

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caption: "Artist's Studio" Scott MacLeod, CCAI-SMAC
artist in residence. June 2010 exhibition at the St. Mary's Art
Center.

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