Capital City Arts Initiative

Exhibition Dates: July 15 – October 10, 2024
Exhibition Reception: Tuesday, July 16, 5 – 6:30pm
Exhibition Venue: Community Center’s Crowell Board Room, 
851 E William St, Carson City, Nevada

Sierra Watercolor Society Invitational
Exhibition in the Crowell Board Room

For Capital City Arts Initiative’s exhibition, Sierra Watercolor Society Invitational, 18 SWS member artists shared their art presenting a wide array of images, visions, and painting techniques.

The Sierra Watercolor Society Invitational exhibit will be in the Community Center’s Crowell Board Room, from July 15 – October 10, 2024. CCAI will host a reception for the artists on Tuesday, July 16, 5:00 – 6:30PM. The Community Center is located at 851 E William Street, Carson City. The Crowell Board Room is open for all the city’s public meetings and upon request. Watch the artists’ discussing their work here: https://youtu.be/xauv5sJpWzM

The painters with art in the exhibit include Vickie Behrens, Vicki Curwen, Kathryn Dudley, Sally Dupre, Eileen Fuller, Michelle Hall, Cheryl Keaveney, Sherry Klingensmith, Laura Lawrence, Linda Parisi, Nancy Podewils-Baba, Ronnie Rector, Colleen Reynolds, Anette Rink, Lynn Schmidt, Laurel Sweigart, Hope Thompson, and Kay Tietz. Each of these artists’ paintings has received award recognition in previous shows.

The Sierra Watercolor Society, a nonprofit organization, serves the arts in northern Nevada and eastern California. Information about becoming a SWS member is available on their website: https://www.sierrawatercolorsociety.com/

CCAI is an artist-centered not-for-profit organization committed to community engagement in contemporary visual arts through exhibitions, illustrated talks, arts education programs, artist residencies, and online activities.

The Initiative is funded by the John and Grace Nauman Foundation, Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities, Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, Carson City Cultural Commission, Kaplan Family Charitable Fund, Southwest Gas Corporation Foundation, Steele & Associates LLC, and CCAI sponsors and members.

right image: Colleen Reynolds, It’s a Sign, watercolor, 30”x22”, 2022
left image: Ronnie Rector, La Danse, watercolor, 30”x22”, 2024
bottom image: exhibition flier