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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Reading, 1pm
Writing workshop, 2:20pm
at the BRIC
108 E Proctor St, Carson City
The Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] invites you to attend a poetry reading and writing workshop Saturday, February 11 with Teresa Breeden and Krista Lukas, award-winning local writers. The free events will take place at the Business Resource Innovation Center [BRIC], 108 East Proctor Street, Carson City Nevada. The artists’ reading takes place at 1:00pm followed immediately by a writing workshop at 2:20pm. The Carson City Library co-sponsors these events with CCAI.
Teresa Breeden is an active member of the Ash Canyon Poets and has been writing poetry for more than half her life. The Amherst Review, California Quarterly, Cold Mountain Review, Hurricane Review, Loonfeather, Mid-America Poetry Review, Ruah, Spillway, White Heron, and the anthology 90 Poets of the Nineties have all published her poetry. In 2007, she was awarded a Nevada Arts Council Literary Arts Fellowship for her poetry. She regularly reads poetry at The Mile High Jazz Band’s poetry and jazz performances in Carson City.
A native of California but devotee of the Nevada high desert, Breeden currently resides in Carson City where she teaches AutoCAD(Computer Aided Drafting) and Art at Carson High School. She received her B.A. from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles where she majored in English with a poetry emphasis.
Krista Lukas’s stories and poems appear in The Best American Poetry 2006, Creative Writer’s Handbook, New Poets of the American West, and in literary journals including Margie and The Sun. Her awards include a Nevada Arts Council Literary Arts Fellowship and Sierra Arts Foundation’s Robert Gorrell Award for Literary Achievement. Lukas reads poetry for audiences at bookstores, schools, colleges, and locally for the Mile High Jazz Band’s Jazz and Poetry events.
Lukas was born in Truckee, California and grew up at Lake Tahoe. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Literature from the University of California, San Diego, and earned her K-12 teaching credentials at Sierra Nevada College. She now teaches at Jacks Valley Elementary School in Douglas County.
Feb 07, 2012 | Categories:Books & Writers | Tags: Books & Writers, BRIC, Carson City Library, Krista Lukas, Teresa Breeden | Leave A Comment »
February 9 – May 18, 2012
at the
CCAI Courthouse Gallery
885 E Musser St, Carson City
The Capital City Arts Initiative announces its exhibition, Elapsed in Time, with prints by artist Jenny Robinson at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery from February 9 – May 18, 2012. CCAI hosted a reception for the artist on Thursday, February 9 from 5 – 7pm; during the reception Ms. Robinson gave an informal talk about her work. The Courthouse is located at 885 East Musser Street, Carson City. The exhibition and reception are free and the public is cordially invited.
Robinson’s subject matter revolves around urban environments that are in a constant cycle of decay and renewal. By exploring the dichotomy of these often-abandoned structures, at once monumental and fragile, unsightly yet beautiful, she aims to bring attention to the drama of the overlooked and abandoned corners of the modern world. Her exquisite large compositions draw viewers in and encourage them to contemplate the ultimate fragility of our built environment.
Born in the United Kingdom and raised in Borneo, Jenny Robinson studied for her BFA degree at West Surrey College of Art and Design in England and has traveled extensively around the world. Since moving to San Francisco in 2000, she has had multiple exhibitions and has taught Printmaking in Art Colleges and Art Institutes throughout the US, including at Kala Art Institute, San Francisco Center for the Book, and the Institute of Contemporary Art in San Jose. She was recently a presenter at the Yuma Art Symposium.
Robinson has work in many private and public collections, including the Library of Congress Print Collection, Washington D.C.; Achenbach Fine Print Collection, San Francisco; Janet Turner Print Museum, Chico, California; and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford UK.
Jenny Robinson is a member of London’s Royal Society of Painter Printmakers (R.E.), the Los Angeles Printmaking Society, and the California Society of Printmakers. Frequently, she is an Artist in residence at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley.
Media artist and writer Chris Lanier wrote the exhibition essay, A Sense of Majesty, for Ms. Robinson’s exhibition; the essay is available on the CCAI website.
photo at right: Western Nevada College
drawing class at the opening reception.
Feb 01, 2012 | Categories:Exhibitions | Tags: Chris Lanier, Elapsed in Time, Galen Brown, jenny robinson | Leave A Comment »
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 4:30-6pm
First Wednesday Arts Chat
at the BRIC
108 E. Proctor Street * [map]
Carson City
CCAI invites you to attend its monthly gathering of artists and arts & culture enthusiasts. Join us for conversation, coffee, cookies, and an ongoing exhibition of art by northern Nevada artists at the BRIC.
Everyone is welcome. CCAI encourages you to bring some of your new artworks to share.
* located at the corner of E. Proctor and Plaza Streets in historic Carson City just north of City Hall.
[image from Wikimedia Commons search for 'coffee']
Jan 30, 2012 | Categories:FWAC, Uncategorized | Tags: BRIC, capital city arts initiative, ccai, First Wednesday Arts Chat, FWAC | Leave A Comment »
Jan 11, 2012 | Categories:Essays | Leave A Comment »
The Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] is delighted to announce receipt of its first grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts [NEA]. CCAI was awarded the NEA Challenge American Fast Track grant for $10,000. to support Elapsed in Time, an exhibition of prints by artist Jenny Robinson. The exhibition, curated by artist Galen Brown, will take place at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery in the Carson City Courthouse and will open in early February 2012. The project includes an exhibition essay by Catherine Sullivan, curator at the Janet Turner Print Museum, and artists talks to engage the audience.
In this grant cycle, of the 375 eligible applications, the NEA awarded 162 grants for a total of $1,620,000. Forty seven of the grants awarded, or about 30 percent, went to first-time NEA grantees, including CCAI.
Dec 10, 2011 | Categories:CCAI General/Administration, Uncategorized | Tags: capital city arts initiative, ccai, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA | Leave A Comment »
Capital City Arts Initiative
First Wednesday Arts Chat
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 – Cancelled
CCAI’s First Wednesday Arts Chat [FWAC] will not take place in December. FWAC will return Wednesday, January 4, 4:30 – 6pm at the BRIC, 108 E Proctor Street, Carson City.
CCAI’s board and staff sends their best wishes for the happiest of holiday seasons. We look forward to seeing you at the BRIC in January.
Dec 05, 2011 | Categories:FWAC, Uncategorized | Tags: BRIC, capital city arts initiative, ccai, First Wednesday Arts Chat, FWAC | Leave A Comment »
The Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] sends its best wishes to everyone impacted by the wind-driven wild fire that began early Friday and raged across southwest Reno forcing over 10,000 people to evacuate from their homes. The fire storm burned nearly 2000 acres and destroyed 29 homes.
Extensive lists of opportunities for help to the families impacted by the fire may be found online by searching for “reno fire donations”.
[image shared with CCAI by Cathleen Allison]
Nov 22, 2011 | Categories:Community Events | Leave A Comment »
Capital City Arts Initiative
Books & Writers
at the
Carson City Library
900 N. Roop Street
Carson City
Tracy McQuay:
reading Friday, November 4, 2011, 7 – 8pm
writing workshop, Saturday, November 5, 2011, noon – 1pm
As part of its Books & Writers series, CCAI will present a literary reading by writer Tracy McQuay on Friday, November 4, 7pm at the Carson City Library. Tracy will also conduct a writing workshop at the Library on Saturday, November 5 from 11am – noon. Both events are free and open to the public.
Tracy McQuay teaches first grade at Mark Twain Elementary School in Carson City where, for the past seven years, she developed and facilitated an after-school poetry program for the school’s students. Her current work received a 2011 Artists Fellowship Honorable Mention from the Nevada Arts Council. She is a recent graduate of Lesley University where she earned a MA in Integrating Arts into Education. Her writing has appeared in several literary journals and she published a story in “Chicken Soup for the Christmas Soul” in 2008. She is a member of Ash Canyon Poets, GCW (a women’s critique group), and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
The Carson City Library co-sponsors the Books & Writers series with CCAI.
Nov 02, 2011 | Categories:Books & Writers, Uncategorized | Tags: Books & Writers, capital city arts initiative, Carson City Library, ccai, Tracy McQuay | Leave A Comment »
Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 4:30 – 6pm
Art in the BRIC II
through August 2012
at the
Business Resource Innovation Center
108 E Proctor Street
Carson City
The Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] and the Carson City Library are delighted to present Art in the BRIC II, a group exhibition of art work by northern Nevada artists and architects. A reception for the artists will be held at the Carson City’s Business Resource Innovation Center [BRIC] Wednesday, November 2, 4:30 – 6pm, 108 E Proctor Street, Carson City. The reception is free and the public is cordially invited.
Gallery visitors will find the artworks throughout the BRIC’s first floor offices and conference rooms. To enable to public ample opportunity to view the artists’ work, the exhibition will run through August 2012.
The artists in this group exhibition include photography by Mike Bates, ceramics by Jill Brugler, prints by Susan Kotler, all from Carson City; sculpture by Bryan Christiansen from Reno; watercolors and woodblock prints by Lynn Schmidt from Reno; paintings by Jean LeGassick and Jeff Nicholson, both from Silver City; and a printmaking/photography installation by Nancy Raven from Minden.
As part of Art in the BRIC II, the Carson City Library presents the architectural renderings for the new Carson City Knowledge + Discovery Center created by H+K Architects of Reno. Among its recent major accomplishments, the firm has created the designs for UNR’s Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center and WNC’s Joe Dini, Jr. Library and Student Center.
Artworks above: on left – Lost Soles by Nancy Raven; on right – Alexis by Mike Bates
Nov 01, 2011 | Categories:Exhibitions, Featured News | Tags: Art in the BRIC II, BRIC, Business Resource Innovation Center, capital city arts initiative, Carson City Library, ccai | Leave A Comment »
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
reception 6:15pm, talk 7pm
Nevada Neighbors
at the
Carson City Library
900 N. Roop Street
Carson City
Mick Sheldon’s talk, Gone 30 Years But Still a Nevadan, is another in the Nevada Neighbors series of public talks presented by the Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] on contemporary art practice. Mick will speak at the Carson City Library Wednesday, October 26 at 7 pm; an informal reception for the artist will begin at 6:15pm. The reception and talk are free and the public is cordially invited.
Mick’s talk is a companion piece to his exhibition, Still Lifes for Cowpokes, at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery, 885 E Musser St, Carson City. The exhibition closes Friday, January 6, 2012.
Mick Sheldon, a tenured professor at American River College in Sacramento and a working artist for most of his adult life, will discuss his unique approach to creating and composing artworks of various mediums and styles: sculpture, oil painting and woodblocks. His talk, with a generous dose of his idiosyncratic humor, will center on how he vigorously approaches his art on a daily basis, driven by his appreciation of contemporary life in the West. Mick’s work embodies a synthesis of formal and expressive styles that assemble figures, light, color and space qualities that celebrate the heroic energy of our region.
Mick is a Reno native and UNR alumnus. He earned a MFA degree in painting from the University of California at Davis in 1992. After working a series of “dead end jobs,” he started teaching at two schools and a prison back in the late eighties. In 2004, he began teaching as a full-time professor at American River College where he is now tenured and serves as Director of the James Kaneko Gallery. Sheldon lives with his wife in Yolo, California.
[Mick Sheldon painting: Last Out of the Rodeo, oil on linen, 2009]
Oct 24, 2011 | Categories:Nevada Neighbors | Tags: capital city arts initiative, ccai, Mick Sheldon, nevada neighbors | Leave A Comment »
