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

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Capital City Arts Initiative
PRESS RELEASE

Lecture/Talk:
"Nevada Neighbors XVII: "On the Street: Artists and Community Practice"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

"On the Street: Artists and Community Practice" [Nevada Neighbors XVII]

Nevada Neighbors, Capital City Arts Initiative’s lecture series on contemporary art, returns on Wednesday, February 7, 2007, with "On the Street: Artists and Community Practice," a talk by Courtney Fink. Ms Fink is the director of Southern Exposure, the visionary San Francisco artists organization.

The lecture will take place at the Carson City Library at 7:00 p.m. There will be a reception at the library prior to her talk beginning at 6:15 p.m. The library
is located at 900 North Roop Street. The lecture and reception are free and the public is cordially invited.

The talk will focus on the history and programs of Southern Exposure. "Artist-centered organizations play a critical role in the national arts ecology,” comments Ms. Fink. “They are the incubators of both cutting edge art and social ideas.” Her talk will feature examples of some of the most exciting experimental work originating in the Bay Area.

Founded in 1974, Southern Exposure, supports emerging artists and arts educators through exhibitions, education programs, events, talks and special events.

Earlier in her career, Ms. Fink worked at the Franklin Furnace in New York and Capp Street Project in the Bay Area. She is also an artist, writer, and curator. She has lectured at Stanford University, Mills College, California College of the Arts and the San Francisco Art Institute.

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; Carson Valley Veterinary Hospital; 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. Jeffery 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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