Capital City Arts Initiative Press Release - NVN XI

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PRESS RELEASE
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Nevada Neighbors XII: "What Up? - Artistic & Curatorial Practice in Northern Nevada [a field report]"
Lecture/Presentation/Discussion

October 19, 2005

Nevada Neighbors XII: "What Up? - Artistic & Curatorial Practice in Northern Nevada [a field report]"

Nevada Neighbors, Capital City Arts Initiative’s lecture series on contemporary art practice, presents its twelfth event "What Up? - Artistic & Curatorial
Practice in Northern Nevada [a field report]", a presentation by Sara Gray and Kris Vagner. The discussion will take place at the Carson City Library on Wednesday, November 9 at 7:00 p.m. An informal reception at the library immediately precedes
their 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.

In conjunction with CCAI’s What Up? exhibition, Ms. Gray and Ms. Vagner will showcase work by artists working in northern Nevada. They will also discuss the
cultural, political, social, and high desert environments in which these artists work and the impacts these forces have on their artwork.

Sara Gray is an artist and earned her B.A. degree from UNR. She is the Interim Director of UNR’s Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery. Kris Vagner is an artist and arts writer. She received her B.A. degree from Arizona State University. Ms. Vagner is Arts Editor for the Reno News and Review.

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

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 James W. Calhoun Foundation; 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, Carson City Public Safety Complex/Carson City Courthouse, Comma Coffee, Capital City Entertainment and Simpson Creative.

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