Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI]
Art In Public Program ['CAP']
P.O. Box 1333
Carson City, Nevada 89702

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 1, 2007

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Capital City Arts Initiative
PRESS RELEASE

Lecture/Talk
"Signs of Life: Murals and Spraycan Art" [ Nevada Neighbors XVIII]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

"Signs of Life: Murals and Spraycan Art"

Jim Prigoff, a nationally recognized authority on public murals and "spraycan art," will present an illustrated talk at the Carson City Library on Wednesday, March 7. The talk is part of "Nevada Neighbors," the Capital City Arts Initiative’s lecture series on contemporary art.

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

Mr. Prigoff's presentation will explore the fascinating culture of public murals and their producers, focussing on the practice of spraycan street art. For his talk, he will draw from his extensive collection of photographs documenting works from across the globe.

Mr. Prigoff studied at MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been photographing art in public space for over thirty years. His books on murals include Spraycan Art, Painting the Towns-Murals of California. His photographs were included in the 2000 exhibition "100 Years of California Art" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In 2001, the Los Angeles-based Social and Political Art Resource Center [SPARC] presented "Painting and Politics," an exhibition of his work.

He has been invited to speak at museums and universities worldwide. His Carson City Library talk is presented as part of "CAP," CCAI's year-long program highlighting artists working outside of traditional art venues. While in northern Nevada, Mr. Prigoff will document CAP artist Erk Burke's mural in Carson City. The mural, located in the alley between 1801 and 1805 Carson Street, was inspired by Carson City bicyclist Glen Lucky.

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 exhibitions, live events, arts education programs, artist residencies, and its web site.

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

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.

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caption: "Jim Prigoff, renowned "Spraycan Art" photographer.	caption: Detail of Carson City mural by CCAI CAP Artist Erik Burke [with teddy bear in foreground]

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