Capital City Arts Initiative

Capital City Arts Initiative

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 2, 2005

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Nevada Neighbors Series lecture/presentation by Arizona State University Art Museum Curator John Spiak

Nevada Neighbors, Capital City Arts Initiative’s lecture series on contemporary art practice in the West, continues in February with "Desert Survival: Arizona Artists," a slide lecture presentation by Arizona State University Art Museum Curator John Spiak. The presentation will take place at the Carson City Library on Wednesday, February 2 at 7:00 p.m. There will be a reception for Mr. Spiak immediately preceding his talk at the library beginning at 6:15 p.m.

The library is located at 900 North Roop Street. The lecture and reception are free and open to the public.

Mr. Spiak's talk will focus on the ways artists in Arizona work and live. He will discuss why artists settle in Phoenix and how life for them there differs from Los Angeles and New York, the traditional centers of contemporary art in America. His presentation will feature a look at work by some Arizona's most exciting artists.

John Spiak is the Curatorial Museum Specialist for the Arizona State University Art Museum. He received his B.A. from California State University Domingez Hills in Sociology and Cultural Anthropology. He spent six years working at a southern California gallery before joining the ASU Art Museum staff in 1994. His duties have included a wide range of activities including acting as curator of exhibitions, curator of education and publication coordinator for museum catalogues. He is also the founding director of the museum's annual short film and video festival.

For additional information visit CCAI's web site at http://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 James W. Calhoun Foundation; Gayle Crowell; Carson High School; Carson City Library; Nevada Hispanic Services-Carson City; University of Nevada Reno Art Department; 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, Millard Realty & Construction and Simpson Creative.

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Wednesday, February 2, 2005
7 pm slide presentation:
Nevada Neighbors IX - "Desert Survival: Arizona Artists"
by John Spiak, Curator, Arizona State University Art Museum
Carson City Library
900 North Roop Street
Carson City, Nevada
Free admission. The public is cordially invited.

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Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI]