Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI]
Carson City, Nevada

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 2006

Nevada Neighbors XIII: "At the Edge: Art & Culture at the US-Mexico Border"
Lecture/Presentation

Nevada Neighbors
Presenter Michael Krichman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Nevada Neighbors XIII: "At the Edge: Art & Culture at the US-Mexico Border"

Nevada Neighbors, the Capital City Arts Initiative’s lecture series on contemporary art, returns on Wednesday, March 1 with "At the Edge: Art & Culture at the US-Mexico Border," a lecture/presentation by inSite_05 Curator Michael Krichman. The presentation will take place at the Carson City Library at 7:00 p.m. An informal reception at the library immediately precedes his 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 curator will discuss the fourteen-year history of inSite, an experimental arts organization. "InSite is focused on promoting artistic investigation, and the activation of urban space in the extraordinary context of the San Diego-Tijuana border region," comments Mr. Krichman. "It operates through a unique collaborative structure that is based on the active participation of cultural and educational institutions in the US and Mexico." The talk will highlight the projects of the most recent version of inSite, which took place this fall.

Michael Krichman obtained a law degree at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. From 1985 to 1990, he was a member of the environmental department of the law firm of Latham & Watkins. He has served as Executive Co-Director of inSite for three of their major projects. He currently lives and works in San Diego.

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.

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 James W. Calhoun Foundation; Gayle Crowell; Western Nevada Community College Foundation; 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, Gail Ford, Capital City Entertainment and Simpson Creative.

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

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