Capital City Arts Initiative
Nevada Neighbors: Contemporary Art Practice in the West [and beyond]

presentations by writers, curators and artists


Nevada Neighbors 2007-2008


Carson City Library
900 North Roop Street
Carson City
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earlier this season:

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 – 7 pm
Nevada Neighbors XXII

"The View from Manhattan"

New York Arts Writer Gregory Crosby


press release

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 – 7 pm
Nevada Neighbors XXI

"True North: Art in Canada"

Regina, Saskatchewan Curator Brenda Cleniuk


press release

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Nevada Neighbors XIX

"China Now: New Horizons in Chinese Contemporary Art"

Arts Writer|Curator Jeff Kelley


press release

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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Nevada Neighbors XX

"Experimenting with Art and Ideas"

Adam Lerner –
Director, The Laboratory of Art and Ideas at Belmar

press release

reception at 6:15 prior to the events

free and open to the public


revised: 10 May 2008 08:00 PDT [gmt–08:00]


Looking back:

2006-2007

Nevada Neighbors XVIII: "Signs of Life: Murals and Spraycan Art"
Illustrated talk by Jim Prigoff [March 7]
press release


Nevada Neighbors XVII: "On the Street: Artists and Community Practice"
Illustrated talk by Southern Exposure Director Courtney Fink[February 7]
press release


Nevada Neighbors XVI: "The Pleasure of Your Company: Invitation and Particpation in Contemporary Art "
slide lecture/presentation by artist
Elaine Tin-Nyo [November 1]
press release


Nevada Neighbors XV: "Learning to Share: Collaborative Art from an Artist's Perspective" [September 13]
slide lecture/presentation by artist Jenna Montgomery
press release


2005-2006

Nevada Neighbors XIV:
"Trails Plowed Under, Seeds Planted: Art Practice in Montana"
presentation by
Stephen Glueckert, Missoula Art Museum Curator [March 29]
press release

Nevada Neighbors XIII:
"At the Edge: Art & Culture at the US-Mexico Border"
presentation with inSite 05 Co-director Michael Krichman, Tijuana, Mexico|San Diego, California [March 1]
press release


Nevada Neighbors XII: "What Up? - Artistic & Curatorial Practice in Northern Nevada [a field report]"
presentation/discussion with Sara Gray, University of Nevada Reno Art Department Galleries and Kris Vagner, Arts Writer [presented in conjunction with CCAI Courthouse Gallery Exhibition What Up?] [November 9]
press release

Nevada Neighbors XI: "Virtual Neighbors: New Media at the Electronic Frontier"
Sarah Cook, Curator, New Media Institute, The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada and CRUMB, University of Sunderland, UK [October 5]
press release


2004-2005

Nevada Neighbors X:
"The Mountain is Out:
Art & Curatorial Practice in the Pacific Northwest"

Lisa Corrin - Curator, Seattle Art Museum
[March 2]
press release

Nevada Neighbors IX:
"Desert Survival: Arizona Artists"
John Spiak - Curator, Arizona State University Museum [February 2]
press release

Nevada Neighbors VIII:
"The Radiant City: contemporary art practice in the Las Vegas cityscape"
Robert Tracy, Ph.D. University of Nevada Las Vegas [November 3]
press release

Nevada Neighbors VII: "From the Las Vegas Strip: Outsider Art"
Kim Russell, Director of The International House of Blues Foundation [September 22]
press release


2003-2004

Nevada Neighbors VI: "Portland Possibilities"
Curator Stuart Horodner
[March 4
press release ]

Nevada Neighbors V
: "Los Angeles Arts on the Global Stage"

Outpost for Contemporary Art Director and Curator Julie Deamer. [February 4]
press release

"Nevada Neighbors IV: Meanwhile Back At The Ranch — Contemporary Practice in Northern Nevada"
Artist Gathering and Panel Discussion with Laurie Macfee, [moderator], Artist; Professor Robert Morrison, University of Nevada, Reno Art Department; Rebecca Rosenberg, Nevada Museum of Art
[October 15]

Nevada Neighbors III - Traditions/Technologies: New Mexico Art

Laura Addison
, Curator of Contemporary Art Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
[September 17]
press release


2002-2003

Nevada Neighors II: Topographies: a look at contemporary visual art in California

San Francisco Art Institute Curator Karen Moss
[April 22]
press release

Nevada Neighbors I: Playa Works

Author William L. "Bill" Fox, Portland, Oregon. [March 12]



Click below to read companion essays from the inaugural programs, made possible, in part, by a grant from Nevada Humanities

Telephone Polls William L. Fox
Topographies Karen Moss
Traditions/Technologies: New Mexico Art Laura Addison

Nevada Neighbors
is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Nevada artist
Fern Lowry Elges 1902-2003
Capital City Arts Initiative