Nevada Neighbors Nevada Neighbors, a signature CCAI program, brings artists,
curators and scholars to northern Nevada. During a visit, typically three to five days,
they meet informally with artists and local arts activists to discuss their work,
and give talks and conduct studio visits at local schools and colleges.
Public presentations co-hosted by and at the Carson City Library
are the major public event during their stay.

CCAI hosts four Nevada Neighbors annually.
Participating 2009-2010 schools include Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village;
Douglas High School, Minden; and Carson City School District schools.

Nevada Neighbors Talks 2009 –2010

Public presentations at the Carson City Library
900 North Roop Street
Carson City
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informal reception at 6:30 pm prior to the talks. Free and open to the public.

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March 31, 2010 | 7 p.m.
Nevada Neighbors XXX [30]

"Everything Is Land Use: Humans and the Common Ground of America"
Presentation by Interdisciplinary Scholar Matt Coolidge, Director of 'CLUI,' the Center for Land Use Interpretation

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Thursday, February 25, 2010 | 7 p.m.
Nevada Neighbors XXIX

"Electronic Vistas"
Illustrated talk by New Media Artist | UNR Professor Joe DeLappe

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Thursday, November 19, 2009 | 7 p.m.
Nevada Neighbors XXVIII

"The Maker as Revolutionary in Times of Commodified Culture"
Illustrated talk by Artist|DIY Activist Wendy Tremayne

[in conjunction with CCAI "Recycled Seconds" project]

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009 | 7 p.m.
Nevada Neighbors XXVII

"Art + Change"
Illustrated talk by Artist|Scholar Rachel M. Williams

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revised: 7 MarchDecember 2010 15:05 PST [gmt–08:00]

Looking back:

Nevada Neighbors 2008 – 2009

Nevada Neighbors XXVI (April 1, 2009)
"The View From Kvarner Bay: Art In Croatia"
Illustrated talk by Artist|Cultural Animator Nadija Mustapic
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Nevada Neighbors XXV (February 18, 2009)
"North of the 49th Parallel: Art In Canada"**
Illustrated talk by Curator Sylvie Gilbert
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** Due to illness, Sylvie Gilbert was unable to travel from Montreal to northern Nevada. Subsituting was Nevada Museum of Art Executive Director David Walker, who gave an illustrated talk, "Nevada Then, Now & L8R." We plan to reschedule Ms. Gilbert's visit.

Nevada Neighbors XXIV [November 17, 2008]
"What We Know and How We Know It: Photography and History"
UNR Journalism Professor Howard Goldbaum
In conjunction with CCAI Courthouse Gallery exhibition "Capital Views"
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Nevada Neighbors XXIII [September 17, 2008]
"Sounds Good: Experimental Contemporary Music"
Composer Jean-Paul Perrotte
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2006-2007

Nevada Neighbors XVIII: "Signs of Life: Murals and Spraycan Art"
Illustrated talk by Jim Prigoff [March 7]
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Nevada Neighbors XVII: "On the Street: Artists and Community Practice"
Illustrated talk by Southern Exposure Director Courtney Fink[February 7]
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Nevada Neighbors XVI: "The Pleasure of Your Company: Invitation and Particpation in Contemporary Art "
slide lecture/presentation by artist Elaine Tin-Nyo [November 1]
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Nevada Neighbors XV: "Learning to Share: Collaborative Art from an Artist's Perspective" [September 13]
slide lecture/presentation by artist Jenna Montgomery
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2005-2006

Nevada Neighbors XIV: "Trails Plowed Under, Seeds Planted: Art Practice in Montana"
presentation by Stephen Glueckert, Missoula Art Museum Curator [March 29]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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2004-2005

Nevada Neighbors X: "The Mountain is Out:
Art & Curatorial Practice in the Pacific Northwest"
Lisa Corrin - Curator, Seattle Art Museum [March 2]
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Nevada Neighbors IX: "Desert Survival: Arizona Artists"
John Spiak - Curator, Arizona State University Museum [February 2]
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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]
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Nevada Neighbors VII: "From the Las Vegas Strip: Outsider Art"
Kim Russell, Director of The International House of Blues Foundation [September 22]
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2003-2004

Nevada Neighbors VI: "Portland Possibilities"
Curator Stuart Horodner [March 4
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Nevada Neighbors V: "Los Angeles Arts on the Global Stage"
Outpost for Contemporary Art Director and Curator Julie Deamer. [February 4]
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"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]
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2002-2003

Nevada Neighors II: Topographies: a look at contemporary visual art in California
San Francisco Art Institute Curator Karen Moss [April 22]
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Nevada Neighbors I: Playa Works
Author William L. "Bill" Fox, Portland, Oregon. [March 12]

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