vol. 3 no. 11 - December 2005
The Flash! Table of Contents
A.
Welcome
1. CCAI's Caffeine! December exhibition "WNCC/An Eclectic Collection" [with Opening Reception, Wednesday, December 7, 5-6 pm.]
2. Coffee & Conversation - CCAI FWAC! 'First Wednesdays Artists Coffee' at Comma Coffee - December 7
3. What Up? exhibition at CCAI Courthouse Gallery ends December 15!
4. CCAI Alumni News
5. Looking Ahead|Save the Date: Great Basin Gallery 20th Anniversary Exhibition."
opening reception on Thursday, February 16 from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
6. CCAI Membership Initiative & Support Recognition - Join Now!
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The Flash!
A. Welcome to
the December edition of The CCAI News Flash!
In this end of year edition, we recognize the supporters of the Capital City Arts Initiative who make CCAI's programs possible.
We wish all the Flash! subscribers happy holidays and a healthy, happy 2006 new year.
1. CCAI's Caffeine! December Exhibition: "WNCC/An Eclectic Collection" ...
features work by WNCC Art Department faculty Paul Cirac and Jayna Conkey and students Jessica Combos and Shelly deLaureal.
There will be an opening recepton on Wednesday, December 7 from five to six p.m. The exhibition continues through the month.
Click here to read the press release.
Comma Coffee is located in Carson City's historic downtown across from the State Legislature Building. The exhibition and reception are free and the public is cordially invited.
As always, artists interested in a Caffeine! show are encouraged to read the Caffeine! FAQ.
2. Coffee & Conversation- CCAI - FWAC! 'First Wednesdays Artists Coffee' at Comma Coffee - December 7!
FWAC!
['First Wednesdays Artists Coffee'] eleventh meeting of the year
convenes at Comma Coffee on Wednesday, December 7 from 4:30 to 6:00. FWAC! will start a bit before the opening reception for Caffeine!'s monthly exhbition.
As always, one and all are enthusiastically invited to come by this 'no host,'
informal monthly gathering of Carson's arts scene. And if you can't make this
one, you can join us the first Wednesday of every month!
3. What Up? exhibition at CCAI Courthouse Gallery ends December 15!
What Up?, our terrific exhibition of some of northern Nevada's most dynamic young artists, ends December 15.
Click here to read the What Up? press release.
4. CCAI Alumni News!
For the fourth month,we're proud to present news of former participants in CCAI's programs. This month we catch up with Julie Deamer .
Julie Deamer [February 2004: NVN IV - "Los Angeles Arts on the Global Stage"] is currently the director of Outpost for Contemporary Art whose mission is to "is to cultivate creative exploration, international cultural exchange, and a social setting conducive to lively discussion."
Outpost is currently at midpoint in a two-year programming cycle focusing on present day relations between Mexico, Canada, and the United States. In March/April 2006 Outpost will present the work of Minerva Cuevas, an important visual artist and social activist from Mexico City whose work has been seen in international biennials but never in Los Angeles.
Our best wishes to Julie and Outpost!
5. Looking Ahead|Save the Date: Great Basin Gallery 20th Anniversary Exhibition."
Coming February, CCAI is honored to spotlight the Great Basin Gallery, a unique treasure of the Carson
City/Carson Valley art scene, with an exhibition in CCAI's Courthouse Gallery. The exhibition features new landscape paintings by the Great Basin Gallery’s three
premier painters: Jeff Nicholson Jean LeGassick and Ron Arthaud.
The public is enthusiastically invited to attend what promises to be a spirited opening reception on Thursday, February 16 from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Noted arts writer Bill [William L.] Fox is writing the exhibition essay that will be posted in the Gallery and online.
Stay tuned for more details in next month's Flash!
6. CCAI Membership Initiative - Join *** Now *** and Avoid the Holiday Rush!
At year's end, we are proud to list our 2005 supporters below. And of course, our 365 24/7 membership initiative continues! As always, Individuals, families and businesses are enthusiastically encouraged to join and support CCAI's dynamic programs. New members will enjoy benefits for a creative and art-filled twelve months. Your tax-deductible donation will help CCAI continue to thrive. Why wait? Join Today!
Membership Categories & Benefits for Individuals & Businesses
Trail Blazers
[Flash! subscription & special invitations to previews] $50.
Visionaries
[all benefits above + Annual Studio Visit] $125.
Leaders
[all benefits above + Annual Artists Dinner] $250-999.
Angels
[all benefits above + Limited Edition Print] $1,000.
We also offer a special Scouts category for students & starving artists
at a reduced rate of $26. [Benefits include a Flash! subscription &
invitations to previews]
Mail your check to:
CCAI Membership Initiative
Carson City, Nevada
For additional information on membership and benefits contact us at
In advance, our thanks for your support!
CCAI extends heartfelt thanks to its growing number of supporters!
$10,000.
City of Carson City/Redevelopment Authority
$2,500. - $5,000.
Nevada Arts Council/National Endowment for the Arts
The James W. Calhoun Foundation
Gayle Crowell
$500. - $1,000.
Carson High School
Western Nevada Community College Foundation
Linda Bellegray
Sharon & Verne Rosse
Jon Winet
$250. - $500.
Carson City Library
Robert Gorrindo/Carson Valley Veterinarian Hospital, Inc.
Glenn Clemmer
Paul & Gail Ford
Jeanne Jo
Robert Morrison
Loren Staley
Allen Spore
$125. - $250.
Nevada Hispanic Services-Carson City
University of Nevada Reno's Department of Art
Mike Williams/Knapp Cook Williams, LTD
Elaine & Tom Baker
Carole Hutchison
Alyssa Leck
Linda Martin
$100.
Menna & Peter Jaquette
Diane & Allen Schnaser
Joan Zadny
$50.
Patricia Anderson
Lou & Jan Doescher
Jane & John Hancock
Donna & Don Hataway
Leona & Bill Kockenmeister
Ann Krupp
Toni Lowden
Dr. & Mrs. Norman Melinikoff
Jean & Jerry Noosinow
Hannah & Bruce Porter
Marilyn & Richard Reavis
Rod & Sharon Smith
$25. - $50.
Peter Bandurraga
Mary Berge
Melanie Berner
Linda & Allen Biaggi
Carol Brown
Jan & Michael Gilbert
Sue & Stan Jones
Janette Lawson
Melanie Meehan-Crossley
Carol Mousel
We also thank the following agencies and organizations for
their significant in-kind support of CCAI:
Carson City Public Safety Complex/Carson City
Courthouse;
Comma Coffee
Capital City Entertainment
Simpson Creative
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The Capital City Arts Initiative is an artist-centered nonprofit organization committed to the encouragement and support of artists and the arts & culture of Carson City and the surrounding region through community building and public programs. Its activities include contemporary art exhibitions, live events and arts education programs for the area's diverse adult and youth populations.
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; Western Nevada Community College Foundation; Carson High School; Carson Valley Veterinary Hospital; 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 and Simpson Creative.
For additional information visit CCAI's at
http://www.arts-initiative.org. [and note our newly redesigned web site!]
revised: December 5, 10:00 PST