Guitar Trio of Concerts

December 11-13
Sierra Nevada Guitar Society
Classical Guitar Holiday Concerts 2009

"This always popular show features a variety of classical guitar music, Holiday themes, plus visiting and regional performers. Guest artists are Triada, three brothers from Bulgaria who form one of the most eminent, virtuosic and enjoyable guitar trios in the world. Performances will include arrangements of the J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.3, the Vivialdi Trio for Lute, Violin and Basso Continuo, Greensleeves, three selections from the Nutcracker Suite, plus more surprises!"

Friday, December 11 | 7 pm
Copeland Arts Center
1572 Highway 395
Minden

Tickets at door: $15 Adults | $10 Seniors 62+ | $5 Students under 30

Saturday December 11 | 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
200 Island Avenue
Reno

Tickets at door: $15 Adults | $10 Seniors 62+ | $5 Students under 30

Sunday December 13 | 4 pm
Thunderbird Lodge
Lake Tahoe

Holiday wine and cheers available for purchase in holiday delight during an enchanting afternoon at the spectacular Thunderbird Lodge on the shores of Lake Tahoe.

Tours begin at 3:00 pm
Concert begins at 4 pm

$50 per person
[$25 of the $50 is tax deductible]
No children under 6 years of age
Attendance by Thunderbird-arranged bus service only

tickets | information or 775-832-8752

[text from Guitar Society website. Graphic from Triada website.]

Recycled Seconds Curator's Notes

An essay on Recyled Seconds, CCAI's fall program focusing on community-based practice, DIY fashion design, sustainability and civic engagement is now online.

Recycled Seconds – the exhibition – continues through January 8, 2010 at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery.

READ | SEE

[Photograph from the CCAI Album. Caption: "Backstage at the CCAI Recycled Seconds Benefit Cocktail Party & Fashion Show. Classy Seconds, Carson City, Nevada. October 16, 2009."]

Digital Class

Western Nevada College Gallery
Bristlecone Building

November 30, 2009 – January 7, 2010
Digital Photography Class Exhibit

Artists reception: December 9 | 4:30-6 pm

Gallery Hours:
M–Th 7:30 am - 9 pm
Friday 7 am - 5 pm

[information from WNC website. Graphic from Google image search for 'digital photography ccd diagram' Click to enlarge.]

World AIDS Day

"The World AIDS Campaign has been established to strengthen and connect the advocacy and campaigning activities of civil society that target governments and other stakeholders to deliver on their promises and commitments on HIV and AIDS. Whether that is with politicians, policy makers, the donor community or those countries most affected by HIV or indeed a multilateral agency or civil society, the aim is to create a unified voice on the need to take the action necessary to scale up the response to HIV.

Our Objectives are:

1. To catalyse and strengthen national, inclusive campaigns for accountability on universal access;
2. To increase involvement in campaigning for accountability on universal access within and across international constituency-based networks; and
3. To increase access to resources and information to support more effective, campaigning for accountability on universal access.

The World AIDS Campaign is a global coalition of national, regional and international civil society groups united by the call for governments to honour their AIDS commitments under the slogan “Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise.” The campaign is governed by a steering committee of global constituency-based networks and supported by a team of support staff based primarily in Cape Town, South Africa and partially in Amsterdam, The Netherlands."

[Text and graphic from Campaign website and Facebook page.]

Decorate and Protect

[As part of "Recycled Seconds," CCAI's Fall 2009 project focusing on community-based practice, DIY fashion design, sustainability and civic engagement, the CCAI Blog! is featuring a range of textiles|fashion projects through the end of the year.]


Southern Alberta Art Gallery
601 Third Avenue South
Lethbridge, Alberta
T1J 0H4

November 28 – January 17, 2010
Decorate and Protect
Mary-Anne McTrowe

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 28 | 8 pm

Prevalent throughout the domestic decorative arts, the tea-cozy remains an oft-visited tradition for novices and seasoned practitioners alike. Knit, crocheted or quilted, the purpose of the object is two-fold – it functions as an insulator keeping the tea warm, and is also a decorative and creative expression of its maker. Extending its utility, artist Mary-Anne McTrowe embraces the ‘cozy’ as a device to approach ideas of domestic production, protection, and decoration.

more

[text and graphic from gallery website. Caption: "Cozies for Destroyed Lethbridge Landmarks: Capitol Theatre."]

The 411 on Tryptophan

"One belief is that heavy consumption of turkey meat (as for example in a Thanksgiving or Christmas feast) results in drowsiness, which has been attributed to high levels of tryptophan contained in turkey."

more

CCAI wishes everyone happy holidays!

Recycled Seconds at the Courthouse Gallery

CCAI Courthouse Gallery
885 East Musser Street [map]
Carson City

Gallery Hours: M-F | 9 am – 5 pm
Closing Reception: January 8, 2010 | 5–7 pm

Recycled Seconds

Diamond Barker
Juliana Bledsoe
Rita Borsellis
Bryan Christiansen
Terra Coyan
Veronica Garcia
Kodi Fujii
Andrew Jones
Dominique Palladina
Genny Reuter
Gil Valdez

Part of CCAI's fall program focusing on on community-based practice,DIY fashion design, sustainability and civic engagement.


[Photograph from the CCAI Album. Caption: "From the runway of the CCAI Recycled Seconds Benefit Cocktail Party & Fashion Show. Classy Seconds, Carson City, Nevada. October 16, 2009."]

Wendy Tremayne Thursday, November 19!

Reminder: Artist|Activist Wendy Tremayne will give a public presentation at 7 pm on Thursday at the Carson City Library in conjunction with Recycled Seconds, CCAI's Fall 2009 project focusing on community-based practice,'do it yourself' fashion design, sustainability and civic engagement.

Details

[screengrab from CCAI Recycled Seconds Flickr Album. Click here to see the complete slide show.]

Art Educators - The 2010 Scholastic Art Awards!

Nevada Museum of Art
160 West Liberty Street
Reno

The 2010 Scholastic Art Awards

Nevada Museum of Art is pleased to once again host the Scholastic Art Awards competition for Northern Nevada students in grades seven through twelve.

In 2009 there were a record number of entries from northern Nevada students, especially in the senior art portfolio category. Scholarships were awarded to six high school seniors and several national-level awards were granted which we hope to see happen again in 2010.

Select award winning works will be displayed in a month-long exhibition at the Museum from March 6 to April 3, 2010.

submission guidelines

NB! Submission deadlines:
Friday, January 15, 2010 from 2 – 6 pm
Saturday, January 16, 2010 from 10 am – 2 pm

additionnal information: Claire Muñoz, NMA School Services and Outreach Manager claire.munoz@nevadaart.org

[Info from museum website. Graphic from Google image search for 'art award.']

Wine - Art - Song - A benefit

Vintage
6135 Lakeside Drive
Reno 89511

Sunday, November 15 | 4pm - 7pm
Wine - Art - Song: a Bone on Bone benefit for L. Martina Young

Wine Tasting - $25/person

"an evening of delicious wine, the beautiful voice of CeCe Gable and an art auction of works by local artists.

Each ticket will include a glass of wine and appetizers from A Perfect Pear.

Many of you know Martina, an artist, dancer, scholar, mentor, healer, teacher, colleague and friend. Martina's grace of movement has touched many of you and yet dance has also effected her body.

Martina needs bi-lateral hip-replacement surgery but has no health insurance. Martina will not be able to grace us with her dancing nor can she currently walk without debilitating pain without this surgery.

Works in the auction, donated works by artists that include: Laura Lea Evans, Laura Fillmore, Bonnie Golde, Doug Goodall, Cindy Gunn, Erik Holland, Martin Holmes, Karen Kreyeski, Luverne Lightfoot, Edouard Mann, Patty Melton, Galina Milton, Candace Nicol, Rante Nuemann, Ricardo Olivera, Nick Ramirez, Jann Selleck, Chad Sorg, Catherine Sweet, Rossitza Todorova, Linda Walker, Pat Wallis, Joe Winter, Patti Woodard and Lynda Yuroff.

All proceeds from the event will go to the ">Bone on Bone Project."