Connie Peng: “Current Works” at WNCC Gallery

“Current Works,” a collection of paintings by Western Nevada Community College art instructor Connie Peng is featured in WNCC Bristlecone Building’s Main Gallery, Monday, Nov. 20, through Friday, Jan. 12. This exhibition features oil paintings based on the idea of water.

An artist’s reception is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 7, 5-7 p.m. at the gallery.

image: "Untitled" Connie Peng

press release

Carson City Library Friends' Holiday Book Sale

Friends' Holiday Book Sale
Date: 11/17/2006 10:00 AM - 11/18/2006 4:00 PM
Location: Carson City Library Auditorium
900 North Roop Street
Carson City, Nevada 89701

Support the Friends of the Carson City Library!
Items for sale include hardcovers, paperbacks, holiday books, gifts and ornaments.
*Most items priced at $2 or less.

Nevada Museum of Art Voces Latinas

Voces Latinas: Works on Paper from 1921-present
November 17, 2006 - March 18, 2007

"Voces Latinas (which translates to Latino Voices) showcases artworks by seventeen artists, representing the diverse range of creative voices within the Latino community. Drawn primarily from the permanent collection of the Nevada Museum of Art, Voces Latinas highlights works on paper from the earliest years of the twentieth century to the present and touches on complex subjects and issues that continue to inspire dialogue and debate within—as well as beyond—the Latino community."

NMA web site

RIFNM 06 The 1st Reno Interdisciplinary Festival of New Media

Announcing:
RIFNM 06 The 1st Reno Interdisciplinary Festival of New Media

The Department of Art
University of Nevada, Reno

The 1st Reno Interdisciplinary Festival of New Media (RIFNM) highlights an international selection of work by graduate and Phd students working with new digital technologies for the creation of art. Artists working in and across disciplines were invited to submit works to be considered for five interrelated events/venues: exhibit, netart, perform, project(full-dome) and present. The resulting festival schedule of events presents a unique opportunity to directly experience innovative work being created by a diversity of emerging artists exploring digital systems for visual and experiential production.

more:
http://www.unr.edu/art/RIFNM.html

Nevada Artists Association Press Release

"The Nevada Artists Association is pleased to announce the Best of Show and first place winners of its 56th Annual Nevada Days Art Exhibit at the Brewery Arts Center Gallery in Carson City. The show will be on display through December 8th and a reception will be hosted by NAA members on Saturday, November 4th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Best of Show was taken by JoLinda Smith. The following artists won first place awards in these mediums: Acriylics, Kirah Van Sickle; Pastels, Dorrine Sadelik; Mixed Media, Pam Brekas; Photography, Don Langson; Oils, Nanette Oleson; Watermedia, Nancy Busey; Other; Louise Darden; Minatures, Nancy Clarke.
[photo caption: Nevada Day Show judge, Jan Rollenhagen, poses with her choice for Best of Show, an oil painting by Carson Valley artist JoLinda Smith."]