Sugar Reception Thursday Night!

CCAI extends congratulations and best wishes to all the artists, with a special shout-out to CCAI Court House Gallery alumna Merrilee Hortt

[Flier from City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs. Click on image to enlarge.]

Exploring Art and Heritage: Native American Artists of the Region

Exploring Art and Heritage:
Native American Artists of the Region

Bridge Gallery
City Hall
400 Stewart Ave., 2nd floor
Las Vegas
Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday|8am to 5pm. Closed holidays.

Visitors can enjoy the artwork of the following Nevada artists:

John Bear
Fawn Douglas
Colin Pringle
Roberto Rico
Shane Waters
Wayne A. Burke
Rebecca Eagle
Ray Valdez

Admission is free.

Through December 3.

[Image and text from City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs. Click on image to enlarge.]

Las Vegas Artist Opportunities

City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs
Las Vegas Arts Commission
401 South Fourth Street Suite 180
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Tel: 702-229-6844 Fax: 702-383-1129
www.artslasvegas.org | www.lvartscommission.com

"Dear Artist,

We are pleased to announce that the artist opportunities page has been updated. We have added 15 new art opportunities. Please check back regularly for more updates!"

Thank You."

www.lvartscommission.com

[Text from Arts Commission mailing. Screen grab from Arts Commission website. Click on image to enlarge.]

Paintbrush Gateways

Reed Whipple Cultural Center
821 Las Vegas Blvd. N.
City of Las Vegas

Dennis Oppenheim
Paintbrush Gateways and Other Projects

through April 3

Sponsored by the City of Las Vegas Arts Commission.

info: 702.229-1012

[Graphic from City press release. Caption: "Electric Kiss," 2009, rolled stainless steel, cast acrylic half round rod. 120" X 48" x 40."]

Last Chance

Fifth Street School Auditorium
401 South 4th Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101

Friday, September 4 , 2009 @ 7:00 PM
Artist's Lecture and Screening:

Christoph Draeger - Last Chance

Born in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1965, Christoph Draeger is known for investigating the events and sites of disaster and, more recently, the utopian thought and culture of the late 1960s.

The evening's program includes opening remarks by curator, Alise Upitis, followed by a screening and remarks by the artist. The screening includes:

Bunkerball,the tale of a man who believes himself the last surviving human. He passes his time by playing a one-person game of soccer in a fallout shelter, although he is all the while haunted by memories of the past. Pastoral images of Bavarian home life are inter-cut with the flashes of horror that may explain his lone status, such as masses of chickens infected with bird flu, chainsaw-wielding monsters, and scenes of both government and terrorist sponsored executions. It serves as a reflection on the hyper-media status of professional sports and the extreme disjunction produced by contemporary media practices.

Three other films will be screened.

Co-Sponsored by The City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the Contemporary Arts Center of Las Vegas, and the Swiss Arts Council

[text from City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs press release. Graphic from artist's website. Caption: "Still from Hippie Movie, 2008. Hippie Movie, shot in HD video and Super-8, is a funny, post-romantic documentary about a Hippie movement named Tropolicalia, which was founded by Christoph Draeger in Warsaw as an ironic remake of San Francisco's Summer of Love 1967. In the light of rising social injustice, an unpopular war in Iraq, ecological concerns and a new cold war looming, the film is a meditation on political, social and cultural behavior first coined in the 1960's by the Hippies, who protested and contested many issues that seem to make a comeback today. It is also a celebration of the inventions of 1960's rock music, and last but not least, a hallucinatory, post-psychedelic visual trip."]

Call to Artists

"The City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs invites the submission of proposals for individual and group exhibitions for its 2011/2012 gallery season. Exhibition proposals will be reviewed for programming in two city galleries: the Charleston Heights Arts Center Gallery at 800 S. Brush St. and the Reed Whipple Cultural Center Gallery at 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. To download images and floor plans of these gallery spaces, visit http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/files/GalleryFloorplans.pdf

To participate in the screening, artists/curators must submit a written exhibition outline with 15 to 20 supporting images (slides or jpegs on CD) with an identification list, artist statement(s) and artist resume(s). In addition, other suitable supporting materials may include color prints, exhibition cards and press clippings, all of which are optional. Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope for return of materials. All visual art practices suitable for gallery installations lasting between 10 and 12 weeks will be considered.

Submissions must be received by June 15, 2009, to be included in the screening. All applicants can expect notification regarding their proposal via mail by Sept. 30, 2009. Address submissions to

Jeanne Voltura, Office of Cultural Affairs
401 S. 4th Street, Ste. 180
Las Vegas, NV 89101.

[text from City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs website. Graphic from Google image search for 'stage curtain.']

Call (702) 229-1012 or e-mail jvoltura@lasvegasnevada.gov for more information.