Geographical Divides: Finding Common Ground

Nevada Arts Council
OXS [Office Exhibition Series]
716 N. Carson Street, Suite A
Carson City

Thursday, November 17, 4:30 - 6:30pm.

The Nevada Arts Council presents the Geographical Divides: Finding Common Ground exhibition in its OXS Gallery thorough December 2. A reception for the artists and talk by printmaker, Sharon Tetly, will take place November 17, 4:30 - 6:30pm. OXS is open to the public 8am - 5pm, M - F.

The exhibition features sixteen artists who were asked to explore the geographical and cultural differences in Nevada. The assembly of printmakers, eight from the north and eight from the south, produced collaborative prints that visually explored connections and disconnections between southern and northern Nevada cultural attitudes, aesthetics, and geographical distinctions.

Nevada’s art communities are not separated by distance of travel alone. There are notable differences among artists throughout the state in what is important in their work, most of which connects with where they live. This traversal of Nevada has also led to improved communication between artists in Reno, Las Vegas, and artists living Nevada's remote outback.

The collaborating artist teams include: Maria Arango, Las Vegas and Lynn Schmidt, Reno; Erik Beehn, Las Vegas and Nolan Preece, Reno; Bobbie Ann Howell, Las Vegas and Galen Brown, Carson City; Daryl DePry, Las Vegas and Sharon Tetly, Carson City; Keith Conley, LasVegas and Sidne Teske, Tuscarora; Anne M. Hoff, Las Vegas and Vicki LoSasso, Reno; Jeanne Voltura, Las Vegas and Candace Nicol, Reno; and Juan D.Varela, Las Vegas and Ashlea Clark, Reno.

For additional information, please call 775.687.6680.

[image by Sharon Tetly, text from NAC press release]

Darren Johnson at Nevada Arts Council's OXS Gallery

Nevada Arts Council
OXS [Office Exhibition Series]
716 N. Carson Street, Suite A
Carson City

The Nevada Arts Council presents The Skeletons in Our Closets Are Planning a Parade in Honor of the 2010 Census, a series of mixed media artwork by Darren Johnson through August 5 as part of the Office eXhibition Series (OXS). The gallery is open from M - F, 8 – 5 pm.

Johnson employs traditional realist techniques in unorthodox presentations to examine human interaction. While working for the US Census, Johnson witnessed a similarity between the Census process and community parades - both are communal activities involving public participation and the art of communication. Issues of trust, privacy and secrecy can develop when a person is communicating within and for the sake of a diverse civil society. The artworks in The Skeletons in Our Closets Are Planning a Parade in Honor of the 2010 Census reflect the challenges and complexities associated with these interpersonal efforts while celebrating the joy of communal activities.

Johnson received an Artist Fellowship from the Nevada Arts Council in 2010. A graduate of Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he earned his MFA from Bowling Green State University, Ohio in 2008. Now living in Las Vegas, Johnson exhibits his artwork nationally.

Call 775.687.6680 for more information.

[image and text from NAC's press release]

Exploring Boundaries

Nevada Arts Council
OXS Office Exhibition Series
716 N. Carson Street, Suite A
Carson City

Linda Alterwitz
“Exploring Boundaries”

"Using both scientific and natural landscapes, Las Vegas multi-media artist Linda Alterwitz, explores the human connection to our natural environment. Her photographs are multi-layered, similar to collages, combining images of nature and landscapes with less obvious medical references. The artist digitally manipulates and layers together images to create large-scale primarily color photographs by using both high-tech digital cameras and low-tech toy cameras, creating works that invite the viewer in for closer examination."

Through January 28

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[Text and graphic from Council website. Caption: "Linda Alterwitz, Stem Cell Growth #1." Click on image to enlarge.]

OXS Out of Print

Nevada Arts Council
OXS Gallery
716 N. Carson Street, Suite A
Carson City

Out of Print
Exhibition on loan and curated by the Utah Arts Council of prints by 20 Utah printmakers.

through July 8
M – F | 8 am – 5 pm


"The scope of subjects in Out of Print is expansive. The western landscape, elements of the natural world, animal favorites, commonplace objects, the human figure and the role of symbolism are investigated."

[Quote and graphic from Department of Cultural Affairs. Caption: "Connie Borup, "Stand of Trees", 1993, lithograph, 30 x 22 inches, Collection of the Utah Arts Council." Click to enlarge.]

Transport

Nevada Arts Council
OXS Gallery
716 N. Carson Street, Suite A
Carson City

“Transport”
Photos by Heather Protz

through May 8
M – F 8 a.m. -5 p.m.

"... a series of photographs by Las Vegas artist, Heather Protz whose photographic background began with black and white, silver gelatin printing. From there, her passion became Xerox and Polaroid which led her to the digital frontiers of today.

Protz believes, “When great photographs speak – they speak to the viewer. This is what drives me to create work. The movement of humans, animals, machinery, air and clouds is the basis of my work. Images of parking lots, landscapes, skyscrapers, cityscapes, planes, trains, snakes and birds are composited into one canvas. Together these elements represent my daily observations.”

[Text and photograph from Arts Council press release. Caption: "Heather Protz. Light Circle Bird 3. Pigment ink on paper."]