Ghost Town Blues: Gregory Crosby essay online

[CCAI is delighted to announce the online publication of an essay by Gregory Crosby, commissioned in tandem with "Orphic Excavations," Anthony Alston's exhibition at St. Mary's Art Center.

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[documenation photography by Anthony Alston. Click on image to enlarge.]

Orphic Excavations in the News & Review

[Orphic Excavations, CCAI's exhibition at St. Mary's Art Center in Virginia City, is the subject of a review by Cheron Taylor in the June 7 edition of the Reno News & Review. Below is the first paragraph of the review, and a link to the full article.]

Olfactory Orpheus: Anthony Alston
By Cheron Taylor

"Unlike the moribund birds inhabiting some of his earlier work, Anthony Alston flies freely through airspace just below the radar, gathering and making liberal use of every resource and medium at his disposal. Sculpture and found objects, selected with politic care, occupy his spacial canvases."

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[photo from the Reno News & Review Web site. Caption: "Anthony Alston brings an odiferous underworld to the mountain dwellers of Virginia City. Photo by Nick Higman."]

Flash Reminder: Reminder: Saturday, May 17 on the Comstock!

[For those of you who haven't quite yet subscribed to the CCAI News Flash!, below is the text of a message just sent out to our over 475 subscribers.]

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Dear Flash Subscribers:

Wishing you all well, we send an on-the-fly reminder of a new CCAI project in Virginia City. Opening tomorrow, Saturday, May 17 from four to six p.m. at St. Mary's Art Center, is "Orphic Excavations," an exhibition by Reno artist Anthony Alston. We hope you'll join us for a festive reception for the artist.

The exhibition marks the first CCAI project at the Center, located at 55 North R Street in Virginia City.

The exhibition continues through June 29.

The exhibition will be open seven days a week from 11 am to 4 pm. Admission is free.

To learn more click on the the link below to read a press release.

We hope you'll be able to come up on the Comstock for this inaugural CCAI project at St. Mary's Art Center.

And look forward to a full Flash! in June!

Cheers.

Jon
CCAI NEWS Flash! Editor

Orphic Excavations

Capital City Arts Initiative - Your Arts Organization!

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[graphic by Anthony Alston]

SMACenter|CCAI|Anthony Alston: "Orphic Excavations"

[For those of you planning ahead, we send early notice of CCAI|St. Mary's Art Center's first collaborative exhibition project. We hope you'll save the date and join us next month on Saturday, May 17 up on the Comstock.]

"Orphic Excavations," an exhibition by Anthony Alston at St. Mary's Art Center (SMACenter), is the product of a two-month long Capital City Arts Initiative (CCAI) artist residency.


A reception for the artist will take place Saturday, May 17 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. SMACenter located at 55 North R St., Virginia City, NV. Admission is free and the public is cordially invited. The Center is open daily from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.

During his residency at SMACenter, Mr. Alston has focused on unearthing veins in the epic tales surrounding Virginia City and the foundation of the St. Mary's Art Center. By investigating, and subsequently diffusing and filtering, historical facts and legends in conjunction with using the structure of the historic building, Mr. Alston has created an engaging site-specific installation.

press release

[graphic: drawing by Anthony Alston for exhibition announcement.]