Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Buy Fresh! Buy Local!

Downtown Carson City
Downtown Farmers Market

Buy Fresh! Buy Local!

Saturdays Mornings, June - Oct
9:00am to 1:00pm
3rd St. & Curry Parking Lor
Downtown Carson City

"The 3rd St. Farmers Market is a local growers’ market, featuring fresh produce from Nevada Certifided Farmers Market growers. In addition to the produce, the Market also offers a variety of fresh baked breads and pastries, jams and honeys, house and garden plants, arranged planters. Unique food vendors also are a part of the Market, offering prepared foods and beverages."

[image from google search for 'farmers market']

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

The New Deal in Nevada: 1933-1942


Nevada Historical Society
1650 N. Virginia St.
Reno, NV 89503

The New Deal in Nevada: 1933-1942

through November 28

"The exhibition showcases photographs, artifacts and manuscript materials that focus on Nevada’s role during the Great Depression. Featured exhibits will educate visitors about the politics of the New Deal, urban projects that benefited both Reno and Las Vegas, women’s roles and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).

There is also a series of crayon sketches done by a Civilian Conservation Corps artist documenting the CCC restoration of Fort Churchill.

“This year marks the 75th anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal and there is a national effort to recognize the role of the New Deal in the states,” said curator Mella Harmon. “The Historical Society created this exhibit to help people better understand how the Great Depression and government policies shaped Nevada’s history.”"

[photo courtesy of Nevada Historical Society. Click on image to enlarge. Curator Mella Harmon offers the following information: "This is the construction of the wall on the UNR campus along Ninth Street. The sign identifies it as a WPA project. The outhouse in the background is a WPA "fly-proof privy."]

Friday, June 27, 2008

Radical Fashion Alumna Update


[Christina Bruce, CCAI's Associate Program Director, traveled to Los Angeles last month to see Fall 2007 CCAI Radical Fashion Designer Lindsey Jackson's MFA show.

Her new work integrates fashion, sculpture and performance. Our congratulations and best wishes to Lindsey on her continuing, trail-blazing adventures in fashion!
]




Thursday, June 26, 2008

Nada Motel



Nada Motel
June 26-29, 2008
El Cortez Hotel, Reno Nevada

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

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.]

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Post Petroleum

Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery
Church Fine Arts Building
University of Nevada, Reno

Post-Petroleum: Envisioning the Future of Suburban Space in America
Curator: Christine Pinney Karkow

July 1 - July 31, 2008
Closing Reception: Thursday July 31, 2008 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Curator Lecture begins at 5:30pm in the gallery
Summer Hours: Tue, Wed, Thur. 11am - 1pm and by appointment

Meg Aubrey
Cynthia Back
Jacob Bluestone
Jennilie Brewster
Jason Burch
Kim Jackson DeBord
Jeff Gillette
Matt Grover
Mike McDearmon
David Packer
Tyler Robbins
Meagan Shein
Sofia Silvia
Michael Seltzer

"Post-Petroleum explores the ramifications of the automobile-scaled, sprawling suburban spaces that make up the edge towns and suburban rings of American cities in an age when the very foundation of this way of life - - inexpensive gasoline - - has been severely undermined. The artwork, which includes all media such as painting, video and sculpture, investigates these types of spaces as they exist today, as well as also suggest a narrative of a future society forced to navigate and live in these sprawling spaces with considerably limited access to fossil fuels."


[graphic from a google image search for 'post petroleum.' Click on image to enlarge]

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Nosotros por Nosotros Wall Text

[For those who haven't were unable to attend Friday's opening, above a panoramic view of the exhibition and some of the ninety plus in attendance. Below is the wall text accompanying the exhibition. Click on image to enlarge.]

NOSOTROS POR NOSOTROS

Latinos in Nevada Tell Their History


In an effort to promote cross-cultural understanding and awareness, the Latino Research Center of the University of Nevada, Reno, recently distributed five hundred disposable cameras to Nevada’s Latino communities, asking them to tell their stories using photographs. Second-grade soccer players, middle-aged casino workers, and seasoned professionals captured their daily experiences, creating a rich and diverse language of imagery. Nosotros por Nosotros features a selection of these photographs and investigates the traditions and transitions experienced by Nevada’s Latino community.

The essence of the phrase “Nosotros por Nosotros” cannot be translated, but even its literal Spanish meaning—“us by us”—implies a strong sense of personal identity and community. The project was envisioned as a way to empower Latinos to create, rather than adopt, their own cultural identities—ones untainted by stereotypical labels placed upon them by others. At the same time, the images provide non-Latino populations with an opportunity to dispel their misperceptions about Hispanic cultures.

This exhibition is presented in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, an annual celebration that runs from September 15 to October 14, 2007. As a part of the Nosotros por Nosotros project, the Latino Research Center will create a publication and accompanying CD with additional images and oral histories. These materials will be distributed to every library in the state of Nevada. In this way, the Latino Research Center hopes to sustain the message of the Nosotros por Nosotros project: to capture and reveal the interwoven voices of Nevada’s Latino population.

The Nosotros por Nosotros project is generously funded by the Hart Foundation and the University of Nevada, Reno, College of Liberal Arts.


NOSOTROS POR NOSOTROS

Los Latinos de Nevada Cuentan su Historia


El Centro de Investigación Latino de la Universidad de Nevada en Reno busca promover el conocimiento y entendimiento entre las diferentes culturas. Con ese fin, hace poco tiempo distribuyó 500 máquinas fotográficas desechables entre los miembros de las comunidades latinas de Nevada y les pidió que contaran sus historias por medio de fotografías. Desde jugadores de fútbol (soccer) de segundo grado hasta empleados de casino de mediana edad o profesionales experimentados, todos captaron sus experiencias diarias, creando un lenguaje rico y diverso en imágenes. Nosotros por Nosotros presenta una selección de estas fotografías e investiga las tradiciones y transiciones que ha experimentado la comunidad de origen latino de Nevada.

La frase “Nosotros por Nosotros” nos habla de un profundo sentido de identidad personal y de comunidad. La intención de este proyecto fue que las personas de origen latino tuvieron herramientas para crear sus propias identidades culturales—libres de las etiquetas estereotipadas impuestas desde afuera— en lugar de simplemente adoptar otras culturas. Al mismo tiempo, estas imágenes permiten que las personas que no son de origen latino aclaren sus preconceptos sobre las culturas hispanas.

Esta exhibición se presenta en honor al Mes de la Hispanidad, una celebración anual que comenzó el 15 de setiembre y finalizará el 14 de octubre de 2007. Como parte del proyecto Nosotros por Nosotros, el Centro de Investigación Latino preparará una publicación y un CD anexo con más imágenes y relatos orales. Estos materiales se entregarán a todas las bibliotecas del estado de Nevada. De este modo el Centro de Investigación Latino espera poder apoyar el mensaje del proyecto Nosotros por Nosotros: capturar y revelar las voces entrelazadas de la población latina de Nevada.

El proyecto Nosotros por Nosotros fue generosamente patrocinado por la Hart Foundation y el Cellege of Lliberal Arts de la Universidad de Nevada en Reno.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

CCAI Album: Nos at Nosotros por Nosotros!

[With congratulations to the participating Carson High School Echo Club artists, the first of selected snapshots from the June 20 CCAI Courthouse Gallery opening.]

[l-r: CCAI staff Sharon Rosse, Christina Bruce; Erasmo "Mo" Cosio; Nevada Hispanic Services–Carson City Raquel Knecht; Jeanette Gonzalez; Echo Advisor Evelyn Wakeling; and Teresa Anaya.]

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Minden Arts Festival

Artisans International
2nd Annual Historic Minden Arts Festival

June 20-21
Civic Hall
Minden

June 20 6-9 pm Artists Reception*

*"net proceeds from the reception will be donated to the Carson Valley Arts Council"

[click on graphic to enlarge]