The Wind Calls
The Capital City Arts Initiative announces its exhibition, "The Wind Calls", at the Community Development Building [the Brick], 108 E. Proctor Street in Carson City.
Nine University of Nevada, Reno students have work in the art exhibit. CCAI will host a reception for the artists on Friday, Sept. 7 from 5–7 p.m. The free exhibition is available to the public through Oct. 9, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m.
"The Wind Calls" includes work by Mahedi Anjuman, Nicki Bracco, Mark Combs, Teal Francis, Hannah Huntley, Gwaylon Leaf, Frances Melhop, Ally Messer, and Carla Miller.
The artists used a wide variety of art media including mixed media, ceramics, sculpture, painting, printmaking, and photography to make their art and comments on contemporary life and society.
Frances Melhop made large-format color photographic “portraits” of three aging residences/structures as part of her "The Comstock Portrait Project."
Carla Miller’s "Little Adults" painting presents two children faced with adult concerns when they should be care-free and playing.
Damaged motor vehicle body parts serve as stand-ins for the human body and reflect in ongoing healing processes in Mark Combs’ sculptures; his work refers to his twenty-two years of active duty with the U.S. Air Force Medical Corps.
Nicki Bracco’s delicate ceramic sculpture uses organic shapes to highlight opposing forces in nature: the nurturing versus the dangerous.
Gwaylon Leaf’s large abstract paintings use light and color to reveal the theme of constant change.
Teal Francis uses animals as stand-in for humans to challenge how we think about the influence of social norms in our everyday lives.
Hannah Huntley’s etchings explore the relationships between expectations of female beauty and the media and how these impact personal self-worth.
"In Pieces", a small etching by Ally Messer, combines both humor and pain in its image.
Mahedi Anjuman’s work is a metaphor for how contemporary society can suffocative individual expression.
This show is another in CCAI’s ongoing series of student exhibitions in the Brick.
The Capital City Arts Initiative is an artist-centered organization committed to the encouragement and support of artists and the arts and culture of Carson City and the surrounding region. The Initiative is committed to community building for the area's diverse adult and youth populations through art projects and exhibitions, live events, arts education programs, artist residencies, and its online projects.
The Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] is funded, in part, by the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust, Nevada Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, John and Grace Nauman Foundation, Carson City Cultural Commission, Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities, U.S. Bank Foundation, and Southwest Gas Corporation Foundation.
For additional information, please visit CCAI’s website at www.arts-initiative.org.
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