Sculpture

The Capital City Arts Initiative, also known as CCAI, presents its group show, "Visual Oasis: Works from Creative Growth", at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery in Carson City. The exhibition with art by 17 artists will be in the gallery from through Sept. 27, 2018.

It’s time for a new week, but unfortunately, the air conditions are just more of the same. The summer’s wildfire season just seems to be getting worse. As the smoky air settles in the valley, you’ll need to be much more cautious about your outdoor activity. Let Chili’s take care of dinner tonight, it’s too hot to cook anyway, and you’ll be helping the Northern Nevada Dream Center raise funds to assist those less fortunate. Kids can beat the heat at the Carson City Library with the Happy Notes program, just make sure you register first: space is limited.

Ogres-Holm Pottery has brought calm and relaxation to Carson City.

Now the family-owned business has expanded inside the Carson Mall at 1215 South Carson Street.

Nevada Humanities is pleased to announce that 27 grants totaling over $104,500 were awarded to fund humanities programs across Nevada, including four in Carson City area.

With the start of the third season of blockbuster summer outdoor concerts beginning Saturday in Carson City with reggae legends The Original Wailers, it seems fitting for It's Your City to feature the person behind the scenes who pushed locals to successfully vote for a grant to help fund the popular music series.

The Brewery Arts Center in Carson City is preparing for the third year of the Levitt AMP Carson City free summer concert series.

Here is the church and here is the steeple. Open the door and see – Oh, sweet Mother Goose! – a heart-wrenching mess. Inspired by a “very personal, visceral” church gathering with his family, artist Sam Shear will reveal his sculpture, Upside Down Church, on Sunday in Virginia City.

Not a cloud in the sky, and yet we have been hit by a perfect storm: Cinco de Mayo, Kentucky Derby Day, and the monthly wine walk have all collided. Let me tell you, downtown is going to be hopping, not to mention the Early Season Farmers Market making its seasonal debut in the parking lot at W. Musser and N. Nevada – just behind Due Sorella. Take the kids down to Bailys Pond at Fuji Park for the annual Tom Brooks Memorial Kids’ Fishing Day. A trip to the train museum comes with the opportunity to ride on the Historic McKeen Motor Car.

The countdown to an unforgettable season of free concerts under the stars in Carson City is underway with Thursday's announcement of the 2018 Levitt AMP Carson City Music Series lineup of artists who will perform at the Brewery Arts Center’s Minnesota Street Stage each Saturday through summer.

In 1973, Joseph Beuys said, “Every man is an artist.”

Beuys explained that only art is capable of building an effective social system, and “This most modern art discipline — Social Sculpture/Social Architecture — will only reach fruition when every living person becomes a creator, a sculptor, or architect of the social organism.”

The Nevada Commission on Tourism (NCOT) approved $200,000 in grant funding for infrastructure projects, Nevada Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison announced today.

Chocolate.

Beloved by so many, perfected by so few.

Carson City is fortunate to be the home of one of these passionate, professional chocolate makers.

Carson High School Theatre Arts teacher Andie Wilkerson and her students earned multiple awards from the Nevada State Thespian Festival last weekend.

Artist Bobbie Ann Howell grew up in picturesque Lee Canyon, a small community nestled in the Spring Mountains northwest of Las Vegas.

On Wednesday, March 14, the Capital City Arts Initiative (CCAI) will present a talk by Carson City’s Arts & Culture Director Mark Salinas.

His illustrated talk, "Choices, Chances, and Changes," is part of CCAI’s ongoing Nevada Neighbors series and will take place at 6 p.m. at the Union restaurant, 302 W. Proctor St in Carson City.

There will be an informal reception for Salinas preceding the event at 5:30 p.m. No tickets needed; the public is cordially invited.

The Capital City Arts Initiative announces its exhibition, "Works: Some Water Some Welded," with artwork by artists Susan Glaser Church and Stephen Reid at the city’s Sierra Room located in the Community Center, 851 E William Street, Carson City. The exhibition is available to the public from March 2 – June 30, 2018. CCAI will host a reception for the artists on Friday, March 2, 5-7pm in the Sierra Room.

The Brewery Arts Center's next sculpting class begins on February 26th. This fun and exciting 8 week class is designed for beginning as well as more experienced students. You will learn techniques in creating non-functional ceramics as you learn to use clay to build artistic sculptures.

Projects will include instruction in a wide range of sculpting methods. You will be exposed to concepts such as composition, weight, color, form, and texture while creating contemporary pieces and beautiful three dimensional ceramic art.

Creative teens from Carson City, Lyon and Douglas counties have been selected to receive Scholastic Art Awards in the first round of the 2018 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards featuring young artists throughout Northern Nevada. 

The Capital City Arts Initiative presents its exhibition, "Writing from Mars," by artist Rick Parsons at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery. CCAI will host a reception for the artist on Friday, February 2, 5-7pm. The exhibit will be in the gallery from February 2 – May 23, 2018.

Carson City Art Gallery features an artist of the month, as many of you already know.

Meet the artist and join us as we celebrate the art of Kortney Beth on Friday, Feb. 2 from 4 to 7:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

You’ll be ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ all weekend; Youth Theater Carson City’s final weekend of performances is sure to bring down the house. The Monks of the Gaden Shartse Monastery will teach a Tibetan Calligraphy and Butter Sculpture Workshop and hold a Vajravidarin Healing Ritual in the Brewery Arts Center today. Carson’s nightlife features live music, karaoke, Carson Comedy, and west coast swing. Read on for all the details.

FRIDAY, Jan. 19: Things to do in Carson City

As you drive along Highway 395 during the holiday season, there’s a good chance you’ve noticed the little wooden reindeer wrapped in lights. Those are the Willow Reindeer, and it’s an art project that gets bigger every year.

Hundreds of handcrafted willow reindeer are installed along 62 miles of Highway 395, spanning from south of Gardnerville all the way north of Reno. And now it’s time for them to head back to the North Pole, but it’s a task too large for one man.

The long-awaited, much-anticipated 800 pound metal eagle sculpture has finally found its permanent home Thursday on the south end of the Carson City freeway.

The eight-foot tall, 800-pound sculpture of an eagle that will greet drivers at the southern end of the Carson Bypass still isn't in place.

The Capital City Arts Initiative announces its exhibition, "Inside and Outside the Lines", with artwork by artists Jonathan Farber and Susan Kotler at the city’s Sierra Room located in the Carson City Community Center, 851 E William Street, Carson City.

Remember the days when it seemed like there was no one available to help with homework? Well that excuse will not work anymore, at least not at Carson High School.

The Capital City Arts Initiative [CCAI] announces its faculty exhibition, "Inspirations", at the Community Development Building [the Brick], 108 E Proctor Street, Carson City. The Brick is open to the public daily, 8am – noon, 1-4pm. The exhibition will remain in the building’s lobby exhibition space from October 23, 2017 through January 11, 2018. CCAI will host a reception for the artists on Wednesday, November 15, 5-7pm in the Brick.

Crews install the Inside the Mind of daVinci sculpture at the Community Center in Carson City, Nev., on Monday. The 10-by-23-foot cement sculpture, created by local artist Mischell Riley, is the first piece of public art purchased by Carson City Culture and Tourism Authority and will be gifted to the city.

As a highlight for the upcoming statewide art show, Capital Collage, Mark Salinas commissioned Las Vegas papier mache artist Justin Favela to create three, alien-themed piñatas. However, the piñatas won’t just be on display, they will be broken in traditional custom during the art show.

The Nevada Artists Association is presenting it's 67th annual Nevada Day Art exhibit which opened Oct. 22. This exhibit was open to all northern Nevada and California artists, and being a judged show, it always brings out the latest and best of the regions artists.