If you missed the first events, don’t despair. There will be many more arts events in July and August in Silver City.
July 6 Exhibition and Reception: On Wednesday, July 6th from 5pm to 8pm, Silver City Arts presents Karen Kreyeksi's The Women's Project: The Gift at the Silver City School House. The public is cordially invited to attend, enjoy appetizers, and take advantage of this last chance to view dozens of remarkable portraits of women from Storey and Lyon communities in one spot. Kreyeski's exhibition features paintings of women from Lyon and Storey towns. You'll recognize many of the faces. Kreyeski is a long time resident of Silver City who has been an art educator at schools in both Storey and Lyon school districts, as well as the resident artist coordinator in Lyon and Storey school districts. She was also previously a board member with Comstock Arts Council, and was president of Nevada Arts Educators for many years. Her work has been shown in exhibits and galleries in Vegas, Tahoe, Reno and beyond, and can be found in many private collections.
July 12 Illustration Workshop: London-based artist Claire Scully, known for her meticulous, nature-based illustrations, will offer a workshop for adults and teens on July 12th from 10am – noon at the Silver City School House. The workshop will focus on visual semantics and semiology, the signs and symbols people use to visually communicate an idea. Some of Scully's incredible drawings will be among the fine exhibitions at University of Nevada Reno Galleries this summer. Visit the Sheppard Contemporary gallery at UNR Monday through Thursday 1pm-4pm to see her work. Scully has been working as a freelance illustrator since graduating with a Masters in Communication Design at Central Saint Martins in 2006, with an ever expanding client list including the New York Times, The Guardian, penguin books, Random House, National Maritime Museum, Adidas, etc. In her own work, Scully "draws upon a detailed love of the observed." Using photographs as a starting point, she creates a fantastical world with intensely detailed, beautiful drawings highlighting the natural patterns in the environment. Scully is one of 5 visiting artists this summer at the Resident Artist Program in Silver City.
PHOTO BY FRANCES MELHOP
July 26 Embroidery Workshop: Stewart Easton, an illustrator and embroiderer who hails from Coventry in the United Kingdom, will offer a workshop for adults and teens on July 26th from 10am – noon at the Silver City School House. His July 26th workshop will focus on narrative stitching, teaching participants how to design and stitch their own folkloric family stories. And during all of July, his unique work will be featured at Sierra Arts Foundation in Reno. On July 14th from noon to 1pm at Sierra Arts, there will be a "Lunchbox Lecture" with Easton, who will describe his conceptual framework and process as he gives a tour of his exhibition at Sierra Arts Gallery. On July 21st from 5pm-7pm, there will be a reception at Sierra Arts for Easton’s exhibition, with hors d'oeuvre by Wild River Grille. Working in thread, ink, paint and digital, Easton is a master of visual storytelling whose work "straddles the lines between Craft, Illustration and Fine Art. Using folk song and story as a starting point, Easton weaves story-based narratives, utilizing the space of a single panel to explore time, movement and transition within his tapestry based works." Easton is one of 5 visiting artists this summer at the Resident Artist Program in Silver City.
Dance: Jessica Sanford will offer dance lessons in July (time TBA). She studied dance and social work at Indiana State University and teaches dance at Earlham College Wellness Center in Richmond, Indiana. With a Masters in Social Work from Indiana University, Sanford is also Director of Earlham College Counseling Services. She recently returned from St. Kitts where she learned about Kittitian dance, a fascinating combination of historic African and European dances, such as the 17th Century French "Quadrille" and African dances with ancient roots. Sanford is one of 5 visiting artists this summer at the Resident Artist Program in Silver City.
August Photography Project: New Zealand -born photographer and illustrator Frances Melhop, voted “One of the World's 200 Best Advertising Photographers 2009/2010″ by Luerzers Archive, will bring her skills and talents to Silver City in August 2016. She'll set up a temporary studio, photographing some of the town's longtime residents for a future exhibition at the Haldan Art Gallery in Tahoe. Based in Australia for a decade, then in Milan, Italy for the next decade, Melhop is well known in Europe and the South Pacific as a creator of extraordinary and unique imagery in the fashion and advertising arena. Her photographs have appeared in European magazines such as Vogue Italia, Vogue France, British Vogue, Glamour, Marie Clarie Italia, Elle, Vogue Pelle, etc. Photographs from her fairytale inspired series- which she describes as "an imaginary world of tall-tales, dreams, games of scale, surreality and story-telling" - have been exhibited in Paris, Cannes, Rome, Virginia City, Reno, etc. Now living in Nevada, Melhop has continued to produce outstanding work on the Comstock and beyond, including portraits of Virginia City residents, and panoramic portraits of the Burning Man arts and music festival. Melhop is one of 5 visiting artists this summer at the Resident Artist Program in Silver City.
August 20 Concert in the Park: Save the Date - on August 20th, a concert and dedication event for the new Silver City outdoor performance stage will be held. Silver City will invite the public to join in celebrating the completion of a new outdoor performing arts stage that has been constructed in the town park this summer. Time and date for the dedication, concert, and other festivities to be announced.
2016 Poetry Workshop: While in Nevada teaching a graduate level course on poetry at University Nevada Reno, renowned poet David Lee, former poet laureate of Utah, will stay at McCormick House in Silver City and offer poetry workshops in the historic town (time TBA). Dr. David Lee, professor emeritus of language and literature of Southern Utah University, was named Utah’s first poet laureate in 1997. His doctorate degree is in literature with a concentration in the poetry of John Milton. Author of numerous poetry collections, he’s received many awards, including the Utah Governor’s Award for lifetime achievement in the arts and the Entrada Institute’s Ward Roylance Award. A former nominee for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, Lee was also considered as a candidate for Poet Laureate of the United States.
About Silver City: Recently declared an "Arts and Cultural Resources Production Center," Silver City is home to a surprising number of Nevada's highly productive artists, musicians, photographers, writers, actors, artisans, academics and other innovative thinkers and unique souls. Silver City is located in Lyon County within one of the nation's largest federally designated historic landmarks, just 4 miles from Virginia City, 12 miles from Carson City, and 30 miles from Reno and Lake Tahoe. The town's irreplaceable historic buildings and sites, and its crystal clear views of the Sierras and the Comstock, attract visiting plein air painters and photographers from around the West.
Event Locations: All events take place at the Silver City School House or the adjacent Silver City Park at 385 High Street. Public arts programming in Silver City is offered through a number of groups, including the Resident Artist Program in Silver City, Silver City Arts group, Silver City Historical Preservation Society, Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey, Silver City Volunteer Library, and other groups.
For more information about art events, contact Quest Lakes at 847-0742, or see https://www.facebook.com/silvercitynevadaresidentartistprogram/
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