Reno Art Guide

Official(ish) Press Release NadaDada Motel 2010

Art Event   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
   Contacts: Chad Sorg   chadsorg@gmail.com Dianna Sion diannasion@gmail.com    755-230-5522
   exhibition information/photos online at http://www.NadaDadaDingDong.net   also the fanpage on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NadaDadaMotel
NadaDada Motel 2010 asks artists to, once again,“Get a room, Make a show”
    Reno’s NadaDada Motel will happen from June 17th to the 20th, 10am to 10pm 2010 in the Town House Motorlodge, Star of Reno, Keno 1 and 2, Lido, In Town, Super 8, Strega Bar, Oxbow Press and with entertainment at El Cortez’ Trocadero Lounge. 100 artists are expected to participate in the upcoming Reno motel event. Bicycle ricksaws will be on hand accepting donations and transporting the public from location to location. Aside from admission for shows at the Trocadero, it’s all FREE!
    Over 300 artists of all media and disciplines have participated in this art gathering for the past 4 years. Over 5000 people have visited the event. National mainstream media has covered NadaDada. Even the New York Times wrote about it last year (June 22nd).
    Artists are taking action and they simply “get a room, make a show.” The concept is simple and the do-it-yourself attitude of these self-starters has brought a creative pride to downtown Reno as well as direct revenue to local small businesses and artisans. As revenue for public art funding dwindles, Reno City Councilman Dave Aiazzi praises NadaDada Motel as a positive example of self-initiated action.
    No particular theme or genre is suggested as there are no curators. Artists promote themselves and the variety of art ranges from painting and sculpture, video and photography to neon, installation, performance, jewelry, as well as the new and uncategorized media. For artists to open motel rooms to the public, the exhibitions have been a more personal way to connect with an audience. Each room is an independent art show.
    Locations are the motels along Arlington from the Townhouse Motorlodge at 2nd St. to Super 8 at 5th St. Also Strega Bar, 2 blocks South of the river on Arlington, hosting “5 Rooms at the Witch”. An additional event featuring printmakers will be happening at Oxbow Press at 2035 Dickerson Road, “Naughty; Taboo; Just Plain Wrong”, a print portfolio exchange.
Live entertainment is scheduled to happen in the Trocadero Lounge at the Hotel El Cortez on Friday, June 18th, Strega Bar, Saturday, June 19th and the Townhouse Motorlodge all 3 days. Maps of various locations involved will be made available before and during the event.
    This DIY artists’ movement began in 2007 when six artists joined forces in Reno, not so much to be radical–as the artists from their Dada namesake would have had it–but simply to create an opportunity to exhibit their work and to offer the same to others. The artist/organizers worked with the management of historic Hotel El Cortez in downtown Reno and artists flocked to the event to rent their own rooms and open their doors to the public–over 1200 people came to that first year’s event! The number of artists involved during the course of the first 3 years has risen from 6 to 300. NadaDada adherents are from the disciplines of visual art, music, poetry, performance and combinations of such.
    Subsequently other motels and venues became involved and national exposure has ensued. An exhibition featuring selected NadaDada artists was held in Los Angeles this year and two NadaDada exhibitions in a Las Vegas museum have happened.

Reno Open Studios- artists open their studios to the public Sept 10-12 FREE!!

Reno Open Studio artists welcome you to one of the largest cultural happenings of Reno for 2010.  The self guided driving tour to each artist’s studio coincides with the Reno Balloon Races held on September 10,11th, and 12, 2010. Many of the artists featured have shown their work nationally, some are local folks whose talents were discovered right here and each unique in their own art form. All will share their backgrounds, inspirations, challenges and techniques. And, it’s absolutely free! Give yourself the time to review the map and then map your trip to determine which studios you wish to visit

 This year’s tour features 39 talented artists in locations all over the Reno area. The tour includes oils, acrylics, watercolor, gourd art, jewelry, textile art, bronze, photography, woodturning, metal sculpture, glass and glass blowing, clay, printmaking, ceramics, and even a forensic artist!

This year something new – in collaboration with Sierra Arts Foundation, the Reno Open Studio Tour artists will be featured in a 6-week show, August 2 through September 9 in the Main Gallery located at 17 S. Virginia Street.  Opening reception for that event is scheduled for August 6, 2010 and a Preview Reception scheduled for September 9.Many of the tour artists will be on hand at both receptions

That’s Friday, September 10<Saturday, September 11and Sunday, September 12,2010 from 10am until 5pm daily

For more information regarding dates, location of maps, and to download free printable maps, please visit our website at renoopenstudios.com

2010 Nroth Tahoe Artour - FREE - Tahoe Truckee artist open their studios

2010 Tahoe ARTour

Come celebrate the 17th. annual juried Tahoe ARTour July 9-11 and 16-18 from 10am-5pm.  This is a free self-guided tour of 30 artists’ in the Tahoe Basin, which includes the greater Truckee area, the West shore and North Shore of Lake Tahoe.  A reception will be held for the artists at the North Tahoe Art Center on July 8 from 5-8pm, where music and refreshments will be served while enjoying a piece from each artist.  >

>The diversity of mediums featured this year includes oil, pastels, acrylics, and watercolor paintings, as well as ceramics, wood marquetry, photography, glass, wood totems, silk painting, sculpture, multi-medium designs, and wearable art. The juried process helps insure that the quality of work will be excellent.  

ARTour flyers are available at many local businesses which give dates, times and website information.  Brochures include detailed maps to the studios, photos of each artist’s work, and directions on how to get to the studio.  These can be obtained in two ways:

Going to our web site, www.northtahoearts.com , to print a copy of the brochure.

Pick up booklet/maps at businesses in Truckee, Tahoe City, and Kings Beech, as well as at the Chamber of Commerce in Tahoe City and Truckee, the North Tahoe Art Center and at each artist’s studio. We hope that you enjoy this offering and activity.  For more information, please call North Tahoe Arts at 530-581-2787 or visit www.nrothtahoearts.com

NadaDada Motel update for 2011

3rd weekend of June every year, NadaDada is hosted by hotel/motel locations near the intersections of 2nd & Arlington, Downtown Reno. The event is in its 5th year this year and boast participation from over 300 creatives, so far. 2, 3, and 4 dimensional art is on display covering everything from painting and video to sculpture and performance.
The intent of the event is to, quite simply, make some noise about Reno’s artistic community and to invite those from other states to visit our fair city and relax while showing off their own artistic creations. In 2009 we got the New York Times to come to Reno to interview the artists and to soak up the atmosphere of these down-and-out venues.
Please stay tuned here for updates.