"Art With A Cause"
Community Arts Advocates of Nevada
"Art With A Cause"
Stay informed about the best local art events!
Community Arts Advocates of Nevada
"Art With A Cause"
Stay informed about the best local art events!
Welcome to The CAA of NV
The CAA of NV presents their inaugural “Juried Exhibition”
Sy Bernabei – All Pronouns
Executive Director
Sy Bernabei has been a social justice warrior for over 20 years. They have worked with AIDS Project Los Angeles, Aid for AIDS of Nevada, and the LGBT Center of Southern Nevada. They are dedicated to an intersectional and inclusive approach to teaching and community mobilizing. They identify as queer, trans masculine, and non-binary and use all pronouns. They have worked as an outreach worker, case manager, and educator with HIV+ people, gender diverse communities and LGBTQ+ youth.
They have a degree in secondary education which they use to train and empower allies and people in the gender diverse community in using their voice as a tool to increase visibility and understanding. Sy enjoys travelling, dismantling the cis-tem, and embarring her kids on social media.
Brian Paco Alvarez
Vegas Born Anthropologist & Urban Leader dedicated to Las Vegas' Cultural Arts, Former City of Las Vegas Arts Commissioner and PhD candidate in History at UNLV.
Honorable Judge Susan Schwartz
Los Angeles-based attorney and independent curator.
Susan Schwartz is a lawyer in Los Angeles. She holds a Master of Arts degree in art business from Sotheby's Institute at the Drucker School of Management in Claremont, CA, and practiced art law for many years in Los Angeles. She is one of the co-founders of artistscontract.com, a website that allows artists to draft their own contracts for use in the sale of their works.
The Light Within Show
Participating Artists
The Awards
The CAA of NV would like to thank our artists for sharing their creativity and generous support for our inaugural exhibition.
In addition, we extend our thanks to the Honorable Judge & Speakers for their expertise and shared knowledge.
Last but not least, many thanks to the
Las Vegas Clark County Library District
and their representatives
Darren Johnson,
Gallery Services Manager,
and Bee A. Aspinall,
Gallery Services Assistant,
for offering such wonderful opportunities
to the community which they serve.
The Awards
Participating Artists
The Awards
Awards Designed & Created
Participating Artists
Participating Artists
Participating Artists
(Listed In Alphabetical Order)
Bill Bon
Andrew Burris
Sallie Cavanaugh Douglas
Alena Dawn
Lisa Dittrich
Vesper Evereux
Jennifer Gilbert
Brian Kell
Dr. AnnaMarie Lao Carley
Theresa Lucero
Jeffrey Oldham
Gina Quaranto
Karma Reyes
Niki J Sands
Amy Sol
Amy Stewart Hale
Community Arts Advocates of Nevada
Community Arts Advocates of Nevada, a collective who supports creative individuals by endeavoring to connect artists with a variety of organizations, businesses, and patrons who share their passion. The goal of CAA of NV is to provide a connection through networking, exhibition opportunities, and available studio spaces while utilizing a mixture of venues to raise awareness of the Cultural Arts among the members of our community.
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