Jun. 24, 2025
Our Dangerous Horizons: A Symposium on Writing Race and Place
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
July 19, 2025
3 p.m.-7 p.m.
Free
UPDATE: Dan Lau has joined the symposium after one of the original panelists, Lehua Taitano, was unable to take part.
Our Dangerous Horizons invites the public to consider themes of grief and vitality alongside Asian and Pacific Islander poets and writers. Moderated by Muriel Leung (Black Mountain Institute 117° Fellow) and Mark Padoongpatt (UNLV’s Neon Pacific Initiative), this event will include discussion of racial climate disaster, the militarized destruction of land, waters, and people, and writing into multiple world endings. Ultimately, this event is an effort to envision a new and empowered future for all of us. Featured speakers include Nicola Andrews (Overseas Experience), JM Huck (We Write Las Vegas), Sheila Navarro (We Write Las Vegas), and Dan Lau (Center for the Art of Translation).Our Dangerous Horizons takes place at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art from 3–7 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2025. It is co-presented by Black Mountain Institute, the Neon Pacific Initiative, and the UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art. Admission is free. Please RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/BMIOurDangerousHorizons
All of the museum’s galleries are accessible to wheelchair users and other visitors who cannot use stairs. Services such as sign language interpretation can be arranged. Please contact the museum to discuss your needs: barrick.museum@unlv.edu, 702-895-3381.
About the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art believes everyone deserves access to art that challenges our understanding of the present and inspires us to create a future that holds space for us all. Located on the campus of one of the most racially diverse universities in the U.S., we strive to create a nourishing environment for those who continue to be neglected by contemporary art museums. As the only art museum in the city of Las Vegas, we commit ourselves to leveling barriers that limit access to the arts. Our collection of artworks offers an opportunity for everyone to develop a deeper knowledge of contemporary art in Southern Nevada. The Barrick Museum is part of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Find Us
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is located in the heart of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. The museum is easily accessed from the west side of campus at the intersection of Harmon Avenue and University Center Drive. Drive east on East Harmon Ave until the road enters the campus and terminates in a parking lot. The Museum will be on your right, next to a desert landscape garden. Directions here.
Parking
Visitors may park in metered, staff, and student spots free of charge after 7 pm on weekdays, 1 pm on Fridays, and all day Saturday.
Daily, weekly, or monthly permits can be purchased from Parking and Transportation Services.
Metered parking spaces for visitors can be found in the parking lot outside the Barrick’s entrance, along East Harmon Ave, and in the lot behind the Lied Library. Other metered green zones are available in the Cottage Grove Avenue Parking Garage and parking areas throughout campus. Download the “PayByPhone Parking” app from Google Play or the iTunes app store.
Contact
702-895-3381