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Art, Design, and Art History

Dynamic and diverse students discovering the future.

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Art On The Move

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UNLV Art student Xena Keo has won a $3,000 national scholarship from AIGA.  In its 29th year, the program awards $35,500 in scholarships to students across the country. This year 16 applications were recommended for awards—Eleven $3,000 scholarships and five $500 honorable mentions—for a grand total of $35,500.  Congratulations! 
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Congratulations to the new cycle of pre-qualified sculptors for the City of Las Vegas which includes several of our UNLV faculty, students, and alumni.  The City of Las Vegas Public Art Program is establishing a list of pre-qualified sculptors and fabricators, from which it intends to select Artists for upcoming sculpture projects. Artists selected for this pre-qualified list are eligible…
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The UNLV Department of Art invites artists to apply for the Fall 2025 Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Program in Art. We are seeking applications that present unique perspectives, rigorous artistic skill and exploration, and a potential for dynamic growth. We welcome artists from diverse backgrounds who want to participate in the  dialogues within contemporary art and culture and the creation of…
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UNLV Visiting Artists, Designers, and Art Historians

Sponsored by the Department of Art, the College of Fine Arts, and community partners

The UNLV Department of Art is fortunate to host cutting edge artists, designers, and art historians. These inspiring creative leaders visit the campus to engage with students in the classroom, teach workshops, share their research, facilitate discussions, and offer critique.

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This exhibition showcases the ongoing artistic investigations of our full-time faculty, whose practice of inquiry and discovery informs and enriches their teaching in the classroom. 

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The season begins with a very special percussion concert 'Experiential Awareness' Sept. 18.

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Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart welcomes MFA candidate Karla Lagunas through Sept. 14; Lagunas created an installation, Meta-Telos III.

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With an artist's attention to detail, the administrative assistant and BTS 'stan' leaves an early impression on on her Lee Business School colleagues.

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The Department of Art is one of the departments in the College of Fine Arts.