Opening Reception at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
When
Campus Location
Federico Cuatlacuatl, Nacaxtotomo, 2024, Mixed media, dried ixtle natural fiber, synthetic textile fabrics, palm reeds, iridescent vinyl, handcrafted papier mâché and gold leaf. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Camilo Pachón
Description
Join us for a joyous opening reception at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art on October 23 from 5–9 p.m. Our roof refurbishment will finally be complete and we’re looking forward to seeing you all again in our refreshed galleries.
All of our new exhibitions and installations will be on view. Come and see work by local, national, and international artists who celebrate visual art as a tool for self-expression and resistance in the face of structured power.
The evening will include:
- A live performance of “Cloudline,” Jennifer Bellor’s new composition for vibraphone, percussion, and alto sax (5:20 p.m.)
- A thank-you to sponsors and a welcome for VIPs (5:30 p.m.)
- A discussion between Bellor and singer-songwriter Allison Clarke: “Behind the Lyrics: A Conversation with Allison Clarke and Professor Jennifer Bellor” (6-6:30 p.m.)
- Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art director Alisha Kerlin and Dean Nancy Usher will welcome everyone to the new exhibitions (6:30 p.m.)
- A reading by Facing Change artist Brian McNamara.
- Music in the garden with Chilean DJ Double Peas (7 p.m.)
- Catering by Ada’s Restaurant
- Show-and-tell tables featuring participating UNLV departments, programs, and community partners.
- The new exhibitions:
- Facing Change: Mexican Masking Today: Combining contemporary artworks with a curated selection of twentieth-century Mexican masks, this exhibition looks at the complex forms that masking takes across the Mexican diaspora.
- More: Working with large-scale textile sculpture, puzzles, and historical photography, Las Vegas artist Krystal Ramirez considers the value of protest and proposes that interruptions to our accustomed ways of thinking can keep us anchored in reality.
- Ingress: A Photopoetry Exhibition: Curator Maryam Ala Amjadi and photographer Sasan N. Chegini bring together street photography from Iran and translations of classical Persian poetry in a layered encounter between image and verse, tracing women’s embodiment across public space and literary memory.
- Between Two Terms: Las Vegas artist Ali Fathollahi takes a sharply humorous look at the frailty and hubris of public communication in this new Window Gallery installation
The reception coincides with the UNLV Art Walk, a campus-wide College of Fine Arts event filled with performances, activities, refreshments, and more art.
Admission Information
The reception is free and everyone is welcome.