- UNLV Art Alumna Receives WESTAF BIPOC Artist Fund AwardFawn Douglas (MFA) was named an awardee from Nevada of WESTAF’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Artist Fund. WESTAF announced, "Our team of reviewers identified 18 awardees (from a pool of more than 450 applications!), with one awardee per state and jurisdiction receiving an average of $10,000 per artist. Made possible through WESTAF’s MacKenzie Scott gift, the fund…
- Architecture Professor Awarded 2023–24 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation FellowshipDr. Jung-Hwa Kim, assistant professor in Theory and History of Landscape Architecture has been awarded the 2023–24 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship. Project Title: The Design and Use of the Wanamaker’s Department Store Rooftop in Philadelphia, 1910 to the 1920s. Institutions: The Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (joint fellowship).…
- UNLV Dance Performs with Martha Graham Dance Company in NYC April 22UNLV Dance has been selected to perform with the New York-based Martha Graham Dance Company in a prestigious concert entitled University Partners Showcase April 22 in the famed Joyce Theater. UNLV Dance joins six other highly-regarded dance institutions presenting work from the 20th century canon of modern dance. UNLV Dance will perform a piece by legendary modern dance pioneer, Erick…
- UNLV Film Leads in Virtual Production TrainingUNLV Film artistic director Francisco Menendez, the Future Cinema class, Professor Adam Paul (not pictured) and UNLV Film alumni recently attended the Broadcast Educators Association (BEA) conference and trained in virtual production advancements with collaborators Vū Studios, HTC MARS, and Unilumin. Menendez facilitated a session that gave…
- UNLV Student Wins Award, Honorarium for Project 'Desert Senses'School of Architecture graduate student Andrya Mojena recently earned 2nd Place in the University of New Mexico College of Architecture Jeff Harnar Awards in the student category for her 5th year studio project, Desert Senses. She also receives a $1,000 honorarium. The award emphasis is on design excellence for projects which reflect understanding of the desert regions of the…
- UNLV Students Awarded First Prize in the 2023 Baroque Music CompetitionJeayoung Jo and Michelle Kim were awarded first prize in the 2023 Baroque Music Competition (Charleston International Music Competition) in the duo category with their performance of the Sonata for Viola da Gamba (cello) and harpsichord, No.2 in D Major, BWV 1028 by J.S. Bach. Jo holds an undergraduate degree in music from Mokpo National University in South Korea, and is working towards…
- Spring 2023 Fine Arts Graduation Ceremony Frequently Asked QuestionsWhere and when does the ceremony take place? The Graduation Ceremony for the College of Fine Arts will take place on Sunday, May 14th at 2:00 p.m. in Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall. Does the CFA graduation ceremony replace the University Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, the 13th? No, our CFA graduation ceremony is in addition to the University’s ceremony. If I can only attend…
- Theatre Professor Published in 'Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture' JournalStefano Boselli (Theatre) published a research article titled, “‘And May the Best… Thing Win!’: Posthuman Actor–Networks in RuPaul’s Drag Race” in the “Posthuman Drag” issue of the journal Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture. Over the past 14 years, the highly successful reality TV competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race has popularized drag as the male performance of an idealized female…