Department of Art News
The Department of Art at UNLV offers undergraduate and graduate degrees that enable students to find success in the unparalleled creative environment of Las Vegas. Our students develop traditional and professional skills that help them define their unique styles, engage with cutting edge technology, and mix traditional and contemporary skills that build towards professional practice.
Current Art News
For Sphere’s first design contest, celebrating the 4th of July, two winners from Art, Architecture, Film, Engineering, and Mathematics will have their designs showcased on the Exosphere.
Inspired by the Mario Basner Passion Project fund, the student exhibition runs through May 15.
The series, 'Arts in the Center,' will run Feb. 28 to June 5 at Historic Commercial Center and will highlight works from CFA schools and departments.
Students go beyond the canvas to spark their artistic perspectives and sculpt their creative futures.
The event, which will be held at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, honors those who have made a significant impact in the areas of visual arts, performing arts, or architecture.
Solo exhibitions will feature six artists from the art department's studio-based and research-focused program.
Art In The News
Las Vegas community members will have the opportunity to see their artwork displayed on the Exosphere — the viral outer shell of the Sphere that has gained worldwide attention over the last year for its repertoire of designs, including advertisements for movies, grinning emojis, giant basketballs and more.
The visual and performing arts are in full swing throughout the state. Making good on its promises to bring more activity and people to Commercial Center, Clark County has just launched a program with UNLV, which will produce cultural events at the East Sahara complex.
Underlying every great city is a rich and vibrant culture that shapes the texture of life within.
On the northeast side of the Great Salt Lake, a little over a hundred miles from Salt Lake City, lies perhaps the most notable piece of land art ever made, and due to record-low water levels caused by a drought that threatens the very existence of the lake, the Spiral Jetty is more visible than ever.
Like any work of art, the value of Spiral Jetty — easily the most recognizable artwork in Utah — depends on how you look at it.
Last summer Lisa Rock left her house as seldom as she could. She says it's because of what was happening right outside her door.
