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
Thanks to the generosity of artist friends, the museum has a range of drawings, prints, paintings, and more to take home this December.
The show features fiber arts, painting, photography, photo-based mixed media, sculpture, and textiles.
Co-presented by philanthropist Susan N. Houston, the College of Fine Arts hosts the free annual Art Walk to honor the Las Vegas community for its dedicated support of the arts and culture in Southern Nevada.
The Department of Art MFA cohort shares their recent work exploring a wide range of formal and conceptual concerns at the UNR Student South Galleries through Oct. 16.
The free event will open on Sept. 28 with a reading by the film's writer and narrator — activist and Oglala Lakota poet Layli Long Soldier.
McKenzie Easter helps lobbying efforts to secure $5.1 million in state funds for construction plans.
Art In The News
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.
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His status as an art-world outsider, and as a staunch defender of “beauty” in art, drew him legions of fans and enemies alike.
Dave Hickey, a critic, popularly known for his book "Art Guitar: Essays on Art & Democracy," has passed away at the age of 82.
