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College of Fine Arts News

The College of Fine Arts provides an academic experience that heightens awareness of the physical, intellectual, and cultural world. We diligently prepare students for professional employment and/or post-graduate study in their artistic area.

Current Fine Arts News

A group of students and faculty stand next to the Dreamscape Learn signage in the Lied Library
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Created by a multidisciplinary team of UNLV students, R.2X Cosmic Expedition takes the campus community beyond the classroom and into the solar system.

students working to create a sign for the Atomic Museum exhibit
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UNLV's entertainment engineering and design program helps boost student resumes with real-world projects and industry collaborations.

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This landmark performance gathers an extraordinary community of choreographic voices whose works celebrate where UNLV Dance has been, honor who it is today, and imagine where it will go next.

Daniel Joseph Chenin
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The internationally recognized architect and College of Fine Arts Alumnus of the Year has built a practice inspired by Southern Nevada while mentoring the next generation of designers.

A digital collage of a businessman in front of abstract representations of different art mediums: shining lights, music, dance performance, painting, a film reel.
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The bachelor's in creative practice gives students the flexibility to build a career as creative as they are.

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Arts and Culture |

The season-opening program features a cinematic work inspired by the composer’s travels and a guest performance by Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon.

Fine Arts In The News

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Axel Rodríguez Olivas nervously steps on stage, carrying a violin. He raises his bow and begins to play, his nerves melting away. Mariachi music explodes throughout the room as violins, trumpets, the guitarrón, and a stringed instrument called the vihuela launch into an upbeat melody. There they are joined by a warm voice as a tenor begins to sing. The 20-year-old musician is set to become the first student to graduate with a minor in mariachi from the University of Nevada Las Vegas, one of the only universities in the country to offer such a niche specialization.

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Valley sees rising cinema interest while UNLV educators say legislative support is key to keeping film talent in Nevada.

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The Elisa Gastelum Memorial Foundation is keeping young musicians' dreams alive by awarding mariachi scholarships to Las Vegas students, including one UNLV student who hopes to become a teacher himself.

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For 50 years, UNLV Dance has helped shape the artistic landscape of Las Vegas through movement, creativity, and collaboration. The milestone will be celebrated not by looking backward, but by embracing new possibilities as Golden Glow opens the anniversary season October 2-3 at the Judy Bayley Theatre, bringing together an acclaimed group of choreographers whose work connects the program’s rich history with its evolving future.

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International Workplace Group is adding eight new coworking centers to Nevada, bringing its statewide total to more than three dozen locations.

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A group of Las Vegas neighbors weighed in and gave feedback on a longtime challenge facing their community: how should Huntridge Circle Park reopen? Wednesday night, the non-profit Friends of Huntridge Park invited neighbors to meet with UNLV Landscape Architecture students to provide feedback for a possible redesign and reimagining of the area. City officials were present to listen as well.

Fine Arts Experts

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Recent Fine Arts Accomplishments

Amy Brown (Music) presented a session at the Silver State Technology Conference, titled "Data Driven In'formative' Assessment."  The session focused on strategies for developing formal assessments that promote engagement, real-time data, and feedback, with an emphasis on supporting diverse learners.
Assistant professor Thang Dao (Dance) premiered his new ballet The Seventh Night Sky with Ballet Austin TWO on Oct. 10 at Ballet Austin's AustinVentures StudioTheater. Commissioned by The Bancroft Initiative, the 45-minute work is the third chapter of Ballet Austin's Fables of the World series, which pairs a treasured story…
Assistant professor Jung-Hwa Kim (Architecture) and students Jacel Zers Avila (Landscape Architecture, '25) and Adam King (Landscape Architecture, '27) received a 2026 Historic Preservation Award in the Historical Project category from the City of Reno Historical Resources Commission. The award recognizes their 2025 HALS (Historic American…
Susanna Phillips Newbury (Art) served as a featured panelist alongside art historian Natilee Harren and artist Susan Silton at Los Angeles Municipal Gallery's Barnsdall Theatre on Saturday, September 26, for a public conversation exploring vision, voice, and public address in conceptual art. Newbury is also a contributor to the accompanying…
Susanna Phillips Newbury (Art) has been elected co-chair of the College Art Association's Professional Practices Committee for a two-year term starting February 2027. In this role, she will help shape national higher education best practices, intellectual property guidelines, and fair use policies in the visual arts.
Rick Keller (Music) has published A Creator's Practical Guide to Music Technology through Kendall Hunt Publishing. The textbook offers a comprehensive, no-prerequisites guide to the full creative and business pipeline for today's music makers. Chapters cover assembling a home studio workstation, music creation and production, mixing, and the…