University offers 22-credit minor as demand for mariachi educators grows.

Hisonni Mustafa is on an unstoppable streak. This year alone, the UNLV student, filmmaker and veteran has earned multiple Pacific Southwest Student Emmys and Directors Guild of America honors for his short documentary, Legend Has It: The Remarkable Rise of Stephen McCain, and a Webby award for his assault rifle PSA, Bang Bang. H

The founder and creator of the UNLV Art Walk is sharing more about what's to come at the 9th annual event on the UNLV campus.

How Michael Heizer’s “City,” a work of land art about the size of the National Mall, transformed rural Garden Valley into a fine art destination.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

UNLV’s Department of Dance is celebrating a major milestone: 50 years of creativity, artistry and innovation. The 2026–27 50th Anniversary Concert Season honors five decades of dance at UNLV while also looking ahead to the next generation of performers, choreographers and artists.

For Irvin Garcia, mariachi music has been part of his life since sixth grade. Saturday, his trumpet joined the sounds filling Craig Ranch Regional Park as North Las Vegas kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month.