In The News: College of Fine Arts
People misjudge how far it is to the horizon in Utah. They misjudge the stretch of desert to the mountains turned blue and purple by the miles of dry air. They misjudge how many years people have been trying to find a way to live here and how many times the words "discouraged" and "moved on" appear in the history books of the area.
The Henderson Symphony Orchestra is performing a free concert at Lake Las Vegas on October 24th. Taras Krysa , Music Advisor Henderson Symphony and Director of Orchestras at UNLV joined us with the details.
UNLV’s School of Integrated Health Sciences and its College of Fine Arts have joined forces with local circus performers to pioneer the United States’ first circus medicine consortium: the UNLV Consortium of Arts + Medicine. According to its founders, the program’s goals are oriented toward helping performers cope with and prevent injuries, which can be career-ending.
The 65-year-old Grant Hall on UNLV’s campus will be demolished to make way for a new multi-million-dollar arts center, 8 News Now has learned.
At the beginning of September, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority launched "Welcome to Fabulous," a new campaign aiming to boost our city's flagging tourism numbers — and the 60-second commercial at the heart of the campaign has been widely panned by locals. So what's wrong with the ad, and why do locals hate it so much? Co-host Dayvid Figler talks with Shahab Zargari, an award-winning filmmaker and marketing expert at UNLV, and Scott Roeben, AKA Vital Vegas, industry commentator and writer at Casino.org.
Nevada’s film community isn’t backing down from its quest to attract major studios to Las Vegas, despite recent legislative setbacks in their quest to obtain substantial tax incentives for the industry.
Nevada’s film community isn’t backing down from its quest to attract major studios to Las Vegas, despite recent legislative setbacks in their quest to obtain substantial tax incentives for the industry.
Just a short ride off the Strip, the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas delivers a welcome shock of authentic art clarity.
There’s no shortage of art galleries and spaces in Southern Nevada — and subsequently, art exhibits to populate them.
Influenced by the farmhouse buildings found scattered throughout the Mediterranean, Tuscan architecture strikes a balance between rustic and ornate elements. It's a reimagined style that draws upon historical architecture, inspired by the simplistic, hearty design of Italian houses dating back to the Roman period.
Collaboration continues between Warner Bros. Discovery and UNLV to train film students; a group of students were selected for six-week internships at WB Headquarters.