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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

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The winner receives $5,000 and is invited to work with College of Fine Arts students in the fall.

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Arts and Culture |

The festival brings a full day of vibrant music, culture, and extraordinary performances to the UNLV Performing Arts Center.

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The free concert features several world premieres of music ranging from miniature vibraphone interludes to compositions for mixed ensemble.

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Arts and Culture |

The classic Baroque opera seria dazzles with vocal fireworks and larger-than-life mythic figures.

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Campus News |

Students learn to match the right notes to create perfect atmosphere for guests.

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Formed in 2013, the musical group brings an equal passion to the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary, non-standard works alike.

Fine Arts In The News

KSNV-TV: News 3

The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum is hosting a musical event featuring UNLV faculty and students. "Ancient Echoes: Baroque and Modern Resonance" is set for Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m.

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Hosted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Film, the festival transforms theaters, auditoriums, and classrooms into screening rooms, while hallways and patios turn into lively networking corridors. For four days, campus energy shifts into cinematic celebration, showcasing an unprecedented 72 films from 15 countries—all by and about women. Conversations spark about creative trends, career paths, and what's next for global storytelling. In short: this is where stories and storytellers meet.

KNPR News

Now in its 50th year, UNLV’s dance department is among Southern Nevada’s oldest arts programs. Led by department chair Louis Kavouras, UNLV Dance has performed -- and sent its graduates -- all around the world. On February 27 and 28, it will produce a show called Universal Motions, featuring nine works by seven different choreographers. It will also highlight the work of a cultural icon who has loomed large in UNLV Dance’s curriculum, choreographer and dancer Erick Hawkins.

KNPR News

Though Black History Month is winding down, experts examine why HIV/AIDS rates among Black Nevadans continue to climb disproportionately; how gaming regulations and more locals casinos might be playing into Strip tourism declines; and a look behind the curtain at UNLV Dance, as it marks its 50th anniversary. All that and more on the latest episode of KNPR's State of Nevada.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The project is part of the HUNDRED Plan, an acronym for Historic Urban Neighborhood Design Redevelopment. In 2016, residents worked with graduate students from UNLV to create a vision for what they wanted to see on the Historic Westside.

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Recent Fine Arts Accomplishments

Department of Art members Hikmet Loe (Visiting Assistant Professor), Alina Lindquist (MFA 2028), and Andre Polidoro (BA Art History and BA Computer Science 2025) presented at the ExplOER Nevada Symposium. Their session, "Beyond Books: Open Education Brings Art History to Life," shared teaching practices and student engagement in the course Art 478…
Dale Melgaard (Film) has received the "Best Script" award for "The Phatman" at the Medellin International Film Festival.
Dale Melgaard (Film) has received an "Official Selection" for the screenplay, The Phatman, at the Medellin (Colombia) International Film Festival.
Dale Melgaard (Film) has received an "Official Selection" for the screenplay, The Phatman, at the Indo Dubai Film Festival.
Stefano Boselli (Theatre) presented his paper, “Criss-Crossing the Atlantic: Argentine Diasporic Stage Directors Returning to Buenos Aires,” on Dec. 12, 2025 at PSi #30, the Performance Studies international conference “XXX Cruzo, Cruising, Crossroads,” held in Fortaleza, Brazil. Boselli examined the transnational careers of Argentine directors…
Kristen Keach (Art) presented the paper, "Re-imagining Language Pedagogy: Critical Perspectives on AI Integration," at the 2026 Modern Language Association Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada.