Zida Wang (Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art) delivered a featured talk titled “Museums Today: Creating Digital Exhibitions: A Practical Guide” on September 30, 2026, as part of the Museums Today virtual program hosted by the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, in partnership with the Association of Academic Museums and…

Zida Wang (Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art) presented two research papers at the 50th Annual Social Theory, Politics & the Arts (STP&A) Conference, held October 15–17, 2026, at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The milestone conference celebrated the 50th anniversary of STP&A, an interdisciplinary forum for scholarship on the…

Zida Wang (Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art) was selected as a 2026 Emerging Scholar Award recipient by the Arts in Society Research Network, part of Common Ground Research Networks. The award recognizes graduate students and early-career scholars working across the arts, museums, design, media, and creative practice. Zida Wang will participate in…

Zida Wang (Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art), and his co-authors Deanne Sole (Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art) and Jackie Gaetos (The Care Center) have published their article “Designing Care-Centered Museum Education: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration of Developing Creative Third Place” in the Journal of Museum Education.

Education & Outreach coordinator Jackie Gaetos (The Care Center) recently co-authored a published article in collaboration with Zida Wang and Deanne Sole (both Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art). Their article, published in the Journal of Museum Education, is called "Designing Care Centered Museum Education: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration of…

Alisha Kerlin (Barrick Museum of Art), Zida Wang (Barrick Museum of Art), Deanne Sole (Barrick Museum of Art), Jackie Gaetos (Care Center), and Constancio R. Arnaldo Jr. (Asian & Asian American Studies) co-presented “Living Here, Being Here: Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art as Third Places” at the Artists Thrive Summit 2026 as part of a local…

Zida Wang (Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art) co-edited the book Creating Digital Exhibitions: A Practical Guide with Morgan Joseph Hamilton. The book was published by Bloomsbury Academic on Feb. 19, 2026. This book examines theoretical and practical approaches to developing digital and virtual exhibitions in museums and cultural…

Zida Wang (Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art) presented his research paper, "Exploring the Role of University-Affiliated Museums in Community Engagement and Cultural Policy in the Challenging Times," at the 49th Annual Conference of Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts in Philadelphia on Sept. 6. 

Zida Wang (Barrick Museum of Art) has been awarded the 2025 Mulcahy Emerging Scholars Award from the Social Theory, Politics, & the Arts (STP&A) Association. The STP&A is the oldest and one of the most influential academic gatherings in the field of arts management and cultural policy. STP&A participants are drawn from a…

Deanne Sole (Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art) will present a talk on the museum's art writing publication, Dry Heat, at the Nevada Museum Association's annual conference, Preserving Common Ground. The conference takes place at Springs Preserve in Las Vegas from Sept. 27-29, 2023. 

UNLV College of Fine Arts Dean Nancy J. Uscher has begun her term as president of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD). ICFAD is a vehicle through which members share information and ideas that enhance the leadership of deans and associate deans, provosts and associate provosts, university presidents and other arts…

Alisha Kerlin (Barrick Museum of Art) was appointed to the board of Rogers Art Loft. Rogers Art Loft welcomes national and international artists to work for two to eight weeks in downtown Las Vegas. Their mission is dedicated to inclusivity, originality, and empowerment of artists. They seek to support artists in all steps of their development;…