- UNLV Theatre Professor Wins Barrick Distinguished Scholar AwardProfessor Dana Moran Williams has been awarded the Barrick Distinguished Scholar Award. He is the first recipient representing the Arts to have been awarded this honor in 23 years. The Barrick Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes faculty members who have established a record of distinguished research or demonstrated excellence in the area of creative activity.
- UNLV Theatre MFA Candidate Wins Awards at Southeastern Theatre ConferenceMFA candidate in Technical Direction Timothy Simon won the prestigious John Spiegel Theatrical Artist Award as well as the Design Competition Award for his work on NCT's The Cherry Orchard at the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) last week. SETC is the largest network of theatre practitioners in the nation. The award was presented by UNLV alumna Liz Haynes (MFA 2020 in…
- Welcome to the New Year: 'The Importance of Moving Forward' - A Message from Dean Nancy UscherDearest Friends and Colleagues: At the end of the fall 2023 semester, on December 6, 2023, our beloved university, UNLV, was dealt a devastating blow, a tragic event we could never have imagined happening, as we were poised to end the semester. As we all know firsthand, an active shooter on our campus viciously murdered three esteemed faculty colleagues and seriously injured a fourth victim.…
- Nevada Conservatory Theatre Announces Sensory Friendly PerformancesNevada Conservatory Theatre announces Sensory Friendly Performances for the 23-24 Season. These performances will have slight modifications such as no overly loud sounds, no bright lights in the audiences' eyes, etc. American La Ronde: Sunday, October 15, 2023 2:00 p.m. Cinderella: Sunday, December 3, 2023 2:00 p.m. Shorts: Sunday, February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m. Mud: Sunday, March 31, 2023…
- Theatre Professor Wins Top Educator for 2023Nate Bynum (Theatre) was selected as a "Top Educator for 2023" by the Marquis Who’s Who Top Educators select group. It consisted of an hour-long interview and a follow-up review after "the investigation" of facts. The Marquis Who’s Who Top Educators selection process is a comprehensive and detailed attempt to produce a list of professionals that have demonstrated achievement in the field…
- Fall 2023 Welcome Message from Dean Nancy J. UscherDear College of Fine Arts Colleagues: It is my great pleasure to welcome all of you back to campus for the 2023-24 academic year and a new chapter of life for all of us! This is always a hopeful and meaningful time of new beginnings for our students, faculty and staff. This fall, in particular, the college is approaching the future with significant accomplishments that have taken place over the…
- CFA Around the World: CFACoLab Receives Five-Star Review in Scotsman NewspaperJosephine Balfour-Oatts has given CFACoLab's IS IT ART? a five-star review in the Scotsman newspaper! She writes: "Nine characters. One gallery. An empty pedestal. Two questions: is it the greatest work in the history of art? Or is it nothing at all? Devised by CFACoLab - a collective of actors, dancers, composers, visual artists and designers - Is…
- CFA Welcomes Kirsten Brandt as Department of Theatre Chair, NCT Executive DirectorThe College of Fine Arts is pleased to announce the appointment of Kirsten Brandt as Chair of the Department of Theatre and Executive Director of Nevada Conservatory Theatre. Ms. Brandt is currently Associate Chair and Artistic Director of the Department of Film and Theatre at San Jose State University. Ms. Brandt is an interdisciplinary artist and educator whose practice embraces…
- UNLV College of Fine Arts Promotes 'Around the World' InitiativeThe College of Fine Arts Around the World initiative is a powerful example of the way in which the CFA embeds and integrates global experiences into the education we offer to students. This is no ordinary travel abroad program, but rather it provides a robust opportunity for students to make original art and perform throughout the world to better understand it. Through this experiential learning…
- Theatre Professor Published in 'Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture' JournalStefano Boselli (Theatre) published a research article titled, “‘And May the Best… Thing Win!’: Posthuman Actor–Networks in RuPaul’s Drag Race” in the “Posthuman Drag” issue of the journal Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture. Over the past 14 years, the highly successful reality TV competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race has popularized drag as the male performance of an idealized female…
- UNLV MFA Candidate Wins 2022 SETC Mabel P. Robinson AwardJordan Z. Hall, MFA Lighting Design Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant, has received notice of being the recipient of Southeastern Theatre Conference's 2022 Mabel P. Robinson Award! SETC procured grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support this project. Congratulations Jordan!
- 2022-23 UNLV Fine Arts Alumni Seed Grant Winners AnnouncedIn September 2022, a request for proposals was sent to alumni for a new seed grant program. While there were no specific criteria for the projects submitted for review in the application process, the review panel was tasked with celebrating bold work, representing big ideas and further promoting the mission of the College of Fine Arts: "The College of Fine Arts, a creative nexus anchored within…