An array of pictures has been taped to a wall, overlapping and partly hiding one another. Some of them are copies of cropped paintings—we see part of a face, a pair of kneeling legs—while others are postcards from Mexico, images of planets, or collages of roughly oval shapes laid over one another.

 

Xochi Solis, A tourist in a dream, 2022, Gouache, acrylic, house latex paint, colored pencil, Dura-lar film, digitally printed Epson paper, hand-marbled paper, colored paper, handmade paper, found images from books and magazines, artist tape, brad nails and rosary nylon cord, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Image courtesy of Marcus Chormicle

 


 

 

May. 1, 2024

Bus to the Barrick: K-12 Tours

Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
 
 

Are you a K-12 educator? We’re offering 30 free K-12 tours of our new exhibition, Contemporary Ex-Votos: Devotion Beyond Medium, and we’d love to see your class in our museum. 

 

Each Bus to Barrick tour will include—

-free bus travel for students from your school to the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art and back

-a tour of Contemporary Ex-votos with a trained docent

-a hands-on art workshop with an activity related to the exhibition.

 

The tours will be offered on select Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from August 28 – November 23, 2024. Students will arrive at the Museum around 10 a.m. and depart for the school by noon. Each tour can accommodate a maximum of 50 students.

Let us know that you are interested in visiting by filling out our Bus to the Barrick form. We will host an information session during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 10, 2024, 4 - 6 pm. 

For more information, contact us at barrick.museum@unlv.edu or call 702-895-3381.

A generous grant from the Meow Wolf Foundation supports these tours. 

 

 

 

All of the museum’s galleries are accessible to wheelchair users and other visitors who cannot use stairs. Services such as sign language interpretation can be arranged. Please contact the museum to discuss your needs: barrick.museum@unlv.edu, 702-895-3381.
 
About the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art believes everyone deserves access to art that challenges our understanding of the present and inspires us to create a future that holds space for us all. Located on the campus of one of the most racially diverse universities in the U.S., we strive to create a nourishing environment for those who continue to be neglected by contemporary art museums. As the only art museum in the city of Las Vegas, we commit ourselves to leveling barriers that limit access to the arts. Our collection of artworks offers an opportunity for everyone to develop a deeper knowledge of contemporary art in Southern Nevada. The Barrick Museum is part of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
 
Find Us
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is located in the heart of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. The museum is easily accessed from the west side of campus at the intersection of Harmon Avenue and University Center Drive. Drive east on East Harmon Ave until the road enters the campus and terminates in a parking lot. The Museum will be on your right, next to a desert landscape garden. Directions here.
 
Parking
Visitors may park in metered, staff, and student spots free of charge after 7 pm on weekdays, 1 pm on Fridays, and all day Saturday.
Daily, weekly, or monthly permits can be purchased from Parking and Transportation Services.
Metered parking spaces for visitors can be found in the parking lot outside the Barrick’s entrance, along East Harmon Ave, and in the lot behind the Lied Library. Other metered green zones are available in the Cottage Grove Avenue Parking Garage and parking areas throughout campus. Download the “PayByPhone Parking” app from Google Play or the iTunes app store. 
 
Contact
702-895-3381