Image courtesy Patrick Rios
Mar. 7, 2025
DIY Tape Loop Workshop with Patrick Rios
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Lobby
March 27–29, 2025
12–4 p.m. daily
Free
Discover the art of creating your own cassette tape loops for lo-fi ambient music, sound art, and sonic experimentation.
In this hands-on session, Patrick Rios will lead you through the fundamentals of tape looping—cutting, splicing, troubleshooting, and exploring creative uses. You'll craft a 5–7 second tape loop and personalize the cassette shell with your own graphics or illustrations. From there, dive into experimenting with analog audio devices like synthesizers, microphones, guitar pedals, and tape recorders to alter and capture one-of-a-kind soundscapes.
By the end of the workshop you’ll have your own customized tape loop to take home, along with new inspiration for analog sound creation.
Patrick Rios’ DIY Tape Loop Workshop will be open daily at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art from Thursday, March 27–Saturday, March 29, 2025. Each session runs from 12–4 p.m. but you can arrive and leave at any time. Free materials will be provided by the Marjorie Barrick Museum for as long as supplies last. No previous experience required.
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