Film director Rod Blackhurst is partnering with UNLV Film for two projects this fall. First, on Sept. 26, Blackhurst and producer Noah Lang will take students through the process of test screening films by screening the as-of-yet unreleased horror film Dolly. Those present at the screening will be allowed to submit private feedback and hear about what happens in this process…
UNLV Art student Xena Keo has won a $3,000 national scholarship from AIGA. In its 29th year, the program awards $35,500 in scholarships to students across the country. This year 16 applications were recommended for awards—Eleven $3,000 scholarships and five $500 honorable mentions—for a grand total of $35,500. Congratulations!
Congratulations to the new cycle of pre-qualified sculptors for the City of Las Vegas which includes several of our UNLV faculty, students, and alumni. The City of Las Vegas Public Art Program is establishing a list of pre-qualified sculptors and fabricators, from which it intends to select Artists for upcoming sculpture projects. Artists selected for this pre-qualified list are eligible…
The UNLV Department of Art invites artists to apply for the Fall 2025 Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Program in Art. We are seeking applications that present unique perspectives, artistic rigor and exploration, and potential for dynamic growth. We welcome artists from diverse backgrounds who want to participate in the dialogues within contemporary art and culture and the creation of meaningful…
Joshua Vermillion (associate professor, School of Architecture) has teamed up with Microsoft as a Creative Expert. In this capacity, Vermillion writes about and demonstrates how generative-AI tools can be used to augment the design process. In other news, Vermillion is streaming on YouTube on September 7 at 10am EST to discuss generative-AI with Neil Leach, David Alf, Ila Colomo, Adeline…
The UNLV Star of Nevada Marching Band was invited to be part of the Southern Nevada Water Authority's Fall watering restriction campaign. The video shoot was conducted in June and you can soon see the ads on television, radio, and print this fall.
"Wow” exclaimed the child, after hearing his first concert. He said this right in the concert hall so that everyone could hear his voice in those quiet moments just after the music ended. The children’s book “The Boy Who Said WOW” (beautifully written by Todd Boss and exquisitely illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh) explains that the young man, Ronan, who uttered that exuberant word, actually seldom…
In a continuation of his exploration of storytelling and the use of hypothetical scenarios to teach students how to empathize with future building occupants, UNLV Architecture professor Dak Kopec recently published his second novel, Logan's Legacy Beyond Blood, as well as the fourth edition of Environmental Psychology for Design.