Department of Art News
The Department of Art at UNLV offers undergraduate and graduate degrees that enable students to find success in the unparalleled creative environment of Las Vegas. Our students develop traditional and professional skills that help them define their unique styles, engage with cutting edge technology, and mix traditional and contemporary skills that build towards professional practice.
Current Art News
The show features drawing, painting, photography, photo-based mixed media, assemblage, sculpture, and video.
The exhibition by artist Clarice Cuda runs through Nov. 8, with an opening reception Nov. 1 during the UNLV Art Walk.
The event, featuring UNLV's strongest emerging artists and faculty, highlights current visual arts trends.
Artists 4 Democracy’s time on campus includes classroom visits to facilitate discussions about the role of art and design as a means to create civic awareness and engagement.
From her classroom to her community to her own easel, the 2024 College of Fine Arts Alumna of the Year enthusiastically extols the virtues of art — and those who create it.
This free event features art exhibitions, live music, dance and theatre performances, film demonstrations, food and wine tastings, a beer garden, and much more.
Art In The News
Jung Min turns to look at a mural along one of the front beams leading into Frank and Estella Beam Hall on the UNLV campus.
I don’t know if they meant it this way, but the curators of Viva Las Vegas were smart to position Mary Warner’s 2008 oil painting “Vegas World” as the first thing you see when you enter UNLV’s Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery. Lushly rendered and utterly gorgeous, it depicts a local neighborhood streetscape at sunset, the old Vegas World casino lit up in the distance.
The upcoming show, Ripper Jordan Redux, is a great example of the Matt & Jo praxis. “The inspiration for this show was actually discovering a collection of the archive works held by Sean Slattery, an artist and UNLV professor who consistently churns out dense, tongue-in-cheek work that requires as much scrutiny as it offers.
Las Vegas community members will have the opportunity to see their artwork displayed on the Exosphere — the viral outer shell of the Sphere that has gained worldwide attention over the last year for its repertoire of designs, including advertisements for movies, grinning emojis, giant basketballs and more.
The visual and performing arts are in full swing throughout the state. Making good on its promises to bring more activity and people to Commercial Center, Clark County has just launched a program with UNLV, which will produce cultural events at the East Sahara complex.
Underlying every great city is a rich and vibrant culture that shapes the texture of life within.
