News: Department of Art
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Three new exhibitions at the Barrick, along with shows at the Donna Beam, Grant Hall Gallery, and Lied Library, explore identity and form. Public reception is Feb. 9.
'Identity Tapestry' allows visitors to create a textual portrait of themselves. It will be up until May 12.
Museum director Alisha Kerlin is building a network of collaborators from disparate disciplines and inventing new ways to entice the community to campus.
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Hickey has written for such publications as Rolling Stone, Art News, Art in America, Artforum, Harper's Magazine, Vanity Fair, and many others.
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The selection of drawings and paintings is curated by art professor Jeff Burden.
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Game designer honors artist friend with scholarship.
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Tune in to see this collaborative effort on local PBS station Channel 10.
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The internationally acclaimed art critic will deliver two lectures on art and writing.
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In an era of answers at our fingertips, UNLV’s real role is to promote ignorance in our students, argues the Barrick Museum’s D.K. Sole.
![Kendra Patterson is studying abroad in China this semester with support from a scholarship.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/kendra_Patterson.jpg?itok=8FhYkAY1)
Learn from UNLV students who just landed prestigious scholarships to study in Asia, Central America, and Europe.
History professor finds the humanity in a Barrick Museum exhibit meditating on the minutiae of atomic testing history.
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School is out! Bring the kids for a day of free art activities for the entire community.