News: Department of Art
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After a semester of learning the behind-the-scenes operations at the Barrick, junior J. Walsea offers advice for any student seeking internships as the pandemic rages on.
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Following a public call for submissions, what returned tackled topics engendered by "Justice" from police brutality and Black Lives Matter to transgender civil rights, protest, decay and erosion, lives lost, equity, and reform.
Reasons for hope aren't just confined to UNLV's academic halls. Here are just a few places where 2020 inspired staff and students to find new paths forward.
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A little help from his father set a 4-year-old Atsushi “Sush” Machida on the path to becoming the College of Fine Arts Alumnus of the Year.
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UNLV graduate art students take “library” as their prompt in the upcoming group exhibition on display through Nov. 29.
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New solo exhibition at UNLV's Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art tells stories of race and womanhood.
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Assistant art professor Doughty is a visual storyteller whose practice engages with socio-economic, racial, and gender-based issues.
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The department of art and Donna Beam Gallery are accepting submissions through Sept. 1.
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Congratulations to the artists and designers included in the curated online exhibition that is part of the UNLV Donna Beam Gallery program.
Eight UNLV Students Honored With 2020 Lance and Elena Calvert Awards For Undergraduate Research across a wide spectrum of research topics.
An enduring UNLV end-of-semester tradition is to highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.
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MFA student organization to examine how experimental videos distract or react to social distancing restrictions.