News: Department of Art
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The Visiting Artist Lecture Series features a diverse array of some of the most compelling artists and thinkers working in the art world today.
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Gallery hosts opening reception for exhibition featuring local Latin contemporary artists during the College of Fine Arts Art Walk Oct. 12.
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Catch the Ragtime Rebels at 10 a.m. in the Barrick Museum of Art Xeric Garden.
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Mohseni, an Iranian-born artist and filmmaker, will speak in the Barrick Museum of Art auditorium.
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Tamar Ettun's "Jubilation Inflation" unifies different areas of the artist's practice in a multifaceted examination of trauma, healing, and radical empathy.
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Wittenberg is an interdisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles working primarily in video, sculpture, and installation.
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Moshayedi, a curator at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, opens the Fall Visiting Artist Lecture Series.
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The gallery kicks off the semester with an exhibition of work by the newest faculty members of the department of art.
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This performance artist, art critic, and teacher is excited about collaborating with new colleagues at UNLV.
The Barrick comes alive from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 22 with free workshops and music for all ages.
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Join the free opening reception at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art 5-8 p.m. June 2.
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The artists discuss what it means to make art in Las Vegas today.