This year's College of Fine Art's graduation ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 18 in Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall. A small reception on the plaza will follow. We hope you will join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of our 2025 graduating class. Q: Where and when does the ceremony take place? A: The Graduation…
Dear CFA Colleagues and Community Friends: Welcome back for the Spring 2025 semester! I hope all of you had wonderful and restorative holidays. The College of Fine Arts community has a very exciting spring semester on the horizon. Most importantly, we continue to value and encourage thinking about the concept of abundance in our educational and artistic work, and in the way we perceive life’s…
Join the LIGHT TALK hosts as they speak with UNLV Theatre assistant professor Christina Watanabe and special guest, retired UNLV lighting design professor Brackley Frayer, as they discuss the early days of discovering lighting design; hitting the pavement in NYC; the "Christina Questions"; Christina's Knights of Illumination Award project; most challenging productions; issues with Zactrack;…
The Seance Room, produced through NCT and the EED program, is an intimate and immersive experience that lasts approximately 30 minutes long, and is free of charge. RSVPs are required.
Congratulations to assistant professor Christina Watanabe and the team of José Rivera's 'The Hours are Feminine' at Intar Theatre in NYC. The show won the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors Award for Best Overall Production. Christina was the lighting designer on this show, which was her second collaboration with José and her fourth show at Intar.
"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…
Save the date! Fine Arts Advising will hold an open house noon-4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19. Fine Arts faculty, staff, and students are invited to meet the Fine Arts advising team. See where our offices are, get a chance to get to know our team, and learn more about who we are and how we serve you! You do not have to stay the entire time! This is a drop-in event. Where:…
We are excited to welcome Christina Watanabe and Natalie Rian to UNLV Theatre! Christina Watanabe is an award-winning lighting designer and educator for theatre, dance, music, and events. She earned her BFA in Lighting Design and BSBA in Marketing from the University of Florida and her MFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Natalie Rian joins the UNLV…
Department of theatre chair & NCT executive director Kirsten Brandt and associate theatre chair Michael Lugering invite you to the 2024-2025 season in the following video. Find out more on the Nevada Conservatory Theatre website.
Fine Arts Graduation Ceremony FAQs Q: Where and when does the ceremony take place? A: The Graduation Ceremony for the College of Fine Arts will take place on Sunday, May 12th at 1:00 p.m. in Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall. Q: Does the CFA graduation ceremony replace the University Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, the 11th? A: …
Professor Dana Moran Williams has been awarded the Barrick Distinguished Scholar Award. He is the first recipient representing the Arts to have been awarded this honor in 23 years. The Barrick Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes faculty members who have established a record of distinguished research or demonstrated excellence in the area of creative activity.
MFA candidate in Technical Direction Timothy Simon won the prestigious John Spiegel Theatrical Artist Award as well as the Design Competition Award for his work on NCT's The Cherry Orchard at the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) last week. SETC is the largest network of theatre practitioners in the nation. The award was presented by UNLV alumna Liz Haynes (MFA 2020 in…