Curious about the future of Vegas' cultural community? KNPR spotlights up-and-coming kids on the block, all of whom are busy trailblazing paths in music, dance, art, and filmmaking locally. Below are links to the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ spotlights. Visual Artist: Haide Calle Filmmaker: Jaden Dickson Singer: Christian Shelton
The results of the 15th annual HALS (Historic American Landscapes Survey) Challenge competition were announced last week, and the first Nevada submission, featuring Cochran Ditch in Reno, NV, placed second. In collaboration with the NVASLA (Nevada Chapter, American Society of Landscape Architecture), Jacel Zeres Avila, a student in the landscape architecture program, and Prof. Jung-Hwa Kim…
The Film Dept. is a movie review podcast produced by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Film. Each semester, join three students, all film connoisseurs, as they respond to screenings of films at The Beverly Theater, Las Vegas’ first and only independent film house, storytelling arena, and live music venue. Episode 1 of The Film Dept. Podcast features reviewers Davey Parks, Simona Grigonis and Jeff Wallitsch, who weigh-in on…
"During my 2-year term as President of the International Council for Arts Deans (ICFAD), now completed, I was very honored to lead this remarkable organization into its 60th anniversary, which we celebrated at our annual conference in Montreal last week. I was so fortunate to meet deans of arts colleges from around the world, and to engage in a leadership culture of caring and…
The winner of the $5,000 award this year is Ben Wagner. Congratulations! Ben will be invited to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ to work with College of Fine Arts students, and for an event celebrating the award. The judges also assigned the following runners-up: 2nd place: Kevin Fogarty 3rd place: Dan Harrison Honorable Mentions: Germaine Shames, Amy Gordon The adjudicators this year were: Jud Friedman, Susan Slamer,…
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.
There is a new call for student artists who are interested in having their work displayed in the Student Union Student Art Gallery for the upcoming Student Exhibition Look, Don't Touch. The exhibition will be on display Nov. 22 - Dec. 7. Look, Don't Touch is a texture-themed exhibition looking for works made with a variety of mediums. There is no limit to the amount of…
The College of Fine Arts recently visited with representatives from Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua in Chihuahua, Mexico to discuss a collaborative mural project representing friendship that will be displayed in each city simultaneously. Set to be unveiled in March, the project will feature identical murals in both North Las Vegas and Chihuahua. “I am thrilled to know that students…