News: College of Fine Arts

Taras Krysa, on a podium with his hands and baton raised, conducts the full 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Symphony Orchestra (performers and instruements are displayed in the image).
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Outstanding local violin virtuoso DeAnne Letourneau performs solo in two of the evening’s most thrilling pieces.

t-shirts with political statements hanging around a craft booth
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Artists 4 Democracy’s time on campus includes classroom visits to facilitate discussions about the role of art and design as a means to create civic awareness and engagement.

Painter and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ professor Wendy Kveck sits on a bench in a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ art gallery
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From her classroom to her community to her own easel, the 2024 College of Fine Arts Alumna of the Year enthusiastically extols the virtues of art — and those who create it.

graphic with eight spokes to represent research areas
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Through 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's interdisciplinary research areas, faculty are cooking up solutions to large-scale problems impacting Las Vegas, the Southwest, and beyond.

Ballet dancers in the rose garden
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This free event features art exhibitions, live music, dance and theatre performances, film demonstrations, food and wine tastings, a beer garden, and much more.

a group photo of vox femina
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The choir will perform Andrea Ramsey's recent work 'Suffrage Cantata', which examines the journey toward women's suffrage.

Two dancers, one behind the other, hold hands in this drawing.
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This concert celebrates the 16-year relationship between 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Dance and Korea National Sport University of Seoul.

A closeup of a cello player.
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The concert, featuring 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ music faculty and friends, will be held in the Rando-Grillot Recital Hall of the Beam Music Center.

In this copyrighted image from Disney Pixar, Coco plays the guitar and dances with one of the elders in a scene direct from the film.
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Music from Disney•Pixar’s Coco will be performed live on the concert hall stage by the Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México. 

man working on music score
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Join the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Wind Orchestra for an extraordinary evening of music as they celebrate the musical mastery of the great Leonard Bernstein.

men in prison uniform sitting in chairs and on floor
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The film presents the dramatic story of incarcerated men restoring their lives through theatre.

two women with instruments in cases
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Meng Su and Yameng Wang, two exceptional artists who both hail from Qingdao, China, form Beijing Guitar Duo.