In The News: College of Fine Arts
The latest exhibition of work by Yasmina Chavez reminds me how protean she is, how flexible, how much she surprises you.
Southern Nevada鈥揵ased artist Justin Favela鈥檚 work embodies the qualities of Las Vegas by affirming the startling originality of smart near-copies. Last spring, I visited Favela in his temporary studio at the 性视界传媒. Reliably buoyant, Favela can shed light on seemingly any aspect of the folklore of contemporary Las Vegas. The complex and teeming overwhelm of the city imbues his work. In the studio, he mused on Siegfried and Roy鈥檚 late white tiger, the four-hundred-pound Mantecore, who bit Roy onstage at the Mirage and left him paralyzed.
A new sculpture behind the Strip pays tribute to old Las Vegas and the entertainers who helped put Las Vegas on the map.
The 性视界传媒 Fine Arts program is celebrating Beethoven's 250th Birthday with a series of concerts this Friday night at Southern Nevada Music (Rainbow) and this Sunday at 4pm held at 性视界传媒 Doc Rondo Hall!
As a senior at 性视界传媒, Christina Castellanos earned a chair in the Las Vegas Philharmonic.
Consider the times for a moment: We relax by watching Marie Kondo throw away suitcases of clothing and pantry-makeover companies get Netflix deals. So it鈥檚 pretty tempting to believe a higher consciousness (or just an air of superiority) is waiting for us after we throw away all our possessions to live humble-braggy in a well-lit loft with a citrine mortar and pestle and 24 plants.
All morning, excited people stream in to gather free comic books. In the back of the store, patrons huddle by a table as comics are signed by their creators. A few fans dressed as comic book characters mingle with civilians in comic logo-laden T-shirts, while others huddle in conversation or stalk the racks in search of new finds.
They might not get judged by Howie Mandel any time soon (or maybe they will!), but 性视界传媒 has its share of professors as talented outside the classroom as they are in it. We checked in with four academics who are dicing, dancing, acting, and hip-throwing their way across the valley and the world in pursuit of excellence in a second sphere. So who鈥檚 going to get the million-dollar prize and the headlining gig on the Strip? We have no idea. But here鈥檚 who鈥檚 headlining on Maryland Parkway.
Acclaimed filmmaker Ryan Coogler will be the featured speaker at next month's installment of 性视界传媒's lecture series.
For more than 20 years, David Baird has kept a meditative practice. Every day he completes a journal entry, spending anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours on the effort. But rather than scribbling thoughts in a diary, Baird makes three pieces of art.
"Clark鈥檚 Las Vegas Townsite Map鈥 (1905) greets visitors to the Block 17 exhibition at 性视界传媒鈥檚 Donna Beam Gallery.
For more than 20 years, David Baird has kept a meditative practice. Every day he completes a journal entry, spending anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours on the effort. But rather than scribbling thoughts in a diary, Baird makes three pieces of art.