Dancers perfoming at the Lee Pascal Rose Garden

College of Fine Arts News

The College of Fine Arts provides an academic experience that heightens awareness of the physical, intellectual, and cultural world. We diligently prepare students for professional employment and/or post-graduate study in their artistic area.

Current Fine Arts News

Kinesiology student Zachary Coleman studies outside.
Campus News |

At 51ԹϺ, nontraditional students can find support designed to meet them where they are — and help them go further.

outside photo of large mariachi band in uniforms
Arts and Culture |

Mariachi Revolucion will perform all the hits, welcoming the students of Mariachi Joya from Las Vegas High School to open the performance.

exterior look of the composer showroom building
Arts and Culture |

Join students from the Nevada Conservatory Theatre for a delightful evening featuring musical highlights from Broadway and beyond.

the 51ԹϺ symphony orchestra
Arts and Culture |

This season finale is a celebration of mentorship, partnership, and the importance of building bridges between university and youth music programs.

illustration of new Fine Arts building
Arts and Culture |

Chihuly Studio pledged a gift of the Chihuly Fire Opal Chandelier to be displayed in the learning center upon its completion.

two illustrated figures dancing
Arts and Culture |

The concert, which will showcase milestone and capstone choreographed works and lighting, will wrap up this season of dance.

Fine Arts In The News

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Good design makes our life easier. That’s why it’s important for the creators to try and imagine themselves in other people’s shoes when sketching things for their use. Whether it’s a playground or an office building, those responsible for the design have to consider the needs of different groups of people, for instance, those with disabilities, seniors, or children, just to name a few; and that might not be easy. However, some people excel at the task and provide exemplary results.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The final concert of the 2024-2025 season for the 51ԹϺ Symphony & Las Vegas Academy is happening this weekend.

Desert Companion

The Vegas-based architect on how he works with, not against, AI design.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

The show will run at the Judy Bayley theatre May 2nd-11th.

Las Vegas Review Journal

“This stunning building will profoundly reshape the landscape and ecosystem of arts and culture in the state of Nevada and will prepare our students for the most compelling 21st and 22nd century careers,” Uscher says. “The building will have the flexibility required to match the trajectory of art studies over the next 100-plus years.”

Beyond the Meeting Room Magazine

How Hollywood is harnessing nostalgia by resurrecting popular TV shows and movies.

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Recent Fine Arts Accomplishments

Dale Melgaard (Film) has received an "Official Selection" at the Istanbul International Short Film and Writer's Journey Festival for the screenplay, The Phatman.
DMA oboe student and P.T.I. Nicholas Carozza (Music) is heading to Colorado for a sold out performance at the Saddlehorn Amphitheater on the Colorado National Monument for National Parks week. Nick will perform with Justin G. Russell Jr. on double bass. The duo will perform music from the renaissance to modern day, including a world premiere by…
Jonathan Rhodes Lee (Music) delivered the keynote address at Baldwin Wallace University's 2025 Bach Festival, held in Berea, Ohio. This annual celebration of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries spans three-days, including concerts, lectures, symposia, and exhibitions of archival materials from the Riemenschneider Bach…
Javon Johnson (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies), associate professor of African American Studies and renowned poet, began coaching a slam poetry team in Las Vegas in January 2025 and, in March 2025, the team won its first major poetry slam tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Dale Melgaard (Film) has received the "Best Script" award for The Phatman at the Kaliburagi International Film Festival.
Katrina Liu (Teaching & Learning) and Richard Miller (Music), together with 51ԹϺ alumna Lei Ping (Ph.D., 2025) and Christopher R. Crowley from Wayne State University recently published "Testing the Limits of the Practical: Using van Manen’s Framework to Support Prospective Teachers’ Critical Reflection for Transformative Learning" in the…