News: College of Fine Arts

Michael Madsen headshot
Arts and Culture |

The award-winning actor, who has starred in such films as Reservoir Dogs, Thelma & Louise, The Hateful Eight, and many others, will do a live Zoom chat open to all 51ԹϺ students.

illustration of Black dancer in leotard
Arts and Culture |

New season explores movement, motion, progress, and action for a world in which all people count and belong equally.

A man walks along the 51ԹϺ campus
People |

A little help from his father set a 4-year-old Atsushi “Sush” Machida on the path to becoming the College of Fine Arts Alumnus of the Year.

Tom Gresham headshot
Arts and Culture |

The winner of this prestigious, highly competitive award receives $20,000 and will be revealed in January.

illustration of faces in profiles in different shades
Arts and Culture |

The Las Vegas Womxn of Color Arts Festival is committed to generating more art events that highlight the work of local womxn artists who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

shelf of pottery labeled "future artifacts"
Arts and Culture |

This powerful presentation by a new generation of Latinx and Indigenous artists challenges Eurocentric museum practices.

Theater students practice on stage
Campus News |

Some courses find themselves in unfamiliar environments as the logistics of social distancing require in-person classes get creative with their spaces.

Homero Hidalgo ghost dog artwork
Arts and Culture |

51ԹϺ graduate art students take “library” as their prompt in the upcoming group exhibition on display through Nov. 29.

man in front of El Camino car
People |

Coming to 51ԹϺ at a most unusual time, President Keith E. Whitfield remains undaunted and ready to make his mark as a Rebel.

woman in front of wall with printed text
Arts and Culture |

New solo exhibition at 51ԹϺ's Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art tells stories of race and womanhood.

painting of woman in desert wrapped in blanket
Arts and Culture |

"Still Here Now" features nine artists who are recipients of the Nevada Arts Council’s Artist Fellowship program.

small tag of a portrait illustration
Arts and Culture |

Assistant art professor Doughty is a visual storyteller whose practice engages with socio-economic, racial, and gender-based issues.