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City Of Las Vegas Opens New Art Exhibitions
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New Exhibits Located At Historic Fifth Street School, City Hall And Two Arts Centers
The public is invited to view new art exhibitions that open this fall and winter at the Historic Fifth Street School, Las Vegas City Hall and two area cultural centers. Admission to all galleries is free and exhibits are appropriate for all ages.
Excellence in Design 2011
Through Oct. 9, by appointment.
Historic Fifth Street School Gallery, 401 S. Fourth St., (702) 229-1012.
What is excellence in design? Do you know it when you see it? This exhibit showcases some of the most innovative and
exceptional architectural projects in Nevada. Excellence In Design 2011 embraces the ecological, economic and social circumstances of a project, as well as the integration of the highest environmental and sustainable design standards with quality design execution. The projects included in this exhibit are from the AIA Nevada Design Awards Program, which recognizes achievements for a broad range of architectural activity and is structured to recognize projects of exceptional architectural distinction in the categories of Architecture, Interior Architecture, Regional and Urban Design and Collaborative Achievement. For more information, call (702) 229-1012 or go online to www.artslasvegas.org.
Art Coming to Life / Visual Arts Exhibit
Artist Nja Onê
Through Nov. 5, Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Free admission and open to the public.
West Las Vegas Arts Center Gallery, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., (702) 229-4800.
View the art of Nja Onê (en-ja-y o--na-y) and see the artist’s love of history and the world’s cultures in her works. Meet the artist and hear her story during her one-woman show, “Pennies from Heaven,” Saturday, Nov. 5, at 2:30 p.m. at the center. For more information on this exhibit and show, call the center at (702) 229-4800.
Rumor de Lobos Grandes: Endi Poskovic Selected Prints
Oct. 31, 2011-Jan. 9, 2012, by appointment and Nov. 3-6 during book festival hours.
Free admission.
Historic Fifth Street School Gallery, 401 S. Fourth St., (702) 229-1012.
The prints of Bosnia native Endi Poskovic invoke influences as disparate as devotional pictures, early cinema, classic Japanese woodcuts and Eastern European propaganda posters. Reminiscent of youthful whimsy and playful fantasy, hybridized narratives in Poskovic's prints imply stories from personal and social histories, referencing themes of displacement, shifting cultural identities, environmental transformation and alienation. For more information, call (702) 229-1012 or go online to www.artslasvegas.org. For more information on the artist, go to http://endiposkovic.com/home.html.
What Continues the Dream: Contemporary Arts and Crafts from the Powwow Tradition
Nov. 4 - Dec. 21, Wednesday through Friday, 12:30 to 9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Free admission and open to the public.
Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St., (702) 229-6383.
This exhibit features colorful original arts and crafts that capture the spirit of the contemporary Native American Nevada-style powwow. Current dance regalia and accessories as well as handmade crafts that are sold at powwows are exhibited. Organized by the Nevada Arts Council, “What Continues the Dream” is one of the traveling exhibits in the Nevada Touring Initiative - Traveling Exhibition Program, and is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nevada State Legislature. For more information, call (702) 229-1012 or go online to www.artslasvegas.org or http://nac.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1275&Itemid=367.
A Walk on the Wild Side
Nov. 10, 2011-Jan. 26, 2012, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., excluding holidays.
Nov. 10, 2011-Jan. 26, 2012, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., excluding holidays.
The public is invited to a free artists’ reception Nov. 17, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Free admission and open to the public.
Bridge Gallery, City Hall, 400 Stewart Ave., second floor.
This will be the official last exhibit in the current City Hall gallery space. City employees, Zappos employees and other local artists are asked to bid farewell to City Hall in an exhibit whose focus is on shoes. Visitors may reach the gallery through the second floor of the Las Vegas City Hall parking garage on the southeast corner of Stewart Avenue and Fourth Street. Parking is by paid meter only. For more information, call (702) 229-1012 or go online to www.artslasvegas.org.
“Mama’s Fabric” Visual Arts Exhibit
Artist John Broussard
Dec. 7, 2011-May 5, 2012; Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Meet-the-Artist Reception Jan. 28, 2:30 p.m.
Free admission and open to the public.
West Las Vegas Arts Center Gallery, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd., (702) 229-4800.
"Mama’s Fabric" centers on Beatrice Dixon, an extraordinary mother who was a community organizer and who believed deeply in the goodness of people and in the American dream. She became a mother figure to people from all walks of life, and once it became known that she had a passion for sewing, people began providing her with beautiful pieces of fabric. She passed away in 2002, at the age of 90. As a result of her passion for people and sewing, the artist combined her collection of fabrics with his photographic skills to bring more than 30 Americans from diverse ethnic backgrounds together to tell about their family's journey through America and how they feel about being an American. For more information, call 229-4800.