Fine Art

'Rhythm and Resilience: Black Vegas' highlights the legacy of the city's African American community

"Rhythm and Resilience" is on display through August 20 at the new Civic Center Gallery.

'Three Generations of Polarized Light Art' turns viewers into participants at Sahara West Library

Austine Wood Comarow invented “Polage,” short for polarized collage, and brought it to Las Vegas in 1976, spawning a lineage of artistry.

'Soulful Creatures' unearths a centuries-old tradition at Bellagio Gallery

In Ancient Egypt, many animals were prized pets of royal families, worshipped and sometimes buried with their owners and mummified to join them in the ...

Checking out Area15's Art Quest, a fun and free walking gallery

With the recent 20-acre expansion of the Area15 campus, the art offerings have multiplied and you can enjoy them through a new app-based tour.

Light painter DariusTwin illuminates roads less traveled for 'The Neon in Nature Series'

The artist's first museum exhibition in the United States combines his playful light painting process with the barren beauty of the Nevada desert, showing at ...

Sacred surroundings: Nuwu’s 'Healing the Heart' exhibit praises the undeniable power of ecology

The exhibit invites viewers into a layered exploration of plant ecology that’s grounded in Indigenous knowledge, community care and lived experience.

Artist Nancy Good plays with perspective in Whitney Library exhibit

In "From What to My Wondering Eyes Do Appear,” Good invites us to experience the beauty of our interconnectedness through a vibrant new lens.

Theater and puppetry fuel Whitney Lehn Meltz’s artistic whimsy at Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart

Before crafting these new immersive exhibits for Meow Wolf, the artist spent years in entertainment and theater, designing sets and building puppets for Vegas Theatre ...

Brian Martinez’s ‘Cosmic Chicano’ at Nuwu gallery is too epic to be contained in frames

A member of the Scrambled Eggs artist collective, the local painter, sculptor, screen-printer and urban muralist presents a transcendent solo show at Nuwu Art Gallery ...

Barrick’s ‘Living Here’ exhibit examines Asian identity, memory and belonging

The multimedia exhibit on display through December 20 brings together 26 artists from East and Southeast Asian diasporas, all weaving personal experiences into a shared ...

Artist Alina Lindquist’s portraits of Avi Kwa Ame dazzle at Nevada Humanities

“Between Presence and Protection,” running through August 27, was created during a 30-day stint at Mystery Ranch, a desert research station and art residency.

Local artists celebrate Las Vegas’ iconic defunct motels in ‘Vacancy’ exhibit

David Cooper’s ink and mixed media drawings of vanished Vegas buildings are on display through April 24 at the Charleston Heights Arts Center.

Las Vegas artist Q’shaundra James goes beyond ‘The Veil’ at Left of Center Gallery

James restores agency to the subjects in her paintings, equipping them with artifacts that protect and connect them to their true selves.

The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum’s new exhibits further cement the legacy of its namesake

Abbey, a writer and UNLV educator as well as a pioneering artist, was a local figure who never sought out the spotlight but quietly shaped ...

News

Boulder City residents rally against data center proposal over environmental concerns

In recent months, hundreds of residents have mobilized in opposition, organizing protests, planting hand-painted yard signs and flooding public meetings.

Features

Acting up: Theater in Las Vegas is thriving like never before

Through ups and downs, Southern Nevada's theater scene has hit its stride—and you’re invited along for the ride.

A&E

Janelle James of 'Abbott Elementary' brings the funny at MGM Grand

For five seasons, she has played unfiltered school principal Ava Coleman, whose ruthlessness is matched by her fabulousness. But Janelle James will bring her own ...

A&E

What to do in Las Vegas this week: June 11-17

The Kid Laroi at BleauLive Theater, Chris Tucker at Encore Theater, Ken Garr at Brad Garrett's Comedy Club and more.

News

Nevada’s wildfire season looks poised to arrive earlier and hit harder

The restructuring of federal agencies and job cuts could also impact a potentially dangerous wildfire season.

A&E

Checking in with Las Vegas native James Humm, director of the Nevada Governor’s Office of Energy

Humm steps into his new role at a time when energy infrastructure is at a crossroads: statewide demand for electricity is on pace to nearly ...

A&E

'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' makes its Sphere Las Vegas debut in 2027

Sphere has us shivering with antici...pation!

Taste

Mama Mai Vietnamese Café delivers a taste of home

The new southwest spot quickly garnered a loyal following for homemade banh mi sandwiches and coffee-based drinks.

Fine Art

Muralists preserve the joy and resilience that have long defined the Historic Westside

Art emblazoned on a new five-story apartment building, shareWESTSIDE, reflect the identity of Las Vegas’ first African American neighborhood.

A&E

Magic spectacle 'Now You See Me Live' coming to MGM Grand

The show based on the hit films will open at the MGM Grand Theater on October 15.

A&E

Wynn chef Sarah Thompson wins James Beard Award

Thompson, executive chef at Casa Playa, became the first Las Vegas chef to win the award in 15 years.