Stories by Kristen Peterson - Las Vegas Weekly

Work by Elijah Maura hangs at a senior show at Las Vegas Academy

Art

Nurturing the visual arts at Las Vegas Academy

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

In-depth training and studio practices ready them for futures in art.

Shovels of dirt are tossed as IKEA holds a groundbreaking ceremony for its first store in Southern Nevada complete with dignitaries and invited guests from Las Vegas and beyond on Thursday, April, 9, 2015.

As We See It

‘Little Sweden’ in Las Vegas? Furniture giant Ikea breaks ground in the Valley

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Swedish flags were waving, local Swedes dressed in yellow and blue and Governor Brian Sandoval sported the colors of the Norse country's flag. Ikea is coming!

Art

Slow Art Day honors the idea of truly taking it all in

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

So many images, so little time -- literally.

Former site of Las Vegas Ballet School, 1039 S. Main Street.

Art

Holding onto the art: Gentrification and the Arts District

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

The sale of Art Square and other tales.

Kayaking on the Colorado River on March 20, 2015.

Features

A dance with the Colorado River—four kayakers, one current

Thursday, April 2, 2015

No destination other than “up-river.”

Jim Boone, birdandhike.com’s founder and writer

Site Feature

Bird and Hike’s Jim Boone on exploring—and championing—Southern Nevada’s wilderness

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Modern-day explorer

Marshall Scheuttle in Transient Landscapes

Art

‘Recombinations,’ impermanence and other tales of landscape in Las Vegas

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Looking at the bi-product of transience in this town

Art

Beautiful deterioration: Local artist brings ‘Urban Decay’ to the Funk House

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Printed on metal, Jay Scott's photos are a rich and thoughtful nod to beautiful decay.

Nancy Good’s “The Prickly Nature of my own Dichotomy”

Art

Going beneath the surface: Artist Nancy Good’s unmasking

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Transparency in digital composites.

Art

Out of the galleries and into the streets: 10 years of Zap! in Vegas

Thursday, March 26, 2015

What a difference a painting makes.

Deborah Aschheim’s “November 22, 1963 (Main Street)” 2013, ink on Duralar, 34-by-45½ inches

Art

The memory, history and myth behind Deborah Aschheim’s drawings

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Looking at the people looking at the Kennedys.

Image from Sanchez Burr’s Somebody Kill the Radio exhibit at Kleven Contemporary in 2012.

Art

Following David Sanchez Burr’s itinerant radio/art experience

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Sanchez Burr is the Neon Museum's first artist in residence.

“La Sangre Nunca Muere” by Justin Favela and Sean Slattery is seen on display at the Clark County Government Center Monday, March 16, 2015 for their exhibit “Car Show”.

Art

Car Show: Remembering Tupac, Selena and the OJ spectacle

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Three iconic tragedies of the ’90s involved cars that became celebrities themselves.

The curator: Ortega wants to show sides of Mexican art that don’t fit into “folk” and “popular” categories.

Art

Weekly Q&A: Emmanuel Ortega on the visual history of Mexico

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

“Tourists want to see Frida Kahlo with a monkey on her shoulder.”

Back in spirit: Former local Dave Hickey’s words will spark discussion at the Writer’s Block.

Art

Contemporary Arts Center kicks off book club with Dave Hickey’s ‘Pirates and Farmers’

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

After film screenings and a pop-up exhibit, CAC starts a new art-ed adventure with the former notable resident's essay collection.

Jska Priebe’s Composition at Wasteland Gallery.

Art

Artist Jska Priebe highlights local musicians in ‘Composition’

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Priebe takes the digital immediacy out of an image-based industry by painting oil portraits of Las Vegas talent.

History concealed? The greatness of the Nevada State Museum deserves a little more love.

Museums

The Nevada State Museum fights for visibility at Springs Preserve

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

The institution is located in the opposite direction of many popular Springs Preserve attractions.

Riviera

Dear Riviera, you’re breaking my heart

Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015

Like an old museum with a bad curator, the Riviera has its historic charm and bad updates.

Is Las Vegas really a more transient cities than others across the country? Representatives of the Census and Applied Analysis say they have no rankings that specifically suggests that is so.

As We See It

Is Las Vegas really as transient as we think?

Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015

We've all heard it: "Everybody leaves Las Vegas"

Art

A recent arts study shows Las Vegas has some work to do

Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015

SMU's Arts Vibrancy Index aimed to determine the "hotbeds of America's arts and culture."

Features

The random allure of Boulder Highway: A story in photos

Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015

In the shadow of the Strip, the jumbled stretch of road tells another Vegas story.

Art

Art to see right now

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015

Alterwitz, 'Santa Confessional' and a UNLV MFA avalanche.

Print

For the love of literacy: Two guys, a book festival and an adventurous seven-year-old

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015

Bringing together Black History Month and Nevada Reading Week.

Sexuality

A historical tour of lust and romance, loosely inspired by the Strip

Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015

We all know that Italy was full of sex-monkeys during the Black Death ...

Desert Bound is on display through March 22 at Sin City Gallery.

Art

Marshall Bradford brings his erotic photography to Sin City Gallery

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015

Nothing like a Friday night of tying up your guests.

Curious about George? Scalera and the Phil celebrate Valentine’s Day with Gershwin.

Music

LV Phil sends out a musical 'Gershwin Valentine' this weekend at the Smith Center

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015

A beloved songbook and a Broadway vocalist? That's 'S Wonderful.

Downtown

Downtown 2035 analyzes the area’s present and future prospects

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015

The study, commissioned by the City of Las Vegas, offers some interesting findings to chew on.

Visitors view Michael Heizer’s “Levitated Mass” at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, on Sunday June 24,2012. Thousands showed up as the gigantic work was unveiled on the museum’s rear lawn, where it is intended to remain forever.

Art

Protecting ‘City’: ‘Levitated Mass’ more than screening in campaign for Heizer national monument in Nevada

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015

Conservation Lands Foundation is working to rally local support for the project.

The Folies Bergere Collection newly acquired by the Nevada State Museum on Feb. 6, 2015.

As We See It

Frozen in time: ‘Folies’ costumes acquired by Nevada State Museum

Monday, Feb. 9, 2015

"This is something I've been waiting for [for] the museum—a signature collection, something no one else has."

Jerry Kearn’s “Tweet” is part of Satellite Contemporary’s next exhibit, Heroes

Art

Second Saturdays: New galleries put the art back in Emergency Arts

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015

Downtown Las Vegas galleries team up.

Laurie Simmons’ “Ringtone” on the Cosmo marquee.

Art

Artist Laurie Simmons finds a place in the Strip’s bombastic visual chatter

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015

Simmons has us rethinking the “ideal.”

Chad Scott and his wife, Chyllis, in their Rhizome Gallery at Emegency Arts.

Art

The Art of Dialogue: Cappuccino potato chip inventor opens Downtown art gallery

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015

Undoing boundaries, opening discourse.

Love songs: Burt Bacharach plays Smith Center Friday night.

Music

Burt Bacharach brings the love buffet to the Smith Center

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015

What the world needs now is the look of love. Find it Downtown this weekend.

Weekly Q&A

Joanne Goodwin on women in Las Vegas—perception and reality in the 20th century

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015

Putting women back into history.

Aerial view of Michael Heizer’s “City” under construction in Nevada.

Art

Will artist Michael Heizer’s ‘City’ become a national monument?

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015

A push to have “City” designated as a national monument has begun.

End of an era: Marty Walsh’s Trifecta Gallery has been a staple of the arts scene, for its consistency and quality.

Art

Trifecta owner Marty Walsh reflects on her gallery and the local arts scene

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015

Trifecta owner Marty Walsh closes her Arts Factory space, which became a staple of the arts scene for its consistency and quality, at the end of January.