On Display for September 13, 2002

Friday, Sept. 13, 2002 | 9:15 a.m.

American lifestyle

"America Marches Ahead," paintings by Norman Rockwell of the first 75 years of the 20th century, through Oct. 31 at Centaur Art Galleries on the main level of Fashion Show Mmall. 737-1234.

Holocaust photos

Photographs of Holocaust victims before they were imprisoned, through Nov. 17 at Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. (229-6383); and the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North.(229-6211).

Mixed works

Ceramic works, decorative ornaments and textiles of the Amazon by Gilberto R. Catacora Guispe, ceramic artist, and Rosa Anover Escura, textile artist, through Nov. 12 at Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. 507-3400.

'From Mine to Mint'

Samples of gold and silver ore, rare coinage, mining artifacts and photographs illustrate the story of coins from ore to its finished form, through Nov. 10 at Clark County Museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway. Admission $1.50; $1 senior citizens and children. 455-7955.

Panoramic works

Panoramic paintings by Alfonso Lirani, through Oct. 11 at Community College of Southern Nevada Fine Arts Gallery, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave., North Las Vegas. 651-4205.

Mixed works

Photographs by Charles Morgan and Fred Sigman made at the site of the Goldwell Open Air Museum in the ghost town of Rhyolite, through Tuesday at Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave.

Also at the library, Angel O'Briant's figurative works and landscapes in impressionistic style done in pencil, pastel and oil, Thursday through Nov. 3. 507-3760.

'Moon Series'

Barbara Van Arnam "Moon Series" oil paintings, through Oct. 22 at Green Valley Library, 3797 N. Green Valley Parkway. 507-3790.

'Call for Artists'

Artists are asked to bring three pieces of their work at a "Call for Artists," a juried admission, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Henderson Art Association, Gallery P, 982 American Pacific Drive, Suite 204. 568-5429.

Washington

Gilbert Stuart's portrait of "George Washington: A National Treasure," from the Smithsonian Institution, through Oct. 27 at Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Admission $5; $3 senior citizens; $2 students; under 12 free. 360-8000.

Abstracts

"Abstract Excursions," abstract paintings by Las Vegan Walt Herron, through Sept. 27 at Left of Center Art Gallery and Studio, 2207 W. Gowan Road. 647-7378.

Panoramic photos

A wide-angle view of interesting places and people from Nevada's past, "Nevada Wide: Panoramic Photography in the Silver State," through March 23 at Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, 700 Twin Lakes Drive. Admission $2; under 18 free. 486-5205.

'Aesop's Fables'

"Fun with Fables" a joint effort by illustrators and writers in the retelling of a selection of Aesop's Fables, through Oct. 6 at Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. 507-3710.

Hispanic Heritage

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the work of art students from the Las Vegas Visual and Performing Arts Academy, through Monday at Sahara West Library Grotto, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. 507-3630.

Sculpture

"The Hanger Project" life-size wire coat hanger figures, by metal scuptor Eli Sauer, through Oct. 15 at Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd. 507-3820.

History, geography

Costumes worn in Utah Shakespearean Festival productions, through Sunday at Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive.

Also at the library, "Guatemala," photographic images of the landscape and people of Guatemala, Tuesday through Nov. 17. 507-3860.

Race cars

Jeff Corder's "The Racers Edge," paintings depicting the action and excitement of racing and motor sports, through Sept. 22 at Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave. 507-3900.

Faculty

UNLV Department of Art Faculty Exhibition features works by Catherine Angel, Mark Burns, John Catterall, Tom Holder, Bill Leaf, Jim Pink, Pasha Rafat, Mary Warner, Helga Watkins and Bob Wysocki, through Sept. 21 at Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery. 895-3893.

Mixed works

Photographs of prominent African Americans and "Art by Kids for Kids," through Oct. 30 at Walker African American Museum, 705 W. Van Buren Ave. 647-2242.

Camera Club

Juried exhibition of Nevada Camera Club photographs, through Sept. 29 at West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. 507-3940.

Mixed media

"Festival of the Americas," paintings and photographs by Hispanic Americans in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, through Oct. 20 at West Las Vegas Arts Center, 947 W. Lake Mead Blvd. 229-4800.

Hispanic tribute

Jane Marquez' acrylic paintings and pastel drawings presented in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month show the connection between different cultures, through Oct. 27 at Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. 507-4010.

'New Works'

Opening today: Kevin Chupik's "New Works" through Oct. 25 at Winchester Gallery, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. 455-8239.