On Display for July 30, 2004

Friday, July 30, 2004 | 8:55 a.m.

Karen Wheeler

Karen Wheeler, president of the Vegas Artists Guild, will have her art displayed from Monday to Sept. 2 at the Twin Lakes Gallery, 3343 W. Washington Ave. Admisison is free. 229-6601.

Holography exhibit

"The Nature of Holography," an exhibit featuring images of butterflies, birds, lions and other wildlife, will continue until Sept. 5 at the Nevada State Museum & Historical Society, 700 Twin Lakes Drive. Admission is $4 adults, $3 seniors, free for children 17 and under. 486-5205.

Peter Alexander

The Godt-Cleary Gallery at Mandalay Place presents an exhibition by light and space/finish fetish artist Peter Alexander from August until Sept. 30. Admission is free. 632-9378.

ArtStarts II

Children's artwork produced through Clark County Parks and Community Services recreation programming will be displayed from Monday to Sept. 3 in a program called "ArtStarts II" at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. A reception will be held from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Admission is free. 455-7340.

'Pursuit of Pleasure'

The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum at The Venetian is hosting an exhibit, "The Pursuit of Pleasure," which includes such artists as Picasso, Rodin, Rubens, Beckmann and Velazquez. Admission is $15 adults, $12 seniors and Nevada residents, $11 students with ID, $7 children 6-12, free for children under 6. The exhibit continues until Jan. 16. 414-2440.

Cigar exhibit

"The Art of the Cigar," an exhibit of classic cigar labels, continues indefinitely at Art Encounter, 3979 Spring Mountain Road. Admission is free. 227-0220.

Camera Club

The Nevada Camera Club will host a juried exhibition of slides until Sept. 19 at the Whitney Library, 5175 E. Tropicana Ave. Admission is free. 507-4010.

'Siren's Song 2'

Artists Karla Rehm, Joy Snyder and Katherine Gilbert will display their work in a show called "Siren's Song 2" until Aug. 31 at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd. Admission is free. 507-3980.

'Nature'

"Transforming Images of Nature," a series of multi-media collages by Roxene Rockwell, goes on display until Sept. 12 at the Charleston Heights Arts Center Gallery, 800 S. Brush St. Admission is free. 229-6383.

'Wild, Wild West'

The Contemporary Arts Collective's summer juried members' exhibition, "Wild, Wild West," runs until Aug. 14 at 101 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 101.

Joint exhibit

Gregory Etchison's 9/11 mural on canvas and Barbara Lamdin's "9/11 City Views" collection of images are on display until Sept. 11 at the Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Admission is $5 adults, $3 seniors, $2 students, free children 12 and under. 360-8000.

Woodturners

The Woodturners' Association will hold its second annual exhibit until Sept. 6 at the West Charleston Library, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Admission is free. 507-3940.

'East Meets West'

Artist Jalees Nagee's oil paintings will be displayed until Sept. 14 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Admission is free. 507-3400.

'Neon Unplugged'

"Neon Unplugged: Signs from the Boneyard," an exhibition of famed signs from Las Vegas' past, is on display the remainder of 2004 at the Lied Discovery Children's Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is $7 adults, $6 children, seniors and military. 382-3445.

Phyllis Sloane

The Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., displays the exhibit, "Phyllis Sloane -- Retrospective," until Sept. 19. Admission is $5 adults, $3 seniors, $2 students, free for children 12 and under. 360-8000.

'Colony'

"Colony," a group exhibition featuring artists Laurel Beckman and Jonathan Cecil, runs until Aug. 20 at UNLV's Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery. Admission is free. 895-1575.

Exhibition

The Summerlin Artists, a group of nine local painters, will exhibit their work until Saturday at Jitters Coffee Cafe, 8441 W. Lake Mead Blvd. 949-9000, ext. 11.

Ziegler exhibit

Nature photographer Christian Ziegler's work will be displayed until Aug. 29 at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History at UNLV. Admission is free. 895-3381.

Kaufman exhibit

Artist Steve Kaufman's work will be on display until Aug. 29 at the Centaur Art Galleries at the Fashion Show Mall on Las Vegas Boulevard. Admission is free. 737-1234.

'Southwest'

Artist Jane Marquez exhibits her latest acrylic paintings in "Visions of the Southwest" until Sept. 21 at Spring Valley Library, 4280 S. Jones Blvd. Admission is free. 507-3820.

'Personal'

"Up Close and Personal -- the People of Las Vegas," featuring artist Diane Eugster's vision of the diversity of Southern Nevada, continues until Aug. 29 at the Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive. 507-3860.

'Rodeo Action'

Photographer Joe Chernicoff will display his rodeo photography in "Rodeo Action in Clark County through the Eye of the Camera" until Aug. 24 at the Enterprise Library, 25 E. Shelbourne Ave. Admission is free. 507-3760.

'Going Baroque'

An exhibit of ceramics by Gary Marx, "Going Baroque," will be on display until the end of today at the Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway. 455-8239.

'Urban Fusions'

"Urban Fusions," a display of photographer Susan Bowens' work, can be viewed until Aug. 15 at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is free. 229-6211.

Glass exhibit

The Godt-Cleary Gallery, located at Mandalay Place, presents an exhibition of glassworks by the renowned Italian company Venini until Saturday. Admission is free. 632-9378.

Porcelain exhibit

The Porcelain Art Guild Society will host its annual show until Aug. 15 at the Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive. Admission is free. 507-3710.

Watercolors

Legally blind artist Jerry G. Mitchler will display his landscape paintings until Saturday at the Lost City Museum in Overton, on State Route 169 off I-15, exit 93. Admission is $3 adults, $2 seniors, free for children. 397-2193.

'Nevada Wildlife'

Artist John Mihopulos will exhibit his watercolors and pen-and-ink works in "Nevada Wildlife" until Aug. 17 at Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Ave. Admission is free. 507-3900.

'Viva Downtown'

The Cultural Affairs Division of the City of Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services presents "Viva Downtown: Celebrating the Art of the Aerial Gallery" until the end of today at the City Hall Bridge Gallery, at the corner of 4th Street and Stewart Avenue. Admission is free. 229-4674.

'Cool Stuff'

The exhibit "Cool Stuff," featuring bits of Las Vegas history, runs until Oct. 3 at the Nevada State Museum, 700 Twin Lakes Drive. Admission is $4 adults, $3 seniors, free children 17 and under. 486-5205.

Monet exhibit

The Bellagio will exhibit 21 works of Claude Monet in a show entitled, "Claude Monet: Masterworks from the Museum of Fine Arts," until Sept. 13 at the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art. Admission is $15 general, $12 residents, seniors and students. 693-7871.