On Display for February 4, 2005

Friday, Feb. 4, 2005 | 8:30 a.m.

Artist meet, greet

The public is invited to meet artist Dale Cox, whose work is being displayed at the Twin Lakes Gallery of the Derfelt Senior Citizens Center, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 3341 W. Washington Ave. in Lorenzi Park. Cox's paintings will be displayed until March 2. Admission is free. 229-6601.

'Cult of Potato'

The Contemporary Arts Collective will kick off the world tour of "Cult of Potato" today at 101 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 101. The show, which consists of mixed media installation and wall work continues until March 5. An artists' talk will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at the gallery. Admission is free. 382-3886.

'Untold Truths'

"Untold Truths," about African-American Heritage, will be on display Saturday and Sunday at the West Charleston Gallery, 6301 W. Charleston Blvd. Admission is free. 248-1232.

'Witness'

"Can I Get a Witness? Thirty Years of People, Places and Things," will be on display until Feb. 28 at the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road, in celebration of African American History Month. Admission is free. 507-3400.

'Black Threads'

"Black Threads," a collection of quilts by Evelyn Brown, will be displayed until March 27 at the West Las Vegas Library, 951 W. Lake Mead Blvd., in celebration of African American History Month. Admission is free. 507-3980.

'Susans'

"Turning Black-Eyed Susans Into Stone," featuring the works of photographer Kim Russell, will be on display until Feb. 28 at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., in celebration of African American History Month. Admission is free. 507-3630.

'Jazz'

"Expressions From a Jazz Hepi," featuring the jazz-themed paintings of Gene Redden, will be displayed from Tuesday until April 3 at Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Drive, in celebration of African American History Month. Admission is free. 507-3860.

Watercolors

Moapa Valley artists Jo Tame and Betty Halverson will display their watercolors at the Lost City Museum in Overton this month. The museum is located on State Route 169 off I-15, exit, #93 or via Lake Mead or the Valley of Fire. Admission is $3 adults, $2 ages 65 and above, free for children and members. 397-2193.

'Father's Eyes'

The Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., will display a traveling exhibition, "Through My Father's Eyes: The Filipino American Photographs of Ricardo Ocreto Alvarado (1914-1976)," until March 13. General admission is $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 students 13 and older, free to those 12 and under. 360-8000.

'Convictions'

The Bridge Gallery at Las Vegas City Hall, 4th Street and Stewart Avenue, presents "Creative Convictions II," the second annual display of artwork by Left of Center Gallery artists, from until April 15 in celebration of Black History Month. Admission is free. 229-4674.

'NY Loves LV'

The Dust Gallery, 1221 S. Main St., will show "NY Loves LV," featuring the work of 14 artists, until Feb. 23. Admission is free. 880-3878.

'Mojave'

UNLV art professor Tom Holder's exhibit, "Mojave," will be shown until Feb. 12 at UNLV's Donna Beam Art Gallery, located in the Alta Ham Fine Arts Building. Admission is free.

'Jazz Las Vegas'

Carole Bellmyre's black-and-white photos of 32 Las Vegas jazz musicians will be displayed until March 11 at the Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive. Admission is free. 455-7340.

'Moving Pictures'

Local figurative artist Susanne Forestieri will exhibit her oil paintings in "Moving Pictures" until March 13 at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. Admission is free. 229-4674.

Two exhibits

The Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 W. Sahara Ave., will display "Joseph Palermo -- Retrospective" and "Austine Wood Comarow: Polage" until March 13. Admission is free. 360-8000.

Impressionists

The Centaur Galleries at the Fashion Show mall at 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. South will display "Renoir and the Impressionists" until Feb. 28. Admission is free. 737-1234.

'Pixelgraphic'

The exhibit "Pixelgraphic," by New York painter Orit Ben-Shitrit, continues until Sunday at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is free. 229-4674.

'Legacy'

"The Beginning of a Cultural Artistic Legacy," a combined display of work by the late Albert Fennell and his daughter, Simone Fennell, will be on exhibit until March 13 at the Rainbow Library, 3150 N. Buffalo Drive, in celebration of African American History Month. Admission is free. 507-3710.

Bat exhibit

"Bats! Champions of the Night Sky," a new exhibit of the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society, 700 Twin Lakes Drive, continues until December 2006. Admission is $4 adults, $3 seniors 55 and over. 486-5205, ext. 120.