On Display for March 4, 2005

Friday, March 4, 2005 | 8:34 a.m.

'Thursday'

An exhibition of student work from UNLV Advance Drawing classes will be displayed in "Every Other Thursday" until Thursday at UNLV's Jessie Metcalf Gallery. An artists' reception will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. Admission is free. 895-3893.

'Granica'

Nancy Rahja's "Granica," her master of fine art thesis exhibition, will be displayed from Monday to March 12 at UNLV's Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery. Admission is free. 895-3893.

Art competition

Submissions are being accepted for the May 1 "Art of the Bicycle" amateur art show sponsored by the Silver State Bicycle Coalition. Submissions will be accepted until April 25, and can be dropped off at Las Vegas Cyclery, 8221 W. Charleston Blvd. The fee for each work submitted is $5, and proceeds will be used to buy bicycle helmets the SSBC donates throughout the year. All art selected will be displayed at Jitters Gourmet Coffee, 8441 W. Lake Mead Blvd. 243-9477.

'Less is More'

Artists Marietta Hoferer and Jennifer Riley will have their works displayed in "Less is More" until April 30 at Dust Gallery, 1221 S. Main St. An artists' reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. today. Admission is free. 880-3878.

Helga Blackford

The works of Henderson artist Helga Blackford will be displayed during March at the Lost City Museum in Overton. 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.

Berenstain Bears

"Growing Up With the Berenstain Bears," an interactive, bilingual exhibit, will be held at the Lied Discovery Children's Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North, until Aug. 28. Admission $7 adults, $6 children 1 through 17, seniors and military, free for children under 1. 382-3445.

Lung and Madden

Artists Yvonne Lung and Julie Madden's master of fine arts thesis exhibition will be held until Saturday at UNLV's Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery in the Alta Ham Fine Arts building. Admission is free. 895-3893.

Hirsch and Fritz

Artists Alex Hirsch and Dana Fritz will exhibit watercolor paintings and black-and-white photography until March 18 at the Community College of Southern Nevada's Fine Arts Gallery, 3200 E. Cheyenne Ave. Admission is free. 651-4205.

'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.

Native American art

Native American basketry, ceramics, beadwork and other art will be exhibited at the Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central Parkway, until April 9. Admission is free. 455-8239.

Todd Goldman

Post-pop artist Todd Goldman will exhibit his recent paintings and lithographs in "Anti-Valentine's Day" in the Grand Canal Shoppes of the Venetian Hotel until Monday. Admission is free. 868-7880, ext. 104.

'Windfall'

"Whistle Stop to Windfall: 100 Years in Las Vegas," a centennial exhibit, will be shown until Jan. 2, 2006, at the Clark County Museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway. Admission is free. 455-7955.

Merrilee Hortt

Local collagist Merrilee Hortt will display her drawings and paintings until March 27 at the Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is free. 229-4674.

'Cult of Potato'

The Contemporary Arts Collective is showing the "Cult of Potato" exhibit until Saturday at 101 E. Charleston Blvd., Suite 101. Admission is free. 382-3886.

'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.

'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.

'Jazz'

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

'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, until April 15 in celebration of Black History Month. Admission is free. 229-4674.

'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.

Rauschenberg

"Robert Rauschenberg: Art and Life," is on display until the end of March at Godt-Cleary Projects, 1217 S. Main St. Admission is free. 632-9378.

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.

'Neon Unplugged'

"Neon Unplugged: Signs from the Boneyard," an exhibition of famed signs from Las Vegas' past, is on display through 2005 at the Lied Discovery Children's Museum, 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North. Admission is $7 adults, $6 children, seniors and military. 382-3445.