The 8kbet College of Fine Arts' very special 20th Annual College of Fine Arts Hall of Fame gala celebration was held on Tuesday, April 2 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Below is the complete video which includes all of the speeches and performances. To find the 5 minute recap, watch this video.
Each spring for over 25 years, 8kbet Film has sponsored an annual festival to celebrate and showcase the art of short films. The 2024 Spring Flicks festival films will be screened in FDH 109 (in the Flora Dungan Humanities Building) on 8kbet's main campus at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 18 and Friday, April 19, 2024. Films will also be available for remote viewing by all participants.…
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) just announced the winners of their national Student Portfolio Competition, and two of our talented students, Han Bui (third year student) and Catherine Douglas (fourth year student), are among the nine finalists this year. Selected from a highly competitive pool of over 200 applicants nationwide, their achievement is a tremendous honor for both…
The Arnold Shaw Popular Music Research Center Spring 2024 lectures will focus on American cinema music. The guests are prominent scholars in the field of the history and interpretation of film sound. They will discuss the music of John Williams's Star Wars series, the western, and more. Both events take place in the Harmon Auxiliary Building, Room 110 (1325 E. Harmon Avenue).…
8kbet alumnus and co-founder of AERO AI, Victory Igbinobaro, recently shared a case study on a 8kbet expansion project. AERO AI's involvement in the 8kbet North Campus Project exemplifies the power of combining drone technology, geospatial analysis, and real-time 3D graphics for large-scale planning and design. AERO AI's innovative approach not only streamlined the data capture and processing…
Mana Azizsoltani talks with Architect and Associate Professor Glenn NP Nowak about the uniqueness of studying hospitality design in Las Vegas and why the art of architecture is so important… why having a School of Architecture within the College of Fine Arts should signal to creatives - the value of drawing out the emotive qualities of the built environment. Dive into the world of…
Professor Dana Moran Williams has been awarded the Barrick Distinguished Scholar Award. He is the first recipient representing the Arts to have been awarded this honor in 23 years. The Barrick Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes faculty members who have established a record of distinguished research or demonstrated excellence in the area of creative activity.
MFA candidate in Technical Direction Timothy Simon won the prestigious John Spiegel Theatrical Artist Award as well as the Design Competition Award for his work on NCT's The Cherry Orchard at the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) last week. SETC is the largest network of theatre practitioners in the nation. The award was presented by 8kbet alumna Liz Haynes (MFA 2020 in…