If You Missed the Reception
A Highlight from
"Rhythm and Resilience: Black Vegas"
On Display through August 20th
From Left: Chase McCurdy, Harold Bradford, Q'shaundra James, Carmen Beals, Courtney "Yard$" Haywood, and Adolfo Gonzalez
Las Vegas Civic Center Gallery
525 S. Main St., Building A
Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Thursday, beginning March 12. Closed holidays.
Parking: Located at 500 S. Main St. with 2-hour validation provided.
Free and open to the public
"Rhythm and Resilience: Black Vegas" explores African American life in Las Vegas from the arrival of its first Black resident through the 1980s, tracing the impacts of segregation and racial barriers while celebrating the creativity, resilience and achievements that shaped the city’s character. Beginning with John Howell, the first African American settler, it follows the growth of a downtown Black community and its forced relocation in the early twentieth century to what became the Historic Westside. Despite systemic exclusion, this neighborhood emerged as a vibrant cultural and social hub where residents built businesses, churches and civic organizations, cultivated music and nightlife that drew world-class performers, and organized for civil rights and equity. By honoring these histories, the exhibition invites visitors to reflect on the enduring legacy of the African American community and its lasting influence on the identity, spirit and future of Las Vegas. The exhibition is curated by Carmen Beals and narrated by Claytee White.
Nevada Arts Council Fellowship Exhibition:
"Notions of Erasure"
"P2P No. l136982 Clothing" by Glynn Cartledge
Las Vegas City Hall Chamber Gallery
495 S. Main St., Second Floor
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., closed holidays.
Free and open to the public
This exhibition provides the opportunity to view selected works from Fellows Jeffrey Burden, Glynn Cartledge, Gig Depio, Miya Hannan, Brent Holmes and Bobbie Ann Howell. Each artist created work independently from the other and with no intention of ever appearing together; yet taken together, the exhibit reveals how an artist’s place, time and circumstances create unexpected and unintended connections to the world around them.
Only One Week Left to Enjoy
"See The Music All Around Us"
An installation by Loisse Ledres on display through March 2026
Windows On First
City Hall Windows On First Street
495 S. Main St.
"See The Music All Around Us" is a vibrant installation celebrating the universal joy of music, a central element to Vegas life and culture. This display of wood, paint and light is dedicated to music's impact on our lives, capturing how rhythm, lyrics and melodies support our instinctual desire to understand ourselves and our place in the world.
"Lunar New Year 2026:
Year of The Horse Exhibition"
On display through April 24, 2026
"Horsey" by Shahab Zargari
Historic Fifth Street School
Mayor’s Gallery
401 S. Fourth St.
in downtown Las Vegas
Free and open by appointment.
Call 702.229.3277 or email PRCGalleries@LasVegasNevada.gov to schedule.
This exhibition brings together a dynamic group of artists whose works reflect the horse’s enduring symbolism of strength, freedom, resilience and forward momentum. Spanning traditional and contemporary approaches across a range of media, the exhibition explores cultural heritage, personal narrative and imaginative interpretation. These artworks honor the spirit of movement and transformation associated with the horse, inviting viewers to reflect on the collective energy that propels us into a new year.
Artists include: Terry Adamik, Louise Ahrendt, Jenny Baham, April Bermudez, Miriam Besa, Karen Buford, Angela Caballero-Fields, Sallie Cavanaugh-Douglas, Jorge Ceja, Cameron Cools, Charme Curtin, Wendy De Rycke, Narz Dela Rosa, Ashraf Elsharif, YiLi Fang, David Fay, Kenneth Flanagan, Audrey Fox, Zab Foxing, Ann Fuhring, Jeff Fulmer, Craig Galati, Joan Gray, Iryna Gross, Jennifer Hodis, Kimberly Johnson, Deborah Karpman, Rene Kraus, David Lampel, Sydney Lee, Ruzo Logic, Theresa Lucero, Vanessa Maciel Napoles, Darvianna Major, Doris Martinez, Erika Muecke, Deborah Newman, Elee Oak, Diane Bush, Pablo Gonzales-Flores, Jairo E. Ramirez Montoya, Sonia Scott, James Scoville, Rooney Datz Seifert, Linda Shaffer, Susan Sotelo, Laurie Thompson, Brandie Vincek, Jamie Vincek, Eric Wang, George Xiong, Cheyenne Yu and Shahab Zargari.
"It's O'Clay!"
by Animal House Pottery members
On display through July 30, 2026
"Ivan" by Luis Varela-Rico
Las Vegas City Hall Grand Gallery
495 S. Main St., First Floor
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., closed holidays.
Free and open to the public
From the artists:
“It’s O’Clay” is what we say while learning to throw on the wheel or hand build. In the process of understanding how clay moves and how a touch too soft or pressure too strong can cause it to collapse, we learn to adapt, repair or start again with a fresh ball of clay. The pieces displayed here represent the successes born from those trials, the exploration of ideas and form. Every collapsed wall or unintended mark becomes part of our growing archive of experience, a rolodex of memories that shapes who we are as makers."
Animal House Pottery is a ceramic studio located in North Las Vegas. The owner and artist, Anthony Urango, has nearly 26 years of experience as a ceramicist. He has devoted himself to this medium everywhere he has lived. His work is rooted in imagination and guided by an ongoing exploration of texture, closed forms and negative space. Urango's welcoming persona and expertise has attracted a diverse community of pottery members to his studio. This exhibition reflects the immense creativity within Animal House Pottery. Along with Anthony Urango, this exhibition includes artwork by Marianna Romero Martinez, Ashley Hughes, Adrianna Delgadillo, Robert Hoier, Asia Amato, Leslie Annette Hagen, Julia Estelle, Cathy Calabio, Waka Laity, Joel Kevin Watson, Luis Varela-Rico, Nicholas Denson and James J. White.
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