City of Las Vegas recently issued the following announcement.
Three new art exhibitions are now open to the public at Las Vegas City Hall, 495 S. Main St. Galleries are open Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. An opportunity to meet the artists of the Grand Gallery ceramic exhibition will be available at a free reception Monday, Nov. 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. Masks are mandatory at all times inside city of Las Vegas facilities until further notice.
“The Extended Family Dinner”
Guest curator Peter Jakubowski of Clay Arts Vegas
Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., through Feb. 22, 2022
Artists’ Reception Monday, Nov. 15, 5 to 7 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Las Vegas City Hall Grand Gallery, 495 S. Main St., first-floor lobby.
For this exhibition, 24 ceramic artists from across Southern Nevada were commissioned to create dinner place settings. The artist are Lorraine Blume, Maya Pudi, Margaret DeYoung, Amy Joiner, Peter Jakubowski, Roianne Byrd, Jacqui Short, Sarah Khan, Andi Goodman, Thelma Davis, Betty Newberry, Leslie Shurmer, Jennifer Mitchell, Thom Bumblauskas, Rhonda Anderson, Christal Cardinali, Cathye Baldonado, Julie Hopkins, Chuck Arnett, Beth Macleod, Johannes Bernau, Courtney Broussard, Judy Smith and Cyndi Maloney.
“Over the past 20 months, we have all become acutely aware how much time together means. This installation has made us reflect on the importance of coming together – whether for school, sports, church functions, a pottery class, or dinner with friends. All of these things have a new-found importance.” – Peter Jakubowski
“A Passionate Life: Public Employees Art Exhibition”
Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., through Jan. 13, 2022
Free and open to the public.
Las Vegas City Hall Chamber Gallery, 495 S. Main St., second floor.
Every year the city of Las Vegas presents an exhibition of artwork created by Nevada public employees. This year, participants were asked to submit artwork that conveys their passions outside of their work in public service. It is our pleasure to showcase the artistic accomplishments and exceptional talent of our state and local government workers. This exhibition opportunity was given to all city, county and State of Nevada employees. This exhibit shows residents and visitors of Nevada our strong commitment to the arts and features the artwork of: Linda Shaffer, David Seidner, Chanel Smith, Matt Kozanecke, Sapira Cheuk, David Wignall, Jamie Zepeda, Julie Meyers, Janna Hudson, Richard Saladino, Robin Stark, Cathy Razor, Georgia Stergios, Steve Horlock, Diane S. Pink, Kevin C. Buckley, Chris Tsouras, Julie Okabayashi, Jeanne Voltura, Karen Buford and Kim Cochrane.
Windows on First: “Fading Light/Shifting Landscapes”
An installation by Megan Berner through April 15, 2022.
Free and open to the public in the First Street windows of City Hall.
The exhibit is a series of digitally printed fabric pieces made from images using photographic transfers and cyanotypes* of Nevada desert and Arctic landscapes. The artist explores the way landscape shifts in the changing light over time with an interest in liminal spaces, both internal and external.
Originally from the high desert, Megan Berner is a visual artist living and working in Reno, Nevada. Berner works with digital and experimental techniques, such as instant film, digital transfers and cyanotypes. Her work is greatly influenced by the landscape of her native Nevada home as well as the vast prairies of the Midwest. She creates site-specific installations that incorporate video and sound and constructs performative scenes that ultimately exist as photographs. Megan’s work has been shown nationally and internationally and is part of multiple collections including the Center for Art and Environment at the Nevada Museum of Art, University of Arizona Art Museum, the University of Iowa Special Collections and Southern Graphics Council International Archive. More information on the artist is available at www.meganberner.com
*The cyanotype is a photographic printing process discovered in 1842 that produces blue prints using chemically coated paper and light
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