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Clark County School Children

The Las Vegas Art Museum offers several programs that serve members of the Las Vegas community through off-site visits. Currently, LVAM Docent Educators and Education Assistants visit classrooms and senior communities throughout Clark County to give print or PowerPoint presentations on Contemporary and Modern art. Each presentation engages students and seniors in a meaningful dialogue about art. To schedule a free LVAM Portfolio presentation for students or seniors, please choose a Portfolio presentation from the list below and contact the Education Department to schedule a presentation date at education@lasvegasartmuseum.org or 702.360.8000.

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Print Portfolios

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Art Survey
A survey of art in the Western civilization from antiquity to the 20th century.

Looking At Modern Art I
Explores the use of portraits, landscape, and imaginary forms in modern art.

Looking At Modern Art II
Discusses issues of abstraction and realism in art of the early 20th century.

Looking at Modern Art III
Explores the elements and principles of design in Modern art with a focus on the use of color, composition, and medium.

Foreground/Background
Looks at issues of perspective, illusion, and composition in art.

Portrait, Landscape, Still-Life
Discusses the distinctions between portrait, landscape, and still-life paintings within a cultural and historical context.

Landscape and Cityscape
Compares and contrasts different atmospheric effects in artworks through an understanding of line, color, and composition.

Light
Explores the use of different types of light and its atmospheric effects in works of art.

Virtual Portfolios
Pop Art: Roy Lichtenstein
Examines the prints of Roy Lichtenstein and his relationship to the Pop Art movement of the 1960s.

Frank Gehry, Architect
Discusses the unique design process of architect Frank Gehry.

Japanese Contemporary Art: Kaz Oshiro
Explores the three-dimensional paintings that Kaz Oshiro creates of everyday objects.

Pop Goes to Japan: Sush Machida Gaikotsu
Discusses the Pop-influenced paintings of Las Vegas-based artist Sush Machida Gaikotsu.

Las Vegas Diaspora
Works by emerging artists who studied at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 1990-2001 under the director of renowned art critic Dave Hickey.

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Site designed and multimedia produced by Studio Hyperset, Inc.
© 2007 - LVAM | Updated Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:13 PM