Go behind the scenes in an art museum. Join the crew from the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art as we chat with artists, curators, and everyone else who helps us bring our galleries to life. New episodes will be posted in selected months after the program has aired on KUNV 91.5.
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is located on the campus of one of the most racially diverse universities in the United States, we strive to create a nourishing environment for those who continue to be neglected by contemporary art museums, including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ groups. As the only art museum in the city of Las Vegas, we commit ourselves to leveling barriers that limit access to the arts, especially for first-time visitors. To facilitate access for low-income guests we provide free entry to all our exhibitions, workshops, lectures, and community activities. Our collection of artworks offers an opportunity for researchers and scholars to develop a more extensive knowledge of contemporary art in Southern Nevada. The Barrick Museum is part of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV).
Latest Episodes
The Need for Transformative Spaces
We talk to The Neon Museum’s JK Russ and its artist-in-residence, Thomas Putzier, about making art in Vegas for the first time.
A Bridge Across Time and Space
In this episode we talk about manifestations of Black energy with writer-artist Kristina Kay Robinson and writer-curator Erica Vital-Lazare.
Barrick x Mendieta
We talk to performance artist Yasmina Chavez and Aluminati metal caster Micah Haji-Sheikh about the legendary late Cuban-American artist Ana Mendieta.
Making a Monument
In this episode we talk about the importance of environmental mindfulness with exhibition curators Kim Garrison Means and Mikayla Whitmore.
Meet the Barrick
Find out what it's like to work in an academic art museum, hear about the Barrick’s strangest phone calls, and discover who on staff is the office prankster.
