New Monuments for a Future Las Vegas presents the collaborative work of artist teams who consider Las Vegas in the past and present, emphasizing community and relationships while aspiring to collectively build futures. This multi-media exhibition is shaped by questions about what and whom we choose to memorialize, what imagery and objects represent our values and history, whose stories are told, and who creates a monument? Even as everything around us is changing, these artists have responded to this historical moment with a call to purpose of imagining for a better tomorrow.  

Featured Nevada writers and artists teams include: Emily Budd and Laurence Myers Reese; Darren Johnson and Toshie McSwain; Holly Lay, Mary Sabo, and Lilia Todd; Yasmina Chavez and Julian Tanaka; Brent Holmes and Ashanti McGee; Nanda Sharif Pour and Ali Fathollahi; Sapira Cheuk and JK Russ; GULCH: Mikayla Whitmore, Justin Favela, Krystal Ramirez, Lance L. Smith; Jennifer Kleven and Quindo Miller; Tiffany Lin, Clarice Tara Cuda and Karla Lagunas; Heidi Rider and Adriana Chavez; Alisha Kerlin and Emmanuel Muñoz; Erin K. Drew and Kristin Hough; John McVay and Aaron Cowan; Jung Min, Marc Luu and Dulce Maravilla; Chase McCurdy and Erica Vital-Lazare; Claire Vaye Watkins and Brent Holmes; and working independently Bertha Gutierrez, Denise Duarte, Fawn Douglas, and D.K. Sole.

The online exhibition opens on December 4, 2020. View it here.

Learn more about the Nevada Humanities Exhibition Series.