The Guide

Ancient Ordinary is a visual art exhibition by Alex Panzer and Kaleb Wesolek that aims to reflect on and reinterpret the objects that frequent our lives. This concept is explored through pieces that represent ordinary objects. The Artifacts, The Ancestor, The Sitter, and The Chair all presented as if stumbled upon by an archeologist of the future mulling over ancient humans.

The mundane suddenly becomes the most interesting without the context of the object. One of the most mundane and ubiquitous objects, the chair, was chosen for reinterpretation. Used simply to sit and rest, think, consume. What if our understanding of the mundane was not so obvious and universal? The Chair answers this question through re contextualization.

This week at the Lab: Homebound. Homebound is a riptide between longing and faultlines. Home is a transient state navigated, absorbed, and reflected through memory. Home is simultaneously shaped by nationalism and chaos. Through rose colored glasses and appropriated memory, Homebound, treads water in a sea of tension, making time for a short rest on the wreckage of a nearby ship.

The blind date pairs two artists together based on the content of their work, material approaches, and generates new absent collaboration (neither of the artists know who their collaborative partner is). Connecting artists across these criteria elevates the captivating properties of coincidence. You will have to go to see who they are.

The Lab is a temporary project space inside el Mercado at the Boulevard Mall. The project is run and designed by the Arts Community Coalition Nevada, a 501(c)(3) for the longevity of art in Nevada. Every week there's a new exhibition.

Mojave Shadows is a collaborative art and science exhibition exploring the vital role of shade in sustaining life in the Mojave Desert, featuring photography, painting, illustration, and essays created at Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. It's curated by Steve Dudrow and includes works by DeAnna Beachley, Sydney Carnevale-Baker, JT Dudrow, Steve Dudrow, Matthew Flores, Alex Harper, Paula Jacoby-Garrett, Aaron Leifheit, Teresa Skye, and Emma Woods.

The exhibition runs March 5 to May 27. On April 14 there's a reception and curator’s talk. The reception will be from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, and the curator’s talk will begin at 6:00 pm.

Enjoy an art session in the surrounding beauty of Corn Creek. Nature journaling is a meaningful way to connect to a place and to record our surroundings with data and creativity. Artist in Resident, Jess Moore will share basic nature watercolor journaling skills and provide prompts to guide your work. All materials provided. All ages invited. Be prepared for casual exploration outdoors on the Corn Creek trails.

More info, possibly, at Get Tickets.

The theme theme for this year's Las Vegas Arts District Chalk Festival is "The heARTs District. " The sidewalks will be alive with art, vendors, activities, contests, food and more! More than 60 artists will be chalking the sidewalks from Wyoming Avenue to the Arts Factory on Main, Imperial Avenue and Commerce Streets. You can vote for your favorite piece. Listen to music, shop the vendors market, and take the kids to interact with the artists in the Kidz Zone.

Free. Learn more at "Get Tickets."

This immersive exhibition of photographic works by Keeva Lough invites the viewer to contemplate history, gender, and violence by focusing on toys, nick-knacks, and dolls. These innocuous objects - plastic “cowboys and Indians,” porcelain depictions of colonial scenes, little army men and police officers - are considered as conveyors of ideology that inform our assumptions about American society.

The photos are high contrast and filled with deeply saturated colors; some are rendered in red-and-cyan 3D, emphasizing their artificial spectacle. Individual photographs are framed in thrifted wooden frames painted gold. Others are printed as wallpaper covering the walls of the gallery, calling attention to the invisible backdrop of ideas making up our conceptions of the world.

Enjoy an art session in the surrounding beauty of Corn Creek. Nature journaling is a meaningful way to connect to a place and to record our surroundings with data and creativity. Artist in Resident, Jess Moore will share basic nature watercolor journaling skills and provide prompts to guide your work. All materials provided. All ages invited. Be prepared for casual exploration outdoors on the Corn Creek trails.

More info, possibly, at Get Tickets.