Clark County Public Arts Office

An in-person workshop where attendees will witness a sculpture installation in the public setting.Full Scope May 2026 will be an in-person workshop where attendees will watch as a temporary public art sculpture is installed at Winchester-Dondero Cultural Center. Public Arts invites the community to a “backstage” look on how public artworks are installed in public […]

Artist Reception with live entertainment and small bites. FreeBalik Tanaw: A Rediscovery of My Filipino Identityby Denise MayangExhibiting: March 26, 2026 – May 21, 2026Reception: Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 5:30pm – 7:30pmEarring Workshop: Friday, April 24, from 4:00pm – 6:00pmPearson Community Center1625 W Carey Ave, North Las Vegas, NV 89032Gallery HoursOPEN Monday - Friday […]

Join Jami Macarty for "Engine & Echo: Schemes in Poetic Repetition"“Repetition in word and phrase and in idea is the very essence of poetry,” American poet Theodore Roethke writes in “Some Remarks on Rhythm” (1960). Repetition in poetry connects to our deepest human experiences—the heart pumping blood, the seasons tilting Earth.Repetition is part of daily […]

Join us for our Juneteenth Celebration at Winchester Dondero Cultural Center featuring poetry, live music, and reception. Free and all ages!Join us at Winchester Dondero Cultural Center as we celebrate Juneteenth 2026 with poetry, music, and community.This event will be hosted by none other than our Clark County Poet Laureate Ashley "Ms. AyeVee" Vargas and […]

Join the Public Arts Office for presentations featuring three artists who will showcase their designs for a new sculpture.

Join Hannah Dierdorff for "Between Elsewhere & Here: An Ecstatic Approach to Ecopoetics"What is the role of poetry in an environmental crisis? Can a poetics of ecstasy, through decentering the self, move us toward the care and action our current moment requires?In this educational and generative session, we’ll look at several poems that reimagine the […]

Join the Public Arts Office for presentations featuring three artists who will showcase their designs for a new sculpture.The proposed location for the artwork is in the future site of the Desert Flow at Southwest Ridge Bicycle Skills Park, located on the corner of Warm Springs Road and Fort Apache Road. Please note that attendees […]

Join us in celebrating "Expressions of Clark County: America's 250th Anniversary Showcase" exhibition at the Rotunda Gallery!

Join Sammi Walker for "CLICHES!: The Courage to Play with Your Words!"In this workshop we will be exploring cliches and how we can take these familiar ideas and phrases and instead of avoiding them all together we will look at why they are important and what they bring to the reader or listener. Using different […]

Commissioner William McCurdy II & Public Arts Office invite the public for the unveiling of the Walnut Playground Mural and Empowerment Art!

Explore the vast collection of artwork by Rita Deanin Abbey and write poetry with Clark County Poet Laureate Ms. AyeVee!Join Clark County poet laureate Ashley “Ms. AyeVee” Vargas for a free ekphrastic poetry workshop at the Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum. With its roots in Greek literary tradition, “ekphrasis” is a way of using poetic […]

Celebrate current Rotunda Gallery exhibition BE HOME SOON on Thursday, August 27 from 6-8PM!Rotunda Gallery, located inside the Clark County Government Center. Light refreshments, remarks, and awards will occur throughout the evening, along with the chance for participating artists to meet and discuss their work.

Join AA Monet for "The 5 Senses of Storytelling"This interactive workshop, The 5 Senses of Storytelling, takes you on a 3-act journey of Noticing the 5 senses, Creating a poem, and Discovering the power of intention versus interpretation. Using a short silent film as inspiration, you'll gather sensory details to transform into an original poem […]

Live Entertainment, Food Trucks, Arts & Crafts Market to celebrate Clark County Poet Laureate Ashley "Ms. AyeVee" Vargas!Join us at Winchester Dondero Cultural Center as we celebrate Clark County Poet Laureate Ashley "Ms. AyeVee" Vargas and her two years of service to our community! This gathering will feature live performances curated to showcase Ms. AyeVee's […]

Have Fun with your Food: Making Papyrus with Fruits and VeggiesLearn how to make papyrus, an ancient papermaking form, with familiar fruits and veggies like zucchini, pineapple, carrots and more. Participants will learn about the history of the process and get to make their own papyrus artworks to take home. Some of the papyrus artworks […]

Clark County Public Arts Office is inviting locals to take a trip to Henderson’s Water Street for a group tour.