All posts by Andrea Heerdt

Andrea Heerdt cut her teeth as an arts and music writer while she was still a journalism student at the University of Nevada, Reno. She graduated in 2018 and moved back to her native Las Vegas, where she's getting to know the art community.

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FeaturedLas VegasMurals

International scale

Meet the group behind Vegas's downtown murals

/ February 29, 2020
Art EducationFeaturedUNLV

Meet UNLV’s MFA students

Snapshots from last week's Open Studios event

/ December 12, 2019
Burning ManFeaturedLas Vegas

From trash to treasure

How a Las Vegas teen brought a giant sculpture to fruition—then to Burning Man, next to a Nevada state park

/ November 23, 2019
Art News BriefFeaturedLas Vegas

Taking root

As Meow Wolf plans a Las Vegas branch, organizers aim to connect with local artists

/ October 24, 2019
Barrick MuseumFeaturedLas Vegas

Future shock

Scientist-turned-artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya brings her multimedia explorations into science and ethics to Las Vegas

/ October 22, 2019
FeaturedLas VegasNevada Museum of Art

By Las Vegas, for Las Vegas

Heather Harmon wants the city's future art museum to serve locals—all of them

/ September 11, 2019
Art EducationBarrick MuseumFeatured

Early exposure

Alisha Kerlin’s own experience with art inspired her to make it freely available to Las Vegas schoolchildren

/ June 13, 2019
18bFeaturedLas Vegas

The arts district I didn’t know existed

A UNR grad returning home to Vegas finds some nice surprises—like First Fridays and the 18b

/ March 31, 2019