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July 14, 2024
Founder of renowned Las Vegas art fortress dies
From Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Robert Rock Belliveau was an ambassador for Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum, often welcoming and chatting up visitors to the space. But he was much more, the museum’s founder, an accomplished physician, philanthropist, artist himself and husband to the museum’s namesake."
July 12, 2024
Indoor Attractions in Las Vegas for Beating the Heat
From Travelmarket Report: "While much of what happens in Las Vegas these days takes place poolside ... a universe of possibility awaits in clime-controlled indoor extravaganzas as only Las Vegas could create. "
July 11, 2024
Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum to Commemorate Namesake’s Birthday with Free Admission on Saturday, July 20
From Vegas24Seven: "The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum will honor renowned artist Rita Deanin Abbey by offering free entry to all visitors on Saturday, July 20, commemorating the late artist’s birthday."
July 1, 2024
Behold “CENTAURUS” 2003
From ArtCulture PR: "Dive into the captivating world of Rita Deanin Abbey with this extraordinary bronze sculpture from her Centaurus/Classic Clay and Bronze series."
May 23, 2024
Nearby museum showcases hall-of-fame artist’s eclectic vision of the Southwest
From SCS Life: "There’s time to do some gem hunting before the weather gets too hot, no pickaxe or shovel required. A Las Vegas hidden gem, the Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum, is an easy 15-minute drive from Sun City Summerlin but a world away..."
May 16, 2024
How to celebrate International Museum Day in Las Vegas
From FOX5 Las Vegas: "This museum honors one of UNLV’s first art professors, the abstract artist Rita Deanin Abbey. Abbey was known for work across multiple disciplines, including painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and more!"
March 23, 2024
The 13 Best Museums in Las Vegas 2024
From Upgraded Points: "The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum doesn’t focus on any particular art medium. Instead, it houses sculptures, drawings, and porcelain pieces. Tying the museum together is... the artist Rita Deanin Abbey."
March 21, 2024
Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum to Celebrate National Poetry Month with Creative Writing Workshops
From Broadway World: "The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum will commemorate National Poetry Month by hosting creative writing workshops led by emerging poet and arts administrator, JM Huck, each Sunday in April."
February 1, 2024
Cool Things to Do in Las Vegas This Month Besides the Super Bowl
From Thrillist: "February is a great month to be in Las Vegas. Most of the attention is on the Super Bowl, yet the month is about more than Taylor Swift's new favorite sport."
February 1, 2024
Poem-making Inspired by Rita Deanin Abbey
From Nevada Humanities, by JM Huck: "Ekphrasis is creative writing inspired by artwork. There are many entry points to this type of writing; I wrote about a few of them in a recent Ekphrastic Writing Challenge. It took three visits before I could write this ekphrastic poem on one of the artworks at the Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum in Las Vegas."
January 24, 2024
CFA Celebrates 20th Annual Hall of Fame
From UNLV: "The UNLV College of Fine Arts and Dean Nancy J. Uscher are excited to announce the very special 20th Annual College of Fine Arts Hall of Fame gala celebration [...] Honorees include master illusionist David Copperfield; comedic icon Shecky Greene; and multidisciplinary artist and educator Rita Deanin Abbey."
October 19, 2023
Visual Arts And Poetry Collide At This Las Vegas Multi-Media Art Exhibition
From Vegas Magazine: "Witness the work of refined talent through Oct. 29 with the collaboration of Black Mountain Institute's writers and storytellers in tandem with The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum."
October 18, 2023
Poetry and visual art collide with 'Vegas and Verse'
From News 3 Las Vegas: "It's an interplay of poetry and visual art that's coming to a local museum. Laura Sanders, executive director of the Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum, joined us to share more information."
October 17, 2023
Rita Deanin Abbey, Selections
From Witness Magazine: "Letter to the Reader, By Dr. Robert Rock Belliveau- Over the years, I’ve appreciated how artwork transcends language and communicates on a level that words simply cannot. Art has the ability to inspire, to heal, and to create a sense of unity among people. It is a testament to the human spirit and the incredible creative potential that we all possess. These things are certainly true of Rita Abbey’s art, and she makes a profound contribution to the tradition."
October 17, 2023
Witness Magazine (Winter 2023)
From Black Mountain Institute: "The cover art we feature is a painting by the late artist Rita Deanin Abbey called “Memory,” selected for this issue. Even though the writings we have curated are not themed, collectively through echos, the thread of memory has emerged to connect the pieces."
October 11, 2023
What To Do in Las Vegas This Week (October 12-18)
From Las Vegas Weekly: "How can visual art and poetry work with each other? That’s a question that masters and doctoral students from UNLV’s creative writing program have set out to answer at the Rita Deanin Abbey Museum."
September 15, 2023
Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum Honors Overlooked Desert Mystic
From Southwest Contemporary: "A captivating museum devoted to the late American artist Rita Deanin Abbey (1930-2021) celebrated its second anniversary last month."
August 31, 2023
New Venue Alert: Rita Deanin Abbey Museum with Cactus Collective Weddings
We are happy to announce the Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum has joined the lineup of incredible venues at Cactus Collective Weddings!
August 10, 2023
Ranking the Rita Deanin Abbey Museum on TripAdvisor
The Museum now boasts a high ranking on TripAdvisor!
August 3, 2023
Best of the City 2023: Centennial
Desert Companion: "There’s a bona fide art museum deep in the wilds of Centennial Hills, and for a large semi-suburban compound, it’s as unassuming as it gets. But then you walk into the gallery, and the grandeur pulls your jaw downward."
August 3, 2023
Zip Code Magazine’s “Cultural Scene”
From Zip Code Magazine: "There is nothing that holds more challenge, possibility or adventure for me than a blank canvas. Those words, written in a personal journal during the early 1970s by Rita Deanin Abbey, suggest a world of opportunity, yet offer only a hint of the artist's ambition, which went far beyond paintings and sketches."
August 3, 2023
Desert Companion’s “Best of the City”
From KNPR: "A crown jewel in Las Vegas, the Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum is the best suburban art space in Las Vegas."
August 3, 2023
35 Brilliant Museums in Las Vegas
From TourScanner: "Discover the southwest through the eyes of visionary artist Rita Deanin Abbey. A visit here is ideal for connoisseurs and even those who are still to be introduced to Abbey’s work."
July 19, 2023
Rita Deanin Abbey Day
From Las Vegas Morning Blend: "For all of my fine arts lovers! If you haven't been to the Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum yet, tomorrow, you'll have a chance to experience her abstract art for FREE."
July 13, 2023
Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum To Celebrate Its Namesake's Birthday With Free Admission
From Nonprofit News Las Vegas: "The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum will honor late, legendary artist, Rita Deanin Abbey, with free admission to all guests on Thursday, July 20, the date of her birth."
July 11, 2023
Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum To Celebrate Its Namesake's Birthday With Free Admission
From Broadway World: "The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum will honor late, legendary artist, Rita Deanin Abbey, with free admission to all guests on Thursday, July 20."
July 6, 2023
Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum offering free admission on July 20
From KTNV Las Vegas: "The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum is celebrating its namesake's birthday by offering free museum admission on July 20."
July 5, 2023
Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum to Celebrate its Namesake’s Birthday with Free Admission on July 20
From Vegas 24Seven: "The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum will honor late, legendary artist, Rita Deanin Abbey, with free admission to all guests on Thursday, July 20, the date of her birth."
June 22, 2023
Rita Deanin Abbey museum is an art oasis in the desert
From Las Vegas Review-Journal: "The artwork was created by a Las Vegan and displayed in Las Vegas. But it is really out of this world."
May 15, 2023
Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum to Offer Free Admission on International Museum Day
From Vegas Publicity: "In celebration of International Museum Day, the Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum will offer free admission to all guests on Thursday, May 18."
May 4, 2023
The Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum Showcases An Unparalleled Las Vegas Talent
From Las Vegas Weekly: "If you’ve been to the Summerlin Library, you’ve seen her angular steel sculpture “Spirit Tower,” but it only represents a fraction of what she could do."
May 1, 2023
Where to Go on a Date in Las Vegas This Spring
From Thrillist: "The term "hidden gem" gets tossed around a little too loosely these days, but the Rita Deanin Abbey Museum is a wonderful surprise, hiding in plain sight near Lone Mountain in the Northwest Valley."
April 18, 2023
Interview with Laura Sanders
From Wake up with the CW: "Interview with Laura Sanders, Director of the Rita Deanin Abbey Museum."
April 7, 2023
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