Downtown Arts District

Downtown Arts District

The Downtown Arts District, or the 18b Las Vegas Arts District in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada was created in 1998 and comprises an 18-block zone that is set aside to encourage art and artists.[1]

The district has won a Las Vegas Review-Journal's Best of Las Vegas award since 2005.[2]

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Events

The district hosts a First Friday gallery walk on the first Friday of every month. First Friday offers an eclectic group of artists as well as "entertainers of all types, including local bands, fire breathers, acrobats, break dancers, fortune tellers and performance artists."[3]

Boundaries

The district is bounded by Hoover Avenue, Colorado Avenue, Las Vegas Boulevard, and Commerce Street.

Businesses within the district

  • The Arts Factory
  • The Attic
  • Brett Wesley Contemporary Gallery (opening September 2009)
  • The Funk House
  • The Mission Las Vegas (in development)
  • Red Rooster Antique Mall
  • S2 Art Gallery & Atelier
  • Sharon Gainsburg Studio
  • Trifecta Gallery
  • Sin City Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Downtown Arts District". Fodor's Travel. Random House. http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/nevada/las-vegas/review-178016.html. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
  2. ^ White, Ken. "Downtown Arts District finally taking hold". Las Vegas Review-Journal. http://www.reviewjournal.com/bestoflv/2005/bestartsdistrict.jsp;jsessionid=BMGLLJLEFKAA. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
  3. ^ "Artsy Schmartzy". United Jewish Communities. http://www.jewishlasvegas.com/page.aspx?id=148648. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 

External links

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See also: North Las Vegas


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