Nuwu Art Gallery
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Community Center
Native Bound/Unbound
Wednesday, April 30
6 pm - 7:30 pm
Estevan Rael-Gálvez and A.B. Wilkinson will briefly share about their work on enslaved people. Rael-Gálvaez is building a database of the lives of enslaved Indigenous people across the Americas. He’ll explain how descendants, educators, scholars, artists, and storytellers can use the collection, and show how it holds potential for transcendence and healing. After short introductions, we will open up for discussion about the legacy of Indigenous slavery in a community setting. People are invited to ask questions, share family stories, or just listen and learn.
1331 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Turn in at the Ram sign. Parking located behind 1325 S. Maryland Pkwy (Orange Bldg)
The Nuwu Art Gallery + Community Center (NAGCC) is a POC-owned art and activism space located at 1331 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89104 (Purple building). Over the past 5 years, we've worked hard to bring the NAGCC to the Las Vegas public for all to enjoy. Before the gallery officially opened, artist Fawn Douglas displayed her MFA thesis show SOOV in early 2022. Juan Cuevas and Xochil Xitlalli followed with a pre-opening exhibit Malinalli that Summer. Nuwu Art's softly-opened with the Beginnings exhibition in Fall 2022, which featured works by the Nuwu Art Collective.
In 2023, we welcomed Justin Favela for his successful solo show Fantasía/ Fantasy. The Nuwu Art Collective also showed Bridges, which included a community art exhibition from art classes sponsored by IndigenousAF. In the Fall, Geovany Uranda, Cesar Piedra, and Scrambled Eggs curated the amazing show Hija/e/o/e(s) de Su-. Over a dozen Latinx artists shared works that explored joy, rebellion, tragedy, and mischief.
In 2024, Nuwu Art hosted its first all-womxn exhibition with Weaving Our Cultures: Forward. This show also featured over a dozen artists and was paired with an array of free public arts workshops. WOC: Forward was followed by the inaugural Native Youth Art Exhibition. This collaboration with Clark County School District and the Indian Education Opportunities Program highlighted over 20+ student artists from 12 different tribes. The Fall show featured Peso Neto - the first solo art exhibition by the talented metalworker artist Luis Varela-Rico. This show represented the net weight of progress, growth and evolution of his artistic creativity over several years.
In 2025, Nuwu Art welcomes Lolita Develay for a solo exhibition that is free an open to the public.
Check back for additional info and also visit the non-profit IndigenousAF which organizes events at Nuwu Art.
