艺术系为学生提供视觉艺术教育，这是全面教育经验的组成部分。我们的“艺术-绘画，素描和版画”学位课程提供视觉艺术方面的美学和理论方面的强化专业教育。将对学生进行技能和智力意识方面的培训，这些技能和知识意识是未来视觉艺术领域创新和专业成就的基础。UNLV的绘画，素描和版画制作集中于二维区域的探索。学生有机会经历各种过程，包括凹版印刷，光刻，绘画技巧以及水彩，丙烯酸和油画的媒介。沟通技巧是通过定期的批评发展的。在课堂上介绍和讨论了历史和当代的例子，从而在集中范围内进行了彻底的调查。
The Department of Art offers its students an education in the visual arts as an integral part of a comprehensive educational experience. Our degree programs offer intense, professional education in the aesthetics and theories of the visual arts. Students will be trained in the skills and intellectual awareness that are the basis for a future of creative and professional achievement in the visual arts.<br><br>The Painting, Drawing & Printmaking concentration at UNLV focuses on the exploration of two-dimensional areas. Students have the opportunity to encounter a variety of processes including intaglio, lithography, the drawing techniques and media of watercolor, acrylic and oil painting. Communication skills are developed through periodical critiques. Historical and contemporary examples are presented and discussed in class, resulting in a thorough investigation within the concentration.