Emergency Arts

03/09/2017

Feetish!! Good stuff for March!

02/03/2017

We would like to welcome TAFA to our building creatives! We are so excited for them. Join them Feb 20 for a grand opening! So much fashion knowledge coming out of this space! We love ti!

10/11/2016

Go see Andrea! We love a good feetish! http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=a48a6dbc6ddb954df75c0717b&id=3fb723635e

07/01/2016

07/01/2016
It was more than six and a half years ago when El Cortez allowed us to take over a big portion of the former Fremont Medical building and turn it into a hub for creative people. This crazy experiment, lots of risk-taking, building, creating, and collaborating has lead us here, to a time when things are changing.
El Cortez has an exciting development opportunity that they can't pass up. As a result, the first floor of Emergency Arts, including The Beat, will be changing and we will be forced to close our doors. It's not a surprise, as when we started this project we knew that the days were numbered. We were blessed to receive more than we ever planned, but certainly it feels like there weren't enough.

Please know that your support and patronage helped a small coffeehouse and record store survive and even thrive over these several years. We began with one little espresso machine, a $60 cash register, a little passion and lots of elbow grease. Please know that we did not fail, we succeeded. With your support, an independent, home-grown coffeehouse stood tall against the odds.

We hope to have done our part in improving downtown and bringing together such amazing people over the years. At The Beat and EA we tried to make a "normal" place for people to enjoy, relax and mingle. We are in awe of the people's passion, creativity, willingness to help fellow artists and neighbors. The neighborhood has evolved, artists have come and gone, and we have grown our family within these walls. We are happy, and grateful.

We appreciate El Cortez for these years, for the initial opportunity, and continued support. The landscape of the streets in 2009 was much different than it is today. We would like to think that The Beat played a part in all of the meetings, first dates, start-up companies, engagements, coffee dates, laughs, cries, music, making new friends, and keeping old ones. The Beat and Emergency Arts have been parts of our families. Our team now and over the years has been a privilege to work with. The Artists and creative people have not only been part of the building, but part of the fabric of downtown. The intention to bring together some of the most interesting, creative, caring people in the city worked.

In the coming months we will be keeping Emergency Arts active on the second floor, and hopefully in the future.. the third. El Cortez is excited to do a little sprucing up of some of the building, which we know will be a welcome improvement to some! Emergency Arts 2.0 might be a little less gritty, but it might also bring surprises that are unforeseen, that part we know. The Beat, however, is leaving for now, but will someday appear in another location. One thing we know for sure is that the future always has surprises in store and things always work out for the best.

With Love & Gratitude,
Michael & Jennifer

06/10/2016

10 days until Opening Night of Small Space Fest!
To celebrate, today- ONLY- from 10am to 10pm we're running a $10 special. 10 bucks gets you in the door and for another 10 bucks you get to Drink All Night at the Fest happening here at Emergency Arts on Fremont Street.
That's only $20 to see site specific Theatre, Dance, Opera, Live Music, and some amazing Visual Art. And all this with a cold beer in your hand!
Click below to purchase. All ticket donations go to our performing artists.
http://www.weftintheweave.com/small-space-fest-tickets

06/01/2016

We are seriously in awe of Elizabeth, Heidi and Adriana the astonishing women behind Small Space Festival. These ladies have worked tirelessly (with volunteers) to make this inaugural festival beyond amazing. We are truly excited for June 20 and hope you are too! Thank you for being the kind of badass pioneers that this city is proud to have.

05/28/2016

A Call for artists:

Dear artists,

Clark County’s first Poet Laureate, Bruce Isaacson, is compiling an anthology of Clark County poets, which he will publish. It looks like it will run more than 200 pages and include many of our local poets.
Such a book needs the relief of visual art. Bruce is looking for an artist who has a supply of existing black and white line drawings and would like to offer them for one-time use in the anthology. He would particularly like drawings that have some connection to Clark County, Las Vegas, or the Mojave Desert. The reason he wants already-existing drawings is that none of the poets will be paid, and neither will the artist, so he doesn’t want anyone to draw new work for free. The artist(s) will, of course, be credited.
If you are interested, please respond to this email and include a few sample drawings.
You may be interested to know that videos of a dozen local poets reading their work are linked on http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/parks/Pages/cc-poet-laureate-bruce-isaacson.aspx

Thank you!

Patrick Gaffey, Cultural Program Supervisor
Clark County Parks and Recreation
Wi******er Cultural Center
3130 S. McLeod Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89121
702-455-7030

05/26/2016

Local photographer, Chase R. McCurdy, will be showing his work tonight at the Michele C. Quinn Fine Art Gallery! Reception is from 6pm to 9pm. http://www.chasermccurdy.com/blog/chapter-one

Photography by Chase R. McCurdy

05/20/2016

Art by Ash Ferlito. You saw it here first at Satellite Contemporary! Now showing at the Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV. The exhibition is called "Five." Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/964750313578815/

05/15/2016

Now open! UNDONE: A Show About Breaking Down. Curated by Sommre Philips and Hannah Sprenger, art students from Las Vegas Academy of the Arts!

05/14/2016

Second Saturday!!! Join us! http://www.emergencyartslv.com/events/2016/5/14/2nd-saturday

A night of art openings, studio visits, music, and more! Drinks and food at The Beat Coffeehouse and Records.Be here for the opening reception of "Debris Field" at Satellite Contemporary. See art by Ashley Martin of Smash Studio Art and Jeff Knox Photography. Meet and Greet with the members of Weft…

05/04/2016

First Friday is coming up real fast!