fall 2021
ART TALK
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This summer has been a particularly tough one: it’s been especially hot and humid and COVID-19 has re-emerged, challenging our patterns of living once again. The arts, in all forms, are needed now more than ever. Books, movies, music, and visual arts provide space for creativity and enjoyment. The arts bring relief through looking, listening, or doing. It has been suggested that we pick one or more ways to engage in the arts for our very own well-beings. Creative works connect us. Art is all around us: design, architecture, and art—creative industries fill our lives with meaning and purpose. Our ceramic exhibitions connect us directly to makers; their hands are visible in each work. Through the upcoming Candice Lin project and the rescheduled national touring project, State of the Art 2020: Record, we will continue our mission to bring exciting exhibitions to you, our audience and our supporters. COVER IMAGE (detail): Mario Moore (American, b. 1987), During and After the Battle, 2020, oil on linen, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, LSUMOA 2021.2
The Museum’s air conditioning and flow is well filtered and constant, with a large volume of air exchanged regularly in our galleries. Museum visitation worldwide has been greatly reduced, leaving museums open for individual visits with the ease of social distancing, while wearing masks for safety. Maybe it is time for you to find a safe place to get out of the house or the office. Take a walk in the outdoors and then chill out in your favorite museum. Remember the art is here for you, but it does change and move on. Museums have always been social and public spaces, but they are also places for individual contemplation, and even meditation. Getting through these days has required TV movie subscriptions, many novels, poetry and art works, and lots of music. Have you taken up an art form during this pandemic? Have you enjoyed the creative talents of artists? Read through this issue of Art Talk and be inspired by exhibitions. You will find upcoming programs to participate in safely from home or masked up in the galleries. Let the arts connect us while we stay safe. Let creativity be your outlet. Stay strong. Find the time for your happiness.
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EXHIBITIONS
Form & Fire The Boneyard Candice Lin State of the Art
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COLLECTIONS The Contemporary Moment New Curatorial Staff
Programs
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CALENDAR
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EDUCATION
Teaching Through Exhibitions
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DEVELOPMENT
Fall Membership Drive New & Renewing Members
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MUSEUM STORE
Gale Haunani Keen
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ON THE COVER Be sure to view Mario Moore's During and After the Battle, along with other works, in Collection Spotlight: Recent Acquisitions by Black Artists until September 26, 2021. These works were made possible through The Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists. www.lsumoa.org
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FORM & FIRE
AMERICAN STUDIO CERAMICS FROM THE E. JOHN BULLARD COLLECTION EXTENDED On view until February 13, 2022 Curated by Daniel E. Stetson, Executive Director of LSU MOA CATALOGUE COMING SOON Available at the LSU Museum Store
IMAGE (above): Installation view of Form & Fire at LSU MOA IMAGES (pg. 5): Sam Chung (American, b. 1970), Cloud Covered Bowl, 2019, stoneware,© Sam Chung; Charles Smith (American, b. 1949), Acorn Vase, 2016, stoneware, © Charles Smith; Julia Galloway (American, b. 1966), Covered Jar: Kitchen Interior, 2016, porcelain, © Julia Galloway
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This collection of over 100 American studio ceramic works are on long-term loan and are a promised gift by bequest to the LSU Museum of Art from E. John Bullard. This collection will be studied over time by the public and students in support of LSU's top-ten ranked ceramics program. This collection is comprised of artworks by over 70 artists, including important figures in ceramics history such as Andrea and John Gill, Vivika and Otto Heino, Ken Ferguson, Wayne Higby, Roberto Lugo, Gertrud and Otto Natzler, Don Reitz, Daniel Rhodes, Richard Shaw, Charles Smith, Paul Soldner, Akio Takamori, Robert Turner, Peter Voulkos, Kurt Weiser, Marguerite Wildenhain, and more. This collection will add significant depth to LSU MOA's ceramic holdings; the addition of these works expands the permanent collection beyond Newcomb Pottery, further into studio ceramics of the 20th century, with important developments in scale and style. They join other works in the collection, including ones by Walter Anderson, Piero Fenci, Sin-Ying Ho, Pres Kors, Shadow May, Robert Milnes, George Ohr, W. Steve Rucker, Sharon Smith, Akio Takamori, and Michaelene Walsh. LSU MOA is also excited to share these works through a catalogue that will be available for purchase in the LSU Museum Store. This catalogue features essays by Daniel E. Stetson (LSU MOA Executive Director), Garth Johnson (Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan Curator of Ceramics at Everson Museum of Art), and Rod Parker (LSU School of Art Director and Professor). It contains illustrated works from the promised collection, artist spotlights and history, collection checklist, and a glimpse into E. John Bullard's process and goal of collecting ceramics. The catalogue and exhibition are generously supported by Partner Sponsors E. John Bullard, Catherine Burns Tremaine, and Becky and Warren Gottsegen; Presenting Sponsors Robert and Linda Bowsher; and Supporting Sponsors Debbie de la Houssaye and Lake Douglas, and Brian and Jacki Schneider.
ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS
ON VIEW AND ONLINE SAM CHUNG Tempe, Arizona-based Sam Chung is a second generation Korean-American who references cultural motifs in his works. This lidded bowl takes a traditional shape and is covered with traditional Korean cloud motifs both inside and outside. Clouds are always moving and changing as they help to sustain life and symbolize qi ("chee"), or breath of life. The vessel form, decoration, and design are explored in his works that bridge culture, function, and decoration.
CHARLES SMITH Mobile, Alabama-based artist Charles Smith began pursuing ceramics after serving in the Vietnam War. Smith channeled the trauma of war into hours of practice at the potter’s wheel. Smith deals with Black identity and belonging in his work. His designs are heavily influenced by African pottery traditions, and many of his pots feature raised welts, amasumpa, which are a common form of Zulu ceramics and scarification decoration.
JULIA GALLOWAY Professor of Ceramics at the University of Montana, Julia Galloway's works reflect and depict reality–how pottery decorates and brings meaning to the spaces it occupies. This Form & Fire work has drawn images of objects in Galloway's kitchen. Galloway says, "For me, the kitchen has always been the heart of my home...I love the idea of using pottery that has a home on it–metaphorically getting nourishment from where I live.....The goal of this work is to have pottery of my kitchen get to your kitchen. And hopefully to bring comfort, or at least a special moment of recondition where we call home."
VIEW THE ENTIRE FORM & FIRE COLLECTION ONLINE Search online: bit.ly/lsumoacollection Learn more about these 104 ceramic works from the E. John Bullard Collection by searching "Bullard" in the simple search or "Bullard" in the "collection" field in advanced search. Or, search "Bullard" or "Form & Fire" in the "on view in" field of advanced search to see only the exhibition. View more works online today. www.lsumoa.org
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THE BONEYARD
THE CERAMICS TEACHING COLLECTION EXTENDED On view until February 13, 2022
Curated by LSU Ceramics Associate Professor Andy Shaw, LSU MOA Curator Courtney Taylor, and LSU MOA Educator Grant Benoit
Inspired by the visiting artist tradition, The Boneyard: The Ceramics Teaching Collection presents the energy and legacy of ceramics demonstrations through bisqueware. Bisque refers to the state achieved after a wet clay demo is completed and then fired once. What remains is a porous, unglazed record of the visiting artist’s creative process that can be referenced year after year by professors and students. Included in this exhibition are over 200 bisque works that provide a valued resource for LSU School of Art’s top-ten ranked ceramics program. The ever-growing collection is now displayed at LSU MOA to imitate the classroom use of the boneyard. The "boneyard" refers to bisque works and how they are stored in studio spaces for teaching and ceramics demonstrations. It's known for its unique display on high shelves in the studio, with many bisque works together, showcasing a variety of techniques, improvisation, and skill. Faculty and instructors pull bisque objects from the shelves in order to highlight specific techniques and attributes of form, only to return the bisque back to the shelf so they can grab another set of objects. This exhibition features rotating displays and a demonstration space that will be activated by MFA students, local artists, and visiting artists to allow museum visitors to share in the boneyard tradition—to watch clay transform and to see artist-specific techniques shared in the openness of the craft tradition. This exhibition is a collaboration between LSU Museum of Art and LSU School of Art.
IMAGES: Installation views of The Boneyard at LSU MOA
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LSU MOA also thanks the generous donors to the LSU MOA Annual Exhibition Fund: Louisiana CAT; The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown; The Alma Lee, H. N., and Cary Saurage Fund; Robert and Linda Bowsher; LSU College of Art + Design; Mr. and Mrs. Sanford A. Arst; and The Newton B. Thomas Family/Newtron Group Fund.
EXPERIENCE CERAMICS
ROTATIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS This exhibition simulates a classroom experience through both display and demonstration.
The majority of the bisque works from LSU School of Art’s teaching collection rest in bulk shelving—our boneyard (top image pictured below). Near these shelves are rotating displays featuring themes from the boneyard for closer study. Each rotation creates an evolving gallery experience where new connections can be found with each visit. In the next gallery, displays allow study of form and technique alongside reading and demonstration areas (lower image pictured below). The visiting artist demonstration is a key teaching format within craft media. LSU Ceramics hosts several visiting artists each year. The results of these demonstrations, or “demos,” are in-process and finished forms retained for teaching that become the boneyard. Throughout this exhibition, LSU MOA and LSU School of Art will host visiting artists. Lisa Orr, Wes Brown, Jessica Brandl, and local ceramic artists will activate this gallery with open demonstrations. As these artists create new works, the Boneyard—LSU School of Art’s Teaching Collection—will expand.
ROTATION SCHEDULE The next rotation is September 21 featuring artist Joanna Powell and a group of works that push material boundaries. Learn more about The Boneyard rotation schedule and plan to watch live ceramics demonstrations in the galleries on pgs. 12–13. See page 14 to learn about Lisa Orr's visit to the in-gallery studio space. www.lsumoa.org
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CANDICE LIN
THE AGNOTOLOGY OF TIGERS On view October 20, 2021– March 20, 2022 OPENING RECEPTION Wednesday, October 20 Fifth floor 6–8:30 p.m. Masks required
IMAGE (above): Candice Lin, La Charada China (Tobacco Version), 2019, cement with casein paint, welded steel table frame, tobacco, ceramics, distillation system (distilling a tincture of tobacco, sugar, tea, and poppy), poppy pod putty, sugarcane, white sugar, cacao, sage, ackee, oak gall, Anadenanthera, dong quai, California clay, Dominican Republic clay, metal parts, bucket, pumps, tubing, dried indigo, glass slides, bottles, drawings, tile, rubber, wood, Courtesy of the Artist and François Ghebaly Gallery, Photography by Ian Byer-Gamber
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Candice Lin: The Agnotology of Tigers will feature recent works based on archival images from LSU alongside a new configuration of Lin’s tobacco version of La Charada China. Central to Lin’s project, La Charada China (pictured above) features a stereotypical “coolie” figure made of pressed tobacco leaves alongside other plants and materials entangled in the indentured Chinese labor trade. The installation derives from a syncretic, divination-type gambling game practiced in the Caribbean primarily by Chinese laborers. In Lin's hands, she speculates that this game could have functioned within the community as a way to redistribute wealth. A distillation system drips a tincture of tobacco, tea, sugar, and poppy onto an unfired porcelain sculpture. This tincture of valuable colonial commodities speaks to the intertwined histories of plants and humans both within plantation economies and herbal medicine. As it drips, it erodes the unfired porcelain—metaphorically dismantling the presumed associations of whiteness with purity, superiority, and hardness. In this exhibition, Lin will work with students at LSU to create the porcelain sculpture that will later be destroyed in the liquid process. Lin’s installation illuminates sublimated histories of social violence and a politics of forgetting that obscures the history of indentured Chinese labor and its dehumanizing effects still manifest in global policies and lingering stereotypes. Lin’s most recent works explore how these processes intersect with LSU football’s “Chinese-bandits” and cheerleaders who dressed as coolie laborers. This exhibition is part of an annual collaboration featuring an LSU School of Art visiting artist. ABOUT THE ARTIST Candice Lin works primarily in sculpture and installation. Born in Concord, MA, Lin now lives and works in Los Angeles where she serves as Assistant Professor of Art at UCLA. Lin is also a Prospect.5 artist: work featured as part of Prospect.5 will further explore her research into Louisiana’s history of indentured Chinese labor.
ON VIEW SPRING 2022
STATE OF THE ART 2020: RECORD
State of the Art 2020: Record is an exploration into how contemporary art—produced all across the country and in regions outside traditional art centers—reflects the present moment. State of the Art 2020: Record brings together artists exploring the slippery task of tangling with history, the ways in which art can express concepts when words fail, and how some artists apply rationality to the random. Here, Record speaks to the task of documenting the random, confusing, and sometimes inexplicable, and underscores a desire to return to the existing record in order to reconsider. State of the Art 2020: Record presents a crosssection of artists' work in the United States today through works created in the past few years. State of the Art 2020: Record is organized by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas. The national tour of State of the Art 2020 is sponsored by Bank of America with additional support from Art Bridges. This exhibition and its programming are sponsored locally by a generous grant from Art Bridges.
IMAGE: Damian Stamer, Horry County 6, 2018, oil on panel, 72 × 95 × 4 in., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2020.31
ARTISTS INCLUDED: David Harper, Damian Stamer, Carla Edwards, Jenelle Esparza, Marcela Pardo Ariza, Kate Budd, Mari Hernandez, Tabitha Nikolai, Enrico Riley, Jordan Seaberry, Diego Rodriguez-Warner, Frances Bagley, Peter Everett, Mae Aur, Alex Chitty, Paul Stephen Benjamin, Jill Downen, Kellie Romany, Nicolas Lobo, and Cory Imig
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COLLECTIONS
THE CONTEMPORARY MOMENT
These three photographs, captured by press photographers for Associated Press and Reuters, present now-iconic moments of our recent American history. Two photographs, by Noah Berger and Nathan Howard, capture tense moments of demonstrations in Portland, Oregon that protested the killing of Black citizens in the United States, in direct response to the murder of George Floyd. The third photo, by Joshua Bickel, juxtaposes the issues that plagued America in 2020 by presenting an image of anti-pandemic lockdown protesters in Ohio. These images contribute to LSU MOA’s desire to collect objects in response to our time. As individuals, the photographs capture key moments in 2020 America; as a group, the three photographs elicit the racial and economic tensions prevalent in our country and add to the museum’s growing collection of documentary and journalistic photography. IMAGES (top to bottom): Noah Berger [Associated Press] Portland Protest, 2020, archival pigment print, Gift of Beverly and Steven Heymsfield, L2021.8.3; Nathan Howard [Reuters], Naked Athena, 2020, archival pigment print, Gift of Beverly and Steven Heymsfield, L2021.8.4; Joshua A. Bickel [Associated Press], Pandemic Revolt, 2020, giclée photographic print on Epson Legacy Baryta, ed. 1/8, Gift of Beverly and Steven Heymsfield, L2021.8.5
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CURATORIAL TEAM NEW STAFF MEMBERS
CLARKE BROWN
TRAVIS PICKETT
Role: Curatorial Fellow
Role: Preparator / Exhibitions Specialist
Brown joins LSU MOA’s staff as part of the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists. Brown’s two year fellowship focuses on African American art— researching new acquisitions and existing works—and gaining skills and knowledge of curatorial practices by working across the curatorial department and developing an exhibition.
Pickett will serve as the primary art handler and installer at LSU MOA, contributing creative design solutions for exhibition and care of our permanent collection.
Hometown: Dallas, TX Background: Brown is a historian and aspiring curator. She earned an MA from New York University in spring of 2021 and a BA from Spelman College in 2019. Before joining LSU MOA’s team she interned in museums focusing on curating and museum education. What they’re most excited about: "I'm excited to further develop my curatorial practice in African American art and researching new acquisitions in the collection." Favorite work on view: Madear by Letitia Huckaby: "Huckaby’s piece speaks to the power of quilts as an essential form of storytelling in African American culture, and it reminds me of the matriarchs that are such an important part of my family ancestry."
Hometown: New Orleans, LA Background: Pickett is a practicing painter. He earned a BFA from Southern University in 2012. He worked in galleries and framing shops before joining LSU MOA’s team. What they’re most excited about: "What I'm most excited about working with LSU MOA is being able to learn so much about the ins and outs of what it takes to put together a well-thought-out exhibition." Favorite work on view: Weight of the World by Ed Smith: "I’m drawn into the painting by Smith’s striking use of color, while the subject matter hits close to home and captivates my spirit."
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LSU MOA PROGRAMS MARK YOUR CALENDARS
experience clay / rotation schedule The Boneyard has rotating displays featuring themes for closer study of innovative forms, works that push material boundaries, and examples of surface design. View each rotation according to the schedule listed below. Masks required in the galleries. FEATURE ROTATION 1 August 9–September 19, 2021 Artist: Andrew Martin Theme: Innovative Form FEATURE ROTATION 2 September 21–December 5, 2021 Artist: Joanna Powell Theme: Pushing Material Boundaries FEATURE ROTATION 3 December 7, 2021–February 13, 2022 Artist: Kari Radasch Theme: Surface Design
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LSU MOA is planning a series of visiting artists who will activate The Boneyard ceramics studio space. Dates to be announced. Visit www.lsumoa.org and follow LSU MOA on social media @lsumoa for updates on programming.
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virtual artist talk / Madelyn Sneed-Grays ⊲ Sunday, September 12 2 P.M. on Zoom Register at www.lsumoa.org
IMAGE: Madelyn Sneed-Grays (American, b. 1990), Two Strikes, 2020, oil on canvas, Gift of Winifred and Kevin Reilly in support of the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, LSUMOA 2020.14.3
Join LSU MOA on Zoom for a virtual conversation with artist Madelyn Sneed-Grays, whose work Two Strikes is now on view in Collection Spotlight: Recent Acquisitions by Black Artists until September 26th. This conversation will be hosted by LSU MOA Curatorial Fellow Clarke Brown and LSU MOA Curator Courtney Taylor.
opening reception / Candice Lin ⊲ Wednesday, October 20 6–8:30 P.M. / Fifth floor Join LSU MOA in the galleries with LSU School of Art visiting artist Candice Lin to celebrate the opening of the exhibition, Candice Lin: The Agnotology of Tigers. Masks required.
IMAGE (detail): Candice Lin, La Charada China (Tobacco Version), 2019, mixed media, Courtesy of the Artist and François Ghebaly Gallery, Photography by Ian Byer-Gamber
Thank you to the following sponsors of Free First Sundays and Free Friday Nights: Louisiana Lottery Corporation and IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon, for sponsoring free admission and Louisiana CAT for sponsoring programming. Thank you also to these ceramics programming sponsors: LSU School of Art, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, and Louisiana CAT. www.lsumoa.org
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EDUCATION
TEACHING THROUGH EXHIBITIONS
Neighborhood Arts Project: Outside and Inside the Museum Neighborhood Arts Project wrapped up its 7th summer of bringing free art programming to communities in Baton Rouge. While smaller than previous summers, NAP goers stayed cool and created safely while learning about papermaking, screen printing, clay and much more together. This year, in addition to long-time community partner Gardere Initiative, NAP sites were hosted by Baton Rouge Housing Authority. This partnership allowed NAP to engage families directly at housing sites. NAP closed out the summer with a refreshed version of "NAP at the Museum" with a scavenger huntstyle family day where children could make and learn at different stations. Over the course of seven creative weeks, Neighborhood Arts Project worked with 580 youth and community members. NAP is made possible with the support of the following community partners: Office of Mayor President Sharon Weston Broome, Art Bridges, Louisiana CAT, and BREC. Thank you to Red River Bank for providing ice cream treats at sites during these hot summer days. LSU MOA also thanks our summer NAP Assistants: Nasrin Iravani, Kyra Jackson, and Felipe Peláez (second photo above on left) for their awesome work this summer.
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The Boneyard Ceramics Studio Space When entering The Boneyard: The Ceramics Teaching Collection, you may notice something that seems out of place in the museum—an in-gallery studio complete with a wheel, work table, and ware shelves. The Boneyard exhibition features the bisque ware collection of the LSU Ceramics program left by visiting artists and used to teach students about different techniques and methods of working in clay. The exhibit focuses on the experience of teaching and learning about ceramics—with the studio experience being paramount to understanding. Lisa Orr was the first visiting artist to activate the studio. She spent two days demonstrating her techniques directly in the gallery, interacting with students, teachers, and community members. See Lisa Orr's Large Rabbit Bowl now on view in Form & Fire.
IMAGE: Lisa Orr (American, b. 1960), Large Rabbit Bowl, 2018, earthenware, Promised gift of E. John Bullard
EBRP Educator Professional Development with LSU MOA East Baton Rouge Parish fine art teachers spent three half days with LSU Museum of Art’s Educator learning more about using museum resources in their day-to-day teaching. EBRP teachers learned how Form and Fire and The Boneyard exhibitions could be integrated into lessons they teach—with or without clay. Educators also learned accessible printmaking methods for their classrooms. Elementary teachers workshopped white line relief prints using styrofoam and washable markers and made faux marbled paper using chalk pastels. Middle and high school teachers explored the use of screen printing as a tool to make monotypes using water-soluble materials like watercolor pencils, markers, and graphite. Thank you to the following partners for sponsoring LSU MOA educational programming:
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FALL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE SEPTEMBER 10–OCTOBER 10, 2021
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MUSEUM STORE SUNDAY November 28 | 1–5 p.m. 25% off your entire purchase plus enter a raffle to win a Household membership from LSU Museum of Art and LASM. NEW ARTWORK THIS FALL FROM LSU SCHOOL OF ART Soon the LSU Museum Store will have new artworks from students in the LSU School of Art. These will make unique gifts for the upcoming holidays, all while supporting upcoming artists. Be on the lookout for new artwork this fall!
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ABOUT THE ARTIST As a local artist in the Lafayette and Baton Rouge surrounding areas, Gale has been creating functional art forms for the past twelve years. Her ceramic creations are inspired by the simplicity of Asian art forms and natural tropical surroundings. She finds an expression of “self” when working with clay. Gale believes that crafting art with clay is a wonderful way to relieve stress and to surround herself with people who are diverse, yet share a common interest. You can see Gale Haunani Keen’s ceramics at the LSU Museum Store which is located on the first floor of the Shaw Center for the Arts. For more information about artwork and purchase inquiries, please contact LSU Museum Store Manager LeAnn Russo at lrusso@lsu.edu or call 225-389-7210.
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20th Annual Summer Invitational Art Exhibition Bootleggers and The Bee's Knees Sponsored by Jeff and Kara Kearns, Hillary and Nancy Jo Poirrier, Van Wade Day, Carl and Susie Blyskal and members of the Glassell Gallery Group. Show Dates: July 6–September 11, 2021 Closing Reception: September 11, 2021, 6–8 p.m. Recent Work: LSU School of Art Faculty Exhibition Contact: Malia Krolak 225-389-7180 | kkrolak@lsu.edu
Tab Benoit’s SWAMPLAND JAM
NOV 10, 2021 | 7:30 PM
Show Dates: September 24–December 17, 2021 Artists Reception: October 7, 2021, 6–8 p.m.
Tab Benoit's Swampland Jam - Tab Benoit, one of music’s most enduring and masterful blues and roots performers - and an authority on Louisiana music and culture - leads an all star band featuring three giants of Louisiana Roots Music - Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Johnny Sansone, and Waylon Thibodeaux.
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