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• Summit Service learning, student art highlight UL summit

  April 17, 2012 9:43 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - McNeese State University will play host to students and faculty from its fellow University of Louisiana System institutions later this week when the system holds its first Academic Summit. It takes place Thursday and Friday at the Lake Charles campus. It will feature presentations... more »

• Artist's Sculptures Displayed in the Oil Center Play Video

  March 19, 2012 12:20 AM

  If you're driving through the Oil Center on Coolidge Boulevard you might see some interesting sculptures . For the next six weeks the pieces will be on display and as each of the eleven whimsical sculptures were put in place, artist Joseph Jilbert celebrated. He sold his first... more »

• Sculptor chosen for Orleans evacuation art

  March 7, 2012 7:39 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Massachusetts sculptor, Douglas Kornfeld, has been chosen to create a work of art that will be reproduced in various sizes and placed at 17 key points around the city of New Orleans - marking evacuation points where people who need transportation out of town can... more »

• Art Walk Downtown Alive 01/14/12 Play Video

  January 12, 2012 10:23 AM

  On January 14th, ArtWalk will be hosted by Downtown Lafayette Unlimited. The ArtWalk will be located in Downtown Lafayette at various galleries and on sidewalk displays. Come downtown from 6-9pm to enjoy art work from local artist and those from the Lafayette's Public School System. If any info is needed... more »

• Iberia Parish Offers Continuing Ed Classes to Seniors Play Video

  January 6, 2012 9:18 AM

  Iberia Parish will be hosting continuing education classes through the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for individuals 55 and older. We are offering two life writing courses and two art classes. Classes will be held at the Iberia Parish Library beginning on January 24th. For more information, call 364-7024 or... more »

• Unique Summer Camp for Kids

  August 1, 2011 1:29 AM

  When you are a child suffering from a serious illness, sometimes you have to miss out on the fun things in life like simply playing with others kids your age. One summer camp in Acadia Parish gives children a place to do just that. "I've had two heart surgeries... more »

• Rosa Parks Memorial Unveiled

  May 31, 2011 7:20 PM

  A new monument was unveiled in Lafayette Tuesday. Dozens gathered as the Rosa Parks Memorial Statue was unveiled at the Rosa Parks Transportation Center. Last Friday, the installation on the project was completed and KATC'S Chris Welty caught up with the artist who sculpted the piece. "I've been... more »

• Wanted: Enduring, Iconic, Artistic Evacuation Art

  March 27, 2011 11:29 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Getting the word out to about 30,000 of New Orleans' most vulnerable residents on how and where to catch a free ride out of town when a hurricane approaches already involves radio, television and newspapers. Soon, it may involve art too. Evacuteer.org, a volunteer group that... more »

• LSU Art Museum Celebrating African-American Abstract Art

  January 25, 2011 4:51 PM

  The LSU Museum of Art, located in the Shaw Center for the Arts in downtown Baton Rouge, will open "Beyond Black: Ed Clark, Eugene Martin and John T. Scott" on Sunday, Jan. 30. With more than 50 works on display, this exceptional exhibition showcases never-before-seen paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures and... more »

• Art Show- "Nature's Dance"

  January 4, 2011 9:30 AM

  Event Name: Art Show- "Nature's Dance" Organization: Doll-E-Arts, Inc. Event Place: The Gallery 222 N. Parkerson Ave. Crowley, LA Event Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011 Event Time: Opening Reception 5:30-7:30PM followed by a concert at the Rice Theatre Event Phone Number: 337-783-3747 or 504-239-0126 ... more »

• Dennis Sheehan Coming to Burley-Hipp Gallery and Interiors

  November 2, 2010 3:10 PM

  Burley-Hipp Gallery and Interiors is thrilled at the upcoming visit of the nationally acclaimed artist Dennis Sheehan. His stunning landscapes have created quite a stir in the art world over the past few years. Our gallery is delighted that he has chosen us for one of his rare visits. Sheehan... more »

• New online resource debuts for Nazi-era looted art

  October 18, 2010 2:29 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The Nazis stripped hundreds of thousands of artworks from Jews during World War II in one of the biggest cultural raids in history, often photographing their spoils and meticulously cataloguing them on typewritten index cards. Holocaust survivors and their relatives, as well as art collectors... more »

• New Orleans Museum of Art Names New Director

  May 14, 2010 10:34 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Museum of Art says Susan M. Taylor will become its sixth director on Sept. 1, when E. John Bullard retires after 37 years. Bullard will remain on staff as Director Emeritus to help Taylor's transition and will work on the museum's centennial celebrations... more »

• Schools of Choice Lottery

  February 24, 2010 1:31 PM

  The Schools of Choice held its lottery last night (February 23, 2010) and some openings still remain. All slots at this time will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis. The application process will reopen at midnight on March 1st. For those families who are interested, visit www.lafayettechoice.com. For... more »

• State approves cultural districts

  February 22, 2010 7:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The state has approved midcity Baton Rouge and downtown Lafayette for cultural products districts. It's a designation that seeks to promote arts development by waiving sales taxes on original works sold within the districts and providing tax credits for rehabilitating the districts' historic buildings. Kerry... more »

• Hilliard University Art Museum - UL Lafayette

  January 14, 2010 12:28 PM

  An unprecedented event will take place on January 23, 2010 at The Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. East/West: Visually Speaking is a first of its kind exhibition of contemporary Chinese Art, featuring thirteen Chinese artists whose works reference Western stylistic history.... more »

• ACA Upcoming Events 2009-2010

  November 27, 2009 12:40 PM

  December 9, 2009: "Animalia" The Fugro Chance Family Performance Series presented by the Acadiana Center for the Arts continues its 2009 - 2010 series on December 9 with master puppeteer Hobey Ford's Animalia. Animalia explores the beauty and movement of whales, dolphins, birds, butterflies, wolves and a menagerie of... more »

• Holiday Festivities in Lafayette

  November 24, 2009 11:31 AM

  Celebrate the Holidays Downtown 'Twas the Light Before Christmas: The holidays in Downtown Lafayette are always festive as attractions, retailers and restaurants open their doors to the Christmas shopper and to those celebrating the season. This year, the Downtown area focuses on the many events that make the season... more »

• Epiphany Day School Hosts 5th Annual Medieval Festival

  November 6, 2009 2:54 PM

  New Iberia, LA (November 6, 2009)-EDS fifth grade students engaged in a comprehensive study of Medieval times for the past nine weeks. Beginning with the year 400 A.D. and climaxing with enlightenment of the Renaissance, students enjoyed a multi-discipline approach to their study. Enrichment curricula, such as literature (Library Science... more »

• 26th Annual Boys & Girls Club Steak & Burger Night

  September 26, 2009 10:22 PM

  Steak & Burger Night October 8, 2009 5pm Cajundome Convention Center www.bgacadiana.com 268-9555 Enjoy a night of art work and skits created and preformed by the youth of the Boys & Girls Club. Individual tickets are $150 and for a table (seating 6 people... more »