The Downtown Lafayette Cultural
District comes alive for 2nd Saturday ArtWalk as galleries,
restaurants and shops offer live music, food, drink and of course, art! On August
14th, visit the district for ArtWalk with more than a dozen
galleries and museums featuring the best in local & regional artwork and
fine crafts. Businesses in the district showing artwork for ArtWalk
include Artmosphere, Chase Tower, Frederick's Hair Studio, City Bar and
Recycled Cycles of Acadiana.
Works sold in the Downtown Lafayette Cultural District
are free from state sales tax. Be sure to take advantage of this discount,
while shopping Downtown.
Visit our directory for a full list of art galleries and more.
Acadiana Center for
the Arts
101 W. Vermilion St.
/ 233-7060
Main
Gallery: August 14 - September 25, 2010
Micahel
Varisco: Shifting
With the intent of
engaging viewers in dialogue around the recent catastrophic gulf coast oil
spill, The Acadiana Center for the Arts presents Michel Varisco's artwork,
Shifting. This remarkable series of photographs focuses on the Louisiana
wetlands, swamps and barrier islands. The effect of the oil spill can be
clearly seen in Varisco's artwork, a compilation of photos incorporating salt
water intrusion, degradation of marshes from oil pipelines, former logging
channels, and the deepwater horizon oil spill. Toxic dispersants as well as
crude oil continues threatens the lands, waters and inhabitants at an
exhaustingly rapid rate.
Side Gallery:
August 14 - September 4, 2010
Rajko Radovanovic: Last Line of Defense
The side gallery
will showcase an installation by the artist Rajko Radovanovic. The piece was
created in response to the ongoing oil spill crisis affecting the Gulf Coast.
Initially installed at the Good Children Gallery in New Orleans, the
installation is slated to travel to New York to be included in 'The Least We
Can Do', an exhibition of 15 artists from Southern Louisiana in response to the
oil spill. This upcoming exhibition, curated by Robin Atkinson, an emerging
curator from New Orleans, will focus on the cultural dependence on oil and the
way it has and continues to effect the lives of the residents of the Gulf
Coast.
Having worked as a visual arts curator, gallery director and film set
decorator, as well as an exhibiting artist, LoVullo brought with her a rich
background when she moved to Louisiana in 1990. While in Lafayette, Ms. LoVullo
was a director at the Lafayette Art Gallery, a board member of the Artist
Alliance, and continued to exhibit her work.
Vault
Series: August 14 - September, 25 2010
Kelly Guidry
Kelly Guidry's work
is a combination of both subtractive and constructive sculpture. He uses the
chainsaw and other power tools to cut and burn wood, and welding equipment to
bend and weld metal. His use of the tools is sometimes unorthodox and
techniques are constantly in a state of reinvention.
Louisiana
Folk Roots
Jam
Des Amis
August's Jam des Amis will feature multi-talented Jonno Frishberg of
Bayou Deville out of New Orleans and the Cajun band Charivari. He'll lead the
jam in a great mix of tunes for players of all levels, 6-8 p.m. at the Acadiana
Center for the Arts. Those folks who don't play an instrument are welcome to
stop in and enjoy the music and good times. For more information, call
337-234-8360 or e-mail info@lafolkroots.org.
Adrian Fulton's Fine
Art Gallery
302 Jefferson St. /
658-3274
Visit
Adrian Fulton for Paintings, Portraits or Caricature. For a limited time,
Adrian features POP art (Pelican Oil Painting) titled "Crude Awakening". His
Art captures timeless emotion and expression. Adrian produces five minute
caricatures and10 minute portraits at festivals, parties and events. He is known
for his bold use of color and his carefree depiction of movement in all of his
paintings. Fulton says he describes his art as abstract reality. "It is abstract but not so abstract that
familiar images cannot be derived from it," said Fulton. "I will grab anything
within my reach and throw it on the canvas during electrical storms. It is a
very passionate process. My materials range from charcoal to oil paint and
everything in between. Nothing is out of bounds."
Hours:
Wed-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Anytime by appointment. Visit WWW.LAUGHYET-LA.US for more information.
Architects + Artists
Gallery
200 Jefferson St. /
234-4166
Closed
for August ArtWalk
Cajun Spice
535 Jefferson St / 232-3061
Tina Thibodaux: Reflections
With a diverse collection of paintings, Tina Thibodaux paints of
experiences that influence her life in her showing at Cajun Spice Gallery."Art
is inspired by what emotionally moves me. It is an exploration of feelings,"
said Thibodaux. Her characteristic style is a work in progress using subtle
hues embracing the canvas with intense emotions. Various brushes in conjunction
with palette knives create soothing & contemplative
showpieces."Reflections" opens with a month long display of Thibodaux's
thought provoking, emotive acrylic paintings.
Cité des Arts
109 Vine St. /
291-1122
23
Photographs by Angelle-Leigh
Cité
des Arts features photography by Angelle-Leigh. "One time I asked a man for a
cigarette. "Only if you tell me your name," he replied. 'My name is
Angelle-Leigh,' I answered. And he asked me where I had come from and I said I
didn't know,"said Angelle-Leigh about her inspiration for the exhibition.
Francis Pavy Studio
210 Gordon St. /
232-6682
Open
Studio
Galerie Eclaireuse
535 Jefferson St. /
234-5492
Galerie
Eclaireuse's show "Louisiana Landscapes" is a group show featuring
the work of Erin Chance-Fenstermaker, Pegi Derby, Colleen McDaniel, Jane Noble,
Steve Schneider, Jon Schooler and Dennis Sipiorski. Gallery hours: Wednesday
and Friday, 12 p.m.-4 p.m.; Thursday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., or by
appointment.
Gallery 549
549 Jefferson St. /
593-0796
Donald
LeBlanc shows "Landscapes and Little Head Totems" for 2nd Saturday
ArtWalk in the month of August.
Gallery R (at The
Russo Group)
116 E. Congress St. /
769-1530
Gallery R Downtown is featuring design and artwork
of Michael Russo for August's 2nd Saturday Artwalk. Michael is the father of 4,
husband of 1 and Creative Director and Sr. Partner at The Russo Group. He has
been painting since the age of 9, and has been working as a creative in the
advertising industry for more than 10 years. His work, while illustrative in
nature, portrays an emotional presence that goes beyond the visual
representation of the image. Unlike the commercial work he creates daily, his
paintings are stylistic - utilizing a theme of unmixed primary colors applied
directly to the canvas. This showing highlights both Russo's artwork, as well
as professional work created at the agency.
The
show will be available for viewing through the remainder of the month during
regular business hours or by appointment.
Lounge Art Gallery
402 S. Buchanan St. /
236-5570
Closed
for August ArtWalk
Pottery Alley
205 W. Vermilion
St. / 267-4453
Art Under Wraps
With
over 80 pieces of art donated from some of Louisiana's most talented artists,
Art Under Wraps at Pottery Alley offers an exciting fundraiser to benefit Camp
Bon Coeur. All of the art is available for viewing at this 2nd
Saturday ArtWalk, but the artists names are not revealed until after the pieces
are purchased. Artists include Kelly Guidry, Bonnie Camos, Paul Schexnayder,
Michael Istre, Don LeBlanc, Diane Pecnik, Deborah Norsworthy, Herman Mhire,
Adrian Fulton, Tanya Falgout, Emily Vizina, Julie Breaux, Davis Mose, local
high school art students and many more. For more information and to purchase
tickets, call 337-233-8437. View
the art
Sans Souci Gallery
219 E. Vermilion St.
/ 266-7999
Whoojoo Stained Glass
532 Jefferson St. /
269-9310
Open
Studio
Dining
Events Listing 
