fall 2019
ART TALK
FROM THE
DIRECTOR
LSU Museum of Art is committed to the principles of inclusion, diversity, and equity. Our fall exhibitions and programs combine global and local perspectives. Visiting artists, guest curators, student-led projects, and community partners add new voices to engage visitors of all ages and backgrounds. Our Young Artists Gallery features works by Baton Rouge children in a community project facilitated by visiting artist and LSU MFA student Mary Ratcliff. An exhibition surveying modernist and contemporary art by Latin American artists addresses themes of identity, environmentalism, repression, and migration. A guest curator and LSU professor specializing in Asian art explores the intersections of religion and Asian art in an exhibition from LSU MOA’s permanent collection. These diverse perspectives are amplified by collaborative programs and extended artist visits. Semblance artist Doron Langberg, whose work humanizes queer intimacy, will share his artistic practice along with the two other artists in Semblance in a Q&A session. Separately he will deliver a lecture and meet with art students at LSU and teach an observational portrait class at LSU MOA. Nicolás de Jesús, an indigenous Mexican artist, will lead printmaking workshops in Baton Rouge neighborhoods and on-site at the museum. Join us and connect in a world that is more challenging and complex everyday.
COVER IMAGE (detail): Dulce Pinzón, Superman. Noé Reyes from the State of Puebla. Works as a delivery boy in Brooklyn New York. He sends 500 dollars a week, from the series The True Story of Superheroes, 2005–2010, digital color photograph on paper, 30 x 36 inches (image and sheet). From an edition of 7, 2 a/p, 2nd of 2. Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York. Gift of the artist, 2017.01.01
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Exhibitions and educational programs combine on free admission days, in outreach programs, and with Spanish and French language texts in our collections. Artist and curator talks aim toward deepening and broadening our reach. We are expanding our programs, such as Free First Sundays, by regularly including artist and curator talks, live music, and art demonstrations. Our website, www.lsumoa.org, contains a wealth of information about our diverse collections, exciting exhibitions, and engaging programs. Visit to be inspired, to be affirmed, and to be challenged, all in a safe place. Share your thoughts and stories with us by emailing artmuseum@lsu.edu. See through other’s eyes— there is something here for you. Thank you for your support! Join me in a big welcome back to LSU students and faculty!
Daniel E. Stetson Executive Director
EXHIBITIONS
Destination: Latin America Adore | Adorn Semblance Gods & Things
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COLLECTIONS
Recent Acquisition
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CALENDAR
September– November Events
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EDUCATION
Neighborhood Arts Project: Gather & Grow
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DEVELOPMENT
New Members 2020 Membership Levels Donor Spotlight
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MUSEUM STORE
Follette Pottery & Holiday Trunk Show
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DESTINATION: LATIN AMERICA
On view October 24, 2019 through February 9, 2020
RECEPTION Thursday, October 24 Fifth floor, 6–8:30 p.m. Gallery talk with curator Patrice Giasson at 6:30 p.m.
FREE FIRST SUNDAY Sunday, November 3 Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m. Free admission, family activities, and live music Gallery talk at 2 p.m. and demo at 3 p.m. with visiting artist, Nicolás de Jesús
THIRD THURSDAY Thursday, November 21 Fifth floor, 6–8 p.m. Cooking demo and Spanish language tour FAMILY WORKSHOP Tuesday, November 26 Fifth floor, 2–4 p.m. details pg. 13
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Destination: Latin America discusses the key historical and artistic movements that influenced Latin American art. The exhibition looks at work created by artists affiliated with the artistic revolution that emerged after the Mexican revolution of 1910–1920; sculpture and painting by key South American artists after World War II who explored color, form, space, and motion; work by Caribbean and South American artists inspired by African art, surrealism, and Magical Realism; the challenges faced by artists living under the dictatorships of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s; and contemporary artists addressing globalization, violence, and social criticism. Destination: Latin America is organized by the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, and curated by Patrice Giasson, the Alex Gordon Curator of Art of the Americas, with the curatorial assistance of Marianelli Neumann. Generous support for this exhibition has been provided by the Alex Gordon Estate, the Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art and the Purchase College Foundation. This program is made possible in part by a project assistance grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge (funded by the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President and Metro Council). Additional support is provided by generous donors to the Annual Exhibition Fund. IMAGE (detail): Henry Bermudez, Pájaro con pinta de tigre (Bird with a Tiger’s Appearance), 1991, oil on canvas. Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Edith L. Calzadilla and family in memory of Luis P. Calzadilla, 2009.02.04
Don’t miss de Jesús’ gallery talk and demo on Free First Sunday, November 3rd.
VISITING ARTIST
NICOLÁS DE JESÚS
Raised in the Nahua village of Ameyaltepec in the Mexican state of Guerrero, Nicolás de Jesús is an indigenous printmaker and painter. His work revived the theme of the calavera, or animated skeleton. In addition to traditional themes, De Jesús’ work explores repression, identity, immigration— issues that have touched his own life. “It is important to me to make collections about my experience because I’m from a little community in Guerrero. Guerrero had a very strong experience of repression in Mexico. Guerrero has a sad history of repression from the 1970s including the assassination of my father. I decided to talk through art about my feelings. I had the language of art because my father was always painting.” In En el Tren (On the Subway), de Jesús merges the importance he sees in continuing community traditions and maintaining cultural identity beyond immigration into his own experience of immigration to Chicago. “For me, in my community, in my village, in Guerrero, my state in Mexico we give importance to continuing traditions—like the Day of the Dead—to have this communication with our ancestors and to explain to them about the complications in our world...The skeleton is more than the material—it represents another dimension. I use the skeleton to make humorous commentary about life.”
IMAGES (right): Nicolás de Jesús (Mexican, b. 1960), En el Tren (On the Subway), 1990, etching and aquatint on amate paper, 15 x 10 ¾ inches. Collection Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Museum purchase with funds from the Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art. EL 01.2014.02; (above): Nicolás de Jesús, courtesy of the artist
During his visit on November 2–4, 2019, de Jesús will lead community workshops with LSU MOA’s Neighborhood Art Project, meet with LSU printmaking students, and lead a demo and gallery talk in LSU MOA’s galleries. De Jesús’ visit is made possible by the Community and Diversity Fund as part of a grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, funded by the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President and Metro Council. www.lsumoa.org
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ADORE | ADORN
THE ELSIE MICHIE CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY COLLECTION On view until October 6, 2019 RECEPTION Sunday, October 6 Fifth floor, 2–4 p.m. Lecture from Elsie Michie Third floor, 2 p.m. FREE FIRST SUNDAY Sunday, September 1 Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m. Gallery Talk 2 p.m. Jewelry Sale with LSU School of Art Sculpture Club and activity 2–4 p.m. OTHER EVENTS: WIKIPEDIA EDIT-A-THON TEEN CHALLENGE see pgs. 12―13 for details IMAGE: Installation of Adore | Adorn currently on view at LSU MOA
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Currently on view at LSU MOA are 100 pieces of contemporary art jewelry from the collection of LSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences Associate Dean Dr. Elsie Michie. The term “art jewelry” suggests a duality: both fine sculpture and functional fashion. These works, largely made by “studio jewelers,” artists working solely in the medium of jewelry, are finely attuned to the wearer’s body while also often carrying surrealist and narrative elements. This exhibition, like Michie’s collection, represents a wide array of material, skill, and concept, while maintaining the joy of accessorization at its heart. Adore | Adorn is the first exhibition of Dr. Michie’s collection and a celebration of a fruitful passion. Artists include Joyce Scott, Thomas Mann, Wendy Ramshaw, Ramona Solberg, Albert Paley, Peter Chang, Laurie Hall, Kiff Slemmons, Robin Kranitzky and Kim Overstreet, Arline Fisch, Robert Ebendorf, and Mary Lee Hu. LSU Museum of Art thanks our Partner Sponsor Becky and Warren Gottsegen. Additional support provided by the Annual Exhibition Fund donors: The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown; Louisiana CAT; Charles Schwing; Alma Lee, H. N. and Cary Saurage Fund; Newton B. Thomas Family/Newtron Group; Mrs. Elizabeth M. Thomas; Mr. and Mrs. Sanford A. Arst; and the Louisiana Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French.
ADORE | ADORN INTERACTIVE AREA
challenges
The next time you are at the museum be sure to visit the Adore | Adorn interactive area. Here you can design and try on your own creations inspired by the exhibition.
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DESIGN A NECKLACE
DESIGN A BROOCH
DESIGN A BRACELET
Design a necklace like Danielle Gori-Montanelli’s or draw inspiration from any necklace in the exhibition that catches your eye. In this challenge, you will test your color knowledge.
At this vanity, you can design brooches that challenge your understanding of texture. For example, combine hard textures to create an industrial style brooch.
Using legos, design a bracelet with a pattern of your own creation. Snap photos of your creations and tag us @lsumoa on social media.
Be sure to cast your vote in the Would you wear it? section. Thank you to LA CAT for sponsoring this interactive area. www.lsumoa.org
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SEMBLANCE
THE PUBLIC/PRIVATE/SHARED SELF On view until October 6, 2019 RECEPTION Thursday, September 12 Fifth floor, 6–8:30 p.m. Q&A with the artists 6:30 p.m. LECTURE WITH DORON LANGBERG Wednesday, September 11 LSU Design Building, Room 103, 5 p.m. OBSERVATIONAL PORTRAITS WITH DORON LANGBERG Saturday, September 14 Second floor, 1–5:30 p.m. Advanced registration required: www.lsumoa.org THIRD THURSDAY Thursday, September 19 Sixth floor, 6–8 p.m. details pg. 12 IMAGE: Heidi Hahn’s work on display in Semblance at LSU MOA
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LSU MOA is excited to display our current exhibition featuring figurative paintings by three contemporary artists whose work explores how we negotiate representations of self in public, private, and shared spaces. With vibrant color, collaged surfaces, and glitter, Jonathan Lyndon Chase’s visceral figures merge and fragment to represent fluid gender, sexual, and psychological states while confronting the social pressures surrounding masculinity, heteronormativity, and physical and mental fitness. Heidi Hahn’s large-scale oil paintings feature women lost in their interiority, aloof from public demands on women. The women eschew smiling and move through the distractions and mundanity of daily life while Hahn’s rich layers of dripping color signal the emotional depth of their private psychological space. Doron Langberg paints intimate relationships with family, friends, and lovers in domestic spaces. Layers of painting, wiping, and scraping create soft, ethereal atmospheres that express the felt experience of these intimate and vulnerable relationships. This exhibition is supported by the Annual Exhibitions Fund. LSU Museum of Art is grateful to the following lenders: Kohn Gallery; Dalal Ani and Zack Arnold; Bill Arning and Mark McCray; Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH; the Greene-Christoffel Collection; David Hoberman; The Hort Family Collection; Doron Langberg; the Langdon-Malik Collection; the Milk Collection, Portugal; Carole Server and Oliver Frankel; Robert Shiell; the Dr. Daniel Ebert Family Collection, Germany; and the Kevie Yang and David Fisher Collection.
Don’t miss Langberg’s workshop and lecture. Details on pgs. 12–13
VISITING ARTIST
DORON LANGBERG
CT How do materiality and color contribute to a sense of emotional intensity, mood, and atmosphere in your paintings? DL More so than the imagery, I think color and materiality are what structure the emotional narrative of my paintings. The resonance of my work is from the atmosphere, the different textures, the way paint is handled, and the way the surface is touched. The paintings are about making the figures’ emotional world visible. Embedding the subjects within their environment, highlighting the intense color atmosphere, or using different modes of painting, is a way for me to excavate the interiority of the subjects. CT How do painting from observation and painting subjects with whom you have relationships impact your work? DL I’ve been painting people that are close to me whether it be lovers, friends, or family members since I started making work. My connection to them, or my experience with them, is the starting point of my paintings and the reason I make them. And working from observation is the most direct way I could find to explore these relationships. Earlier on in my practice when I was painting myself with different people, I used photography because that was the easiest tool to document certain moments. But at some point, I felt the photograph was really stifling. Working from observation is a very immediate, very responsive process. It’s much
LSU MOA curator Courtney Taylor in conversation with Semblance artist Doron Langberg
IMAGE: Doron Langberg in his studio, © Brad Ogbonna, Courtesy of Yossi Milo Gallery, New York
more open-ended, much more full of surprises and allowed me to improvise. In moving away from the photograph, what I didn’t anticipate was that the role of sexuality shifted in the work from being its subject to becoming the lenses through which I describe the world around me. So for me, working from observation was a way to expand what queerness encompassed. CT Why is it important for you to give viewers access to your relationships and experiences? DL What touches me when I see paintings is the connection that’s formed to another person, either the artist or the subject. A feeling as if we share something very basic and common. To me that’s a real power painting has—not necessarily to transcend differences, because we always operate from our own experiences and history—but to connect people. Because my work is coming from a queer place, this exchange is a political one. There is a very narrow, or coded, context for my experiences in terms of representation, whether it’s in the history of painting or the media. To give the viewer access to the range of my experiences, and contextualize imagery that is explicitly queer with images that are of everyday life, I feel, humanizes and complicates the perception of queerness. 9 www.lsumoa.org
GODS & THINGS
FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
LSU Museum of Art will open an exhibition this fall that explores the intersection of religion with artistry, material, and trade though objects from South and East Asia held in the permanent collection. Featuring an eclectic selection of both sacred and mundane objects ranging from the 2nd to 20th centuries, the exhibition will highlight depictions and representations of divinities, eccentrics, and sacred narrative as translated into pilgrimage sites, sacred architectures, ritual implements, and luxury objects. Capable of retaining multiple layers of meanings in different time and context, the objects in Gods and Things suggest an integrative approach toward religious art in Asia—one that reflects the reality of the practices and philosophies of Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and Shintoism in ordinary people’s everyday lives.
guest curator This exhibition is curated by art historian William Ma, Ph.D. (pictured left), a faculty member at LSU College of Art and Design. Ma specializes in the artistic exchanges between China and the world in the late-imperial and modern periods.
IMAGES: (above left to right at various angles) Shakyamuni Buddha, late 18th–early 19th century, jadeite. Promised gift, The James R. and Ann A. Peltier Collection of Chinese Jade L2016.43.26
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COLLECTIONS
RECENT ACQUISITION robin levy’s vessel One of LSU Museum of Art’s most recent acquisitions is Robin Levy’s Vessel, a gold-leaf casting of her pregnant belly. Levy transforms life’s beginning into a tangible, ritualistic object. Suspended and spot-lit from above, the gold form radiates light and life; it holds space for life’s potential while levitating above the shadow it casts below. Together, the material object and ethereal shadow create a site of reflection. Levy explains:
“ IMAGE: Robin Levy (American, b. 1959), Vessel, 1996, resin and gold leaf, 9 x 14 1/2 x 20 inches. Purchased with funds from the Alma Lee, H. N., and Cary Saurage Fund and the Paula G. Manship Museum of Art Endowment Acquisition and Conservation Fund
Robin Levy received her BFA at LSU and her MFA at the Rhode Island School of Design. She lives and works in New Orleans. Vessel was purchased with funds from the Alma Lee, H. N. and Cary Saurage Fund at BRAF and the Paula G. Manship Museum of Art Endowment Acquisition and Conservation Fund.
Vessel conveys several conceptual and stylistic themes that have endured within my artistic practice for over 40 years—turning profoundly personal experiences into universal visual narratives, creating work that is simultaneously relatable and reflective, repositioning the mundane as monumental, and exhibiting an unassuming minimal touch. Beyond these criteria, Vessel functions as a metaphor for being a female human, as both concept as well as process, in which childbearing plays one of many defining roles…
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SPONSORED LSU MOA PROGRAMMING
FREE FRIDAY NIGHTS FREE FIRST SUNDAYS
STORIES IN ART
FALL
FREE FIRST SUNDAYS
CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 01 FREE FIRST SUNDAY
Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m. Free admission, family activities, and live music. Also on this day: 2 p.m. gallery talk in Adore | Adorn, brooch making, and jewelry sale with LSU sculpture club
now featuring live music this fall
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Second floor, 1–5:30 p.m. Join Semblance artist Doron Lang- berg to learn new techniques in this portrait painting workshop. Advance registration required: www.lsumoa.org
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Sixth floor, 6–8 p.m. Join us for the LSU student zine release and Invasive Queer Kudzu art project. Then enjoy our nacho bar and live band on the sixth floor terrace
04 NAP AT BREC GUS YOUNG PARK
05 ADORE | ADORN WIKIPEDIA EDIT-A-THON
21 MUSEUM DAY Fifth floor, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
4200 Gus Young Ave, 2–4 p.m. Get creative with an after school art activity
Third floor, 5–8 p.m. LSU School of Art students are invited to our Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon devoted to jewelry artists featured in Adore | Adorn. No prior experience is required. RSVP to ojohn22@lsu.edu
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Fifth floor, 1–4 p.m. Explore the exhibition Adore | Adorn, and participate in a jewelry-making workshop. $15, ages 12–18. Pre-regis- tration is required: www.lsumoa.org
11 LECTURE WITH DORON LANGBERG LSU Design Building, Room 103, 5 p.m. Free admission
Museum Day is an annual celebration hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Present your Museum Day ticket to get free admission for you and a guest on this day only. Tickets will be available to download at www.smithsonian.com/museumday
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OCTOBER 02 NAP AT BREC GUS YOUNG PARK 4200 Gus Young Ave, 2–4 p.m. Get creative with an after school art activity
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Fifth floor, 6–8:30 p.m. Q&A with artists at 6:30 p.m. $10 for general public, free for members, $5 students and faculty
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Fifth floor, 10:30 a.m. Practice yoga in an artful atmosphere. Bring your own mat. $5/person
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Third floor, 10:30 a.m. Free Spanish and English reading of Caps for Sale/Se Venden Gorras by Esphyr Slobodkina. Make your own fancy hat to keep or sell! Ages 0–6 with parent/caregiver
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Fifth floor, 1–4 p.m. Explore the exhibition Adore | Adorn and participate in a jewelry-making workshop. $15, ages 12–18. Pre-regis- tration is required: www.lsumoa.org
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Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m. Free admission, family activities, and live music
06 ADORE | ADORN RECEPTION Fifth floor, 2–4 p.m. Third Floor, 2:00 p.m. Lecture with Collector Dr. Elsie Michie. Free admission
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Fifth floor, 10:30 a.m. Practice yoga in an artful atmosphere. Bring your own mat. $5/person
NEW AT THE MUSEUM
STORIES IN ART
Spanish & English stories Second Saturdays | 10:30 a.m.
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Third floor, 10:30 a.m. Free Spanish and English reading of Where the Wild Things Are/Donde Viven los Monstrous by Maurice Sendak. Prepare for Halloween with a scary (or sweet) mask. Ages 0–6 with parent/caregiver
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Fifth floor, 6–8 p.m. Curator tour on Newcomb Pottery, print your own tea towel, and music by Clay Parker & Jodi James
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Fifth floor, 6–8:30 p.m. Gallery talk with curator Patrice Giasson at 6:30 p.m. $10 for general public, free for members, students and faculty with ID
NOVEMBER 03 FREE FIRST SUNDAY
Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m. Free admission, family activities, and live music; Gallery talk at 2 p.m. with visiting artist, Nicolás de Jesús, followed by a demo with him at 3 p.m.
06 NAP AT BREC GUS YOUNG PARK 4200 Gus Young Ave, 2–4 p.m. Get creative with an after school art activity
06 VETERANS MUSEUM DAY Fifth floor, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Veterans and their families receive free admission to the museum this day during Baton Rouge’s Veterans Day Festival
07 LSU SCHOOL OF ART RESEARCH SALON
Third floor, 6–8 p.m.
MA and MFA students in the School of Art are invited to share their thesis research and methods in fast-paced, informal style presentations. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP to ojohn22@lsu.edu to present or attend
Fifth floor, 10:30 a.m. Practice yoga in an artful atmosphere. Bring your own mat. $5/person Third floor, 10:30 a.m. Free Spanish and English reading of Mouse Paint/Pintura de ratón by Ellen Walsh. Can you paint tiny? Make your own mouse-approved art. Ages 0–6 with parent/caregiver
16 PRINTMAKING FOR THE CLASSROOM Third floor, 1–4 p.m.
$25 open to Educators and Teachers Explore printmaking in the exhibition Destination: Latin America and tech - niques to incorporate in the class- room
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Geismar, LA studio, 2–3:30 p.m.
Meet us at Malaika Favorite’s studio for a tour. Fruit and champagne pro- vided. Free for members; $5 for public. Space is limited. Advance registration required: www.lsumoa.org
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Fifth floor, 6–8 p.m. Cooking demonstration by Mestizo Louisiana Mexican Cuisine and a Spanish language tour of the exhibi- tion Destination: Latin America
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Fifth floor, 2–4 p.m. Explore the exhibition Destination: Latin America with a family-friendly tour and printmaking workshop. All ages welcome; regular admission applies 28 THANKSGIVING: MUSEUM CLOSED
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GATHER AND GROW
NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS PROJECT At Neighborhood Arts Project sites in Scotlandville, Gardere, and Eden Park, visiting artist Mary Ratcliff fostered a community of making. Young makers created unique “yarn friends” with a range of body types, fashions, and hair styles to represent individuality. These “yarn friends” grew into a “yarn community,” and the children grew into teachers as their counselors, mentors, and parents joined in to make their own figures.
Mary Ratcliff, (LSU MFA Sculpture ‘21)
The project evolved as participants’ interest in exploring materials drove creation of yarn flowers. Ratcliff, who studies sculpture at LSU, completed the exchange by transforming participants’ drawings into large, welded flowers. Samantha Combs, NAP assistant, gathered forgotten artworks and gave them new life as collaged windows. Gather and Grow represents an exchange—an exchange of ideas, materials, and experiences—between a community of makers. The project promotes creative and equitable community building. LSU Museum of Art’s Neighborhood Arts Project is a free art outreach program that encourages creative expression in four East Baton Rouge Parish neighborhoods in the summer and throughout the year at “pop-up” events. Neighborhood Arts Project held weekly sessions with over 1,600 children, teens, and community partners and produced more than 7,000 artworks. IMAGES (left): NAP assistants and participants at summer 2019 sites creating yarn friends and flowers
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IMAGES: welded flowers were created based on participants’ sketches
Neighborhood Arts Project is supported by the Office of MayorPresident Sharon Weston Broome and LA CAT. Programming partners include Red River Bank, BREC, Village Resource Center, Gardere Initiative, and Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church.
now on view: LSU MOA Young Artists Gallery
IMAGES: collaged windows by NAP assistant, Samantha Combs (pictured below) made from participants’ drawings
IMAGE: Mary Ratcliff installing Gather & Grow at LSU MOA www.lsumoa.org
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2020 MEMBERSHIP LEVELS
WELCOME
NEW MEMBERS SUSTAINER Dr. Carol Ridenour Eloise Wall HOUSEHOLD Aimee Ponton and Matthew Kelly Wanda and Michael Smith Felix and Lynn Weill DUAL T. Danny and Pam Arnold Dr. George and Marilynn Burgess III Fred Dent III Michael and Rachel DiResto Valerie and Nancy Hebert Nina and Clifford Jelks Alexandra Layfield Elizabeth Pfus
Student/Educator
$50
Friend
$75
Dual
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
PLATINUM $5,000
$125
Household
$250
Sustainer
$500
Benefactor
GOLD $2,500
SILVER $1,000
Benefits to being a TIGER LSU faculty and staff receive 10% off all membership levels of Friend and above. Plus, you can easily deduct your annual dues from your paycheck in installments each month. Member benefits for every level Unlimited free admission 10% discount on museum store purchases 15% discount on meals at Capital City Grill and Stroubes Seafood & Steaks 10% discount on meals at Tsunami Free upsizes at PJ’s Coffee House in the Shaw Center for the Arts
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EXHIB MING APRIL 13 AND ONGOING
Christopher Scott Brumfield: My Neighborhood in Blue
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GLASSELL GALLERY
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FRIEND Suzanne Antoon Susan Chew Nancy Ginn Fred Husser
$25
GLASSELL: 4TH FLOOR SCULPTURE PARK
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 – OCTOBER 6, 2019
Recent Work: LSU School of Art Faculty Exhibition RECEPTION AT GLASSELL GALLERY Thursday, September 12, 6–8 p.m.
OCTOBER 29, 2019 – JANUARY 4, 2020
Charles Barbier: In the Raw Retrospective Exhibition RECEPTION AT GLASSELL GALLERY Saturday, November 2, 6–8 p.m. Art Talk Fall 2019
Photo credit: Travis Spradling–Charles Barbier painting a mural
DONOR SPOTLIGHT SANFORD A. “SANDY” ARST ADVISORY BOARD—DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR
Recently, a friend asked me if I had a favorite object in the LSU MOA collection. Without hesitation, I said the Diego Rivera portrait of Caroline Durieux. However, there are so many other treasures in the permanent collection: silver, paintings, decorative objects, photographs and jade. As a whole, it tells a fantastic story of the past and present of this state and region. I have been involved with the museum for over 30 years and have seen it evolve as it moved from Memorial Tower to its current location. It has always been my belief that the cultural assets of a community are vitally important to enhancing the quality of life of that community. LSU MOA is accomplishing this through displaying the permanent collection, hosting traveling exhibits, and educational outreach programs.
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I feel it is incumbent upon our generation and those that follow to give of their time, talent and treasure to preserve the artistic heritage of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and our region.
The Arts have always stirred my emotions. They have challenged me to consider points of view that I might otherwise not entertain. Although I have no artistic abilities, the creative process has always intrigued me. Hearing artists explain their process helps me to appreciate their work on a deeper level. The museum offers regular interaction with visiting artists and studio visits to interact with local artists.
In my own adventures in collecting, I am very undisciplined in my focus. This has led to a very eclectic collection. If I see something that speaks to me, I acquire it. I have pieces that are mostly by local and regional artists. Two of my most treasured are watercolor portraits of my daughter and son by Paul Arst, my late father, who for the last two decades of his life turned his passion for art into painting.
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In a time when government funding of the arts is being cut, support of the arts becomes increasingly dependent on the private sector. I feel it is incumbent upon our generation and those that follow to give of their time, talent and treasure to preserve the artistic heritage of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and our region.
2019-20 SPEAKER
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FOLLETTE POTTERY
ARTIST FEATURED IN THE LSU MUSEUM STORE
Are you looking for a unique gift that is not only beautiful but functional? The LSU Museum Store’s collection of Follette Pottery is a perfect way to combine form with function. Brie, bacon, and bread bowls along with mugs and whimsical wish bowls are all available in the Follette Pottery collection at the LSU Museum Store. All Follette Pottery is oven, microwave and dishwasher safe, which makes serving and care easy. The creative team of Libby and Kent Follette have been committed not only to their craft, but also to their love for one another. Upon meeting in an art class at Louisiana Tech University, it was love at first sight! Their creative practice followed soon after. The Follettes now live and work at their studio in Gonzales, but you can meet them and find their work at most local craft fairs and festivals.
IMAGES (above): Kent Follette working in his studio; (left and right) Follette Pottery pieces
ON SALE NOW These pieces are currently for sale now at the LSU Museum Store located on the first floor of the Shaw Center for the Arts.
LSU MUSEUM STORE HOURS Closed Monday Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sunday, 1–5 p.m. 225-389-7210
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SAVE THE DATE LSU MUSEUM STORE’S 15TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY TRUNK SHOW Friday December 6, 2019, 4–8 p.m. Shop local artists’ handmade jewelry, pottery, wood making and paintings, while enjoying refreshments, free gift wrap and 25% off one regular priced item.
STAFF
Daniel E. Stetson, Executive Director Becky Abadie, Business Manager Sarah Amacker, Communications Coordinator Grant Benoit, Educator Reneé Bourgeois, Events & Membership Coordinator LeAnn Dusang, Museum Store Manager & Visitor Services Manager Nedra Hains, Director of Development & External Affairs Jordan Hess, Preparator Fran Huber, Assistant Director for Collections Management Olivia Johnson, Curatorial Assistant Courtney Taylor, Curator & Director of Public Programs
FRIENDS OF LSU MUSEUM OF ART President: Susannah Bing Johannsen Vice President: Clarke J. Gernon, Jr. Secretary/Treasurer: Robert Bowsher Michael Avant Brad M. Bourgoyne Burton Perkins Emile Rolfs Ann Wilkinson Ex-Officio: Daniel E. Stetson
ADVISORY BOARD 2019–2020
Chair: Steven Heymsfield Vice Chair: Nancy C. Dougherty Secretary/Treasurer: John Everett Immediate Past Chair: Brian Schneider Sanford A. “Sandy” Arst Margaret Benjamin George Bonvillain Daniel Bozard Jerry Ceppos Lake Douglas Donna Fraiche Beth Fuller Becky Gottsegen Louanne Greenwald Joyce Jackson Ben Jeffers Mary T. Joseph Elizabeth Noland Kay Martin Mary Ratcliff, Student Representative L. Cary Saurage, II Carol Steinmuller Ex-Officio: Susannah Bing Johannsen Daniel E. Stetson Honorary: Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser Nadine Russell Emerita: Sue Turner
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LSU Museum of Art is supported in part by a grant from the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, funded by the East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President and Metro Council. Additional support is provided by generous donors to the Annual Exhibition Fund.
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