LSU PARTNERSHIPS EXPANDING EXHIBITIONS

The museum has begun several exciting collaborations with various University professors, units, and departments. Many are in direct response to LSU’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the ongoing efforts to foster a campus-wide shift towards the full inclusion of underrepresented populations, including people of color and the LGBTQ+ community.

The Shaping of Us: Queerness in Ceramics is an invitational showcase co-curated by Associate Professor of Ceramics Andy Shaw and Senior Curator Michelle Schulte, featuring sculptural works that explore gender identity and LGBTQ+ culture. It will be on display concurrently with the exhibition Reveal: Photographs by Jerry Siegel, which examines the idea of gender fluidity within the drag and transgender community. Both projects will include programming developed in consultation with LSU's LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Caucus.

Ethan Mott, the Horticulture, Arboriculture, and Project Manager in Landscaping Services, is assisting LSU MOA with a commission by renowned woodworkers Matthew and Philip Moulthrop (pictured left). Thanks to a generous donation by Louisiana CAT, the Moulthrops will craft several substantial vessels utilizing historic wood sourced from live oak trees planted by Steele Burden along LSU’s Parade Ground. Taking advantage of this unique opportunity, the museum is working with the Moulthrops to produce a limited-edition set of writing pens turned from the same wood, which will be available through a museum donation pledge package premiering this fall.

The LSU Textile and Costume Museum, housed in the Department of Textiles, Apparel Design, and Merchandising in the College of Agriculture, recently acquired over 200 unique garments designed by Louisiana native Geoffrey Beene, as part of a substantial donation by New York collector Dr. Sylvia Karasu, M.D. In partnership with curator, historian, and Associate Professor Dr. Michael Mamp, our two museums will simultaneously present exhibitions of garments, sketches, and photographs accompanied by student research and extensive interpretative materials.

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Contact LSU MOA Deputy Director Nedra Hains at 225-389-7212 or email nhains1@lsu.edu.