ART TALK
summer 2020
FROM THE
DIRECTOR
As I write this, our Governor has just announced the first phase to reopen business in our State beginning May 15th. Museums have been included in this phase. We are preparing to carefully reopen to the public in coordination with the Shaw Center for the Arts. You will notice safety initiatives integrated into our operations. We are excited that you will soon be able to enjoy the safe, no-touch spaces and creative outlet that your museum provides. We need the respite and comfort that art is particularly suited to supply. The musician Van Morrison wrote: “The world is full of wonder, never far away.” I hope the Museum is this for you—a space full of wonder as you begin to explore beyond your shelter. The world has changed, and we realize how connected we all are to one another. We are all going through one of the most unusual times of our era, sheltering at home to protect each other. We have all learned about PPE and social distancing as new ways of living and interacting. Our respect for essential workers—from healthcare and grocery workers, to postal and delivery drivers has deepened. Our thanks to all of these new heroes and friends, and our condolences to those who have lost loved ones. COVER IMAGE FROM CONSPICUOUS (detail): Caroline Wogan Durieux (American, 1896–1989), Park in Rio, 1942, lithograph on paper, Gift of the Artist, LSUMOA 68.9.22
IMAGE (above): Photo credit Jenn Ocken Photography
While we look forward to future visits, a theme of this issue might be “let the Museum come to you.” Included is information about our projects, exhibitions, virtual programs, and social media activities. We have adapted our mission to reach you in new ways. Your staff has worked diligently during this period to expand our virtual activities. I ask that you explore these new resources on our website: search hundreds of new artworks from our collection or find family art-making activities to do at home. Thank you for your support and participation. Our mission is only complete with you. Stay safe and stay healthy.
Daniel E. Stetson Executive Director 2
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EXHIBITIONS
Living with Art Conspicuous Upcoming
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COLLECTIONS
Acquisition Highlights Newcomb Guide
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CALENDAR
Virtual Programming
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EDUCATION
Online Resources
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DEVELOPMENT
Ways to Support New Members
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MUSEUM STORE
15 Years of Supporting Local Artists: Laura Teague
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Young Artist Gallery Installation Inspired Together now on view at LSU MOA Totems symbolize connections to family, tribe, or lineage for cultures across the world. This winter, ArtWorks participants explored how heritage inspires artists. They learned about the totemic forms in the exhibition Destination: Latin America and then collaborated in groups to create their own totems using images and symbols of their own experiences. Together, it is a collective representation of Baton Rouge youth. www.lsumoa.org
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LIVING WITH ART:
SELECTIONS FROM BATON ROUGE COLLECTIONS On view until September 27 Curated by Daniel E. Stetson, Executive Director of LSU MOA
VIRTUAL VISIT Explore a 3-D scan of the exhibition online www.lsumoa. org/living-with-art LPB ART ROCKS! TV SPECIAL Watch Episode 723 featuring Living with Art now online at www. lsumoa.org/living-with-art RESCHEDULED PROGRAMMING Announcements coming soon
We extend appreciation to the generous lenders to this exhibition: Karen and Jerry Ceppos, Janie and Chet Coles, Becky and Warren Gottsegen, Beverly and Steven Heymsfield, Salomia and Ben Jeffers, Mary Terrell Joseph, Cary Saurage, among other private collectors. Thank you to the following sponsors of this exhibition: Dr. Kay Martin, in Honor of Mr. L. Cary Saurage II; Friends of the LSU Museum of Art; Taylor Porter; Mrs. Jan and Mr. Sanford A. Arst; Mrs. Beth and Dr. Butler Fuller; In Honor of Mr. L. Cary Saurage II: Mrs. Laurie and Mr. Hank Saurage; Mr. C. Wayne Meyers; Mrs. Donna M. Saurage; Mrs. Catherine and Mr. Matt Saurage; and The Helene Kantrow Blitzer and Sidney M. Blitzer Family Fund. Support for all exhibitions is provided by the Annual Exhibition Fund donors.
Welcome to the Living with Art exhibition
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Through the loan of extraordinary works from nine private collections, this exhibition celebrates the creative spirit that binds artists to collectors and collections to institutions. Living with Art exhibition is about the joy of collecting—the joy of finding and acquiring art and the joy of sharing that art with others. This exhibition features a wide selection of styles, artists, and media from the 19th through the 21st centuries. The exhibition ranges from French Impressionism to Southern Visionary art, from Louisiana artists to German Expressionists, and from paintings and porcelains to bronzes and photography. Living with Art exhibition has been extended through September 27, 2020.
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CLOSER LOOK
GLIMPSE OF THE GALLERIES
Virtual Visit www.lsumoa.org/living-with-art Thank you for celebrating 15 years with us! Let the museum come to you by visiting www. lsumoa.org/living-with-art to see more of this exhibition and the celebration! These online galleries will give you a glimpse into how this exhibition came together, and the range of work currently on display. We hope to see you soon in the Living with Art galleries, but if that is not possible, take a virtual visit from your home.
IMAGE (detail): Clementine Hunter (American, 1886 or 1887-1988), Untitled (Black Crucifixion), n.d., oil on canvas panel, Courtesy of Salomia and Ben Jeffers
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CONSPICUOUS
SATIRICAL WORKS BY CAROLINE DURIEUX
On view until August 30
ONLINE INSTALLATION GALLERY VIEWS Take a virtual look www.lsumoa.org/ conspicuous
Now on view, this exhibition focuses on satirical lithographs produced in the 1930s to the early 1950s by Caroline Durieux. While studying at Newcomb College, Caroline Durieux was exposed to the now famous theories of Thorstein Veblen, who coined the term “conspicuous consumption.” Durieux closely observed the behaviors of bourgeois circles in the United States, Mexico, and France and found patterns of consumption and leisure united the upper classes. Caroline Durieux translated the quirky, conspicuous behaviors she observed in Louisiana and abroad into the prints included in this exhibition.
OPEN CALL FOR CONSPICUOUS LOUISIANA ART Submission guidelines and info www.lsumoa.org/ conspicuousla
Caroline Durieux was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1896. She graduated from Newcomb College, worked with the Works Progress Administration, and later became faculty in LSU’s art department, where she researched electron printmaking with radioactive inks and revived cliché-verre methods in addition to teaching and practicing traditional printmaking methods. LSU Museum of Art holds nearly 300 works by Durieux.
IMAGE (detail): Caroline Wogan Durieux (American, 1896–1989), Bipeds Dancing, 1932, lithograph on paper, ed. 2/10, Gift of the Artist. LSUMOA 68.9.3
Support for all exhibitions is 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; and Mr. and Mrs. Sanford A. Arst.
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INTERACTIVE PROJECT
SUBMIT YOUR #CONSPICUOUSLA Conspicuous includes a participatory community component: the exhibition invites visitors to create their own “conspicuous Louisiana” drawings. Once it’s safe for the public, we will also have local artists host portrait sessions (one-on-one / virtual) in LSU MOA’s galleries throughout the exhibition. These new portraits and the communitycontributed drawings will be featured alongside Durieux’s Louisiana-inspired works to update the galleries throughout the exhibition. Visit our Facebook and Instagram pages @lsumoa regularly for activity announcements and exhibition updates.
#conspicuousla inspiration During our temporary closure due to COVID-19, we kicked off this challenge on our social media channels using our preparator Jordan Hess’s illustration skills. Below is his modern take on Durieux’s print La Classe de Dessin (pictured right). He reimagined Durieux’s art school scene by updating it to current times and commenting on virtual social activities during quarantine. Be on the lookout for more #conspicuousla interpretations of the prints featured in this exhibition. IMAGE (right): Caroline Wogan Durieux (American, 1896–1989), La Classe de Dessin, 1939, lithograph on paper. Gift of the Artist. LSUMOA 68.9.13
We encourage you to visit this exhibition and be inspired to submit your portraits and social scenes drawn in Durieux’s satirical style. Get precut paper to participate via a take-away kit at the museum or a kit-by-mail. For more information on how to participate and submission guidelines:
Illustration by LSU MOA Preparator Jordan Hess
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SOUTHBOUND
PHOTOGRAPHS OF AND ABOUT THE NEW SOUTH OPENING FALL 2020 On view October 22, 2020– February 14, 2021
ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING AND SPECIAL PREVIEW RECEPTION Date TBD
IMAGES: (top) Susan Worsham, Marine, Hotel near Airport, Richmond, Virginia, 2009, Richmond, Virginia, from the series By The Grace of God, archival pigment print; (bottom) Alex Harris, Eliza’s Birthday Party, 2004, Durham, North Caroline, from the series Family, ultrachrome pigmented inkjet print
Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South comprises fifty-six photographers’ visions of the South over the first decades of the twenty-first century. Accordingly, it offers a composite image of the region. The photographs echo stories told about the South as a bastion of tradition, as a region remade through Americanization and globalization, and as a land full of surprising realities. The project’s purpose is to investigate senses of place in the South that come together, however fleetingly, in the spaces between the photographers’ looking, their images, and our own preexisting ideas about the region. Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South was organized by the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, College of Charleston School of the Arts. 8
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COLLECTIONS
RECENT ACQUISITION HIGHLIGHTS
Works by legendary photographer Gordon Parks, Louisiana sculptor Frank Hayden, and artist and activist Dread Scott in conjunction with photographer David Halliday were among several works accepted by LSU Museum of Art’s Collections Committee in May. You can find Frank Hayden’s sculpture in Living with Art today. Be on the lookout for new acquisitions in Art in Louisiana galleries soon.
IMAGE: Gordon Parks (American, 1912–2006), Untitled, Shady Grove, Alabama, 1956, archival pigment print, ed. of 7, Purchased with funds from Winifred and Kevin Reilly
IMAGE: Frank Hayden, Jury, c. 1977, mahogany on marble base, Gift of Mary Terrell Joseph
This image by photographer David Halliday is one of two photographs acquired by LSU MOA related to the slave rebellion reenactment organized by artist Dread Scott in the fall of 2019. Reenactor Denise Frazier, photographed in costume, was among hundreds of reenactors that retraced the 26-mile path of the largest rebellion of enslaved people in the United States. Learn more about the project at https://www. slave-revolt.com/ or see the magazine article for which these images were commissioned at https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/09/ dread-scott-slave-rebellion-reenactment
IMAGE: David Halliday (American, b. 1958), Dread Scott (American, b. 1959), Slave Rebellion Reenactment, Denise Frazier, 2018, archival pigment print, ed. of 5, Gift of Winifred and Kevin Reilly
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COLLECTIONS
NEWCOMB POTTERY: IN REAL LIFE question are these Newcomb Pottery plant inspirations in your backyard?
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IMAGES (a): Mary Pearl Davis (American, 1882-1956), decorator; Joseph Fortune Meyer (America, 1848-1931), potter; Pickerel weed mug, c. 1895-1902, High glaze on white clay, Gift of Dr. A. Brooks Cronan, Jr. and Diana Cronan; Pickerel Weed: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/pontederia-cordata/ (b) Henrietta Davidson Bailey (American, 1874-1950), Planter, c. 1911, matte finish buff clay pottery, Gift of the Friends of LSU Museum of Art; Cherokee Rose: Cherokee Rose in Houston County Source: Jeff Bloodworth; (c) Anna Frances Simpson (American, 1880-1930), Joseph Fortune Meyer (American, 1848-1931), Tea Set, c. 1910, high glaze pottery; Double Flowered Japanese Kerria: Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder; (d) Anna Frances Simpson (American, 1880-1930), Joseph Fortune Meyer (American, 1848-1931), Bowl, c. 1918, matte finish buff clay, Gift of the Friends of LSU Museum of Art; Live Oak Tree: https://www.ourstate.com/live-oak-trees/
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Newcomb pots are designed to be utilitarian and one-of-a-kind—the individual expression of each artist designer. Another important aspect that guided Newcomb design was a focus on the environment of the Deep South. If you look closely at many pieces of pottery, you’ll find plants represented that you can find in your own backyard or nearby.
#newcombirl Find these plants Sketch / take photos of them Tag us @lsumoa and we will share your finds and creations
Learn more about the flora that inspire Newcomb pottery on the LSU MOA blog at www.lsumoa.org.
Read our blog post with info on these works
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FIND: Live Oak Tree
Scavenger Hunt: Newcomb Pottery In Real Life Go outside today and search for these plant species in your yard. Can’t Find Them? Sketch your own Newcomb Pottery inspired piece using a plant you do have in your backyard. Tag us @lsumoa on social media with your photos and creations. www.lsumoa.org
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VIRTUAL PROGRAMS WAYS TO CONNECT 1
mon / closer look posts feature three facts about an artwork currently on display to keep viewers in touch with current exhibitions and to learn more about the art and/or artist
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tues / arts education posts feature interactive art activities with blog post instructions and engaging family workshops that are easy to do at home and very accessible tag your creations: @lsumoa We encourage viewers to tag their makings so we can re-share and encourage public engagement.
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Junk Drawer Drawing by a Young Artist in Florida
wed / giving day posts feature how the museum is giving back to the community and carrying on its mission during this uncertain time (right) LSU MOA donated collections gloves to local healthcare facilities. A total of 15 boxes were donated.
(left) LSU MOA ArtWorks traveled to East Baton Rouge Parish School nutrition sites to deliver educational activity bags to children.
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spend your week with @lsumoa FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | YOUTUBE | ONLINE
This social media plan was created to keep in touch with our patrons virtually during quarantine. Themed days were created to form a pattern of content and engagement with viewers. Participate and follow along with us @lsumoa on Facebook and Instagram. Zoom portrait by Luke Atkinson
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thurs / happy hour & third thursday posts promote live Zoom events with LSU MOA staff and other challenges that encourage creative activity at home and virtual engagement sketch challenges / polls Newcomb in real life scavenger hunt live Zoom curator talks and educational demos
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fri / collection finds posts explore the LSU MOA collection and other museum finds how to search the online collection video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rOAeSJK1PA
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sat / museum store & membership posts promote the LSU Museum Store and museum membership
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sun / lsu moa staff picks & free first sunday posts share LSU MOA staff favorites including books, films, articles, and more to engage viewers in a fun relaxed way or we host free zoom events on the first Sunday of each month
EDUCATION
ONLINE RESOURCES Our educator Grant Benoit has created a series of LSU MOA educational resources for schools and families that are now accessible online. Check out the LSU MOA Online Resources page for full directions on these activities that enhance artistic learning and encourage better understanding of current LSU MOA exhibitions and collections. Below is a sneak peek of a few activities.
Entering the Third Dimension: Create a Pop-Up Card and Tunnel Book Learn about 3-D art and how to identify foreground, mid-ground, and background.
Binding Memories: Create an Adventure Journal Learn how to create a memory book and journal this period to look back on later.
LOOK / MAKE / THINK: Taste Color Learn about color and create a tasty treat inspired by Michaelene Walsh’s American Dream.
Visit us online for activity instructions www.lsumoa.org/online-resources
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DEVELOPMENT WAYS TO SUPPORT
We are in an unprecedented time in history. What never changes is LSU’s commitment to excellence. This requires aligning ever-evolving opportunities with the robust, reliable, and flexible resources necessary to respond nimbly to unexpected challenges and pursue bold ideas with long-term impact. We respectfully ask you to consider a meaningful gift, of any size, to the LSU MOA Director’s Excellence Support Fund (LSUMOA DESF).
Your generosity will empower our Executive Director to deploy crucial working capital swiftly and strategically for the benefit of our students, faculty, staff, and community. Thanks to your generous partnership, we will continue to provide world-class exhibitions, preserve the treasures in our permanent collection, deliver innovative educational and cultural programs, and prepare the next generation of artists and leaders.
Donate to the LSUMOA DESF here: www.lsumoa.org/annual-giving If you prefer you can donate by sending a check with a note for the funds to go to the LSUMOA DESF to the LSU Foundation 3796 Nicholson Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Either way, we greatly appreciate your consideration of a sustaining gift or monthly pledge to this special fund. Thank you so much for your consideration and generosity to the LSU Museum of Art. This message was provided by Sanford A. Arst, Chair of Development Committee For more info please contact Nedra Hains at nhains1@lsu.edu www.lsumoa.org
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THANK YOU
Supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, as administered by the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, Inc. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works.
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE GOLD Carol Steinmuller DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE SILVER Annette Barton John & Linda Davies SUSTAINER Adelaide Russo HOUSEHOLD Jason Andreasen & Lily Betancourt Thomas Livesay & Amanda Haralson Darlene & August Rowland FRIEND Debbie & John Daniel Meichi Lee Kenneth Williams
STUDENT / EDUCATOR Melissa Sorrells Tana Vaccarella MUSEUM MEMBERSHIPS IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 We greatly appreciate your ongoing support as a member. We encourage you to keep your membership active by visiting lsumoa. org/membership to renew or to join. Membership renewal letters are being sent out via email and membership cards will be mailed after staff is cleared by LSU to return to the museum. Our membership brochure is on our website if you prefer not to renew online. All mailings will be delayed. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your patience and support during this time.
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LAURA TEAGUE
LSU MUSEUM STORE CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTISTS
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I think it’s magical that I can take a simple length of silver wire and turn it into something unique and beautiful that women love to wear using only my hands and simple tools. Laura Teague
The LSU Museum Store celebrates local artists who have shown their jewelry and crafts for the last 15 years. Local jewelry artist Laura Teague’s handmade sterling silver earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings have grown in popularity as her unique style has evolved. Influenced by ancient designs, contemporary motifs and childhood memories of playing games such as jacks or making chains from clover flowers (which are some of her most popular designs), Laura’s jewelry conveys a sense of joy and play. Laura grew up in Arkansas where she was surrounded by music and craft through her mother’s interests. Although she was always involved in art and craft projects, Laura has a special affinity for jewelry design and decided to pursue that interest in a serious way. Completely handmade in her studio in Baton Rouge, Laura Teague’s jewelry has won awards at art shows. She was recently honored to be commissioned to create a special jewelry piece for the Opéra Louisiane. Please stop by the LSU Museum Store to view her unique jewelry or go to Laura’s website www.LauraTeague.com.
Now Open with Phase I Hours Call / Ship / Curbside Pickup Interested in purchasing these items? Call LeAnn Russo at 225-389-7210 or email lrusso@lsu.edu IMAGES: Laura Teague’s jewelry featured in the LSU Museum Store
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STAFF
Daniel E. Stetson, Executive Director Becky Abadie, Business Manager Sarah Amacker, Communications Coordinator Grant Benoit, Educator LeAnn Dusang, Museum Store Manager / Visitor Services Manager / Membership Coordinator Nedra Hains, Director of Development & External Affairs / Events Manager 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 Jeff Bell Ex-Officio: Daniel E. Stetson
ADVISORY BOARD 2020–2021
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 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 Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr., PhD Ex-Officio: Susannah Bing Johannsen Daniel E. Stetson Honorary: Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser Nadine Russell Emerita: Sue Turner
Explore LSU MOA Exhibitions Online EXPLORE Tab at www.lsumoa.org Click on current, past, and upcoming exhibitions to learn more about LSU MOA exhibitions from the past 15 years. look at installation photo galleries flip through gallery guides
Free First Sundays and Free Friday Nights We appreciate the support of Louisiana Lottery Corporation and Iberia Bank for sponsoring free admission and LA CAT for sponsoring educational programming. During Phase I, Free First Sunday programming at the museum is canceled until further notice. Free Friday Nights are still continuing every Friday from 5–7 p.m. during this period.
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, and our donors and members. Funding for Louisiana Culture Care Fund grants has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and administered by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan. Support provided by Art Bridges.
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CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF ART DOWNTOWN
