Summer 2021 Art Talk by LSU Museum of Art

summer 2021

ART TALK

FROM THE

DIRECTOR

It's summertime and the LSU Museum of Art is open for you to visit. There is much to see this summer as we all transition back to a new normal. This issue takes you beyond the galleries, behind the scenes into collections, exhibitions, and developing projects. Part of our mission is to care for and protect the art in our collection. Read about the conservation of Radcliffe Bailey's mixed media work Far Beyond the Valley and an Al LaVergne sculpture. These works have been conserved and are now on view. I encourage you to read the LSU MOA Blog at www.lsumoa.org for insightful posts by LSU MOA staff and interns to gain new and deeper perspectives on artworks and exhibitions and to learn more about behind the scenes projects and press. Blogs highlight LSU MOA Graduate Assistants researching works on view and developing our Community Insights Project to gather public voices about artworks on view. Find out more about our efforts to make art accessible and interactive through virtual and live programs—the museum advances new perspectives and voices through art.

COVER IMAGE (back view above): Andrea Gill (American, b. 1948), Tall Vase, 1991, earthenware, Promised gift of E. John Bullard

Teaching and creating are ongoing themes at LSU MOA. This summer we are focusing on the art of ceramics with two exhibitions. Form & Fire: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection features works from ceramic masters showcasing a range of forms, styles, and techniques. From student to teacher to viewer, Form & Fire shows the power of these connections and how artists' styles evolve and influence the history of ceramics. The Boneyard: The Ceramics Teaching Collection features the LSU School of Art bisque collection— displaying the "boneyard" of demonstration bisqueware and the tradition of learning and creating. This summer the public will have the opportunity to interact with contemporary ceramic artists through virtual artist talks and live demonstrations at the museum and in the community. We encourage you to take part and celebrate clay with us. LSU Museum of Art appreciates your continuous support and feedback. Join us in the galleries to learn and engage with art this summer!

Daniel E. Stetson Executive Director 2

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EXHIBITIONS

Form & Fire The Boneyard Collection Spotlight Upcoming Exhibitions

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COLLECTIONS Conservation

Programs

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CALENDAR

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EDUCATION

Teaching Through Exhibitions

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DEVELOPMENT

Pat Bacot Lecture Series

Annual Fund Campaign New Members

MUSEUM STORE

LSU School of Art

LSU MOA Blog: Take a Closer Look Read press articles and hear from LSU MOA staff, interns, and graduate assistants in these blog posts to learn more about exhibitions and our permanent collection. To read, visit www.lsumoa.org/inside-lsu-moa www.lsumoa.org

FORM & FIRE

AMERICAN STUDIO CERAMICS FROM THE E. JOHN BULLARD COLLECTION On view July 8–October 17 Curated by Daniel E. Stetson, Executive Director of LSU MOA VIRTUAL TALKS Artist Kurt Weiser Thursday, July 8 5:30 p.m. on Zoom Garth Johnson Curator of Ceramics Everson Museum of Art Thursday, August 26 5:30 p.m. on Zoom Pre-register on www.lsumoa.org TALK & LIVE DEMO Visiting Artist Lisa Orr Sunday, August 1 1–5 p.m. at LSU MOA more details pg. 12 IMAGE (above): Lidded jar, footed bowl, and bottle-form cruet by Marguerite Wildenhain; Promised gifts of E. John Bullard

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This collection of a group of over 100 American studio ceramic works are on long-term loan and are a promised gift by bequest to the LSU Museum of Art from E. John Bullard. This collection will be studied over time by the public and students in support of LSU's top-ten ranked ceramics program. This collection is comprised of artworks by 69 artists, including important figures in ceramics history such as Andrea and John Gill, Vivika and Otto Heino, Ken Ferguson, Wayne Higby, Roberto Lugo, Gertrud and Otto Natzler, Don Reitz, Daniel Rhodes, Richard Shaw, Charles Smith, Paul Soldner, Akio Takamori, Robert Turner, Peter Voulkos, Kurt Weiser, Marguerite Wildenhain, and more. Most of these works are functional wares whose design, surfaces, and glazing activate our senses; the sculptural and visual/tactile experience is heightened through the hands of these master artists. The materials and techniques are unique in each work, while also acting in dialogue with history and each other. Ceramic art was reconsidered and recognized for artistic and historic achievement in 20th-century America. These artists' aesthetic achievements rival the achievements of any other artistic medium. In some cases, this collection contains multiple works by individual artists, showing a range of forms, styles, and glazing techniques. These works are important in the broad context of modern and contemporary art history. This collection will add significant depth to our ceramic holdings; the addition of these works expands the collection beyond the Newcomb collection, further into studio ceramics of the 20th century with important developments in scale and style. They join other works in the collection including ones by Walter Anderson, Piero Fenci, Sin-Ying Ho, Pres Kors, Shadow May, Robert Milnes, George Ohr, W. Steve Rucker, Sharon Smith, Akio Takamori, and Michaelene Walsh.

CERAMIC CONNECTIONS FROM STUDENT TO TEACHER

There is a strong ceramics ecosystem of training and influence for generations of ceramic studio artists. Many artists in this collection had a teacher-student relationship or worked with one another. Look at these connections below and trace the influences in the works when you visit the exhibition.

Alfred University (NY) TEACHERS Daniel Rhodes (image above: Head, No. 223), Val Cushing, Robert Turner, Ted Randall, John Gill STUDENTS Ken Ferguson, Lisa Orr (image: Large Rabbit Bowl pg. 12), Josh DeWeese, Julia Galloway, Andy Shaw, William Brouillard

Kansas City Art Institute (MO)

Archie Bray (MT)

TEACHER Ken Ferguson

CO-FOUNDER Peter Voulkos (image below: left)

STUDENTS Akio Takamori (image above: Head Vase), Kurt Weiser, Andrea (Gray) Gill (cover image) and John Gill (both of whom went on to teach at Alfred)

RESIDENT DIRECTORS Ken Ferguson (image above: Slump Jar), David Shaner, Kurt Weiser (image: Pair of Yunomi: Faces and Pots on pg. 12), Josh DeWeese

IMAGE: (left) Peter Voulkos (American, 1924– 2002), Chimney Pot, 1964, glazed stoneware; (right) Paul Soldner (American, 1921–2011), Pedestal Piece from Kimono series, 1982, unglazed Raku fired earthenware; Promised gifts of E. John Bullard

Peter Voulkos’ impact on ceramic history is hard to overstate. As a student at Montana State he took a ceramic class with Frances Senska. Soon he was ordering extra clay to meet the demands of his newfound passion. Voulkos founded the ceramics program at Otis Art Institute (1954) and later the program at UC Berkeley (1959). His first student at Otis was Paul Soldner. Soldner’s ambitious work is critical to the development of the Raku process in American ceramics. In both Soldner and Voulkos’ work, the influence of Japanese aesthetics and abstract expressionism is apparent. Voulkos worked in a large scale with an expressive energy that widely impacted ceramics. Voulkos was an influential teacher of many talented ceramicists as well and was a founding co-director of the Archie Bray Foundation in Montana.

LSU MOA is pleased to share this exhibition and a catalogue of this collection with the public. LSU MOA thanks the following patrons for making this exhibition and collection catalogue possible: Partner Sponsors Catherine Burns Tremaine and Becky and Warren Gottsegen; Supporters Debbie de La Houssaye and Lake Douglas and Brian and Jacki Schneider (as of this publication). www.lsumoa.org

THE BONEYARD

THE CERAMICS TEACHING COLLECTION On view July 8–October 17

Curated by LSU Ceramics Associate Professor Andy Shaw, LSU MOA Curator Courtney Taylor, and LSU MOA Educator Grant Benoit

Inspired by the visiting artist tradition, The Boneyard: The Ceramics Teaching Collection presents the energy and legacy of ceramics demonstrations through bisqueware. Bisque refers to the state achieved after a wet clay demo is completed and then fired once. What remains is a porous, unglazed record of the visiting artist’s creative process that can be referenced year after year by professors and students. Included in this exhibition are over 200 bisque works that provide a valued resource for LSU School of Art’s top-ten ranked ceramics program. The ever-growing collection will be displayed at LSU MOA to imitate the classroom use of the boneyard. The "boneyard" refers to bisque works and how they are stored in studio spaces for teaching and ceramics demonstrations. It's known for its unique display on high shelves in the studio, with many bisque works together, showcasing a variety of techniques, improvisation, and skill. Faculty and instructors pull bisque objects from the shelves in order to highlight specific techniques and attributes of form, only to return the bisque back to the shelf so they can grab another set of objects. This exhibition will feature rotating displays and a demonstration space that will be activated by MFA students, local artists, and visiting artists to allow museum visitors to share in the boneyard tradition—to watch clay transform and to see artist-specific techniques shared in the openness of the craft tradition. This exhibition is a collaboration between LSU Museum of Art and LSU School of Art.

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ARTISTS INCLUDED* Andrew Martin Kristen Kieffer Jen Allen Joanna Powell Doug Peltzman Lisa Orr** John Gill**

Jeremy Brooks Lauren Gallaspy Kevin Snipes Mike Jabbur Mike Helke Matt Mitros Sam Chung**

Matt Towers Kim Dickey Mary Louise Carter Joe Bova David Eichelberger Matt Metz** Kensuke Yamada

Tip Toland TJ Erdahl Ryan Wilson Kelly Jeremy Hatch Jason Bige Burnett

INTERACTIVE SPACES IN THE BONEYARD

SPACES 1 & 2 Walls displaying ceramics in boneyard style and rotating artist works on features wall

SPACE 3 Quiet learning space with shelves of ceramic books for visitors to read

SPACE 4 Demo studio area for visiting artists and students to teach and create

IMAGE (left to right): sauce boat by Jen Allen; mug by John Gill; head by Kensuke Yamada; handled vase by John Gill; teapot by Mike Jabbur; caged vessel by Jen Allen; rabbit by Joe Bova; pitcher by Jen Allen; cup and saucer by Lisa Orr; upside-down head by Kensuke Yamada; white mug by Lauren Gallaspy; cup by Doug Peltzman; Bisque works featured are unfinished ceramic works used for teaching purposes. *Additional artists may be added to this exhibition. **Artist also included in Form & Fire exhibition. www.lsumoa.org

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT

RECENT ACQUISITIONS BY BLACK ARTISTS

On view until September 26 VIRTUAL ARTIST TALKS Fall 2021 Pre-register on www.lsumoa.org

IMAGE (above): LSU MOA Curator Courtney Taylor and Executive Director Daniel E. Stetson (left) showing LSU MOA Collections Committee Chair Ben Jeffers (right) recent acquisitions in LSU MOA collections storage Image provided by photographer Jordan Hefler for inRegister Magazine

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LSU Museum of Art is pleased to have on view a special permanent collection exhibition spotlighting recent acquisitions of works by Black artists including those of Radcliffe Bailey, Whitfield Lovell, Madelyn Sneed-Grays, Mario Moore, Carrie Mae Weems, and Gordon Parks, among other recently acquired works. These acquisitions were made possible by The Winifred and Kevin P. Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists. The Initiative supports growth of LSU Museum of Art’s permanent collection by funding acquisitions of works by Black, Indigenous, and Latinx artists, including those of marginalized sexualities, gender identities, and communities. Recently, LSU MOA Executive Director Daniel E. Stetson and Curator Courtney Taylor took LSU MOA Collections Committee Chair Ben Jeffers (image above) into LSU MOA collections storage to see these works. LSU MOA encourages you to join this initiative and give today to carry on our mission of building a more inclusive collection to benefit generations to come. In addition to The Winifred and Kevin P. Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, Collection Spotlight: Recent Acquisitions by Black Artists is supported by the generous donors to the LSU MOA Annual Exhibition Fund: Louisiana CAT; The Imo N. Brown Memorial Fund in memory of Heidel Brown and Mary Ann Brown; The Alma Lee, H. N., and Cary Saurage Fund; LSU College of Art & Design; Mr. and Mrs. Sanford A. Arst; and The Newton B. Thomas Family/Newtron Group Fund.

UPCOMING

FALL 2021 EXHIBITIONS CANDICE LIN – PROJECT IN DEVELOPMENT Opening October 22, 2021 As part of LSU MOA’s annual collaborative exhibition with the LSU School of Art, LSU MOA will feature the work of visiting artist Candice Lin. The exhibition will include a new configuration of a sculptural installation entitled La China Charada, which features a figure made of pressed tobacco leaves alongside culturally loaded objects related to the history of Chinese migration and forced labor in the US and Caribbean. The exhibition will feature new works responding to LSU’s own history and archival holdings. Candice Lin is an American sculptor and installation artist and Assistant Professor of Art at UCLA. Candice Lin is also a Prospect (P.5) artist whose work will be on view in New Orleans beginning October 23, 2021. STATE OF THE ART 2020: RECORD On loan from Crystal Bridges Museum | November 11, 2021–February 27, 2022 State of the Art is an exploration into how contemporary art—produced all across the country and in regions outside traditional art centers—reflects the present moment. State of the Art 2020: Record brings together artists exploring the slippery task of tangling with history, the ways in which art can express concepts when words fail, and how some artists apply rationality to the random. Here, Record speaks to the task of documenting the random, confusing, and sometimes inexplicable, and underscores a desire to return to the existing record in order to reconsider. State of the Art 2020: Record presents a cross-section of artists' work in the United States today through works created in the past few years. State of the Art 2020: Record is organized by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas. The national tour of State of the Art 2020 is sponsored by Bank of America with additional support from Art Bridges. This exhibition and its programming are sponsored locally by a generous grant from Art Bridges.

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHT: UPCOMING ADDITION SONYA CLARK FRENCH BRAID AND CORNROW LSU MOA is pleased to add its newest acquisition to this Collection Spotlight: Sonya Clark’s French Braid and Cornrow has returned from loan to the National Museum of Women in the Arts for a major solo exhibition. Clark uses hair to engage ancestral legacies and lineage— to confront colonial histories and tap into hair as a marker of race and difference, but also hair as a shared experience among women, among family, and in broader culture. The French braid and cornrow evoke both the difference and connection between these two forms—one associated with Blackness and one associated with whiteness, but without hierarchy. IMAGE (plus detail): Sonya Clark, French Braid and Cornrow, 2013, cloth, thread, and wood, Purchased with funds from Winifred and Kevin Reilly, LSUMOA 2021.4 www.lsumoa.org

COLLECTIONS CONSERVATION

In preparation for Collection Spotlight: Recent Acquisitions by Black Artists, LSU MOA enlisted the skills of two specialized conservators to repair Far Beyond the Valley by Radcliffe Bailey (on view in Collection Spotlight) and an untitled sculpture by Al LaVergne (on view in Art in Louisiana’s Modern and Contemporary gallery). Al LaVergne's Untitled Sculpture Objects Conservator Susie Seborg Anders (pictured below in LSU MOA collections storage) is local to Baton Rouge and worked on this sculpture in museum storage. Seborg Anders consolidated areas of missing and unstable paint with a special polymer, then toned those areas with conservation paints. She gave the whole sculpture a deep clean, then applied a glossy wax. The sculpture looks beautiful and renewed and, more importantly, is now stable from further flaking in the near future.

For more details on these conservation projects, be sure to read a recent blog post online by Museum Registrar Olivia Peltier and a post by LSU MOA Graduate Assistant Kirsten Campbell, who dissects the layers and symbols in Bailey's Far Beyond the Valley. Read online here at www.lsumoa.org/inside-lsu-moa

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Radcliffe Bailey's Far Beyond the Valley Paper Conservator Tish Brewer (pictured below in LSU MOA collections storage) traveled from her lab in Dallas to treat pulls and abrasions in Far Beyond the Valley. Brewer consolidated the areas of missing paper by reattaching paper with a seaweed paste, then toned or blended those repairs into the work using colored pencils and thin layers of watercolor. She also gave the whole work a deep dusting, revealing the shine and sparkle of the high gloss and glitter. IMAGES (top): Radcliffe Bailey (American, b. 1968), Far Beyond the Valley, 2003, mixed media on wood, Purchased with funds from Winifred and Kevin Reilly, LSUMOA 2020.2.2; (left) Albert LaVergne (American, 1943–2020), Untitled, c. 1990, painted steel, From the Collection of Michael D. Robinson and Donald J. Boutté, LSUMOA 2017.7.8

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LSU MOA PROGRAMS MARK YOUR CALENDARS

celebrate clay / register now at lsumoa.org Join us back in the galleries and on Zoom for this program series featuring guests and ceramic artists from Form & Fire and The Boneyard. Register at www.lsumoa.org

ARTIST TALK: KURT WEISER

July 8, 5:30 p.m. on Zoom

Join us for a virtual talk with artist Kurt Weiser, featured in Form & Fire, as we celebrate the opening of LSU MOA's two ceramic exhibitions. IMAGE: Kurt Weiser (American, b. 1950), Pair of Yunomi: Faces and Pots, 2012, porcelain; Promised gift of E. John Bullard

ARTIST TALK & DEMO: LISA ORR August 1, 1–5 p.m. at LSU MOA

Join us for a live ceramics demonstration and artist talk with visiting artist Lisa Orr, whose work is featured in both Form & Fire and The Boneyard, during Free First Sunday. IMAGE: Lisa Orr (American, b. 1960), Large Rabbit Bowl, 2018, polychrome glazed earthenware; Promised gift of E. John Bullard

CERAMICS TALK: GARTH JOHNSON August 26, 5:30 p.m. on Zoom

Hear from Garth Johnson, Curator of Ceramics at Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY to learn more about ceramic works featured in these exhibitions. IMAGE: Garth Johnson, photo by Julie Herman

annual meeting / save the date THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 | DETAILS COMING SOON We hope you will join us for our Annual Meeting as we recap the 2020–2021 year of programs, exhibitions, and the impact LSU MOA has had on our community and beyond.

Thank you to the following sponsors of Free First Sundays and Free Friday Nights: Louisiana Lottery Corporation and IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon, for sponsoring free admission and Louisiana CAT for sponsoring programming.

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neighborhood arts project

Neighborhood Arts Project is excited to be back in local neighborhoods bringing creativity to kids' backyards. NAP is looking forward to bringing high-quality art projects and artist interactions to the community. We are kicking off NAP with partnerships with Louisiana Housing Authority and Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge and will continue into the summer at Gardere Initiative and EBRPS Summer Nutrition sites where families can learn creatively and safely together.

community insights project

IMAGE: Installation view of Collection Spotlight: Recent Acquisitions by Black Artists at LSU MOA

Share your insights and experiences with LSU MOA today! LSU MOA is actively seeking voice recordings about works featured throughout the galleries. These recordings will be added to labels through QR codes for visitors to scan and hear these perspectives. While viewing an artwork, what do you think or see? Perhaps certain colors or imagery in a work spark memories or emotions, or maybe you are inspired by an artist's technique or style– LSU MOA wants to hear from you and encourages you to share your perspectives. For more information and to participate: www.lsumoa.org/community-programs

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EDUCATION

TEACHING THROUGH EXHIBITIONS Fold-a-Chair Design Challenge LSU MOA stopped by the LSU School of Interior Design for a fun Fold-a-Chair Design Challenge! The challenge was to use a chair template by designer Eleanor Campbell Richards as the basis to create a unique chair design. Sixty students paired up into teams to make their own chair creations using collage, fabric, string, cardboard, and more. The chairs were lined up and critiqued by the amazing LSU Interior Design Faculty.

LSU MOA also had a lot of fun with Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s Artsplosion Kids Camp! Campers discussed chairs from LSU MOA's recent exhibition The Art of Seating with LSU MOA Educator Grant Benoit, designed a chair inspired by Louisiana, and then decorated their own fold-a-chair for their own mini-museum exhibitions. Check out what they created! Download Fold-A-Chair Worksheet: www.lsumoa.org/art-of-seating

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Calling all Creative Teens! Sign up for LSU MOA's Teen Arts Council on our homepage at www.lsumoa.org

Launching Soon: LSU MOA Teen Arts Council LSU MOA is excited to launch the Teen Arts Council, a program that will bring together a diverse group of teens from across the city who are interested in the arts. The Teen Arts Council gives creatives a behind-the-scenes look at the museum, exclusive meetings and workshops with artists, and the chance to create programming and projects for other teens. Teen Arts Council members can also apply their creative talents to volunteer projects that bring art programming to neighborhoods in need of arts enrichment. Teen Arts Council members will have the chance for their voice to be heard in the museum and the community as they create, exhibit, discuss, and lead programming for their peers.

East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Art Walk LSU MOA displayed East Baton Rouge Parish Schools' student artwork during their "Art, Jazz, and Pizzazz!" Art Walk on the first and fifth floors of the Shaw Center for the Arts along with other downtown museums and venues. The public was invited to view student artwork during the May Free First Sunday.

Museum-at-Home Online Virtual Content for Families LSU MOA Educator Grant Benoit will continue to create virtual resources including art demos and activities for families to learn about LSU MOA collection and exhibitions from home. Explore online and create today: www.lsumoa.org/ed-resources

Thank you Louisiana CAT and Junior League of Baton Rouge for sponsoring LSU MOA educational programming. www.lsumoa.org

CREATE THIS VISION THE H. PARROTT BACOT DISTINGUISHED VISITING SCHOLAR SERIES

To honor the legacy of H. Parrott “Pat” Bacot, LSU MOA proposes a Distinguished Visiting Scholar Series focusing on decorative arts held in LSU MOA’s permanent collection–a collection greatly indebted to the efforts of longtime curator and former director Pat Bacot. The H. Parrott Bacot Distinguished Visiting Scholar Series would invite experts and artists from the decorative arts field to LSU MOA to view, research, and respond to LSU MOA’s decorative arts collections. IMAGE: Side table, late 18th century, Louisiana mahogany, cherry, and cypress, Gift of the Friends of LSU Museum of Art and Mrs. Winifred Gill in memory of her husband, James Monroe Gill, LSUMOA 94.16

Help LSU MOA Create this Vision For more information, please contact Nedra Hains, LSU MOA Director of Development at nhains1@lsu.edu.

LSU MOA would invite scholars affiliated with the institutions demonstrating strong scholarship of American decorative arts such as Winterthur Collection, Historic New Orleans Collection, and more. Visiting Scholars / Artists would review select LSU MOA Decorative Arts Collections such as:

⊲ Pre-Electric Lighting ⊲ Furniture ⊲ Decorative Arts Ceramics ⊲ Glassware ⊲ Newcomb Pottery / Arts & Crafts ⊲ New Orleans Silver

Potential Outcomes of Distinguished Visiting Scholar Series:

⊲ Public lecture directly addressing LSU MOA Collections ⊲ New artwork commissions responding to historic artwork ⊲ New insights / research on permanent collection ⊲ “Searchability” for future research– LSU MOA’s online database, Decorative Arts of the Gulf South database, hosted by Louisiana Digital Library ⊲ Internship for study of decorative arts ⊲ Collaborative programming with LSU College of Art + Design Art Talk Summer 2021

IMAGE: Unidentified American Maker (St. James Parish, Louisiana), Slatback Armchair, c. 1780–1825, red mulberry and pecan with rush seat, Gift of Paula Garvey Manship, D. Benjamin Kleinpeter, Ken McKay, and Virginia Phillips, LSUMOA 96.13.1

THANK YOU

SUSANNAH JOHANNSEN LSU Museum of Art congratulates board member Susannah Johannsen (image right) on her new position as Executive Director of the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development and the Louisiana State Arts Council's Division of the Arts. LSU MOA is grateful for Johannsen's service at the museum during her time with Friends of the LSU Museum of Art (January 14, 2010–June 1, 2018 as Vice-President and June 1, 2018–April 08, 2021 as President); member of the LSU MOA Advisory Board; and chair of our 2019 Annual Fund Campaign. We wish her all the best and value her dedication and leadership during her time at the LSU MOA.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS SUSTAINER Fred Dent III Jeffrey Fraenkel & Alan Mark HOUSEHOLD Lessie Leblanc-Melancon James Gershey & Daniel Gunther

DUAL Ethan Melancon FRIEND J. Michael Cutshaw EDUCATOR David Chicoine & Elise Lassande Trikarri Bates

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LSU MUSEUM STORE

LSU SCHOOL OF ART

Each year the LSU Museum Store works with the LSU School of Art to display and sell student artwork both in the store and during programs such as Free First Sunday. This summer, the store is excited to feature even more ceramic works by LSU School of Art students to complement the two ceramic exhibitions opening at the museum. Learn more about three LSU School of Art students whose work will be available in the LSU Museum Store. Support these LSU emerging artists and LSU Museum of Art by adding these one-of-a kind ceramic works to your collection or purchase them as unique gifts. For more information about artwork and purchase inquiries, please contact LSU Museum Store Manager LeAnn Russo at lrusso@lsu.edu or call 225-389-7210. What do you love about ceramics?

"Ceramics offer me the freedom to experiment and play with material and color in my work. As a mixed-media sculpture artist, I find jumping in and out of various mediums helpful with problem solving for future works. I grew up surrounded by clay, pottery wheels, and kilns at home, so I often find working with clay to be more relaxing and comforting than other mediums." – Joe Nivens (MFA Sculpture, LSU '21)

"With ceramics there are many things to love: creating exciting glaze colors, new textures, or intricate forms to name a few. What I love the most though is facing the challenges that come with ceramics. I love problem solving and there’s a lot of that when working with clay. My favorite thing is finding those solutions so that I can keep growing and keep improving, which allows me to keep experimenting and leveling up my work." –Jillian Levy (BFA Ceramics, LSU '22)

"I love the expressive nature of clay, the process, and the endless possibility." –Kyra Jackson (BFA Ceramics, LSU '22)

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STAFF

Daniel E. Stetson, Executive Director Sarah Amacker, Communications Coordinator Grant Benoit, Educator & Public Programs Manager LeAnn Dusang, Museum Store Manager / Visitor Services Manager / Membership Coordinator Nedra Hains, Director of Development & External Affairs Olivia Peltier, Museum Registrar Anna Roberts, Business Manager Courtney Taylor, Curator & Director of Public Programs

FRIENDS OF LSU MUSEUM OF ART Interim President: Clarke J. Gernon, Jr. Secretary / Treasurer: Robert Bowsher Michael Avant Brad M. Bourgoyne Burton Perkins Emile C. Rolfs III Ann Wilkinson Jeff Bell Ex-Officio: Daniel E. Stetson Staff Representative: Nedra Hains

GLASSELL GALLERY

ADVISORY BOARD 2021–2022

Chair: Nancy C. Dougherty Vice Chair: Ben Jeffers Secretary / Treasurer: John Everett Immediate Past Chair: Steven Heymsfield Sanford A. “Sandy” Arst Margaret Benjamin George Bonvillain Jerry Ceppos Lake Douglas Donna Fraiche Becky Gottsegen Louanne Greenwald Blaine Grimes Randell Henry Joyce Jackson Mary T. Joseph Yvette Marsh Stephen R. Miller Elizabeth Carpenter Noland Winifred Reilly Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr. L. Cary Saurage II Carol Steinmuller Ex-Officio: Clarke Gernon Daniel E. Stetson Honorary: Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser Nadine Russell Jeffrey Fraenkel

20th Annual Summer Invitational Art Exhibition Bootleggers & The Bee's Knees It’s the 20’s all over again! Twenty years of summer invitationals have led up to this summer’s big show! Artists have been asked to sculpt, paint, print, pot, weave, collage, and photograph their thoughts on the subject of the roaring twenties, being 20, the 2020’s, anything twenty and then bring it to the LSU School of Art Glassell Gallery for a great big art show. Contact: Malia Krolak 225-389-7180 | kkrolak@lsu.edu

Show Dates: July 6–September 11, 2021 Closing Reception: September 11, 2021, 7–9 p.m.

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