Winter 2019 - Art Talk by LSU Museum of Art

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ART TALK

FROM THE

DIRECTOR

LSU values being creative, globally aware, and culturally adept. LSU Museum of Art is uniquely placed to support this vision through cultural opportunities for the campus community, the wider community of Baton Rouge, and for all our visitors. Explore what you are interested in or are new to, without risk. Exploration is fun, creative, and available to all. This fall we travel the world through artworks and cultural programs offering unique global perspectives. Major exhibitions focus on the culture and history of Latin America and explore a variety of Asian artworks from our collection. These might be areas of deep knowledge or regions new to you. Either way, this is an opportunity to see and discover the world through artists’ diverse points of view. Visiting artists, gallery talks, and workshops offer access where you may never have had the opportunity. You can engage more deeply in a new area of interest or add to your experience. Meeting worldwide talents offers a once in a lifetime opportunity. We now present our Stories in Art program in English and Spanish. Exhibition information labels are often bilingual. The front desk has translations of major labels in the Art in Louisiana galleries in French, and the Destination: Latin America labels are in Spanish. You “travel” and cross bridges to differing global perspectives, all in one place.

COVER IMAGE FROM DESTINATION: LATIN AMERICA (detail): Henry Bermúdez, 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

Next year is the 15th Anniversary of LSU Museum of Art opening in the Shaw Center for the Arts. The museum has thrived in this environment, sometimes against the odds. More students and faculty are participating each year. Visitation is on the rise, growing community partnerships strengthen our mission, and our educational impact in our community is year-round. As this year continues to unfold, and the next year is on the horizon, reflect on all you have seen and participated in at LSU Museum of Art. This year we have traveled from France to America, Asia to Latin America, New York to Louisiana— next year we celebrate!

Daniel E. Stetson Executive Director 2

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EXHIBITIONS

Destination: Latin America Gods & Things Living with Art

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A LOOK BACK

A Look Back with Laura F. Lindsay

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CALENDAR

December – March Events

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EDUCATION

What We Wear Programming Update: ArtWorks & Stories in Art

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DEVELOPMENT

New Members Annual Fund Campaign

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MUSEUM STORE

Josh Wascome & Holiday Trunk Show

Recent Acquisition Matt Wedel, Flower Tree, 2018, porcelain, Gift of the artist LSU MOA was happy to acquire this excellent example of Wedel’s work, which addresses the artificial hierarchy between painting, ceramics, and sculpture, and the intersection of culture and nature. www.lsumoa.org

DESTINATION: LATIN AMERICA

On view through February 9, 2020

THIRD THURSDAY Thursday, January 16 Fifth floor, 6–8 p.m. Large-scale tire prints inspired by Betsabeé Romero and a deeper look at migration and materials in Destination: Latin America

FREE FIRST SUNDAY Sunday, February 2 Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m. Free admission, family activities, and live music; Gallery talk with Joyce Jackson, PhD and Andrea Morris, PhD on the African Legacy in Destination: Latin America followed by 3 p.m. toteminspired art making

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): Betsabeé Romero, Ceci n’est pas une voiture I (This Is Not a Car), 2000, from the installation Auto-construido (Self Built), 2000, color photograph 1 from an edition of 5, Collection Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of the artist, EL 04.2016.01

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KINETIC & OPTICAL ART DESTINATION: LATIN AMERICA

Jesús Rafael Soto and Carlos Cruz-Diez were crucial to the development of Kinetic and Optical art. Kinetic art focused on movement—rotation, flicker, fade—activated by the viewer. Optical art played with the illusion of deep space and movement. Carlos Cruz-Diez conceived of color as a phenomenon happening moment to moment— color as a series of “occurrences.” He was interested in how light and color interact to constantly transform and generate new color. One of his first lines of research was additive color.

Just as Pointillists used a series of interacting dots to generate new color, Cruz-Diez uses interacting parallel lines to create “chromatic event modules.” DIAGRAM: interacting parallel lines of color simulate colors that aren’t actually there

Cruz-Diez’s piece, Physichromie Nr 214, now on display at LSU MOA, uses transparent colored strips: light is trapped between two surfaces to launch color into space. The color(s) we see is not the color painted on the surface. Cruz-Diez has created the conditions for us to perceive a new color. Visit the gallery to understand and experience this unique work, along with the other kinetic and optical artworks featured in Destination: Latin America.

interact with these works •Cruz-Diez’s Chromointerference •Cruz-Diez’s Physichromie Nr 214 • Soto’s Bleu sur le rectangle (Blue on the Rectangle) • Soto’s Untitled • Soto’s Jai-Alai #3 IMAGE (detail installation shot at LSU MOA): Jesús Rafael Soto, Bleu sur le rectangle (Blue on the Rectangle), 1965, oil on board, painted metal plates, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Arthur A. Goldberg 1972.02.02

Check out an Activity Bag from the Front Desk Want to learn more about how Op Art works? Grab one of these bags to play and gain a better understanding.

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GODS & THINGS:

ASIAN ART FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION On view through February 23, 2020

FREE FIRST SUNDAY Sunday, January 5 Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m. Free admission, family activities, and live music; “Exploring the Materiality of Religious Art in Asia” lecture at 2 p.m. on Third floor with Gods & Things guest curator William Ma, PhD

THIRD THURSDAY Thursday, February 20 Fifth floor, 6–8 p.m. Cooking demo and gallery talk with Gods & Things curator William Ma, PhD

IMAGE (detail): Gods & Things installation view at LSU MOA

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Currently on view at LSU Museum of Art is an exhibition that explores the intersection of religion with artistry, material, and trade through 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 highlights depictions and representations of divinities, eccentrics, and sacred narrative as translated into pilgrimage sites, sacred architecture, ritual implements, and luxury objects. Capable of retaining multiple layers of meanings in different time and context, the objects in Gods & Things suggest a unifying 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. Gods & Things will be on view through February 23, 2020. This exhibition is guest curated by art historian William Ma, PhD, 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. Additional support is provided by generous donors to the Annual Exhibition Fund: 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.

LSU FACULTY

AS GUEST CURATORS Integrating faculty research into exhibitions is a top priority for LSU Museum of Art as an academic museum to help move forward the following strategic goals: •diversify curatorial perspective • deepen scholarship on permanent collection • increase cross-disciplinary curriculum and course integration • reach new LSU colleges and departments • grow LSU student and faculty audience

In November, LSU MOA opened Gods & Things, curated by Assist. Prof. of Art History Dr. William Ma. Ma’s expertise allowed LSU MOA to exhibit Asian art from the collection rarely on view and with new scholarship. Dr. Ma will teach a course in which students will study LSU MOA’s collection of Chinese jade to contribute new research on the collection. IMAGE: Red Hindu Goddess, India, c. 19th century, gouache on paper, Gift of Charles E. Craig, Jr., LSUMOA 99.8.5

“Working with Ma is exactly the kind of collaborative project we hope to continue. Ma’s expertise adds to an under-researched dimension of our collection. His efforts allow us to exhibit these rarely seen works and make them available to students and other audiences. His commitment to integrating object-based learning into his curriculum ensures LSU students get the full benefit of LSU MOA’s collections and exhibitions.” Courtney Taylor, Curator of LSU MOA

Ma’s contributions can be seen in the labels he wrote for the artworks of Gods & Things. One example is the Red Hindu Goddess (pictured left) by an unknown Indian artist.

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Ma explains:

The goddess featured in this painting is either Kali or Bhairavi, a specific form of the goddess PārvatĪ. The snake wrapped around her neck is often associated with her consort Shiva upon whom she is seated. The white lotus and a sword in Kali’s hands suggest the two extremes of her divine nature.

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Learn more of these interesting facts from the labels when you visit the gallery.

LSU Museum of Art now accepts proposals from LSU faculty for art exhibitions. LSU Faculty may submit proposals online: www.lsumoa.org/facultyproposal www.lsumoa.org

LIVING WITH ART:

SELECTIONS FROM BATON ROUGE COLLECTIONS On view March 5 – June 21, 2020 Curated by Daniel E. Stetson, Executive Director of LSU MOA

RECEPTION Thursday, March 5 Fifth floor, 6–8:30 p.m. Join us for the opening reception of this exhibition celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Shaw Center for the Arts

IMAGE (detail): Emile Nolde (German b. 1869 - d. 1956), Landscape in Winter near Seebüll (Landschaft im Seebüll), c. 1950, watercolor, On loan from a Baton Rouge Collection of German Art

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As a part of the LSU Museum of Art’s celebration of the opening in the Shaw Center for the Arts fifteen years ago, we are preparing a special exhibition celebrating art collecting in Baton Rouge. Through the loan of extraordinary works from private collections, we celebrate the creative spirit that binds artists to collectors and collections to institutions. Art collections may have an organizing or guiding principle that may be focused or eclectic; or an art collection may simply celebrate a sense of visual enthusiasm. Through this exhibition we have an opportunity to glimpse into these collections; we get to share passions and individual views and experiences. From historic German Expressionism to southern self-taught artists; from historic French and international artists to Louisiana artists; this exhibition shares a wide variety of artworks. Collecting is the joyful excitement of finding something unique that resonates with you at that specific time and in that place. The purposeful, or sometimes unintentional, grouping of two works of art can represent the very beginning of an art collection. The grouping of objects and ideas is an inclination that seems as old as time. Archaeologists frequently find such gatherings of cultural artifacts in their work. When we are young, collecting might start with toy cars, stuffed bears, dolls or samples of rocks. It might be comic books or great literature, or maybe stamps and coins, or postcards and pins. Over time the motivation typically changes as our interests change and as we travel and navigate a wider world. The drive to collect artworks goes beyond decoration. To live with an art collection is to express your interests and individual point of view. To share these works is a gift. Collector Foster Goldstrom once said, “Living with art is better than living without it,” and this exhibition celebrates that point of view.

A LOOK BACK

WITH LAURA F. LINDSAY When LSU MOA curator Courtney Taylor took me and several friends on an incredibly informative and fascinating tour of the exceptional exhibition Across the Atlantic: American Impressionism through the French Lens, it struck me how far the museum has come from its beginnings in the LSU Memorial Tower. Next Nedra Hains, LSU MOA Development Director, sent me an email asking if I would reflect on the beginning of the museum and how I have seen it grow through the years. My answer was a quick and easy “yes.” After perusing the 2005–2006 Annual Report—our first—and reviewing our 2004, 56-page strategic plan fifteen years later (and having been retired from LSU for six of those years), I am somewhat overwhelmed and questioning where to start. In addition, having just viewed Adore | Adorn: The Elsie Michie Contemporary Jewelry Collection, an amazing presentation of creative works, I find it hard to chronicle all of the wonderful exhibitions and recognize all the people who have supported the success of the museum and the Shaw Center. I’m an odd one to have been a part of this endeavor. In the summer of 2003 I had just stepped down from the position of Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost when then Chancellor Mark Emmert asked if I’d be his executive assistant and take on the responsibility for overseeing the move of the museum from the LSU Memorial Tower to a new building downtown and chair the steering committee for implementing the master plan for the LSU Rural Life Museum. At the time, the university had relocated the four-member Museum of Art staff from the tower to the old President’s House on Highland Road. Money was a big problem. Paula Manship created a $3 million matching gift program to raise funds for the museum build out—an incredible gift which energized donors. Nadine Carter Russell helped establish naming opportunities for the museum and galleries, and Laura Boyce assisted with donor contacts and materials. Meanwhile, the plans for the new museum were taking shape, engaging more than 30 participants in the design process as part of

Laura F. Lindsay Former Interim Executive Director LSU Museum of Art, 2003–2007

an urban revitalization effort to create what Michael Daugherty, professor in the LSU School of Art, envisioned as an “Arts Block.” The building was designed by Schwartz/ Silver Architects of Boston, working with New Orleans-based Eskew+Dumez+Ripple as executive architects in association with architects Jerry M. Campbell & Associates in Baton Rouge. Included on the LSU side of the project were the LSU School of Art, the LSU Museum of Art, and the LSU Laboratory for Creative Arts and Technology. While I was meeting with the architects, contractors, consultants, the building planning committee, and donors, the LSU Museum of Art staff was busy figuring out what items we had in the 4,000-piece collection to showcase at the opening. Fran Huber went through the collection—which was stored all over campus—with then curator Dr. Donna McAlear. The School of Architecture students built a physical model of the museum galleries, allowing us to set up a visual representation of the gallery plans. The School of Interior Design students created a virtual tour of the proposed museum and galleries to show potential donors. Since we didn’t have the cabinetry to display objects in the fifth-floor galleries, we contracted with Ford Thomas to build special cases. www.lsumoa.org

2003

LSU MOA temporarily moves to the old President’s House on Highland Rd. Planning for the new museum begins The LSU Museum of Art was originally located on campus in the LSU Memorial Tower.

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Fran Huber took on the task of figuring out the storage space for the collection. Our dear Will Mangham shared his expertise with the museum staff and helped publicize the museum through the various state offices and tourist sites. At the same time, we needed to plan a museum store. Matthew Edmunds, owner of Commercial Design Interiors and on the faculty of the School of Interior Design, assisted with store design along with Linda Della Stritto, a consultant from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, who advised us on what sold and what did not, as well as helped set up the store budget and computer system. About this time, the third floor of the auto hotel became an option. We determined that we had raised enough funds to take it on as well, allowing the fifth floor to become all galleries and moving offices and storage into the auto hotel. Looking back, this move, encouraged by Nadine Carter Russell and Laura Boyce, has made a tremendous difference in allowing the museum to grow both its exhibition and storage space as well as generate revenue. The endowment society had been formed in 1999 and had raised about $250 thousand toward the goal of $1 million or ten years for purchasing and caring for art. Board members stepped up under the direction of chairs Phillip Juban, Sue Turner, and Susan Lipsey, and the society raised $1 million by the time I left in 2007—two years ahead of schedule. Today, the endowment far exceeds that goal, and the interest has been used to purchase many wonderful art objects and expand the collection to more than 6,500 objects. In 2004–5 we planned, installed, and opened with 15 exhibition galleries; the museum offices, gallery, and storage facility on the third floor; the sculpture garden and Tsunami Restaurant on the Irene W. and C. B. Pennington Rooftop, and the museum store on the first floor. In addition, the School of Art Glassell Gallery opened on the first floor with classrooms, and the technology laboratory on the second floor. By self-generating funds through a variety of revenue streams including rentals, memberships, sponsorships and annual fund

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A LOOK BACK

WITH LAURA F. LINDSAY

2005

LSU MOA opens at the Shaw Center for the Arts along with the LSU Museum Store

The museum has been at the Shaw Center for the Arts for 15 years in March 2020.

drives, we increased the full-time museum staff from four to ten and added four part-time staff members. Some of these people remain today, including Becky Abadie, Reneé L. Bourgeois, LeAnn Dusang, and Fran Huber. In 2005–6 the museum held 200 educational programs and workshops and hosted our first international tour to China. Another museum first was the touring exhibition Vanishing Wetlands, which traveled to five museums including the U.S. Botanic Garden. We also instituted a speaker series, a summer camp, and collaborative programming with the LSU School of Music, LSU Theatre Department, Baton Rouge Symphony, Manship Theatre, and a variety of educational experts. This public-private partnership we call the Shaw Center has won numerous prizes for architectural excellence; provided 50,000 square feet of fantastic space for fabulous art exhibitions, amazing performances, wonderful celebratory events, great food, and beautiful views of the Mississippi River and has become a change agent for downtown development. I still have my gold shovel from the groundbreaking and will always remember the elegant and brilliant Sue Turner. When she stood up to speak, she reminded us all that our real purpose was focused on the public part of this endeavor. We created this center so that everyone can experience, enjoy, and appreciate the illuminating power of the arts.

Laura F. Lindsay Professor Emerita, LSU Manship School of Mass Communication Former Interim Executive Director, LSU Museum of Art, 2003–2007

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WINTER CALENDAR DECEMBER 01 FREE FIRST SUNDAY

Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m. Free admission, family activities, and live music; plus art making related to our permanent collection

01 DAY WITH(OUT) ART

Third floor, 2–4 p.m. For the 30th annual Day With(out) Art, Visual AIDS presents STILL BEGINNING, a program of seven newly commissioned videos responding to the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic. Join us for this screening plus a discussion with a local HIV/AIDS advocate and researcher

01 MUSEUM STORE SUNDAY

First floor, 1–5 p.m. Get 20% off your entire purchase on this day at the LSU Museum Store. Enjoy live music, and by shopping with us this day you will be placed in a raffle to win a dual household membership with LSU MOA and LASM

06 MUSEUM STORE HOLIDAY TRUNK SHOW

First floor, 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

14 YOGA IN THE GALLERIES

Fifth floor, 10:30 a.m. Practice yoga in an artful atmosphere. Bring your own mat. $5/person

14 STORIES IN ART

Fifth floor, 10:30 a.m. Free Spanish and English reading of Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match plus art activity; ages 0–6 with parent/ caregiver

JANUARY 02 ART & ALZHEIMER’S ART TOUR

Fifth floor, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Led by Laura Larsen and presented in 12

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FREE FIRST SUNDAYS now featuring live music

partnership with Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area for individuals with memory impairment and their caregivers. Free to attend; advance registration is required by calling Dana Territo at 225-236-4616

05 FREE FIRST SUNDAY

Third & Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m. Free admission, family activities, and live music followed by figure drawing with live model; “Exploring the Materiality of Religious Art in Asia” lecture at 2 p.m. on Third floor with Gods & Things guest curator William Ma, PhD

11 YOGA IN THE GALLERIES

Fifth floor, 10:30 a.m. Practice yoga in an artful atmosphere. Bring your own mat. $5/person

11 STORIES IN ART

Fifth floor, 10:30 a.m. Free Spanish and English reading of Around The World With - Alrededor Del Mundo Con Cantinflas plus art activity; ages 0–6 with parent/caregiver

16 THIRD THURSDAY

Fifth floor, 6–8 p.m. Large-scale tire prints inspired by Betsabeé Romero and a deeper look at migration and materials in Destination: Latin America

FEBRUARY 02 FREE FIRST SUNDAY

Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m. Free admission, family activities, and live music; Gallery talk with Joyce Jackson, PhD and Andrea Morris, PhD on the African Legacy in Destination: Latin America followed by 3 p.m. totem-inspired art making

03 ART & ALZHEIMER’S ART TOUR

Fifth floor, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Led by Laura Larsen and presented in partnership with Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area for individuals with memory impairment and their caregivers. Free to attend; advance

NEW AT THE MUSEUM registration is required by calling Dana Territo at 225-236-4616

08 YOGA IN THE GALLERIES

Fifth floor, 10:30 a.m. Practice yoga in an artful atmosphere. Bring your own mat. $5/person

08 STORIES IN ART

Fifth floor, 10:30 a.m. Free Spanish and English reading of La Catrina: Emotions - Emociones; ages 0–6 with parent/caregiver

STORIES IN ART

Spanish & English stories Second Saturdays | 10:30 a.m. 14 YOGA IN THE GALLERIES

Fifth floor, 10:30 a.m. Practice yoga in an artful atmosphere. Bring your own mat. $5/person

14 STORIES IN ART

Fifth floor, 10:30 a.m. Free Spanish and English reading of La oruga muy hambrienta / The Very Hungry Caterpillar; ages 0–6 with parent/caregiver

20 THIRD THURSDAY

Fifth floor, 6–8 p.m. Cooking demo and gallery talk with Gods & Things curator William Ma, PhD

MARCH

Fifth floor, 1–5 p.m. Free admission, family activities, and live music; The Constantinides New Music Ensemble from the LSU School of Music will be performing from 2–3 p.m. followed by figure drawing with live model

02 ART & ALZHEIMER’S ART TOUR

05 LIVING WITH ART RECEPTION

Fifth floor, 6–8:30 p.m. Join us for the opening reception of this exhibition celebrating selections from Baton Rouge collections. Free for members, $5 for students/faculty with ID, $10 for general public

05 MUSEUM’S 15TH ANNIVERSARY

GLASSELL GALLERY

01 FREE FIRST SUNDAY

UPCOMING

January 25–March 6, 2020

8 Fluid Ounces: A National Invitational Ceramic Cup Exhibition Juror: Mike Helke

CLOSING RECEPTION Friday, March 6, 2020 6–8 p.m.

CURRENTLY ON VIEW until January 5, 2020

Charles Barbier: In the Raw An Exhibition of Works 1966–2018 IMAGE: Mike Helke, Face Cups, stoneware, 2019, 4 x 3 x 5 inches

Fifth floor, TBD Save the date: Join us in celebrating fifteen years at the Shaw Center for the Arts

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WHAT WE WEAR

NOW ON VIEW IN THE PENNINGTON FAMILY FOUNDATION EDUCATION GALLERY Drawn from the permanent collection, What We Wear brings together art featuring clothing and costumes with educational activities on art and design fundamentals. The options to the age-old question of “What am I going to wear today?” are explored from Mardi Gras costumes to military regalia and everything in between. Children can exercise their creative skills with costumes made by LSU Costume Design Department, themed reading activity bags, and craft projects in the gallery. DO: Practice your colors by completing the lego necklace activities. Draw inspiration from Joyce Scott’s beadwork necklace and Emiko Oye’s lego necklace.

DESIGN A LEGO NECKLACE

READ: Cozy up in our mermaid tail costume and read Julian is a Mermaid. MAKE: Need some accessories? Make some funky paper glasses and hats inspired by Caroline Durieux’s works in the gallery. SEE: Make sure to pick up a pair of binoculars to catch all the details in the gallery.

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PROGRAMMING UPDATE ARTWORKS & STORIES IN ART

“Well, I was excited because I didn’t know what a museum was and now I know. I want to learn more about art to tell people things.” Jaiden, a Brownsfield second grader on coming to the museum (self-portrait pictured above)

LSU Museum of Art’s ArtWorks program invites East Baton Rouge parish schools without access to regular art education for a learning experience that strengthens both critical and creative thinking. This year, we welcome three new schools into our six-school cohort: Brownsfield Elementary, Park Elementary, and Ryan Elementary. The program welcomes two grades per school for bi-monthly tours and art-making. This year we’ve added activity sheets so the creative learning can continue in the classroom during the months museum visits are not scheduled. Our introduction to the museum always begins with learning about portraits— portraits train the eye to look for multiple clues in artwork, and students enjoy creating their own, expressive self-portraits.

“Art offers a way to express what we know, who we are, what we feel (and so much more) without judgment. Everyone fits into the arts whether they know it or not!” Ms. Samuels 2nd grade teacher, Brownsfield Elementary

This fall Stories in Art has a new monthly date/time—Second Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.—and a bilingual educator, Samantha Rosado (MFA Painting ʼ20), leading the program. Children benefit from hearing their favorite stories both in English and Spanish; the more inclusive day offers those who work during the week an opportunity to participate with their children. For more information, please contact LSU MOA Educator, Grant Benoit: gbenoit1@lsu.edu

Stories in Art / Historias en Arte

IMAGE: Samantha Rosado (MFA Painting ʼ20), bilingual educator, reads to children in both English and Spanish in our new Stories in Art program www.lsumoa.org

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE SILVER Elizabeth and John Noland Dr. John and Donna Fraiche Mr. Butch and Mrs. Margaret Hart SUSTAINER Mr. Gregory D. Frost and Mrs. Lisa C. Frost Mr. James II and Ann Parks Ms. Sharon W. Field HOUSEHOLD Dr. Lawrence J. Rouse, Jr. Mr. Hansel M. Harlan Dr. Mary Lou Kelley and Dr. Owen Scott Mrs. Mary B. McGehee and O. Carruth McGehee Mr. Chase J. Berenson and Mrs. Charla A. Hughes DUAL Josh Wartelle Staci and Neal Boudreaux T. Danny and Pam Arnold Carrie Broussard Dr. and Mrs. Phillip G. Allen Prof. Elsie Michie, PhD Mr. Richard A. Curry and Mrs. Mary Nesser Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Johnson, Jr.

DUAL (CONT.) Paul and Katherine Spaht Mr. Robert J. Souvestre and Mrs. Janis I. Souvestre Mr. Michel V. Wall and Mrs. Pamela D. Wall Ms. Elizabeth M. Perry Manuel and Sylvia Martinez Joe and Lana Toniolo Mrs. Sidney A. Coffee Ms. Kathryn S. Grigsby Marian Pyle FRIEND Dr. Heather McKillop Mr. Carlos and Mrs. Patience Moreno Mrs. Billie S. Bourgeois Ms. Amy E. Fransen Mrs. Karen G. Hamilton Deborah Lamb and Natalie McCall Dr. Olivia M. Pass Ms. Jennifer K. Carwile Mr. and Mrs. Charles Benton Ms. Mary Ann Coleman Brian and Tammie Dufrene Ms. Joann Welsh Nancy C. Grush Ms. Karen Anne Deville

STUDENT Young Cho Ryan Clancy Brynne Costarella Katherine Cotton Morgan Ebersole Seanelle Higgins Cole Honeycutt Stephanie Bissell Hoskins Callie Istre Aamon Jackson Ruth Jordan Dominique Ketchens Chloe Landry Brandon Lee Megan Lowery Daneil Miles Eden Moncivaez Keran Nguyen Truong Nguyen Campbell Owen Olivia Perry Britney Pham August Steinkamp Courtney Thompson EDUCATOR Mary Carruth Margaret Miller Mrs. Glynnis D. Alford Eric and Debbra Pogue J. Dorcas Brown