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A Collection of Local Photography of the Historic Rapides CemeteryThe thirteen photographs in this exhibition highlight the award winning photographs from the photography contest by the Friends of the Historic Rapides Cemetery. Photographs of the Rapides Cemetery, the oldest public cemetery in Central Louisiana, were submitted for the competition, which were judged by a blind…

Exhibition Dates: June 6–August 23, 2014 Member Preview Reception and Artists’ Panel: Friday, June 6, 2014, 6-8pm Intimate photographs of people and land by Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) captured pride and resilience in the face of suffering during the Depression-era through the postwar period. Her work raised awareness and brought federal relief to struggling Americans, and…

Exhibition Dates: June 6–August 23, 2014 Member Preview Reception and Artists’ Panel: Friday, June 6, 2014, 6-8pm Inspired by the creative resources within our own community, this exhibition will feature art faculty from universities in our region as well as selected works from regional organizations that gather artists working throughout Central Louisiana to share ideas,…

Exhibition Dates: June 6–August 23, 2014 Member Preview Reception and Artists’ Panel: Friday, June 6, 2014, 6-8pm Ruston, Louisiana artist Sarah Albritton paints reconstructed emotional memories using both real and imagined elements. Most of her works are situated in a bird’s-eye view of the rural, north Louisiana landscape, confronting the past with blunt reality. Growing…

Christopher Sims: Theater of War showcases photographs of the fictitious Iraqi and Afghan villages staged at Fort Polk, Louisiana, to train U.S. troops prior to overseas deployment capture an unseen side of combat. The mock villages bring together U.S. soldiers, recent Iraqi and Afghan immigrants, and local townspeople to reenact the drama and horror of war…

Exhibition Dates: September 5–November 22, 2014 Member Preview Reception: Friday, September 5, 6-8pm Captivated by the scenes of New Orleans and landscapes of France near his summer studio, James Michalopoulos evokes the spirit of the subject through beautifully layered, textured, and complex color compositions. The exhibition features original paintings from New Orleans Jazz & Heritage…

Exhibition Dates: September 5 – November 22, 2014 Opening Reception & Award Ceremony: Friday, September 5, 6-8pm The 27th September Competition presented by the Alexandria Museum of Art is an annual, juried exhibition selected from national and international submissions highlighting contemporary art practices in all media. Featuring original art created within the past two years,…

Dueling Visions of Liberty: Depictions of the American Civil War presents the diverse political, regional, and racial viewpoints expressed during the American Civil War through art. The exhibit will feature a variety of artistic medium including contemporary paintings, lithographs from news journals, sculptures, photographs, and other period artifacts to represent the viewpoints of those who fought,…

This selection of works from AMoA’s permanent collection represents the later years of Theo Tobiasse’s prolific and innovative career. As a teenager living in Paris, Tobiasse and his family were forced into hiding during the city’s Nazi occupation from 1942 – 1944. Tobiasse’s work — influenced by surrealism, expressionism and modern primitivism — explores themes…