Highlights from the Tom Peyton Memorial Competition

This exhibition highlights works from the past 50 years of the Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival Exhibit. All works in this exhibition are on loan from the First United Methodist Church in Alexandria, where the Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival has been held throughout its history. Many of the artists in this exhibition have been…

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Faculty & Friends: Reminiscing

In its forty year history, the Alexandria Museum of Art has been associated with multiple talented artists in a variety of ways. Faculty & Friends: Reminiscing features thirteen artists who have had a strong connection with the museum at various times in its history.  These artists served the museum as employees, board members, LSUA professors, and volunteers…

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Beyond Mammy, Jezebel, & Sapphire: Reclaiming Images of Black Women

Delta Doo, Alison Saar, 2002 monoprint/woodcut & chine colle, 33 7/8 x 24 3/8″ Photo courtesy of the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation ‘She died from an overdose of other people clinging to her when she didn’t even have energy for herself.’ Excerpted from “The Strong Black Woman Is Dead,” by Laini Mataka Since the antebellum era, the…

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Changing Landscapes: Jan Beauboeuf Along the Solomon Northup Trail

Changing Landscapes: Photographs Along the Solomon Northup Trail by Jan Beauboeuf, documents the current landscape of sites chronicled in Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave. Changing Landscapes features stunning landscape photography by Avoyelles parish artist Jan Beauboeuf along the Solomon Northup trail.  The trail traces the path of kidnapped free man of color, Solomon Northup, who lived as a…

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Purchased Lives: The American Slave Trade from 1808 to 1865

Exibition Opening Friday, June 3rd 6-8 PM Free and Open to the Public Purchased Lives: the American Slave Trade from  1808-1865, curated by the Historic New Orleans Collection, explores the domestic slave trade with a focus on the trade in New Orleans and Louisiana as a whole.   In 1808, the international slave trade was abolished, ending…

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29th September Competition

The 29th September Competition is an annual juried exhibition highlighting the work of contemporary artists in all media and styles created within the past two years.  47 artworks selected from over 300 international submissions are included in the exhibition and featured in a full-color print catalog.  This year, the 45 selected artists represent 2 countries, 18 states,…

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Tierce: Artists of Louisiana Francophone Cultures

Louisiana is full of culture, not least of which is the varied French hiertage throughout the state.  This exhibition will highlight artists from each of the three French speaking cultures of Louisiana, including 29th September Competition juror Francis Pavy.  The AMoA collection includes work by artists with French heritage, as well as a few French…

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Out of the Ordinary: Les Christensen & John Salvest

See?! BOOKS! This exhibit invites you to rethink your junk drawer and maybe even your trash.  Artists John Salvest and Les Christensen transform the ordinary into extraordinary, turning what most think of as trash or junk into thought-provoking and beautiful sculptures and installations. Both artists work in education at the Arkansas State University in Jonesboro;…

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On Ancient Wings: The Sandhill Cranes of North America

Using traditional film photography, On Ancient Wings: The Sandhill Cranes of North America presents 38 color photographs from the award-winning book by internationally known conservation photographer Michael Forsberg. Whooping cranes, the species found in Louisiana, were added to the endangered species list in 1967. This led to the development of an experimental population at the White Lake…

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Harmonic Fascination: The Art of Max Papart

Max Papart, born in France in 1911, was a diverse artist with a clear vision.  After learning classical artistic practices, he determined that they were not for him, adopting a more abstract, surrealist style.  Papart moved to New Orleans in 1979 after multiple visits to the United States, and his new location continued to influence…

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