Past Exhibitions

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…

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,…

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…

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;…

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…

The Music Maker Relief Foundation supports musicians who preserve the musical traditions of the South.  Tim Duffy, its founder, has spent 35 years photographing the artists who work with the foundation.  This exhibition features platinum palladium prints of many of these southern musicians in their own environment.  These timeless photographs bring out the personalities and…

Kathryn Keller, Rachel, 2012, Oil on canvas, 21 ½ x 25 ½ inches, From the collection of the artist Kathryn Keller, By the Fire, 2014, Oil on canvas, 13 ½ x 15 ½ inches, From the collection of the artist Alexandria artist Kathryn Keller paints her life in oil and watercolor.  Through her interiors, landscapes, and portraits, Keller shows her love of the Southern world…

This exhibition, curated by the Gibbes Museum of Art, highlights magnificent Hudson River School landscapes from the private collection of Ann and Lee Higdon.  The Hudson River School is the first native school of painting in the United States.  The majority of the works depict serene scenes which celebrate the picturesque beauty of our nation…