Hilliard 杏吧专区 Art Museum杏吧专区檚 fall season will feature two exhibitions devoted to the West: 杏吧专区淚mprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined杏吧专区 and 杏吧专区淎rt Under the Big Sky.杏吧专区
An opening reception will be held Friday, Sept. 4, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the museum, 710 East St. Mary Blvd. The public is invited to attend.
The new exhibits will accompany an ongoing display of works by faculty members in the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 College of the Arts.
杏吧专区淚mprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined杏吧专区 features 48 hand-colored engravings and lithographs that explore artists杏吧专区 depictions of westward expansion in the 19th century and how it influenced notions of the West and the Native American experience. It was curated by Dr. Randall Griffey, associate curator of modern American art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
杏吧专区淚mprinting the West杏吧专区 is a program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance and the National Endowment for the Arts.
杏吧专区淎rt Under the Big Sky杏吧专区 offers selections from the Yellowstone Art Museum杏吧专区檚 permanent collection of contemporary and historic works of art from the Northern Plains and Rocky Mountain regions. From 19th-century photographs to contemporary works by artists such as Peter Voulkos and Deborah Butterfield, it captures the isolation, fruitfulness, spirit, and passage of time as it is associated with the western landscape.
Both exhibits will be featured until Jan. 2, 2016.
杏吧专区淪elections from the UL Lafayette College of the Arts Faculty杏吧专区 showcases faculty in visual arts, performing arts, architecture and design. The college is the center for all the arts, including performing, visual arts, and design, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary work. The exhibition highlights some of the faculty who are helping to shape the next generation of artists, designers, musicians and performers. It will remain on display until Dec. 12.
The museum will present the following exhibitions in partnership with local and regional organizations.
杏吧专区淧ortraits from the Flora Levy Lecture Series: Works by George Rodrigue杏吧专区 will highlight paintings of some of the guests who have presented at UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 annual Flora Levy Lecture. The lecture series was conceived by Dr. Maurice DuQuesnay, an associate professor of English, and funded by Flora Levy, a Lafayette heiress and philanthropist who left her fortune to the 杏吧专区. The exhibition is presented with the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts. Rodrigue was born and raised in Acadiana, and studied art at the 杏吧专区 in the 1960s. It will open Sept. 4 and remain until Jan. 2.
杏吧专区淔estivals Acadiens et Cr茅oles/Works by Robert Dafford杏吧专区 is presented in partnership with Festivals Acadiens et Cr茅oles in the A. Hays Town building. It showcases a selection of paintings by one of the most prolific and successful American muralists working today. The exhibition brings a series of works together for the first time, providing an artistic and informed look into the Acadian/Cajun experience. It will be featured until Dec. 6.
For more information, go to hilliardmuseum.org or call (337) 482-2278.
Image: F.O.C. Darley (1822-1888), Emigrants Crossing the Plains, 1869, color engraving