A neon, text-based installation visible outdoors and only at night and an exhibit of pieces from renowned Southern art collector Roger Houston Ogden are among summer offerings at The Hilliard Art Museum – University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
So, too, are separate exhibits featuring the work of internationally renowned artists Luciana Abait and Yeon Choi, a UL Lafayette faculty member, and a collection of works by promising Lafayette Parish School System art students.
Descriptions of exhibits in place this summer are below.
- “Yeon Choi: My Favorite Things” features paintings of domestic and organic objects that collectively represent the dualities and dialectics of the artist’s emotions and experiences – attraction and aversion, hope and despair, delight and disgust. The exhibit will be in place until July 1.
- “Entangled: New Work by Kalee Appleton” blurs the line between drawing, sculpture and photography, while challenging the traditions of conventional photography through exploration of materiality and technique. The work explores the complicated relationship of society and the land. It can be viewed until July 15.
- “Brian Schneider: Be Still” is a guided meditation at the Hilliard Art Museum by the artist and lighting designer. Consisting of neon text on the museum’s façade, the installation is inspired by Psalm 46:10. It is visible only at night. The display ends July 15.
- “Luciana Abait: On the Verge” is a survey exhibition of the artist’s work of the last half-decade that features more than 20 pieces in diverse media. Her visual language addresses climate change, environmental fragility and perils, and their impact on global migration and planetary survival. It will run until July 29.
- “Mind Full: An Exploration of Emotions by Lafayette Parish School System” students is an exhibition by LPSS students participating in the school system’s Talented Visual Arts program. The works are done in a variety of styles and mediums. The display will run until August 12.
- “Envisioning the South: The Roger Ogden Collection” is an in-depth look at the art collector’s evolution. From representational works to non-objective abstraction and photography, his collection and namesake museum, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, has contributed heavily to the understanding of Southern aesthetics. The exhibit will end August 20.
The Hilliard Art Museum features 11,000 square feet of gallery space and is the largest exhibition space between Houston and New Orleans. It houses a collection of 18th- through 21st-century European, Asian and American art. In addition to its permanent collection, it offers changing exhibitions of regional, national and international art.
The museum is at 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., on the UL Lafayette campus. Admission to is $7.50 for adults, $6 for adults over age 62, $4.50 for students between the ages of 5 and 17, and free for children younger than 5 years old. UL Lafayette students, faculty and staff members can visit the museum for free with their University ID cards. To learn more about the museum, exhibits, artists and programs, visit hilliardmuseum.org or call (337) 482-2278.
Photo caption: The Hilliard Art Museum – University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s six summer exhibits collectively showcase work that spans pieces produced by internationally renowned artists to promising Lafayette Parish School System art students. Submitted photo