Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition
The Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition went on display from Thursday, April 19th through Saturday, April 28th, 2012 at the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum. Twenty-five graduating seniors participated in the exhibition, representing concentrations in Ceramics, Computer Animation, Graphic Design, Media, Metalwork and Jewelry, Painting, Photography, and Printmaking. The two-semester Senior Project course sequence is the capstone experience in the Visual Arts Department.
Four Hands Piano Concert with Chee-Hung Toh & Dennis Lee
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Concert Series proudly presented world class pianists Chee-Hung Toh & Dennis Lee in a Solo and Four-Hands Piano Concert on Monday April 23 in Ducrest-Gilfry Auditorium in Angelle Hall. Toh and Lee performed works by Clementi, Schubert, Liszt, Debussy, Ravel, and Moszkowski.
Community Day Provided Art Workshops for All Ages
The UL Lafayette College of the Arts hosted Community Day on Saturday March 24 as part of the 2012 Festival of the Arts. Community Day combined activities from the Department of Visual Arts and the School of Music & Performing Arts. It was a great chance for children and adults of all ages to participate in workshops on various art techniques, to receive free musical instruction and demonstration, and to participate in musical jam sessions. Other offerings of Community Day included live music on the grounds, a bake sale, face painting, and games.
UL Performing Arts Presented Antonine Maillet’s The Rabble [Les Crasseux]
The UL Lafayette College of the Arts presented Antonine Maillet’s The Rabble [Les Crasseux] on March 22-29 as part of the 6th Annual Festival of the Arts. The production opened on the 22nd with an invitational reception and auction. The Rabble [Les Crasseux] is a groundbreaking play by Antonine Maillet, Canada’s premier Acadian author and playwright. Her play is about the return of the Acadians after their initial exile from Nova Scotia, but after being allowed to return, they find that they are not welcome on the land that they previously owned. Then they learn that they are to be exiled ...
Multiple Sights Auction
As part of the Festival of the Arts there was an auction for a collection of works by UL Lafayette Visual Arts faculty. Included in the portfolio were one of a kind artworks. To view more artworks from the portfolio you can visit http://rabbleauction.tumblr.com/ The winning ticket was drawn the opening night of the reception. The winner received the entire portfolio of art: one 9x12” artwork by each faculty member.
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Festival of the Arts Full Schedule
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Lynda Frese Receives ATLAS Grant
Artist Lynda Frese from the UL Lafayette Department of Visual Arts was awarded an ATLAS (Louisiana Artists and Scholars) grant for the publication of her art book Pacha Mama: Earth Realm. The series explores archetypes of the apocalypse, rebirth and our relationships with Nature, using photography and egg tempera painting. Contributors include Poet... [Read more of this review]
James Tancill and Jeff Lush Win National ADDY Award
James Tancill and Jeffrey Lush (VIAR) were recipients of a National Silver ADDY Award for the category, “Special Effects, Video or Film,” at the American Advertising Federation’s ADDY Award ceremony in Orlando on June 12. According to the AAF, the ADDY Awards “honor excellence in advertising and cultivate the highest creative standards…It... [Read more of this review]
Architect Michael McClure Wins Rome Prize
In the spring and summer of 2009, Associate Professor Michael A. McClure, Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, completed his yearlong residency in Rome. Along with his partner Ursula Emery McClure, he was the 2008-2009 Gorham P. Stevens Rome Prize winner. This internationally prestigious award was created in 1894, and annually allows fifteen... [Read more of this review]
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