You’ve heard of middle America. Big Towns is a conversation for mid-sized America: Places too big to be small towns and too small to be big cities.

Big Towns is a two-day summit, celebrating mid-sized cities and what they do to thrive.

The Magic of Expo Continues

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At Saturday's Student Arts Expo, 7 high school students spent the day out on the street creating these amazing paintings - check out how awesome they turned out.

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Apply to have your work shown in our next Main Gallery exhibition! This exhibition will look at the scope of ceramics being created in Acadiana today. From the functional and traditional forms we are familiar with, to the purely visual and Avant-garde. Acadiana Center for the Arts will host a showcase of ceramic artworks chosen by a jury of artists and practitioners in this region’s community of ceramic craft.

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- 12 Clarinets

- 12 Flutes

- 12 Saxophones/Bass Saxophones

- 8 Trombones

- 8 Trumpets

- 5 Drums/Percussion (cymbals, marimbas, chimes, etc)

- 4 Guitars/Bass Guitars

- 4 French Horns

- 4 Tubas

- 4 Baritone/Euphonium

- 3 Keyboards w/ stands

- 1 Bassoon

AcA is seeking a talented and experienced part-time Digital Marketing Coordinator to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in website management and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) with a passion for the arts. This role requires a blend of technical skills and creativity to enhance our digital presence and support our mission of fostering art and culture in Acadiana.

This is a part-time position requiring approximately 20 hours per week. Flexible scheduling options are available, and the candidate must be able to attend meetings and events as needed. We offer a competitive salary, a creative and supportive work environment, and the opportunity to be part of Lafayette's thriving arts community.

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Summer Arts Camps are filling up!

Sign up now for a fun percussion camp! Explore African hand drumming and percussion, one of the world’s oldest art forms! 
Campers will learn all the basics including rhythm and counting, tone, technique and community drumming through hands-on practice with the Djembe, Djun Djun, Talking drum, Shekere, Clave, Guira and many other percussion instruments.

This camp is a half-day only. Classes are Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 12:00.

Summer Arts Camp Schedule

Lead Artist, Herb Green, is a native of Lafayette and owner of Pucci Percussion, a mentoring program geared towards encouraging kids to make positive choices. As a professional musician, Mr. Green has performed with local and national music artists in various genres of music. He is passionate about the development of kids through education and the performing arts.

He is the Youth Director for Gethsemane COGIC in the Northside of Lafayette and on staff at PARC Village where he teaches Percussion to kids considered at risk. He loves getting his students to realize their potential and helping them go after those things that promote them in life. Pucci Percussion: “Keeping kids In A Positive Rhythm.”

2024 ArtSpark Recipients

Martha’s project will be the creation of ten surrealist collages showing threats to the Louisiana environment and its future.

Each collage will be accompanied by a title card with a brief explanation of the threat and a QR code leading to potential solutions.

These collages will be visually striking and create interest around climate change and preserving the environment.

Nhi will create three large needle felt sculptures to be displayed in an exhibit.

The artist will have an immersive gallery experience that invites visitors to engage not only visually but also through touch.

By encouraging tactile exploration, the exhibit would foster a deeper connection between the audience and the artwork.

Anne is creating a site-specific work for this year's Art and Nature Halloween Festival that combines metal sculpture and native plants that responds to the needs of bees. Working with UL Biology graduate student Kimberly Hamm, the artist has identified a selection of native flowers and the bees that rely on them. Hamm's work entails creating garden sites which attract pollinators. This installation is a circle with a 10 feet diameter, cultivated with plants chosen for their importance to specific bee populations.  Planting intentionally, the composition will create a seasonal ebb and flow, creating an annual “clock,” although many of these plants will flower throughout the summer months.

Abigail will use funding for the post-production of a 15-min experimental short film Until the Real Thing Comes Along...  which includes working with a local editor, sound designer and colorist to complete and screen in the community. This short was devised as a narrative-clown piece which explores "love" in its many forms by addressing a concept gleaned from the artist's buffon studies in French physical theater: "things coming together and things coming apart".

Milton will be producing the Creole Culture Project’s second exhibition featuring impactful black and white fine art photographs of 20 distinguished Honorees from Louisiana's Acadiana's 8-Parish Region.

Additionally, the exhibit includes five vibrant fine art portraits in color capturing the essence of Black Masking Indians of Louisiana in regalia.

This visual celebration is immortalized in a 12X16 Coffee Table Book.

Denise will be producing a children’s musical based on her picture book, “A Tip Tap Tale”.

The ArtSpark grant will be used to write a theatrical adaptation of the book that includes songs and lyrics, working with a musician to compose music and work with Wonderland Performing Arts to host a FREE 4-day workshop for 15 children ages 8-12, where they will bring “A Tip Tap Tale” from page to stage.

The workshop will culminate in a thirty-minute musical performance, FREE to the public.

Bryant will create a series of contemporary black art portraits of influential leaders and pioneers in the Black culture.

These new paintings will have different color pallets and more monotone backgrounds, which is a contrast from his current body of work.

Bryant will stretch his skills and growth with painting and collaging faces/figures.

Circa 1994, Breaux Bridge High Cheerleaders post banners on a wall in downtown Breaux Bridge, LA, announcing Football glory with whimsically illustrated banners of battling mascots.

The issue of managing the 'birthday wall', includes challenges such as cleaning older signs, removing tape residue, and establishing organization. Addressing these concerns through the beautification of the space is imperative. The solution involves creating a 1500-square-foot interactive mural showcasing the community's collaborative evolution in message-sharing.

Drawing inspiration from three decades of connecting with the community through this beloved wall, the mural design represents the next phase in its evolution, incorporating elements of spoken and written languages for an inclusive representation of the community.

This project will bring to life a 5-6 minute animated film titled "Memories of the Little Pond." Through digital animation, it serves as a poignant reflection on the pain and sorrow endured by those who lost family members and homes during the Korean War.

The narrative unfolds through the perspective of a little girl who not only loses her close friend but also her childlike imagination in the aftermath of the war. The metaphorical significance of the little pond extends to encompass the village, homes, and the essence of happiness for its inhabitants.

Bryant will create a series of contemporary black art portraits of influential leaders and pioneers in the Black culture.

These new paintings will have different color pallets and more monotone backgrounds, which is a contrast from his current body of work.

Bryant will stretch his skills and growth with painting and collaging faces/figures.

Milton will be producing the Creole Culture Project’s second exhibition featuring impactful black and white fine art photographs of 20 distinguished Honorees from Louisiana's Acadiana's 8-Parish Region.

Additionally, the exhibit includes five vibrant fine art portraits in color capturing the essence of Black Masking Indians of Louisiana in regalia.

This visual celebration is immortalized in a 12X16 Coffee Table Book.