NXT Series: Information Session and Panel
Acadiana Center for the Arts - ArtHouse, 101 West Vermilion Street Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
Become a Teaching Artist Meet & Greet | Abbeville
Abbey Players, 200 S State St, Abbeville, LA 70510
Ghost-Note
Acadiana Center for the Arts - James Devin Moncus Theater, 101 W. Vermilion Street
Commissions Best Practice
Acadiana Center for the Arts - ArtHouse, 101 West Vermilion Street Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
Louisiana Project Grant Information Session
Acadiana Center for the Arts - ArtHouse, 101 West Vermilion Street Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
Artist Talk: Lynda Frese
Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA
Prairie Stories: Art and Ecological Restoration on Louisiana’s Prairies
Acadiana Center for the Arts - Main Gallery, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA 70501
Lynda Frese: Far-Out
Acadiana Center for the Arts - Side Gallery, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA 70501
FrancoFAE: CORRESPONDANCE
Acadiana Center for the Arts - Coca-Cola Studio, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA 70501
Soft Sculpture
The Reaux Family Vault, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA 70501
Ghost-Note
Acadiana Center for the Arts - James Devin Moncus Theater, 101 W. Vermilion Street
Louis Michot: Rêve du Troubadour
Acadiana Center for the Arts - James Devin Moncus Theater, 101 W. Vermilion Street
The Music of Shakespeare featuring the LPO Chamber Ensemble
Acadiana Center for the Arts - James Devin Moncus Theater, 101 W. Vermilion Street
Dwight James & the Royals
Acadiana Center for the Arts - James Devin Moncus Theater, 101 W. Vermilion Street
Armed Rhymery
Acadiana Center for the Arts - James Devin Moncus Theater, 101 W. Vermilion Street
Jill Butler’s Joyride
Acadiana Center for the Arts - James Devin Moncus Theater, 101 W. Vermilion Street
Second Saturday ArtWalk at AcA
Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA
Second Saturday ArtWalk at AcA
Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA
Second Saturday ArtWalk at AcA
Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA
Second Saturday ArtWalk at AcA
Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA
Second Saturday ArtWalk at AcA
Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA
Second Saturday ArtWalk at AcA
Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA
NXT Series: Information Session and Panel
Acadiana Center for the Arts - ArtHouse, 101 West Vermilion Street Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
Become a Teaching Artist Meet & Greet | Abbeville
Abbey Players, 200 S State St, Abbeville, LA 70510
Louisiana Project Grant Information Session
Acadiana Center for the Arts - ArtHouse, 101 West Vermilion Street Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
Artist Talk: Lynda Frese
Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA
Artist Round Up: Zine Making
Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA
“Send on the Clowns” by Nicole Curtis
Acadiana Center for the Arts - James Devin Moncus Theater, 101 W. Vermilion Street
Ten Tiny Dances®
Acadiana Center for the Arts - James Devin Moncus Theater, 101 W. Vermilion Street
Orpheus & Euridice
Acadiana Center for the Arts - James Devin Moncus Theater, 101 W. Vermilion Street
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News
Membership Spotlight – Randy Hopper
Randy Hopper Profession: Retired, formerly worked in the oil field How long have you been a member of AcA? About 8 years What books are you reading? I just finished The Moscow Rules (a Cold War spy non-fiction). Currently, I’m reading Spy, about how David Hanssen...
Membership Spotlight – Dan Hare
Dan Hare Profession: Director of Community Engagement with the UL Alumni Association How long have you been a member of AcA? Since July 2013 Are you on the AcA Board and/or a Committee? Board Member Emeritus, 50th Anniversary Committee, Louisiana Music Museum...
Pelican Ball Honoree: Sharon Moss
Hosted in the James Devin Moncus Theater, the Pelican Ball annual gala celebrates the leading supporters of arts and culture in Acadiana on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Ticket Includes: food + drinks + live music + live art + Pelicans on Parade auction Ticket Purchase...
Pelican Ball Honoree: Janet Begneaud
Hosted in the James Devin Moncus Theater, the Pelican Ball annual gala celebrates the leading supporters of arts and culture in Acadiana on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Ticket Includes: food + drinks + live music + live art + Pelicans on Parade auction Ticket Purchase...
Member Spotlight – Anna Kojevnikov
Anna Kojevnikov Title or profession: Community Development Manager, Acadiana Center for the Arts. How long have you worked for the AcA? 3 years Any other community involvement? Boards, memberships, etc.? Co-founder and Board President of Lafayette Tool Library What is...
Pelican Ball Honoree: Cathy Webre & Jody Nederveld
Hosted in the James Devin Moncus Theater, the Pelican Ball annual gala celebrates the leading supporters of arts and culture in Acadiana on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Ticket Includes: food + drinks + live music + live art + Pelicans on Parade auction Ticket Purchase...
Member Spotlight – John Zant
John Zant What inspired you to start volunteering with Gulf Brew, and what keeps you coming back each year? Why do I do it? Originally, I couldn't afford the ticket, honestly, but I liked the beer. Then I saw the volunteer opportunity and I took it. It is work, but...
Pelican Ball Honoree: Todd Mouton
Hosted in the James Devin Moncus Theater, the Pelican Ball annual gala celebrates the leading supporters of arts and culture in Acadiana on Saturday, December 7, 2024. Ticket Includes: food + drinks + live music + live art + Pelicans on Parade auction Ticket Purchase...
Membership Spotlight – Gerald Guilbeaux
Gerald Guilbeaux Profession: Conductor, Lafayette Concert Band and the Acadian Wind Symphony How long have you been a member of AcA? Three years. What music are you listening to? As a music conductor, I am always listening to new musical works that I might perform for...
‘Black Paintings’: Native New Orleanian explores Black experience through artwork
The Acadiana Advocate By JOANNA BROWN | Contributing Writer FEB 10, 2023 - 2:29 PM New Orleans artist John Isiah Walton has created 100 paintings that explore the Black experience — and his personal journey — through a comprehensively contemporary lens that touches on...
Louisiana Scoring Brings Major Film Work to Local Musicians, Strengthening State’s Economy
Pictured: David Torns (conductor), leads a 28-piece string orchestra for a Louisiana Scoring test scoring session. LAFAYETTE, LA – Louisiana’s long-standing reputation as a music powerhouse is taking a bold step forward with the launch of Louisiana Scoring, a program...
Creative Acadiana | Spring 2025
Participants and figure drawing model at AcA’s Artist Round Up, Spring 2025 LAFAYETTE, LA - March 17, 2025 - Acadiana Center for the Arts (AcA) kicks off a new season of Creative Acadiana, supporting creative entrepreneurs across the region. A dynamic lineup of...
AcA showcases lifetime of art works from UL Architecture professor, George Loli
LAFAYETTE, LA - September 9, 2024 - Acadiana Center for the Arts is excited to announce its next main gallery exhibition – George Loli: Theatrics of Space - a posthumous celebration of the artwork and legacy of George Loli, longtime professor of art at the University...
ArtSpark Grant Applications Open for 2025
LAFAYETTE, LA - Acadiana Center for the Arts (AcA) invites individual artists, musicians, cultural workers, and creatives to apply for ArtSpark, a grant program offering a $50,000 pool to support new works of art and professional development. Applications are open...
AcA Launches Fall 2024 Programming for Creatives Seeking Professional Development Opportunities
LAFAYETTE, LA - August 12, 2024 - Acadiana Center for the Arts’ creative entrepreneurship and professional development series, Creative Acadiana, is launching their Fall season on August 13 with a session which will appeal to the abundance of talented musicians in the...
Jane Vidrine Appointed as Inaugural Director of the Louisiana Music Museum
Acadiana Center for the Arts is proud to announce the appointment of Jane Vidrine, a Grammy-nominated musician, arts administrator, music educator, and folklorist, as the inaugural director of the Louisiana Music Museum. With a long and diverse career in teaching,...
Music, film, and dance come together for Sediment, an immersive experience at Acadiana Center for the Arts
LAFAYETTE, LA - The Acadiana Center for the Arts’ Spotlight Theatre and Dance series, proudly presented by Standard Title, is thrilled to unveil "Sediment," a captivating performance that fuses music, dance, and multimedia art. Renowned Lafayette choreographer Whitney...
Acadiana Center for the Arts announces campaign to expand access to arts education in 190 schools across Acadiana
LAFAYETTE, LA - September 8, 2024 - Acadiana Center for the Arts (AcA) kicks off a campaign to expand access to the arts in more than 190 schools across Acadiana during National Arts in Education week with a teacher night on September 10, 2024. AcA has partnered with...
AcA Awards Nearly $100K to 20 Arts Projects Through Louisiana Project Grant Program
LAFAYETTE, LA — September 20, 2024 — Acadiana Center for the Arts (AcA) is excited to announce the awarding of nearly $100,000 to 20 arts projects through the Louisiana Project Grant (LPG) program, administered by AcA for Region 4. Funding for these grants is provided...