Fostering art and culture in Acadiana.

About Us

How We Serve Our Community

Arts in Education

The AcA’s Arts in Education programs provide arts experiences to students as well as tools to teachers for integrating the arts into the education experience.

Community Development

AcA administers state, local, and privately funded arts and culture re-grant programs, supports the creation of new works of art, exhibits, performances, workshops, public art, and audience services.

Visual Arts

AcA serves thousands of patrons each year through more than 20 exhibitions and 6,000 square feet of world-class galleries.

The department actively seeks out new regional artists, as well as showcases leading professionals in the global arts community.

Performing Arts

AcA’s Performing Arts Program includes a wide variety of elevating performing arts experiences that continue to attract support, participation, & public attention from all corners of the community. These programs put money into the local arts community & engage new audiences year-round.

students reached

by AcA Teaching Artists annually

public schools

receive AcA’s Arts in Education services annually

YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP

with Lafayette Parish School System

teaching artists

employed annually

invested in Acadiana artists and cultural organizations annually

in Acadiana artists and cultural organizations, through fair compensation and grant support

people

served annually by AcA

artists

fairly compensated annually

parishes served by AcA's mission

(Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, & Vermilion Parishes)

Our Mission and History

Our mission is fostering art and culture in Acadiana.

Founded in 1975, Acadiana Center for the Arts (“AcA”) is a community-supported nonprofit organization that fosters art and culture in Acadiana. Since its founding, AcA has developed as a major force, shaping the future of public education and community development in South Louisiana. Located in the heart of Downtown Lafayette, AcA also serves a vibrant hub of the city’s arts and music scene.

AcA supports the creation of new works of art, exhibits, festivals, performances, and public art across an eight-parish region that includes Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion Parishes.

AcA aims to bring equitable access to the arts and supports fair compensation of artists. On average, AcA serves over 300,000 people annually and provides fair compensation to 2,700 artists.

In 2013, the AcA merged with the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana (“PASA”), whose mission was to educate, inspire, entertain, and culturally enrich the people of south Louisiana by providing local access to a diverse range of the performing arts. This merger supported the vision of both organizations and provided much-needed support to PASA’s programs. Founded in 1989, PASA served as a leading voice in the performing arts in South Louisiana for close to three decades.

AcA Staff

Executive Team

Samuel Oliver

Samuel Oliver

(He/Him)

Executive Director
Fawn Hernandez

Fawn Hernandez

(She/Her)

Deputy Director

Lex R. Thomas

(They/Them)

Executive Assistant

Front of House Team

Audrey de Mahy

Ana Huval

(She/Her)

Guest Services Associate
Audrey de Mahy

Audrey de Mahy

(She/Her)

General Manager

Christine Langlois

(She/Her)

Barista
Christopher Isaac

Christopher Isaac

(He/Him)

Guest Services Associate
Eliza Hinrichs

Eliza Hinrichs

(She/Her)

Front of House Coordinator
Eliza Hinrichs

Hope Simpson

(She/Her)

Guest Services Associate
Mo Blanchard

Kay Blanchard

(She/Her)

Café and Bar Manager

Fundraising & Marketing Staff

Brewster Durbin

Allison Doucet

(She/Her)

Development Manager
Brewster Durbin

Brewster Durbin

(He/Him)

Digital Marketing Coordinator
Corinne Sprague

Corinne Sprague

(She/Her)

Development Director
Mandy McGee

Mandy McGee

(She/Her)

Creative Designer & Marketing Coordinator
Rachel Adams

Rachel Adams

(She/Her)

Marketing Manager

Operations Staff

Connie Petro

Connie Petro

(She/Her)

Office Manager
Kayla Guidry

Kayla Guidry

(She/Her)

Facilities Manager
Kent Altman

Kent Altman

(He/Him)

Production Assistant
Tim Benoit

Tim Benoit

(He/Him)

Facilities Coordinator
Tim Benoit

Vicki Chrisman

(She/Her)

Bookkeeper

Programs Staff

Anna Kojevnikov

Anna Kojevnikov

(She/Her)

Community Development Manager
Brandon Motz

Brandon Motz

(He/Him)

Performing Arts Director
Bree Sargent

Bree Sargent

(She/Her)

Education Director
Bree Sargent

Catherine Bricelj

(She/Her)

Education Manager
Emma Sonnier

David Boudreaux

(He/Him)

Studio Program Manager
Emma Sonnier

Emma Sonnier

(She/Her)

Visual Arts Assistant
Erin Gray

Erin Gray

(She/Her)

Education Coordinator
Gwen Richard

Gwen Richard

(She/Her)

Community Development Director
Jaik Faulk

Jaik Faulk

(He/Him)

Visual Arts Director
Zyria Guillory

Zyria Guillory

(She/Her)

Performing Arts Coordinator

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AcA Board of Directors

Ed Abell

Member Emeritus

Jessica Allain

Partner, Jones Walker LLP

Jamie Baldridge

Artist and Professor and head of Digital Art and New Media concentration at at ULL

Janet Begneaud

 

Charles Boudreaux

Partner, Kean Miller LLP

Robbie Bush

President, Associated Travel LLC

Aleisha Cook

AJC Business Solutions

Ronnie Daigle, MD

Physician

Taylor Davis

Northwestern Mutual

Karen deClouet

Artist

Jon Downs

Principal, J. Wallace James Elementary

 

Jessica Foreman

Trinity Emergency Services

Erica Fox

Maison Freetown

Kiki Frayard

 

Tracy Frentz

RN

Sarah Gauthier

Talented Teacher, Lafayette Parish School System; Director, Theatre Acadie

William Dan Hare

Member Emeritus

Nanette Soileau Heggie

Principal, Heggie Investment Partners

Ethan Jordan

Head of Product, Sootchy, Inc.

Brandon Journet

Brand Manager, Townsquare Media

Adrian King

Boyd Gaming Corporation

Daphne Krampe

Administrator, MacLaff Inc.

 

Burnell Lemoine

Retired Superintendent, Lafayette Parish School System

Melissa Maeker

Representative of Junior League of Lafayette

Hannah Smith Mason

Artist; Community Outreach and Business Development, Smith Mason & Co.

Forest Montgomery

 

Jerome H. Moroux

Partner, Broussard, David, & Moroux

Michael Munzing

Residential and Commercial Agent, BBCO Insurance

Carly Meyers

 

Mary Neiheisel

Member Emeritus

Lucy Osborn

 

Carolyn Schumacher

Chairman/Managing Director, Provisions Energy & Marine Support

Lawrence Simon, MD

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

Olatunde Soyombo

OSoy Communications

 

AcA Board Officers

Taylor Davis

President

Ronnie Daigle, MD

Immediate Past President

Michael Munzing

Treasurer

Ethan Jordan

Executive Committee Member-at-Large

Sarah Gauthier

President-Elect

Tracy Frentz

Secretary

Aleisha Cook

Executive Committee Member-at-Large

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