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.
Plans & Reports
AcA Staff
Executive Team
Samuel Oliver
(He/Him)
Executive Director
Fawn Hernandez
(She/Her)
Deputy Director
Cathryn Hanks
(She/Her)
Executive Assistant
Front of House Team
Melissa Penny
(She/Her)
Visitor Experience Director
Marcelino Gois Caldas
(He/Him)
Visitor Operations Supervisor
Ashlynn Gary
(She/Her)
Lead Guest Services Associate
Malcolm Cormier
(He/They)
Guest Services Associate
Abba Ramsay
(She/Her)
Guest Services Associate
Kay Blanchard
(She/Her)
Café and Bar Manager
Kylie Latiolais
(She/Her)
Barista
Lauren Long
(She/Her)
Barista
Fundraising & Marketing Staff
Corinne Sprague
(She/Her)
Development Director
Allison Doucet
(She/Her)
Development Manager
Mandy McGee
(She/Her)
Marketing & Creative Manager
Operations Staff
Christine Langlois
(She/Her)
Administration & Systems Manager
Janna Ziegler
(She/Her)
Office Coordinator
Vicki Chrisman
(She/Her)
Director of Finance
Kayla Guidry
(She/Her)
Facilities Manager
Tim Benoit
(He/Him)
Facilities Coordinator
Taylor Bourque
(He/Him)
Technical Director
Programs Staff
Anna Kojevnikov
(She/Her)
Community Engagement Director
Audrey de Mahy
(She/Her)
Community Engagement Coordinator
Bree Sargent
(She/Her)
Education Director
Verity French
(She/Her)
Education Manager
Erin Gray
(She/Her)
Education Coordinator
Jessica Duncan
(She/Her)
Education Coordinator
Jaik Faulk
(He/Him)
Visual Arts Director
Asher Rey
(She/They)
Visual Arts Coordinator
Brandon Motz
(He/Him)
Performing Arts Director
Zyria Guillory
(She/Her)
Performing Arts Coordinator
Jane Vidrine
(She/Her)
Louisiana Music Museum Director
David Boudreaux
(He/Him)
Louisiana Scoring Studio Program Manager
Katie Seidel
(She/Her)
Louisiana Scoring Operations Coordinator
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AcA Board of Directors
AcA Board Officers
Nanette Soileau Heggie
President
Taylor Davis
Immediate Past President
Melissa Maeker
President-Elect
Adrian King
Secretary
Jessica Swiney Allain
Treasurer
Robert Chevalier
Member-At-Large
Carolyn Doerle Schumacher
Member-At-Large
AcA Board Members
Jamie Baldridge
Artist and Professor and head of Digital Art and New Media concentration at at ULL
Charles Boudreaux
Partner, Kean Miller LLP
Dr. Jon Downs
Principal, J. Wallace James Elementary
Kiki Frayard
Owner, Kiki
Sarah Gauthier
Arts Education Leader, Educator, Actor, Director
Mary Guidry
Investar Bank, N.A.
Ethan Jordan
Founder & Head of Product, Faregame
Ethan Jordan
Founder & Head of Product, Faregame
Brandon Journet
Brand Manager, Townsquare Media
Jeanine Lanoux
CEO-Founder, Lanoux Learning, Coaching & Consulting
Forrest Montgomery
Data Engineering Manager, Sayari
Carly Myers
Lucy Osborn
Michael Soileau
CEO, LFT Fiber | Director, Louisiana Consolidated Government
J’annine Sullivan
Members-Emeritus
Edward C. Abell, Jr.
Janet R. Begneaud
John Chappuis
Charles Walter Dobie
Philip Gould
Dan Hare
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Repérages: Quebec-Louisiane
Acadiana Center for the Arts Hosts International Exhibition Showcasing Louisiana and Quebecois Photographers in Conversation LAFAYETTE, LA - November 14, 2022 Acadiana Center for the Arts (AcA) hosts “Repérages: Quebec-Louisiane” in its AcA Café beginning November...
La Danse de Mardi Gras
Acadiana Center for the Arts celebrates Creole Mardi Gras traditions with La Danse de Mardi Gras fundraising event LAFAYETTE, LA - Acadiana Center for the Arts presents La Danse de Mardi Gras, a country dance celebrating the rural traditions of Mardi Gras in the big...
André Courville – Bastille Day
Internationally acclaimed bass-baritone opera singer, André Courville, returns home to perform an all-French concert celebrating Bastille Day, la Fête Nationale Française LAFAYETTE, LA - André Courville was born in Cecilia, Louisiana on the banks of the Bayou...
Leroy Evans: Painting Rent
“Relentless painter” from Lafayette celebrated in major exhibition at AcA LAFAYETTE, LA - AcA launches a retrospective exhibition of Olin John “Leroy” Evans (b.1951). An artist in the Lafayette community who rarely pursued attention for his works but...
Femme II brings an Iridescent Collage of Acadiana Female Artistry to AcA’s Louisiana Crossroads Series
Image by Olivia Perillo LAFAYETTE, LA - An exclusive, one time performance of Femme II is happening at the Acadiana Center for the Arts on June 23 at 7:30pm, as part of the Louisiana Crossroads Series, presented by First Horizon Bank. Tickets are available...
Rawer than Raw: Blues Legend Bobby Rush Visits Lafayette for AcA AllStars show
LAFAYETTE, LA - American Blues legend Bobby Rush performs at the Acadiana Center for the Arts on June 16 at 7:30pm, as part of the AllStars Series, presented by the Law Offices of Boussard and David. Rush is a two-time GRAMMY Award winner, six-time...
2022 Student Arts Expo
Student Arts Expo takes over Downtown Lafayette for a day of preK-12 performances and art exhibits on April 9, 10am-6pm Student Arts Expo poster featured artwork by Kale M. and Kenya T., entitled "Family" (L.J. Alleman Middle, 6th grade). Poster design by Kate Ferry....
Meet the nine creative recipients of the 2022 ArtSpark grant!
Pictured: Recipients of the 2022 ArtSpark Stipend. L-R/Top to Bottom: Kelli Jones, Jillian Godshall, Marla Kristicevich, Philip Gould, Suzanne E. Wiltz, Kelli Foret Richard, Paul Schexnayder, Michelle Colón, Carey Hamburg LAFAYETTE, LA - Acadiana Center for the...
AcA sends professional artists to St. Landry Parish Schools for 54 in-school performances
Acadiana Center for the Arts sends professional artists to St. Landry Parish Schools for 54 in-school performances Kabuki Dancers LAFAYETTE, LA - Reading a story or a play, or listening to music digitally is one thing, but seeing it performed live is another. This...
AcA Brand Materials
If you’re partnering with Acadiana Center of the Arts for programming, have a grant funded by AcA, or looking for our logo for any other number of reasons, you’ve come to the right place! Below you’ll find our third party logo files.
If you have an official partnership with Acadiana Center for the Arts, and would prefer a horizontal logo, please reach out the the AcA marketing staff. EMAIL HERE.
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