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
Dr. Mary B. Neiheisel
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Locally Written & Produced, All-Original Musical, Ms. Warbucks
LAFAYETTE, LA - May 6, 2024 - Have you ever wondered, "Whatever happened to Annie?'' Ms. Warbucks, an original musical adapted from Harold Gray's "Little Orphan Annie" cartoon from the 1920's, answers that very question. This delightful and thought-provoking...
Announcing Recipients for 2 Grant Programs Distributing $150k for Art Projects & Operational Support
LAFAYETTE, LA - NOVEMBER 20, 2023 - Acadiana Center for the Arts announced recipients for state-funded Louisiana Project Grants for Acadiana based art projects and city-funded operational grants for Lafayette parish based arts and cultural organizations. Lafayette...
New “ Arts and STEAM” festival comes to Downtown Opelousas
LAFAYETTE, LA - Acadiana Center for the Arts announces its latest expansion of programming with an all-new St. Landry Parish Student Arts and STEAM festival on Saturday, March 4, 2023 from 10am-3pm, at the Courthouse Square in Downtown Opelousas. The free festival is...
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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