Culture in Acadiana
Community Engagement
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)
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Creative Acadiana
From workshops and artists talks to community art projects, Creative Acadiana provides a space for artists to gather, create, connect, and learn.
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Starting at just $15 per month, AcA members receive a variety of benefits including social and networking events, discounts Community Engagement events, and more. Check out the full list and support the arts today!
AcA Blog
Progress Report | Children’s Museum of Acadiana Mural Project
Public art is a visual representation of the unique qualities of a town. It colors the experiences and memories made within it. Visitors come, and they remember taking pictures in front of this mural or that and looking back on those pictures they remember all the great food and music and people that they experienced here as well.
Membership Spotlight – Will Thiele & Jared Eubanks
Will Thiele & Jared Eubanks Professions: Will is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and Jared is a Financial Planning Manager How long have you been a member of AcA? 3 years Are you on the AcA Board and/or a Committee? If so, please expand. If not, would you...
Membership Spotlight – Maneesh & Amanda Gupta
Maneesh & Amanda Gupta Profession: Maneesh - Gastroenterologist, Amanda - Travel Advisor How long have you been a member of AcA? 3 years Are you on the AcA Board and/or a Committee? If not, would you like to be considered for a Board or Committee position? We are...
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
Why are the arts so important to a community? “The arts enrich our lives in our community,” Moss says. “I’m all about community—simple as that.”
AcA Grant Panelist Application
AcA is always seeking community members to join our pool of grant panelists. Panelists are called upon to aid decision making on grant applications and receive a sneak peak of the exciting projects happening in our community!