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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Arts in Education

Ensuring equitable access to the arts

Our vision is for creativity, art, and self-expression to be integral to every child’s life in Acadiana.
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Community Development

Enhancing the cultural life of the community and promoting local artists

We are the central, organizing and convening hub of arts and culture in Acadiana. AcA’s professional staff serve to support artists, musicians, creatives, and cultural organizations across the region.
Grants, Opportunities, & Resources

Visual Arts

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

Our Visual Arts department actively seeks out new regional artists as well as showcases leading professionals in the global arts community. The AcA’s exhibitions are also the primary anchor of Lafayette’s monthly ArtWalk and impacts over 20,000 patrons directly.
Galleries & Exhibitions

Performing Arts

Elevated performing arts experiences

These programs put money into the local arts community and engage new audiences year-round.
Upcoming Shows

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‘Play It Again’ Summer Instrument Drive

‘Play It Again’ Summer Instrument Drive

Acadiana Center for the Arts Recycles Instruments for Local Public School Music Programs with ‘Play It Again’ Summer Instrument Drive     LAFAYETTE, LA - June 20, 2023 - Do you have an instrument in your home collecting dust, or not being used? Please...

2023 Louisiana Project Grant

2023 Louisiana Project Grant

Need funding for a creative community project in Acadiana? AcA’s Louisiana Project Grant offers up to $7,500. Photograph of FY23 Louisiana Project Grant recipients and AcA staff and board members holding giant check.   LAFAYETTE, LA - May 2, 2023 - Submissions...

2023 Student Arts Expo

2023 Student Arts Expo

42 Lafayette Parish schools to perform and exhibit art at AcA’s Student Arts Expo on Saturday, April 1     LAFAYETTE, LA - MARCH 23, 2023 With five stages, and 32 performances from 10am to 6pm, Student Arts Expo, presented by MacLaff, Inc. is a jam-packed...

Kira Akerman – Hollow Tree

Kira Akerman – Hollow Tree

Acadiana Center for the Arts hosts film screening of a new documentary that explores the history & causes of climate crisis in Louisiana   2022 // USA // Documentary // English 73 minutes Doc Follows Three Teenagers as They Discover Why Louisiana is Sinking,...