April Exhibits

The Ameen Art Gallery (Thibodaux) 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, in Talbot Hall, room 200, on the campus of Nicholls State University. For more info: www.nicholls.edu.

Art Exhibition. Featuring the works n painting, printmaking and photography n of New Orleans artists Mary-Jane Parker, Gary Oaks, Ann Schwab and Brian McCormick.

Bayou Lafourche Folklife and Heritage Museum (Lockport) 110 Main St., Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for children under 12. For more info: (985) 532-5909.

“Bayou Excursion: 1910,” the museum’s permanent exhibit.

“Lafourche Parish: Bicentennial Exhibit, 1807-2007. A collection of items from the bicentennial celebration tracing the parish’s roots.

Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum (Houma) 7910 West Park Ave., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and noon-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $3 for adults; $2 children ages 12 and under. Group rates are available. For more info: (985) 580-7200.

“Dreams.” Through April 7. The Houma Regional Arts Council presents the Nicholls Chapter of the Kappa Pi International Honorary Art Fraternity’s 7th annual Art Exhibition.

Art After Dark Exhibit “Spring Fiesta,” from 6 to 9 p.m. Visual arts and displays in music in downtown Houma. An opening reception with live music, art and performance art will be held.

Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans) 900 Camp St., Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. For more info: (504) 210-0224 or www.cacno.org.

“The Eclectic Eye: Selections of Fantasy and Illusion from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation,” through April 8. A swan swimming in the clouds, a curtain of candy wrappers, a pair of boots with skin and a giant eyeball installed in the galleries amid an array of other vibrant works are among the eclectic pieces on display.

D-Day Museum (New Orleans) 945 Magazine St. Admission is $14 for adults; $8 for seniors. For more info: (504) 527-6012.

“Boats of Wood, Men of Steel; Wooden Combat Vessels of WWII. Through May 20. The exhibit focuses on those American combat vessels of WWII that had wooden hulls.

Downtown Art Gallery (Houma) 630 Belanger St., Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more info: (985) 851-2198.

“44th annual Spring Art Competition and Art Show.” Through April 3. An array of works n oils, acrylics, watercolor, collages, batik, pastel and the like n by the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild. Watercolor artist Jane Brown will serve as guest judge for the event.

“Spring Fiesta”

Everett Street Gallery (Morgan City) 201 Everett St., 11 a.m-4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. For more info: (985) 385-9945.

Art Guild Exhibition: Displaying works of local artists.

10th annual St. Mary Parish Student Art Show: Works in all mediums by students pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade.

The Frame Shop (Morgan City) 708 Front St., Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment. For more info: (985) 385-0730.

Photography exhibits: The photography of Wendy Crochet, Lisa Norris, Clyde Peterson, Leonard Price, William Gil, Tammy Michael, Sherry Arcemont, Deborah Price and Jackie Price.

Original art exhibits: Catherine Siracusa (oils, acrylic, enchaustic, also intaglio and lithography prints); Milded Gisclair (painted oyster shells); Elson Trahan (miniature duck decoys and plaques); Jeanine B. van Suffelen (watercolor); Ralph Nix (acrylic and pastel); and Earl Woodard (hand-painted and lacquered mats and frames).

Stained glass by Tommy Gros, Maria Heymann and Melissa Martin.

Other art forms: Pottery by Alex & Cindy Williams, wood turnings by Frank West and hand-crafted items from the Warren family of Pitcairn Island, South Pacific.

The Historic New Orleans Collection/Williams Gallery (New Orleans) 533 Royal St., Tuesday through Saturday (excluding holidays) from 9:30 a.m-4:30 p.m. For more info: (504) 524-4662 or www.hnoc.org.

“What’s Cooking in New Orleans? Culinary Traditions of the Crescent City,” Through Nov. 17. The exhibit documents a three-century-long culinary love affair. A smorgasbord of images and artifacts survey the types of food associated with New Orleans; examines the emergency of the nation’s first regional cuisine; and visits the city’s markets, kitchens and world-renowned restaurants.

“Four Hundred Years of French Presence in Louisiana: Treasures from the National Library of France,” through June 2. Focuses on the Bibliotheque nationale de France’s extensive collections relating to Louisiana.

Historic Ursuline Convent (New Orleans) 1100 Chartres St., open 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; last tour begins at 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more info: (504) 529-2651 or visit www.vatican-mosaic-exhibit.org. Admission is $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 students.

“Mosaic Treasures of The Vatican,” Through June 1. Thirty-eight mosaics will form the exhibit and will include original creations of the art of Monet, Van Gogh, Chagall, Rouault and Rembrandt. The mosaics will be exhibited only in New Orleans before returning to Rome.

Louisiana Art & Science Museum (Baton Rouge) 100 South River Rd., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. For more info: (225) 344-5272 or www.lasm.org.

“Howardena Pindell Hidden Histories,” through April 7. Featuring works over the artist’s 36-year career that emphasize the creative process of making art as well as works that reflect deeper meaning. The 50 works date from the 1920s through 2004.

“Five Thousand Years of Chinese Ceramics,” April 22 through July 15. Features sculptured works of the Neolithic period to the tomb ceramics of the Han Dynasty through the Yuan Dynasty.

Louisiana State Museum (Patterson) 118 Cotton Rd. For more info: (985) 399-1268.

“Voices of the Atchafalaya,” Through June 30. This exhibit uses photographs and oral histories to explore the rich folk heritage within the Atchafalaya Swamp Basin of south Louisiana. Morgan City sound artist Earl Robichaux and photographer John Amrhein explore the older traditions and life stories of the basin’s hard working people.

Loyola’s Collins C. Diboll Art Gallery (New Orleans) 6363 St. Charles Ave., Monday-Saturday, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday from noon-4 p.m. For more info: (504) 861-5456.

“New Works by New Orleans Artists Ron Bechet and Raine Bedsole” through April 7.

New Orleans Museum of Art (New Orleans) 1 Collins Diboll Circle. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Wednesdays-Sundays. For more info: (504) 658-4100.

“Femme, femme, femme: The Paintings of Women in French Society from Daumier to Picasso from the Museums of France,” through June 3. Shown exclusively at NOMA, the words are appearing together for the first and only time as a show of support from the nation of France.

“Faberge Gallery.” The exhibit is larger and contains a broader range of Faberge’ objects than the museum has ever exhibited before.

Nicholls State University Art Studio (Chauvin) 5337 Bayouside Dr., Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1-4 p.m., or by appointment. Admission is free. For more info: (985) 594-2546 or (985) 448-4597. Online, visit www.nicholls.edu/folkartcenter.

“Michael Avent,” through April 18. The artist will lecture April 18 at 2 p.m. A reception will be held immediately afterward.

The Chauvin Folk Art Festival, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featuring, folk artists, live music, children’s activities and food.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art (New Orleans) 925 Camp St., Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more info: (504) 539-9600 or online at www.ogdenmuseum.org.

“An Exhibition of Alabama Ironworks,” through June 19. Works by Lonnie Holley, Thornton Dial, Joe Minter, Ronald Lockett and Charlie Lucas.

“Kendall Shaw: Let There Be Light,” through April 15. The exhibition of works by Kendall Shaw, a native New Orleanian, will feature five decades of his experience in the Big Easy and New York City, and will include 23 new abstract works. While Shaw lived in New Orleans and studied at Tulane University, he worked as a graduate assistant for acclaimed local artist Ida Kohlmeyer.

Shaw Center for the Arts (Baton Rouge) 100 Lafayette Street, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. For more info: (225) 346-5001.

“Woven Art: Native American Basketry,” Collection highlights a small portion of the works of Sharon and Jack Field, including over 30 woven baskets, olla vessels, water jugs, hats and bowls by 17 Native American tribes.

Southdown Plantation House/The Terrebonne Museum (Houma) 1208 Museum Dr., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdaynSaturday. Admission for the special exhibit room only is $2. Admission for full museum tour is $6, $3 for children. For more info: (985) 851-0154.

“Louisiana n the beaten path continued.” The work of paper pulp artist Ellen McCord will be displayed through April 25.

Terrebonne Parish Main Library (Houma) 151 Civic Center Blvd. (East Houma Branch: 778 Grand Caillou Rd; North Branch: 4130 W Park Ave. in Gray) For more info: (985) 876-5861.

“Louisiana Decoy Display,” by Roger Bourgeois. Ongoing. A collection of decoys and woodworking tools on display in the foyer cases at the Main Library.

“Designs in Textiles,” by Clair Fenton, in the second floor display cases of the Main Library.

Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center (Thibodaux) 314 St. Mary St., open 9 a.m.-8 p.m. on Monday; until 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; and until 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday. For more info: (985) 448-1375 or visit www.nps.gov/jela.

“In A Word: Images of Louisiana” by Brian Naquin. The exhibit features images of Louisiana accompanied by a word. The idea is to stimulate the viewer first with the image and then a word that causes deeper reflection what it all may symbolize.