Mar. 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 worksnpainting, printmaking and photographynof 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.

“The Rush for Black Gold: Pioneers in the Louisiana Offshore Oil and Gas Industry,” through March 30.

Sponsored by the U.S. Minerals Management Service, the traveling exhibit features pictures, equipment and written accounts of the oil and gas industry in Louisiana. Photographs of onshore drilling in Golden Meadow during the 1930s will be included.

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: “Dreams.”

The free opening reception will be held March 3, from 6 to 10 p.m.

The surrealist-themed reception will feature visual and performance arts, as well as an ongoing outdoor screening of avant-garde films from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Contemporary experimental short films by local artists will also be shown.

• • 6 p.m.nAvant-garde experimental jazz by “The Smalls Play” from New Orleans;
• • 7:45 p.m.nModern dance performance by “Mary-in-Nets”;
• • 8 p.m.nOuter-space art-rock music by “Cosmic Reward” of Houma.

For more information, call the Houma Regional Arts Council at (985) 873-6367 or e-mail artevents@houmaterrebonne.org

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.

“Anne Frank: A History for Today,” Through March 25. The exhibit introduces visitors to the history of the two World Wars and the Holocaust from the perspective of Anne Frank and her family. This presentation contrasts personal photos of the family, many never before seen, with images of historical events to show how the Franks and millions of other innocent people were victimized by the rise of National Socialism.

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.” March 19 through April 3.

An array of worksnoils, acrylics, watercolor, collages, batik, pastel and the likenby the Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild. Watercolor artist Jane Brown will serve as guest judge for the event. Applications will be accepted March 14, from noon to 5:30 p.m. The art competition entry fee is $35 for nonmembers and $25 for members.

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 Nesin, Clyde Peterson, Leonard Price, Tammy Michael, Sherry Arcemont, Deborah Price and Jackie Price, as well as a collection of hand colored photography by local photographer Lisa Norris.

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); Phyllis Smith (colored pencils); Jeanine B. van Sufelen (watercolor); Gloria Cormier (acrylic and oil); Ralph Nix (acrylic); Earl Woodard (handpainted and lacquered mats and frames); and Earl Federine (decorated duck decoys).

Local Interest Prints: Stained glass by Maria Heymann and Melissa Martin, 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 July 7. 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 worldrenowned restaurants.

The Historic New Orleans Collection/Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (New Orleans) Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m., at the St. Louis Cathedral, 615 Pere Antoine Aly.

“A New Orleanian in Paris: Ernest Guiraud, Friends and Students.” FA precursor to the upcoming exhibit, Four Hundred Years of French Presence in Louisiana: Treasures from the National Library of France,” which opens March 3, the concert will highlight the contributions of New Orleans and its residents to the world of classical music. It will explore the musical world of Guiraud, Georges Bizet, Jacques Offenback, Claude Debussy, Paul Dukas and Camille Saint-Saens. Free to the public. For more info: (504) 523-4662 or online, www.hnoc.org.

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-mosaicexhibit.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.

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. An opening reception will be held March 8, from 5-8 p.m.

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” March 4 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,” March 1 through April 18. The artist will lecture April 18 at 2 p.m. A reception will be held immediately afterward.

“Essence of Asia: Eastern Influence on Western Art,” March 31. The work of Michael w. Howes, professor of art at NSU, will be on display at the Asian Cultural Center in New York.

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.

“The Sleep of ReasonnMardi Gras Photographs by Lyle Bonge’. The exhibition includes photos taken during the 1960s, when the photographernthe son of acclaimed artists Archie and Dusti Bonge’nimmersed himself in the Carnival revelry.

“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.

“Louisiananthe beaten path continued.” The work of paper pulp artist Ellen McCord will be displayed March 4 through April 25. A free reception with McCord will be held March 4, from 2:30-4:30 p.m., at the plantation.

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.

“Voyage en Acadie,” by Richard Strasbourg. Through March 1. Before they were Cajuns, they were the Acadians of Nova Scotia, Canada. Strasbourg’s photos capture old Acadie’s landmarks.