May 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.

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.

“Speak (Again) Memory: Carlos Estevez and Mario Petrirena,” through July 22. This exhibition features the work of two Cuban-artists n Estevez and Petrirena. Estevez paints and draws in mediums such as watercolor, ink, pastel and pencil to produce dynamic images of human and animal forms over technical, linear drawings. Petrirena’s sculptures, installations and works on paper are included in collections of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans.

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.

“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.

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.

“Five Thousand Years of Chinese Ceramics,” through July 15. Features Chinese ceramicists from the sculptural works of the Neolithic period (c. 4000 BC) to the tomb ceramics of the Han Dynasty through the Five Dynasties, and concluding with the monochromes of the Song Dynasty and the decorated wares of the Yuan dynasty (AD 1400).

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.

Louisiana State University Museum of Art (Baton Rouge) Memorial Tower. For more info: (225) 578-4003.

“Geisha to Diva: The Kimonos of Ichimaru,” May 26 through Sept. 2. Exlores the life and experiences of Geisha/Diva Ichimaru, one of the most famous geishas of the 20th century. A collection of 24 rare kimonos and other personal effects once belonging to Ichimaru forms the heart of this exhibition.

“Silk and Samurai: Japanese Prints from the Collection of J. Luille Evans,” May 26 through Oct. 7. Highlights a selection of Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints created during the Edo period and in the 20th century.

“Invasion: Japanese Robots from the Collection of Warren Schwartz,” through Oct. 7. Showcases more than 200 robots n about one-tenth of Schwartz’s collection.

“Living with Art: Modern and Contemporary African- American Art from the Alitash Kebede Collection,” until May 6. More than 70 works by 39 of the most important African- American artists from the modern and contemporary periods.

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.

“Painting Lines: Contemporary Abstract Painting” May 14 through Sept. 6. Features the works of Clark Derbes, Richard O’Russa, Rob Ruello, Frahn Koerner and Amanda Talley.

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.

“Terrebonne Parish Gifted and Talented Students’ Works,” through May 11.

Nicholls State University (Thibodaux) School of Fine Arts n Division of Music, at the Talbot Theatre, May 4, at 6:30 p.m.

“Nocturne” will feature performances by members of the NSU School of Fine Arts faculty. A cocktail reception will be held at 6:30 p.m., followed by the concert at 7:30 p.m. A silent auction will feature photographs by Doug Keese, NSU photographer. For more info: (985) 448- 4600.

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.

“Ogun Meets Vulcan: Iron Sculptors of Alabama,” through June 19. Works by Lonnie Holley, Thornton Dial, Joe Minter, Ronald Lockett and Charlie Lucas.

“Jazz, Giants and Journeys: The Photography of Herman Leonard,” through May. The show is an overview of his career and coincides with the Ogden and Scala publication titled the same. The exhibition includes portraits of Jazz giants and Bebop and Cool eras.

“David Spielman, Southern Writers,” through May. A series from the acclaimed book, “Southern Writers,” tells the stories of some of the South’s most loved and enigmatic writers.

“Southern Master Series: George Dunbar,” through May. Working in rabbit glue, metal leafings and clay, Dunbar scratches through the layered surfaces to reveal glimpses of flash, spark and intense color.

“Clementine Hunter at Melrose Plantation,” throughout May. Twenty-seven of Hunter’s works will be on display.

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. Tuesdayn Saturday. Admission for the special exhibit room only is $2. Admission for full muse- um tour is $6, $3 for children. For more info: (985) 851- 0154. “Bonne Terre Garden Fair Art Exhibit,” May 5-31. Winning entries of garden-themed paintings and photographs from Bonne Terre Garden Fair competition.

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. l may symbolize.