October Exhibits

Local and regional art exhibits in October are listed below.

LOCAL

The Ameen Art Gallery (Thibodaux) 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, in Talbot Hall, room 200, on the campus of Nicholls State University. Online: www.nicholls.edu.

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

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

“Valentine Pulp Paper Company: The People, The Process, The Product,” explores the paper company from 1953 to 2007.

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

“The Wetlands Wall,” a 46-foot curving mural showing the eco-line – similar to a timeline – of Terrebonne Parish.

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

“Drawing,” graphite pencil drawings.

“Corporate Sponsor Drive”

“Artist of the Month: Marilyn Dominique”

E.D. White Historic Site (Thibodaux) 2295 La. Hwy. 1, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission is free. (985) 447-0915.

“Story of Bayou Lafourche,” tells of the area with sections on the Chitimacha Indians, Acadian settlers, sugarcane plantations, slavery and the family of former Gov. Edward Douglas White and his son, former Supreme Court Chief Justice Edward Douglass White.

The Frame Shop (Morgan City) 708 Front St., Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by appointment. (985) 385-0730.

Continuing exhibitors: Catherine Siracusa, Clyde Peterson, Ed Leonard, Maria Heymann, Cheryl Roy, Vera Judycki, Stacy Stiel, Alex Williams, Judy Broussard, Jackie Chauvin, Melissa Martin, Tommy Gross, Dena McKee and Pitcairn Island crafts.

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (Thibodaux) 314 St. Mary St., Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (985) 448-1375. Online: www.nps.gov/jela.

Louisiana State Museum (Patterson) 118 Cotton Rd. (985) 399-1268.

“The Golden Age of Aviation – Louisiana Enters the Space Age,” in Kemper Williams Park, adjacent to the Patterson Civic Center. Highlights include a 1939 Beechcraft Staggerwing, 1940 Steaman Crop Duster, President Eisenhower’s Aero Commander and a full-size replica “44.”

“Patterson Cypress Sawmill Collection,” features artifacts, photos and film documenting the history of the cypress lumber industry in Louisiana. Highlights Frank B. Williams’ cypress sawmill, once the world’s largest.

“The Outside Art of David Butler,” features 20 brightly-painted metal cutouts and kinetic sculptures fashioned by “The Tin Man” of Patterson.

“Tarzan: Lord of the Louisiana Jungle”; through April 2013. A delightful retrospective of 100 years of Tarzan memorabilia guest-curated by Louisiana filmmaker Al Bohl.

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

Permanent collections include paintings, photographs, sculpture and pottery created by local artists.

Southdown Plantation House/The Terrebonne Museum (Houma) 1208 Museum Drive, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission for the special exhibit room only is $2. Admission for full museum tour is $6, $3 for children. (985) 851-0154.

“Remember When,” Judith Braggs’ black folk art depicts various scenes, people and elements of the past, all created with fabric.

Terrebonne Folklife Cultural Center (Houma) 317 Goode St. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission, $1. (985) 873-6549.

“Cajun Tool Shed,” showcases wood-working tools used in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

“Louisiana Decoys,” displays works by Raceland carver Dewey Pertuit, who created thousands of Ring Neck decoys.

“Native American Indian,” Oold Indian artifacts and maps of the southeastern part of the original Louisiana Territory are displayed.

Woody’s Restaurant at the Quality Hotel (Houma) 210 S. Hollywood Road. Open daily, 5 to 9 p.m. (985) 868-5851.

Local artists’ works include landscapes and floral artwork. Items on sale.

REGIONAL

Acadiana Center for the Arts (Lafayette) 101 W. Vermillion St., Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (337) 233-7060.

“Configured & Reconfigured: Transformations of the Human Body,” through Oct. 13. Explores the physical and psychological aspects of the human physique as it is transmuted through artistic exploration. Artistic manipulation includes fragmentation, abstraction and reconstitution resulting in a variety of psychologically charged work.

Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans) 900 Camp St., Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 adults, $3 for students and senior citizens. Children ages 15 and younger admitted free. (504) 528-3805.

“EXPOSE: Parse Gallery, Staple Goods Collective, T-LOT,” through Oct. 7. On view in three window displays on St. Joseph Street, these collectively organized gallery and studio spaces allow artists to create onsite.

“Where Do We Migrate To?” Oct. 6 through Jan. 20, 2013.

“Art for Art’s Sake,” Oct. 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. Features citywide gallery openings, the Julia Street Block Party and CAC exhibition opening reception.

The Historic New Orleans Collection/Williams Gallery (New Orleans) 533 Royal St., Tuesday through Saturday (excluding holidays) from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (504) 523-4662. Online: www.hnoc.org.

“Something Old, Something New: Collecting in the 21st Century,” through Feb. 8, 2013. Includes library materials, manuscripts, pictorial items and new media. Included are sheet music for “The Mysterious Axman’s Jazz (Don’t Scare Me Papa)”; a duck decoy crafted in 2008 using traditional Louisiana carving methods; and photographs by Michael P. Smith, Ernest Bellocq and C. Bennette Moore.

Jonathan Ferrara Gallery (New Orleans) 400 Julia St., Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (504) 522-5471 or www.jonathanferraragallery.com.

“Blessing in Da’ Skies,” through Oct. 31. Justin Forbe’s trademark intensity of color and scope are visible in the series chronicling his past lives.

Louisiana State University Hill Library (Baton Rouge) paid parking available at the Visitor’s Center, Memorial Tower and Mike the Tiger’s Habitat. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (until 8 p.m. Tuesdays), and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. (225) 578-6558 or www.lib.lsu.edu/special.

“Old Times Here Are Not Forgotten: Remembering the Civil War,” through Nov. 10. Contemporary letters and diaries tell the harrowing stories of both civilians and soldiers who experienced the war in and around Baton Rouge.

Louisiana Art and Science Museum (Baton Rouge) 100 River Road. (225) 344-5272 or www.lasm.org.

“Train Memorabilia from the LASM Collection,” through Jan. 6, 2013. The museum’s historic location is the focus of the exhibition in celebration of the museum’s 50th anniversary. Features photographs, blueprints, even model trains, selected from the permanent collection. Since the 1970s, LASM has been housed inside the renovated historic Illinois Central Railroad Depot built for the Yazoo-Mississippi Valley Railroad Company.

Louisiana Museum of Art (Baton Rouge) 100 Lafayette St., Third Floor. (225) 389-7200 or www.lsumoa.com.

“Outside the Frame: Gregory Scott,” through Oct. 7. Gregory Scott blurs the lines between painting, photography and video to create humorous and often challenging works of art.

“Once Upon A Time,” through Feb. 10, 2013. This exhibit takes viewers on a magical exploration of fairy tale-themed artworks and works of art that allude to some of the best known and most beloved fairy tales, myths, fables and legends.

Louisiana State Museum (New Orleans) Properties include the Cabildo, Arsenal, Presbytere, Old U.S. Mint, Madame John’s Legacy, 1850 House and Friends of the Cabildo Walking Tour. Admission and hours vary. (504) 568-3660 or http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/

“Living With Hurricanes: Katrina & Beyond,” at the Presbytere. A must-see exhibit on the history and science of these awesome storms – and their profound impact.

“New Orleans Bound 1812: The Steamboat That Changed America,” at the Cabildo through January 2013. Traces the voyage of the New Orleans, the first steam-powered vessel to navigate the Mississippi River, and its lasting impact on the nation’s economy, culture and society.

“Preservation Hall at 50,” at the Old U.S. Mint. From Louis Armstrong’s first cornet and instruments played by clarinetist George Lewis and bassist Alcide “Slow Drag” Pavageau, these artifacts, photos, film and audio clips trace the New Orleans music landmark’s roots.

“The Louisiana Plantation, Photographs of Robert Tebbs,” at the Presbytere through November. Includes 60 original gelatin silver prints by one of the foremost architectural photographers of the 20th century.

“Mardi Gras: It’s Carnival Time in Louisiana,” at the Presbytere. Traces the emergence of New Orleans’ parades and balls to the present-day extravaganza.

Louisiana State Museum of Art (Baton Rouge) at LSU’s Hill Memorial Library lecture hall, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. (225) 578-6558.

“Uniquely Louisiana,” through Nov. 11. Louisiana’s unique setting, mysterious trees and unusual plants and animals have long inspired artists as is captured in this exhibit.

National World War II Museum (New Orleans) 945 Magazine St., open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (504) 528-1944. www.nationalww2museum.org. Admission is $19 adults, $9 children.

“Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race”; through Oct. 15. From 1933 to 1945, Nazi Germany carried out a campaign to “cleanse” German society of people viewed as biological threats to the nation’s “health.” Enlisting the help of physicians and medically trained geneticists, psychiatrists and anthropologists, the Nazis developed racial health politics that started with the mass sterilization of “hereditarily diseased” persons and ended with the near annihilation of European Jewry.

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

“Forever,” through Oct. 7. Nigeria-born Odill Donald Odita’s kaleidoscope mural fills the first floor elevator lobby.

“Photography, Sequence & Time,” through Dec. 2. Examines the ways in which meaning, narrative and time intersect in photographic sequences from the 19th century to the present.

“Jim Richard: Make Yourself at Home,” Oct. 5 through Feb. 24, 2013. A solo exhibition by the renowned New Orleans artist.

“Raltson Crawford and Jazz,” through Oct. 14. Considers the relationships between music, photography, painting, drawing and film as they intersect in Crawford’s work in New Orleans. Includes more than 150 photos, prints, paintings, drawings and films, many never before published.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art (New Orleans) 925 Camp St., UNO campus, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Monday. (504) 539-9600 or www.ogdenmuseum.org.

“Michael J. Deas,” Oct. 6 through Jan. 6, 2013. The master realist painter is possibly best known for his 21 US postage stamps featuring Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Tennessee Williams and Lewis and Clark. He’s also been featured on the cover of Time magazine and dozens of covers, and painted Columbia Pictures’ logo.

“From Terra to Verde: The Work of Sharon Kopriva,” Oct. 6 through Jan. 6, 2013. Houston artist Sharon Kopriva works created between 1982 and 2012 are featured. The pieces move from the earth-tones of her early expressionistic landscapes and mummies to more recent magical realist depictions of forests-as-cathedrals.

“Shelby Lee Adams: Salt & Truth,” Oct. 6 through Jan. 6, 2013. Photographs of the hollow dwellers of eastern Kentucky. Adams describes the images as “collaborations,” which come from mutual trust and respect between the photographer and his subjects.

“Louviere + Vanessa: Something Whispered, Something Sung,” Oct. 6 through Jan. 6, 2013. Big Easy artists Jeff Louviere and Vanessa Brown incorporate elements of painting, film and printmaking into their work, creating images that blur the traditional notion of a photograph. The exhibition represents a decade of collaborative work.

“Health, Wealth and Progeny,” Oct. 6 to Jan. 6, 2013. An ambitious multimedia installation by video-artist David Greber and woodworker Matthew Holdren. The two fish the surface of the human consciousness when their vessel is compromised by a force that threatens their survival.

Shaw Center for the Arts (Baton Rouge) 100 Lafayette St., at the Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery. (225) 346-5001. www.shawcenter.org.

“social(dis)order,” through Oct. 7. Features seven interactive works by international artists whose creative practice explores the underlying motivations of the ubiquitous networks that keep people connected.

“Uniquely Louisiana,” through Oct. 28. The celebratory exhibition includes a wide range of items from Newcomb Pottery to video art installations that explore the flora and fauna that make Louisiana unique.

“Once Upon a Time,” through Feb. 10, 2013. A magical exploration of fairytale-themed artworks that allude to some of the best known and most beloved fairytales, myths, fables and legends.

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Justin Forbes’ “Whirled Peas,” a piece from his “Blessing in Da’ Skies” exhibit, is on display at the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery in New Orleans.

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