"A Bayou State of Mind"

A Bayou State of Mind, on display through the fall and winter at the LSU Museum of Art, explores Louisiana’s culture, traditions, history, land, and identity through highlighting works by a diverse array of artists. In their artistic responses, the artists seek to envision and recreate the state's unique character, filtered and translated through their personal experiences, histories, and identities. The exhibition includes The Bayou Collection, a series of forty paintings by the iconic Louisiana artist George Rodrigue. Other artists include: Ben Depp, Johanna Warwick, James Michalopoulos, Nathalie Miebach, Vitus Shell, Jesse Allison, Derrick Ostrenko, Ron Bechet, John T. Scott, Shirley Rabé Masinter, Malaika Favorite, Carl Joe Williams, Eric Waters, Gene Koss, Hunt Slonem, Rolland Golden, Tina Freeman, Carrie Mae Weems, Janice Sachse, Morgan Elmore, Jr., Robert Warrens, Letitia Huckaby, Jonathan Bachman, Richard Misrach, Debbie Fleming Caffery, Dawn Dedeaux, David Freese, Thomas Neff, Michael Frederic Daugherty, Sidney Garrett, and Steve Rucker. A free public reception will be held Thursday, September 11 from 6 pm–8 pm. lsumoa.org.