Art Rocks: Laura Gates
This week on Art Rocks!: Alexandria landscape painter Laura Gates, the groundbreaking powers of 1960s Civil Rights photography, and the iconic landmark that is Louisiana's Old State Capitol.
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Laura Gates
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On Saturday, September 14 at 5:30 pm on Art Rocks!, (episode #517), viewers meet landscape painter Laura Gates of Alexandria, Louisiana, who is inspired by her four decades as a park ranger with the National Park Service. She paints both plein air and in her studio, and through her brushstrokes strives to express a connection to the land and to place. We then take a look at the transformative power that photographs had in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Plus, Louisiana’s Old State Capitol has been an iconic landmark in downtown Baton Rouge for almost 170 years; author Carol Haase takes us on a tour for this week’s Louisiana Treasures segment.
Hosted by James Fox-Smith of Country Roads Magazine, Art Rocks! is LPB’s weekly series that spotlights artists, performance, culture, literature, history and the impact of art in our world. It features Louisiana stories, as well as segments from across the country. Current and past episodes are here: www.lpb.org/artrocks.
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