Tonight marks the opening of a new exhibit in the Louisiana State Museum – Baton Rouge that showcases New Orleans artist Mignon Faget’s lifetime works.
Faget, best known for her metal jewelry pieces inspired by nature and New Orleans culture, will be feted with a reception from 6:30 to 8 p.m., which includes an open bar, food and entertainment. Faget will be on hand to receive a lifetime achievement award.
The exhibit, “Mignon Faget: A Life in Art and Design,” will open to the public today at 8 p.m. after the reception and will run until Feb. 25, 2012.
Susan Maclay — executive director of the Louisiana State Museum Foundation, which is hosting the reception — said Faget’s exhibit first debuted in New Orleans in 2010 and is now traveling to Baton Rouge with a bigger display.
“It’s a fantastic exhibit on the life and artistry of Mignon Faget,” Maclay said. “It spans her career over the past several