Baton Rouge is home to a vibrant art scene. With numerous museums and galleries geared at interests of all kinds, both locals and visitors are sure to find something they like. Check out these ongoing and upcoming exhibits over the next few months.
Capitol City Contemporary
The Louisiana Art & Science Museum will host Capitol City Contemporary, a photography exhibit, until Dec. 11. Featured artists combine mediums, offering a mixture of digital and film.
Local and regional photographers were selected for their contributions to Louisiana’s art scene. The artists depict their reactions to the changes in photography since the emergence of the digital era.
Lovely as a Tree
Also at LASM is Lovely as a Tree, an exhibit featuring an international selection of artists giving their take on the familiar form of the tree. On view until Nov. 27, the exhibition features various mediums and styles of art.
Lovely as a Tree encourages viewers to look at trees from a new perspective and recognize the significant role trees play in renewing spirits and sustaining life.
Lunchtime Lecture
On Oct. 13, the West Baton Rouge Museum will hold a lunchtime lecture and book signing with author Faye Phillips. Her book, “The Golden Band from Tigerland: A History of LSU’s Marching Band,” contains 150 photographs depicting the Pregame Salute, the vivacity of the halftime show and the band’s hard work and dedication.
Louisiana Book Festival
Downtown Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge) will hold the thirteenth annual Louisiana Book Festival on Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This year, the festival will include more than 100 authors and exhibitors.
The event will take place at the Capitol Park Museum, the State Capitol and the State Library of Louisiana. Admission is free.
Walter Anderson
Beginning Oct. 29, West Baton Rouge Museum visitors can view Walter Anderson’s artwork. A twentieth century American painter, Anderson famously depicted plants, animals and people of the Gulf Coast.
His brother, John Anderson, will speak at WBRM Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. as part of a lecture series. He will discuss Walter’s life, works and the history of the family business, Shearwater Pottery.
In conjunction with the exhibit is Wine with Walter, an art workshop where guests can enjoy wine, refreshments and try their hand at painting and printmaking inspired by Anderson.
Elliott Daingerfield
Starting Dec. 16, the LSU Museum of Art will feature Everlasting Calm: The Art of Elliott Daingerfield. Daingerfield lived and worked in North Carolina, and his work sets itself apart from contemporaries with its distinctly Southern style.
The displayed works will seek to evoke the divine manifest in nature by featuring large-scale oil paintings of Southern scenes and monumental Western landscapes.
The West Baton Rouge Museum runs business as usual on Sept. 27, 2016 in Port Allen. This museum will soon be making way for new exhibits.
