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Art & Theater

Professor Leslie Friedman creates printed works using different techniques and people's stories on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in Hatcher Hall.

LSU printmaking professor uses art to spark reflection about immigration

By Katie Gagliano November 8, 2017

Printmaking assistant professor Leslie Friedman is using art to inject empathy into discourse about immigration. Friedman said today’s rhetoric lacks empathy for our neighbors and the experiences...

Josh Wascome

LSU alumnus turns salvaged wood into functional, original pieces

By Kaylee Poche November 7, 2017

Across town from the stately oaks and broad magnolias, University alumnus Josh Wascome spends his days in his backyard workshop turning salvaged wood into homemade, functional works of art. With his business,...

Bliss Bernard

Civil engineer doubles as local artist to create abstract, colorful works

By Corrine Pritchett November 7, 2017

Bliss Bernard may be a civil engineer in her day-to-day, but the 26-year-old lets her creative side run free with abstract art on the side. “You know how some people are left-brained and some are...

Cindy Wonderful speaks on behalf of Chez Fab Arts and Community Project in her home on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017.

Chez Fab Arts and Community Project provides space for creative collaboration, networking

By Mackenzie Treadwell October 31, 2017

On the corner of Iroquois and Delaware Street in North Baton Rouge, an unassuming vermilion house  is the home to non-profit Chez Fab Arts and Community Project, an organization dedicated to...

LSU alumna Stephanie Landry stands in front of her mural on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 at Mid City Redevelopment Alliance on the corner of Laurel Street and N 19th Street.

LSU alumna brightens Baton Rouge with original murals, installations

By Kaylee Poche October 25, 2017

Whether she’s helping create a rooftop installation or spontaneously painting a mural on the side of a building with a friend, University alumna Stephanie Landry is brightening up Baton Rouge one...

Artist Raven "Bird Burger" Jones speaks on behalf of her artwork outside of Magpie Cafe on Laurel St. on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017.

Local artist uses color saturation to create vivacious works

By Mackenzie Treadwell October 24, 2017

Every day, local artist Raven Jones, also known by her Instagram name @bird_burger, eagerly awaits for 5 p.m. to arrive so she can start her second job: making her color-saturated, naturally-inspired work...

Victoria Petersen sells her artwork and creations through her website Heart over Harvest and at Mid City Makers Market on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017 at her home studio.

Local artist turns throwaways into handcrafted works of art

By Kaylee Poche October 20, 2017

What others may see as this week’s trash, Baton Rouge artist Victoria Petersen sees as next month’s project. Through her business Heart over Harvest, Petersen creates wooden wall fixtures,...

A wall entitled "Bonjour Max Ernst Portfolio" is on display as part of LSU Museum of Art's exhibit Bonjour | Au Revoir Surréalisme at the Shaw Center for the Arts on Oct. 11, 2017.

Art history course promotes hands-on approach to learning

By Katie Gagliano October 17, 2017

Professor Darius Spieth’s history of prints course students are taking matters into their own hands. Instead of reviewing artwork on a slideshow, students in the experiential learning class received...

Dietetics freshman Morgan Mayeux waits before the show, Couture de la Fleur, where fashion meets flora, hosted by the LSU College of Agriculture and Mendel University of the Czech Republic at the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens on Oct. 11, 2017.

Couture de la Fleur stuns with live flower fashion show

By Katie Gagliano October 12, 2017

The LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens gave new meaning to the phrase “flower power” when models strutted the runway in handcrafted floral apparel during the Couture de la Fleur fashion...

The Steele Burden Memorial Orangerie stands as a staple of the Botanic Garden at the Burden Museum on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017 on Essen Lane.

LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens offer research opportunities, relaxing space for students

By Corrine Pritchett October 12, 2017

The LSU Agriculture Center Botanic Gardens at Burden is more than a horticulture research center; it’s also a local spot for students to de-stress or engage in research beneficial for their careers. “The...

Diatom Design

Baton Rouge duo sells hand-crafted items at local markets

By Kaylee Poche October 10, 2017

Had it not been for a trip to visit her friend at LSU, Florida native Diane Leightman may have never met University alumnus Tom LaPann. Now, the two are a package duo as the founders of Diatom Design,...

LSU alumna pursues art career post-graduation

LSU alumna pursues art career post-graduation

By Corrine Pritchett October 5, 2017

University alumna Morgan Gray wanted a job she could dedicate herself to, and a dull 9-to-5 cubicle job was far from the answer. “I always enjoyed drawing; I would doodle in class and make cartoons,”...