ART NOTES

The exhibit Recitation, featuring work by three local artists, will run through Friday, Feb. 13, in the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge's Community Gallery, 427 Laurel St.

Recitation explores the evolution of art with a narrative quality, conceptually moving from vision to reality. Participating artists are sculptor Cetin Ates and painters Leslie Charleville and Patricia Hough.

Ates received his master's degree from Mustafa Kemal University in Antakya, Turkey. He has participated in several international exhibitions, including the 65th State Sculpture Exhibition in Turkey, the third International Student Triennial Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey, and a group exhibition at La Bottega Dell'Acquaforte Gallery in Laguna Beach, Calif. He is also a participant in the Baton Rouge Arts Market.

Charleville earned bachelor of fine arts and bachelor of arts degrees in art history from LSU. Her work was most recently shown at the Alfred C. Glassell Gallery for the Ernest Gaines invitational, The Sky is Gray. She was honored with best in show by popular vote at the Hot Tamales summer invitational also at the Glassell gallery.

Hough is a graduate of LSU and received a bachelor of fine arts degree in studio art. Her work was also shown at the Alfred C. Glassell Gallery for The Sky is Gray. Her work can be found in private collections in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania, Missouri and Louisiana.

Admission to the exhibit is free.

For more information, call (225) 344-8558 or visit http://www.artsbr.org.

Graphic design contest

Baton Rouge Advocates for Safe Streets is sponsoring a graphic design contest for the 2009 poster that will be used throughout all of its promotion, print material and T-shirts. This year's theme is "Connectivity."

Designs should feature bicycle and pedestrian imagery. Entry deadline is Feb. 15, and the winner will be announced Feb. 28.

E-mail entries to contest@brsafestreets.org

For more information and specific submission requirements, visit http://www.brsafestreets.org.

Call for artists

Louisiana Public Broadcasting is gearing up for the sixth annual Art & Travel Auction on June 7.

The auction features artwork from artists from Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and Texas. LPB is seeking up-and-coming artists who are at least 18 years old to be a part of the Emerging Artist Juried Auction. Submissions must be accepted by three jurors in order to be included in this part of the auction. Entry forms are available by visiting http://www.lpb.org/auction.

Submission deadlines and the event schedule are:

* Feb. 28: Emerging Artist Juried Auction entry form deadline

* March 7-15, jurors select artworks for exhibition

* March 20, notifications are e-mailed to artists

* April 1, artwork delivery deadline

* April 25-May 18, exhibition dates

* May 2, LPB Art Rocks!

* June 7, Art & Travel Auction live on LPB

Artwork donated for the auction will be on exhibit April 25-May 18 at the Louisiana State Museum - Baton Rouge, 660 N. 4th St. A preview party and opening reception, titled LPB Art Rocks!, will be 6-9 p.m. Saturday, May 2.

Friends of LPB also will conduct a raffle in connection with this year's LPB Art & Travel Auction. The prize is Eddie Mormon's "Louisiana State Capitol," measuring 3 feet by 4 feet and valued at $5,000. Raffle tickets are $100 each with proceeds going to defer the costs of the opening reception and auction. The drawing will take place at the preview party.

For tickets, call (225) 767-4289. For more information, visit http://www.lpb.org/auction.

At Wealth Planners Gallery

The exhibit Sketchbook 16, featuring the work of Louisiana artist Dan Ellender, will open with a 6-9 p.m. reception Friday, Jan. 30, at Wealth Planners Gallery, 6230 Perkins Road in the Campus Federal building. The exhibit will run through April 30.

The series was developed from drawings produced in a dance studio. Ellender describes his works as portraying "the innocence of youth, the pain of physical work and the pride of being on stage."

Ellender is director of the Children's Museum of Southwest Louisiana in Lake Charles. The show also will feature original works by local artist Julie Dupre Buckner.

Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission to the exhibit is free.

For more information, call (225) 757-8007.

At the libraries

Exhibits on view at East Baton Rouge Parish libraries this month are:

* Picturing America, featuring artwork celebrating freedom and independence, at Baker Branch Library, 3501 Groom Road, Baker. For more information, call (225) 778-5940.

* Bayou Bebes are displaying the national traveling doll and book exhibit sponsored by the United Federation of Doll Clubs, Bluebonnet Regional Branch Library, 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd. Also showing is Do the Zoo!, an exhibit that shows what the Baton Rouge Zoo has to offer the entire family.

For more information, call (225) 763-2240.

* Inspirational Scenes, featuring artist Johnnie Perkins' inspirational paintings based on biblical scenes, Greenwell Springs Road Regional Branch, 11300 Greenwell Springs Road. For more information, call (225) 274-4440.

* Abstract Paintings, featuring acrylic paintings by David Rush, Jones Creek Regional Branch Library, 6222 Jones Creek Road. Also showing are Nifty Knits, featuring handmade items by Carolyn Pittman; Puttin' on the Glitz, featuring a variety of vintage and modern costume jewelry from a local collector; and Scrap Metal Sculpture, featuring junkyard and shop scrap metal artwork by Richard Swenson. For more information, call (225) 756-1140.

LSU redesigns riverfront

The downtown Baton Rouge riverfront received a facelift - on paper, at least - during Design Week at the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture.

The design charrette, as the intensive workshop and presentation process is called, took place Jan. 13-16. It was led by internationally acclaimed landscape architect Matthew Bradbury of New Zealand, who worked with 10 teams of students over the course of the week and coached them as they made their way through a series of exercises.

The charrette culminated with the students' final presentations on a new, improved and redesigned riverfront.

Bradbury is a principal with the firm Bradbury McKegg Landscape Architecture, which specializes in the integration of landscape infrastructure and urban development. He has more than 20 years experience on a wide range of projects in New Zealand, China and Europe.

The Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture is among the top rated in the United States. It recently was ranked second in the nation by DesignIntelligence magazine, marking the fifth consecutive year it has been included in the top five landscape architecture schools in the country.

Landscape architect talk

Landscape architect Ken Smith will speak at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, in the first floor lecture hall, Room 103, of the LSU Design Building on campus as part of the LSU College of Art & Design Distinguished Lecture Series.

Smith grew up in Iowa, and attended Iowa State University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture in 1976. After graduation, he apprenticed with sculptor Paul Shao and worked for the Iowa Conservation Commission in Parks and Recreation Planning.

Smith attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design and received his master's degree in landscape architecture in 1986. After working in the office of Peter Walker and Martha Schwartz, he opened his own office in New York City in 1992.

Smith is active as an educator, teaching as an adjunct professor at the City College of New York from 1992 to 1996, and as a visiting design critic at the Harvard Graduate School of Design from 1997 to the present.

Smith is a board member of the Architectural League of New York and is active in advocating preservation of modern works of landscape architecture. He was also a member of the THINK team in the World Trade Center competition in 2002. Smith was recently awarded a major commission for a 1,300-acre urban park on the decommissioned El Toro Marine Base in Orange County, Calif.

Admission to the lecture is free.

For more information, call (225) 578-5868 or visit http://www.design.lsu.edu.

At Ann Connelly Fine Art

Ann Connelly Fine Art will present the exhibit Echoes, featuring work by Jill Hackney, opening with a 6-9 p.m. reception Saturday, Jan. 24, at Steeple View Gallery, 149 Fuselier St., Arnaudville. The exhibit runs through Feb. 20.

Hackney takes a holistic approach to her painting, finding importance not only in the primary object but also how it synchronizes with the surrounding space, color and light balance in between. She enjoys working on surfaces containing a history, including such discarded objects as books and doors and gives them new life and meaning.

Hackney received her bachelor's degree in fine arts in painting and drawing from LSU. She was awarded a scholarship to study at the Cleveland Institute in her junior year. She resides in Maryland.

For more information, call (225) 927-7676 or visit http://www.annconnelly.com.

Looking@Art is back

CultureCandy's fourth season of Looking@Art, hosted by Elise Toups and Erin Rolfs, begins Tuesday, Feb. 3, and continues for five weeks.

The tour will visits galleries, collectors' homes and artists' studios for an intimate look at visual arts in many stages. The group will meet Feb. 3 at the offices of Country Roads Magazine to view and discuss the publication's art collection and continue by visiting with multimedia artist Mallory Feltz.

The tour continues on Tuesday, Feb. 10, with a visit to the studios of photographer William Grenier and painters Elise Toups and Todd Hines. On Tuesday, Feb. 17, printmaker Kimberly Arp welcomes the tour to his studio, then on to sculptor Aaron Hussey's home. On Tuesday, March 3, the tour continues to the studios of printmaker Kathryn Hunter and photographer Kevin Duffy. The final visit on Tuesday, March 10, includes sculptor Jonathan Pellitteri's space and the home of collector and artist Winifred Ross Reilly.

All tour sessions are 7-9 p.m. Participants must provide their own transportation.

Cost is $65, which totals $13 a day. This season CultureCandy is issuing tickets that can be used by multiple people on separate nights. This way, participants unable to attend every Tuesday can give their tickets to friends.

For tickets or more information, visit http://www.www.culturecandy.org, and click on Looking@Art.

Members show at guild

The Louisiana Art & Artists' Guild's Two Seasons members-only show runs through March 26 at Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. There will be a reception 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1.

Also, the guild has announced winners of its Deck the Walls Show, judged by Mary Ann Caffery of Caffery Gallery. Winners are Roberta Loflin, first place, for "Three Wishes"; Larry Downs, second place, "Golden Waters"; and Greg Kiger, third place, for "Two Seated Clarinets."

Honorable mention awards went to Tim Lloyd for "Ginger Jar"; Louise Hansen, "Big Red Drum"; June Tuma, "Italian Street Scene"; Mary Sue Couvillon, "Radishes"; Betty Efferson, "Peace Stream"; and Bryon Levy, "Breaux Bridge."

Admission to the members-only show is free.

At Taylor Clark Gallery

Taylor Clark Gallery, 2623 Government St., is showing works by Marla Hoppenstedt, Joseph Poche, Ann Warner, Carol Arabie, William Guion, Brad Bourgoyne and Barrie Van Osdell.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.

For more information, call (225) 383-4929, e-mail info@taylorclark.com or visit http://www.taylorclark.com. 

Lockwood workshops set

Registration is open for C.C. Lockwood's spring photography workshops, Atchafalaya by Canoe and Hiking in the Tunica Hills.

Lockwood's workshops include a pre-trip lecture on April 2 in Baton Rouge, a day-trip and a critique session following the field trip. The Atchafalaya field trip is April 4, and the Tunica Hills field trip is April 18.

The lecture also will contain digital work flow instruction. The workshop is open to photographers at all levels of expertise as well as non-photographers, but space is limited to 15 people per workshop, so spots should be reserved early.

To register or for more information, call (225) 769-4766 or visit http://www.cclockwood.com. 

One-stroke painting class

Registration is open for a Donna Dewberry One Stroke Painting class instructed by Shelly Fredrick 6-8 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 2, 9, 16 and March 2, at the Hummell Street Gallery, 133 Hummell St., Denham Springs. The class is for high school students through adults.

The class is hosted by the Arts Council of Livingston Parish.

Students will learn to do decorative painting that is quick and easy using acrylic paints and the Donna Dewberry one stroke technique.

Cost is $60 for arts council members and $65 for nonmembers.

To register or for more information, call (225) 667-9022.

At Grand Contemporary

The January ArtWalk group show continues through Saturday, Jan. 31, at Grand Contemporary Gallery, 402 S. Buchanan Street, Lafayette.

The show features new work by artists Yvette Owens, Helaine Moyse and Lisa diStefano and admission is free.

For more information, call (337) 235-5252 or visit http://www.grandcontemporary.com.

Arts center to open

The Kids Of Our Lacombe and the Bayou Lacombe Art Center will soon open at 30414 U.S. 190 in Lacombe, due in part, to a Cooperative Endeavor Grant from the State of Louisiana awarded to the Kids Of Our Lacombe for 2009.

The center will provide month-long art classes in ceramic wheel throwing, ceramic slab building, watercolor, acrylics and mosaics to Lacombe students 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays. Classes are for students and adults. In addition to classroom space, the center will feature an art gallery, showcasing art work by participating students and members of the Bayou Lacombe Art Center. The center also will house the Fontainebleau Cultural Arts District office and will provide meeting space for the artisans.

Also, Kids Of Our Lacombe is looking for teachers that are interested in teaching visual arts to seventh and eighth grade students. Each class will meet 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays for one month.

For more information, call (985) 778-9528 or e-mail jmslacombe@charter.net

At UNO

The University of New Orleans-St. Claude Gallery, 2429 St. Claude Ave., is featuring the Jessica Bizer master of fine arts thesis show Outer Space Is Pretty Unusual through Saturday, Jan. 31.

Admission is free.

For more information, call (504) 280-6493.

Acadian heritage in N.O.

The Historic New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal St., is celebrating Louisiana's Acadian heritage with a variety of programming, including two exhibitions, lectures and a film series.

Here is a schedule of events:

* The exhibition Cajun Document, 1974: Photographs by Charles H. Traub and Douglas Baz runs through Feb. 20 at the Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St. This show features 30 black-and-white images depicting the people and culture of Breaux Bridge. Hours are 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission is free.

* The exhibition Evangeline: From Tragic Heroine to Cultural Icon runs through April 25 at the Williams Research Center. This show explores the relationship between Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie and the Cajuns living in south Louisiana. Hours are 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is free.

* A lecture, Two for the Road, presented by Charles H. Traub and Douglas Baz, will be 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Williams Research Center. These New York photographers will present an illustrated lecture recounting their experiences photographing Breaux Bridge in 1974. Admission is free but seating is limited. Call (504) 523-4662 or email wrc@hnoc.org for reservations.

* The 14th annual Williams Research Center Symposium: The Acadian Diaspora, all day Saturday, Jan. 31, in the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel, 621 St. Louis St. Admission is $45-$75.

* Cajun Film Series, 2 p.m. Sundays, March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, at the Williams Research Center. Featured works and presenters include Dirty Rice, presented by filmmaker Pat Mire on March 8; Schultze Gets the Blues, presented by writer Ben Sandmel on March 15; Belizaire the Cajun, presented by filmmaker Glen Pitre on March 22; and Evangeline; and Louisiana Story. Admission is free.

* International Summer-Study Tour to Nova Scotia, July 16-24. Pricing and registration information to be available at a later date.

For more information, call (504) 556-5987.

In New Orleans

This week's art events in New Orleans include:

* The exhibit Meat vs. Dirt, featuring drawings and paintings by Brad Benischek, runs through Sunday, Feb. 8, at Antenna, 3161 Burgundy St.

Benischek tells a strange story of consumer culture and cannibalism through painting, drawing and comic book vernacular.

Hours are noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and by appointment.

For more information, call (504) 813-4848.

* Noted Russian scholar Suzanne Massie, co-author with husband Robert of the bestselling Nicholas and Alexandra, will lecture 2 p.m. today, Jan. 18, in the Stern Auditorium of the New Orleans Museum of Art, 1 Diboll Circle. Nicholas and Alexandra, the tale of the last Russian Tsar, Nicholas II, was adapted into a film that earned a Best Picture nomination at the 1971 Academy Awards. The Massie lecture will be followed by a book signing and reception. For more information, call (504) 659-4100 or visit http://www.noma.org.

* Antiabecedarians: A Group Show of Telekinesis Proxenators in Franca Langua runs through Sunday, Feb. 8, at Barrister's Gallery, 2331 St. Claude Ave.

For more information, call (504) 525-2767.

* The exhibit Franklin Adams: A Retrospective will run though Feb. 13 in the Carroll Gallery in the Newcomb Art Department in the Woldenberg Art Center at Tulane University. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission to the exhibit is free.

For more information, call (504) 314-2228 or visit http://carrollgallerytulane.edu.

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