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LSU Museum of Art executive director Mark Tullos and curator Michelle Schulte. Photo by Collin Richie.
Check out this feature by 225 Magazine about how the LSU Museum of Art will represent Louisiana in a new Smithsonian loan program. Read this article to learn more!
Read MoreLSU Museum of Art Chief Curator Michelle Schulte on WRKF Louisiana Considered speaking about Fall 2026 exhibition. Listen to learn more!
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Gallery view of the Folk Art Gallery at the LSU Museum of Art. (left to right) This view features an artwork by Mary T. Smith, sculptures by Dr. Charles Smith, and a large piece by Purvis Young.
On exhibit: LSU Museum of Art's Folk Art Gallery is featured in inRegister & 225 Magazine! Read the feature to learn more about this inspiring exhibition and plan your visit.
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LSU Museum of Art Among First in the Nation to Earn Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) Certification. Read this press release to learn more!
Read MoreLSU Museum of Art Selected for Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Art Bridges' "50 for 50" Initiative. Read this press release to learn more!
Read MoreLSU Museum of Art's Callie Smith Receives 2026 Louisiana Art Education Association Museum Art Educator Award. Read this press release to learn more!
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Mary T. Smith (1905-1995), Untitled, Hazlehurst, Mississippi, 1967, paint on wood panel, 32 x 48 x 1/4 in. Collection of the American Folk Art Museum, New York, Blanchard-Hill Collection, gift of M. Anne Hill and Edward V. Blanchard, Jr., 1998.10.47. Photo by Adam Reich.
LSU Museum of Art Awarded $25,000 Grant from Art Bridges to Expand Community Wellness Programming Inspired by Upcoming Folk Art Gallery. The Folk Art Gallery at the LSU Museum of Art will feature works on loan from the American Folk Art Museum in New York through Art Bridges’ Partner Loan Network. Read this press release to learn more.
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Edgar Cano, Life is Beautiful (detail), 2022. Oil on linen. Photograph by Anna Poe.
LSU Reveille features South Arts exhibition and interviews Louisiana fellow, Edgar Cano in this article. Read to learn more!
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Sheila Pree Bright, Untitled #14 (Girls and Dolls Series), 2004. Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at the University of Alabama.
The Advocate Baton Rouge: The LSU Museum of Art celebrates innovative women photographers in new exhibit, 'ReVision.’ Check out this feature!
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LSU Museum of Art Chief Curator Michelle Schulte pulling out painting racks in the museum’s permanent collection storage. This is the cover of the Country Roads Magazine June 2026 issue.
Check out this Country Roads Magazine article titled Inside the Vault: A Tiger, a Warhol, and a Lost Madonna featuring the LSU Museum of Art.
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Felicia Greenlee, Sign of the Times #Too, 2022. Wood, stain, printer ink, and paint. Photo by Felicia Greenlee.
The Advocate Baton Rouge, LA features the museum’s exhibition South Arts 2025 Southern Prize & State Fellowships for Visual Arts.
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Edgar Cano, Life is Beautiful, 2022. Oil on linen. Photo by Anna Poe.
Gonzalo Fuenmayor, We All Have Our Shadows, 2018. Charcoal on paper. Photo by Edson Smitter.
Masela Nkolo, Mukanda Mask, 2024. Digital photograph. Photo by David Clifton Strawn.
Felicia Greenlee, Sign of the Times #Too, 2022. Wood, stain, printer ink, and paint. Photo by Felicia Greenlee.
Loretta Pettway Bennett, Lazy Gal #1, 2008. Handmade quilt with denim jeans. Photo by Steve Pitkin.
Travis Townsend, One Fine Thing (1999–2023), 1999–2023. Plywood, wood, paint, clamps, string, and mixed media. Photo by Mary Rezny.
Stephen Phillips, Hunter Green Decanter and Cup, 2023. Ceramics, white stoneware, cone 5 oxidation, tape resist, glaze and underglaze. Photo by Stephen Phillips.
Lydia C. Thompson, Hollow Abode #2, 2024. Ceramics. Photo by Ben Premaux.
Tabitha Arnold, Hot Labor Summer, 2023. Punch needle–embroidered wool yarn on linen cloth. Courtesy of Harrison Winkler. Photo by Tabitha Arnold.
Learn more about the LSU Museum of Art’s two summer 2026 exhibitions in this press release.
Read More225 Magazine feature Chagall exhibit. Read this feature to learn more!
Read MoreAt a Louisiana art opening, I found a hopeful answer to the headlines. Read this feature about the Chagall exhibit by nola.com.
Read MoreLSU Reveille: LSUMOA’s Daphnis and Chloe and Other Lovers exhibition is a story of love and perseverance. Read this feature to learn more!
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