MOA in the news
LSU MOA is premiering two fall exhibitions exploring LGBTQ+ themes: "The Shaping of Us: Queerness in Ceramics" and "Reveal: Photographs by Jerry Siegel.” Read the full press release to learn more
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Two LSU Digital Media Arts & Engineering students, Katie Wilson and Meredyth Yorek (pictured above), came to the galleries to create digital scans of Thornton Dial’s artworks. Visitors will soon be able to interact with these digital scans and see details of Dial’s works, which are filled with found objects and made with multiple materials, on iPads in the galleries. Read to learn more!
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Thornton Dial, Changes of the Moon, 2003. Found objects and painted canvas on wood. Private collection. ©2023 Estate of Thornton Dial / ZuZu Inc.
The Advocate Baton Rouge, LA features I, Too, Am Thornton Dial. On view at the LSU Museum of Art from March 30–July 2, 2023.
Read MoreDr. Blaise Ducos, the Curator of 17th- and 18th-Century Dutch and Flemish Paintings at the Musée du Louvre, discusses European decorative arts. Dr. Blaise Ducos will give a lecture at LSU MOA titled, Metal into Paint: The Many Lives of the Van Vianen Vase during the annual Decorative Arts Lecture Series.
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Thornton Dial, Struggling Tiger, 1989.Oil on canvas. Collection of Robert S. Taubman. © 2023 Estate of Thornton Dial / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
I, Too, Am Thornton Dial opening March 30, 2023 at the LSU Museum of Art was chosen by Paper City Magazine as one of The 13 Most Extraordinary Art Exhibits to Catch Worldwide in 2023. Read this feature to learn more!
Read MoreinRegister Magazine spoke with LSU MOA Senior Curator and Director of Public Programs Michelle Schulte about Mediterranea: American Art from the Graham D. Williford Collection along with Volterra and Pasqua by Kevin Benham. Read to learn more!
Read MoreMichelle Schulte, LSU Museum of Art Senior Curator and Director of Public Programs, receives 2022 Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) Museum Leadership Award. Read this press release to learn more!
Read MoreWinifred and Kevin P. Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists is the 2022 recipient of The Elizabeth McLundie Bolton Award at the Louisiana Association of Museums Conference (LAMCON). Learn more in this press release
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Mario Moore’s painting During and After the Battle from the LSU Museum of Art’s permenent collection was featured on the cover of Southeastern Museums Conference Summer 2022 issue, along with other museum exhibition updates and news.
Read MoreWBRZ stops by Neighborhood Arts Project, watch to learn more!
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LSU Museum of Art Executive Director Daniel Stetson during a tour of the LSU MOA Portrait Gallery.
Local art enthusiasts are probably familiar with the LSU Museum of Art, located on the fifth floor of the Shaw Center for the Arts in downtown Baton Rouge. What visitors might not realize is how long it takes the museum’s exhibits to be acquired and arranged. Read this article by 225 Magazine to learn more!
Read MoreLSU Museum of Art (LSU MOA) is pleased to announce Marianna Luquette as registrar for the LSU Museum of Art. Read this blog post to learn more!
Read MoreLSU Museum of Art (LSU MOA) is pleased to announce Brandon V. Lewis as educator and public programs manager for the LSU Museum of Art. Read this blog post to learn more!
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State of the Art: Record artist Jenelle Esparza will be at the LSU Museum of Art for a series of museum and community programs on June 16 and 17 including a Museum Open House en Español with activities, gallery talks, a free educator workshop, and a closing reception. Learn more in this press release.
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