In this activity, let’s take a closer look at Matt Wedel’s sculpture from the LSU MOA collection and try our hands at making our own version at home!
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Stories in Art : Check out these Books!
The museum is opening this Wednesday and now that you are able to visit, we wanted to share some ways to explore the museum. If you can’t get to the museum, no worries. Hop online and visit our website—We have artwork that you can look at right from your sofa. Want something more? Check out some of these books while looking at the artwork—What is similar? What is different?
Read MoreLOOK / MAKE / THINK–Taste Color
Do you ever sometimes see a color and think “That would probably taste really good.” Well today we are going to learn about colors, but also end up with something tasty to eat. But what are colors? Why are there so many? What can we learn about how artists use colors? Let’s dive in and see.
Read MoreEntering the Third Dimension
There is something really special about receiving a letter or a card in the mailbox. And especially during this time of social distancing, we aren’t seeing folks we like as much. Whether it is a grandparent or your favorite yoga instructor, follow along and make a pop up card to send. This can also be adapted to create a pop-up book by simply gluing multiple ‘cards’ together. Let’s get started!
Read MoreBinding Memories: Create Your Own Adventure Journal
Let’s make an adventure book together! The book we are making today is really easy and you probably have all the supplies. But before we jump into the making—What is a book? What do books do? Those are both pretty easy questions, but let’s break it down and think about it through.
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Living with Art: Selections from Baton Rouge Collections featured on LPB’s program Art Rocks!
Read MoreLOOK / MAKE / THINK—Screen Time, Clay Time
LOOK / MAKE / THINK: Screen Time, Clay Time —let’s explore how artists use clay to make things for us to use. We will look at Newcomb Pottery to learn about materials and inspiration. After, let’s figure out how to make a virtual pot and then challenge yourself to make that pot in real life out of clay or play dough!
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A Conversation with "Living with Art" Collector: Ben Jeffers
in Exhibition
Although the museum is temporarily closed due to COVID-19, we still want to share with you virtual opportunities to explore current exhibitions. Our current exhibition Living with Art: Selections from Baton Rouge Collections highlights artworks from nine local collections and features a wide selection of media, periods, and styles. We had the pleasure to speak with Ben Jeffers, whose collection he and his wife Salomia have been gathering over the years is now on loan for this exhibition.
Read MoreA Chance of Art Activity
Right now we all have a lot on our minds, so let’s take some of the stress of thinking out in art-making…let’s play A Chance of Art! This is a great project with limited supplies to entertain kids and could also teach probabilities, but could also be a fun activity for an adult zoom happy hour to make some quarantine art in solidarity.
Read MoreJunk Drawer Drawings: Create a Pattern
We all have one—I’m talking about the junk drawer. Maybe it starts with a Taco Bell sauce packet or a screwdriver or some craft supplies you hurriedly swept “out of sight, out of mind” into the drawer. And now we are all mostly at home, looking for things to do or trying to entertain our children. Let’s tackle the junk drawer — let’s create a pattern today!
Read MoreStories in Art Activity: Lady with Accordion
Welcome to Stories in Art! Let's look at the painting, Portrait of Lady with an Accordion to create a drawing and story of your own. Let’s have fun!
Read MoreUpcoming Exhibition "Conspicuous" : Learn more about Caroline Durieux
We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this time. Just to give you an update: The LSU Museum of Art will be having an exhibition soon titled Conspicuous: Satirical Works by Caroline Durieux once we reopen after this temporarily closure due to COVID-19. In this blog post: learn more about Caroline Durieux and what to expect in this exhibition.
Read MoreA Conversation with "Living with Art" Collectors: Jerry & Karen Ceppos
in Exhibition
As part of the celebration of the LSU Museum of Art opening in the Shaw Center for the Arts fifteen years ago, our upcoming exhibition Living with Art: Selections from Baton Rouge Collections highlights artworks from nine local collections and celebrates the creative spirit that binds artists to collectors and collections to institutions. We recently spoke to two of the featured collectors, Jerry and Karen Ceppos.
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Last Look at "Destination: Latin America" at LSU MOA
in Exhibition
How to get the most out of your last visit to Destination: Latin America at LSU Museum of Art.
Read MoreTraveling Exhibition "Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects" now at University of Oregon →
“Carrie Mae Weems: The Usual Suspects,” now on view at the University of Oregon’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, includes recent photographic and video works that ask, “How do you measure a life?”
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