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LSU Museum of Art's Callie Smith Receives 2026 Louisiana Art Education Association Museum Art Educator Award  
July 9, 2026
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LSU Museum of Art's Callie Smith Receives 2026 Louisiana Art Education Association Museum Art Educator Award  
July 9, 2026
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LSU 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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July 9, 2026
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Closer Look: Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia I 
December 6, 2024
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Closer Look: Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia I 
December 6, 2024
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Take a closer look and explore the details and symbolism in Albrecht Dürer’s etching Melencolia I. LSUMOA Educator and Programs Manager Callie Smith dives deeper into this iconic work in her latest blog post.

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December 6, 2024
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See Three Masterpieces from Charles Edward Schwing’s Collection in the Newly Installed Decorative Arts Gallery at the LSU Museum of Art
December 2, 2024
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See Three Masterpieces from Charles Edward Schwing’s Collection in the Newly Installed Decorative Arts Gallery at the LSU Museum of Art
December 2, 2024
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See Three Masterpieces from Charles Edward Schwing’s Collection in the Newly Installed Decorative Arts Gallery at the LSU Museum of Art. These include a striking seascape by Winslow Homer, a Venetian watercolor by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, and a captivating portrait of Ma Si Gyaw by Gerald Festus Kelly. Read more in this blog post.

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December 2, 2024
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inRegister fashion shoot at the LSU Museum of Art
November 22, 2024
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inRegister fashion shoot at the LSU Museum of Art
November 22, 2024
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The LSU Museum of Art was excited to have inRegister Magazine have a fashion shoot in the galleries. Check out this feature to learn more!

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November 22, 2024
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LSU MOA in the news

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inRegister features Southern Gothic exhibit programs
October 14, 2026
inRegister features Southern Gothic exhibit programs
October 14, 2026
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October 14, 2026
LSU Reveille features Southern Gothic
October 5, 2026
LSU Reveille features Southern Gothic
October 5, 2026

LSU Museum of Art opens Southern Gothic exhibit, highlighting art made about the American South. Read this feature by the Reveille to learn more.

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October 5, 2026
The Advocate Baton Rouge features Art Break at the LSU Museum of Art
September 24, 2026
The Advocate Baton Rouge features Art Break at the LSU Museum of Art
September 24, 2026

LSU Museum of Art offers free programs for teens and adults inspired by its Folk Art Gallery. Read this feature by The Advocate Baton Rouge to learn more about the museum’s Art Break program. This program is supported by Art Bridges.

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September 24, 2026
LSU Museum of Art wins 2026 Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) Publication Competition Awards
September 21, 2026
LSU Museum of Art wins 2026 Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) Publication Competition Awards
September 21, 2026

The LSU Museum of Art is pleased to announce it is a recipient of two 2026 Southeastern Museums Conference Publication Awards. Read this press release to learn more!

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September 21, 2026

LSU Cornerstone features The Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists

December 07, 2021 in Exhibition, MOA in the news
LSU Cornerstone features The Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists

LSU Cornerstone featured The Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists in the 2021 Winter Issue. Read an interview and watch a video with LSU MOA Curatorial Fellow Clarke Brown and former LSU MOA Curator Courtney Taylor.

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LPB Art Rocks! The Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists

December 07, 2021 in Exhibition

The Winifred and Kevin P. Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists supports growth of LSU Museum of Art’s permanent collection by funding acquisitions of works by Black, Indigenous, and Latinx artists, including those of marginalized sexualities, gender identities, and communities. LPB Art Rocks! talks to representatives from the museum including Clarke Brown, a Curatorial Fellow, who is specializing in diversity and inclusion in the arts.

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LSU Museum of Art wins 2021 SEMC Publication Competition awards

October 05, 2021 in MOA in the news, Press release

LSU Museum of Art is excited and honored to have won two bronze awards in the Southeastern Museums Conference 2021 Publication Competition. LSU MOA won for our Art Talk publication and our 2019-2020 Annual Report.

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Form & Fire featured in Ceramics Monthly

October 05, 2021 in MOA in the news, Exhibition

Check out ceramic works from Form & Fire: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection at LSU Museum of Art featured in the October 2021 issue of Ceramics Monthly.

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 Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967),  French Braid and Cornrow , 2013, cloth, thread, and wood, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.4
 Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967),  French Braid and Cornrow , 2013, cloth, thread, and wood, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.4
 Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967),  French Braid and Cornrow , 2013, cloth, thread, and wood, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.4
 Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967),  French Braid and Cornrow , 2013, cloth, thread, and wood, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.4
 Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967),  French Braid and Cornrow , 2013, cloth, thread, and wood, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.4
 Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967),  French Braid and Cornrow , 2013, cloth, thread, and wood, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.4
 Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967),  French Braid and Cornrow , 2013, cloth, thread, and wood, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.4  Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967),  French Braid and Cornrow , 2013, cloth, thread, and wood, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.4  Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967),  French Braid and Cornrow , 2013, cloth, thread, and wood, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.4  Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967),  French Braid and Cornrow , 2013, cloth, thread, and wood, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.4  Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967),  French Braid and Cornrow , 2013, cloth, thread, and wood, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.4  Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967),  French Braid and Cornrow , 2013, cloth, thread, and wood, Purchased with funds from the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists, 2021.4

Closer Look at Sonya Clark's "French Braid and Cornrow" by Clarke Brown

September 22, 2021 in Exhibition

Sonya Clark is a textile and social practice artist who uses everyday objects to implicate the construction of empire and speak about the afterlife of slavery. Recently, LSU MOA acquired one of Clark’s pieces as part of the Reilly Initiative for Underrepresented Artists entitled French Braid and Cornrow, which is currently on view. Read this closer look at the work by LSU MOA Curatorial Fellow Clarke Brown.

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Candice Lin, La Charada China (Tobacco Version), 2019, cement with casein paint, welded steel table frame, tobacco, ceramics, distillation system (distilling a tincture of tobacco, sugar, tea, and poppy), poppy pod putty, sugarcane, white sugar, cacao, sage, ackee, oak gall, Anadenanthera, dong quai, California clay, Dominican Republic clay, metal parts, bucket, pumps, tubing, dried indigo, glass slides, bottles, drawings, tile, rubber, wood, Courtesy of the Artist and François Ghebaly Gallery, Photography by Ian Byer-Gamber

Candice Lin, La Charada China (Tobacco Version), 2019, cement with casein paint, welded steel table frame, tobacco, ceramics, distillation system (distilling a tincture of tobacco, sugar, tea, and poppy), poppy pod putty, sugarcane, white sugar, cacao, sage, ackee, oak gall, Anadenanthera, dong quai, California clay, Dominican Republic clay, metal parts, bucket, pumps, tubing, dried indigo, glass slides, bottles, drawings, tile, rubber, wood, Courtesy of the Artist and François Ghebaly Gallery, Photography by Ian Byer-Gamber

Candice Lin: The Agnotology of Tigers Opening October 20

September 13, 2021 in Exhibition, MOA in the news, Press release

Candice Lin: The Agnotology of Tigers opens October 20, 2021 / This year's collaboration with the LSU School of Art features visiting artist Candice Lin. Her exhibition, The Agnotology of Tigers, will feature recent works based on archival images from LSU (Chinese Bandits) alongside a new configuration the installation La Charada China. Lin’s installation illuminates’ histories of social violence and a politics of forgetting that obscures the history of indentured Chinese labor and lingering stereotypes.

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Ceramics Now Magazine features Form & Fire and The Boneyard

September 07, 2021 in Exhibition, MOA in the news

Form & Fire: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection and The Boneyard: The Ceramics Teaching Collection featured online for Ceramics Now magazine. Click here to read.

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Carrie Mae Weems to Headline Fairfield University Art Museum’s Fall Exhibition Series

August 23, 2021 in Exhibition
Carrie Mae Weems to Headline Fairfield University Art Museum’s Fall Exhibition Series

Carrie Mae Weems to Headline Fairfield University Art Museum’s Fall Exhibition Series. Click here to read article from Ebony Magazine.

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(Featured in Form & Fire) Daniel Rhodes (American, 1911-1989), Head, No. 223, 1985, Stoneware, 13 ½ x 11 x 16 in., Unsigned, © Daniel Rhodes

(Featured in Form & Fire) Daniel Rhodes (American, 1911-1989), Head, No. 223, 1985, Stoneware, 13 ½ x 11 x 16 in., Unsigned, © Daniel Rhodes

The Advocate / LSU Museum of Art opens ceramic exhibits "Form & Fire' and 'The Boneyard'

July 12, 2021 in MOA in the news, Exhibition

The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) covers Form & Fire: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection and The Boneyard: The Ceramics Teaching Collection: click here to read

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(Featured in Form & Fire) Richard Shaw (American, b. 1941), Dominoes, 2003, Porcelain, 6 x 8 ½ x 2 ¾ in., Signed in pencil on front, © Richard Shaw

(Featured in Form & Fire) Richard Shaw (American, b. 1941), Dominoes, 2003, Porcelain, 6 x 8 ½ x 2 ¾ in., Signed in pencil on front, © Richard Shaw

inRegister / On exhibit: Form & Fire exhibit at the LSU Museum of Art

July 09, 2021 in MOA in the news, Exhibition

inRegister Magazine cover Form & Fire: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection and The Boneyard: The Ceramics Teaching Collection: click here to read

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The Advocate Baton Rouge: Youngsters can do free art projects in LSU Museum of Art summer program

June 21, 2021 in MOA in the news, Community programs, Education

The Advocate Baton Rouge covers LSU Museum of Art’s Summer 2021 Neighborhood Arts Project: click here to read

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Installation view of Collection Spotlight: Recent Acquisitions by Black Artists at LSU Museum of Art

Installation view of Collection Spotlight: Recent Acquisitions by Black Artists at LSU Museum of Art

The Power of Memory by Kirsten Campbell, LSU MOA Grad Assistant

June 14, 2021 in Exhibition

Radcliffe Bailey’s works are a wonder to view in person. A storyteller, Bailey layers and assembles symbols, photographs, motifs, and text to build a narrative network between his personal history, memory, and identity to that of the African Diaspora. Read this blog post by LSU MOA Graduate Assistant Kirsten Campbell about Radcliffe Bailey’s Far Beyond the Valley, now on view in Collection Spotlight: Recent Acquisitions by Black Artists until September 26, 2021 at LSU MOA.

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 Bisque works featured are unfinished ceramic works used for teaching purposes.     (left to right)  sauce boat by Jen Allen; mug by John Gill; head by Kensuke Yamada; handled vase by John Gill; teapot by Mike Jabbur; caged vessel by Jen Allen;

Bisque works featured are unfinished ceramic works used for teaching purposes.  (left to right) sauce boat by Jen Allen; mug by John Gill; head by Kensuke Yamada; handled vase by John Gill; teapot by Mike Jabbur; caged vessel by Jen Allen; rabbit by Joe Bova; pitcher by Jen Allen; cup and saucer by Lisa Orr; upside-down head by Kensuke Yamada; white mug by Lauren Gallaspy; cup by Doug Peltzman

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 Bisque works featured are unfinished ceramic works used for teaching purposes.     (left to right)  sauce boat by Jen Allen; mug by John Gill; head by Kensuke Yamada; handled vase by John Gill; teapot by Mike Jabbur; caged vessel by Jen Allen; CERAMICS_LSUMOA_CC20_edit.jpg CERAMICS_LSUMOA_CC24_edit.jpg

The Boneyard: The Ceramics Teaching Collection opens July 8 at LSU Museum of Art

June 02, 2021 in MOA in the news, Exhibition

LSU Museum of Art (LSU MOA) in Baton Rouge, LA is pleased to open on July 8, 2021, The Boneyard: The Ceramics Teaching Collection presenting the energy and legacy of ceramics demonstrations through bisqueware. This exhibition is a collaboration between LSU Museum of Art and LSU School of Art. Read the full press release to learn more.

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 Andrea Gill (American, b. 1948), Tall Vase, 1991, earthenware, Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

Andrea Gill (American, b. 1948), Tall Vase, 1991, earthenware, Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

 Charles Smith (American, b. 1949), Acorn Vase, 2016, stoneware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

Charles Smith (American, b. 1949), Acorn Vase, 2016, stoneware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

 Kurt Weiser (American, b. 1950), Pair of Yunomi: Faces and Pots, 2012, porcelain; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

Kurt Weiser (American, b. 1950), Pair of Yunomi: Faces and Pots, 2012, porcelain; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

 Lisa Orr (American, b. 1960), Large Rabbit Bowl, 2018, polychrome glazed earthenware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

Lisa Orr (American, b. 1960), Large Rabbit Bowl, 2018, polychrome glazed earthenware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

 Paul Soldner  (American, 1921–2011), Pedestal Piece from Kimono series, 1982, unglazed Raku fired earthenware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

Paul Soldner (American, 1921–2011), Pedestal Piece from Kimono series, 1982, unglazed Raku fired earthenware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

 Peter Voulkos (American, 1924–2002), Chimney Pot, 1964, glazed stoneware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

Peter Voulkos (American, 1924–2002), Chimney Pot, 1964, glazed stoneware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

 Roberto Lugo (American, b. 1981), Covered Jar: Theaster Gates and Jesse Williams Portraits, 2016, porcelain;  Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

Roberto Lugo (American, b. 1981), Covered Jar: Theaster Gates and Jesse Williams Portraits, 2016, porcelain; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

 William Brouillard ( American, b. 1947), Machine Age Analog Icon Charger, 2015, earthenware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

William Brouillard ( American, b. 1947), Machine Age Analog Icon Charger, 2015, earthenware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

 Andrea Gill (American, b. 1948), Tall Vase, 1991, earthenware, Promised Gift of E. John Bullard  Charles Smith (American, b. 1949), Acorn Vase, 2016, stoneware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard  Kurt Weiser (American, b. 1950), Pair of Yunomi: Faces and Pots, 2012, porcelain; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard  Lisa Orr (American, b. 1960), Large Rabbit Bowl, 2018, polychrome glazed earthenware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard  Paul Soldner  (American, 1921–2011), Pedestal Piece from Kimono series, 1982, unglazed Raku fired earthenware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard  Peter Voulkos (American, 1924–2002), Chimney Pot, 1964, glazed stoneware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard  Roberto Lugo (American, b. 1981), Covered Jar: Theaster Gates and Jesse Williams Portraits, 2016, porcelain;  Promised Gift of E. John Bullard  William Brouillard ( American, b. 1947), Machine Age Analog Icon Charger, 2015, earthenware; Promised Gift of E. John Bullard

Form & Fire: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection opens July 8 at LSU Museum of Art

June 02, 2021 in MOA in the news, Exhibition

LSU Museum of Art (LSU MOA) in Baton Rouge, LA is pleased to open on July 8, 2021, Form & Fire: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection, featuring a group of over 100 American studio ceramic works on long-term loan and are a promised gift by bequest to the LSU Museum of Art from E. John Bullard. Read the full press release to learn more.

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The Art of Seating at LSU Museum of Art

Woodshop News covers The Art of Seating at LSU MOA

May 28, 2021 in MOA in the news, Exhibition

Woodshop News covers The Art of Seating: Two Hundred Years of American Design in this feature.

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