Nari Ward and LSU School of Art Students Work on Installations for Rooted Communities Exhibit
New York–artist Nari Ward recently completed the first of three official visits as part of his residency as the 2013–14 LSU College of Art + Design Nadine Carter Russell Chair. The focus of…
Read Full StoryDredgeFest at Its Best: A Recap
The 2014 DredgeFest Symposium and Workshops gathered a range of professionals working on sediment transportation and dredging throughout Southern Louisiana and the world. The workshops hosted at the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape…
Read Full StoryLos Angeles Architect and Designer Joey Shimoda to Lecture at LSU College of Art + Design
Los Angeles architect and designer Joey Shimoda, AIA, will lecture at the LSU College of Art + Design at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at the LSU Design Building, room 103. Shimoda…
Read Full StoryA Lecture by Book Artist Johanna Drucker
Johanna Drucker, globally known book artist, will deliver the Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Endowed Lecture for the LSU School of Art at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 (103 LSU Design Building). Her…
Read Full Story2013–14 Bickham Chair Workshop on Datascapes & Analysis
Andrea Hansen, the 2013–14 Bickham Chair at LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, will lead the first of two workshops January 23–27 in the CADGIS Lab of the LSU Design Building. “Workshop 1:…
Read Full StoryCups! LSU School of Art Glassell Gallery Presents 8 Fluid Ounces 2014
One of the most popular and enthusiastically anticipated exhibitions at the LSU School of Art Glassell Gallery is 8 Fluid Ounces, a national invitational ceramic cup exhibition. Every other spring, more than 150…
Read Full StoryNew York Artist Nari Ward Collects Sculpture Materials at Scrapyards in Baton Rouge
In December 2013, New York–based sculptor Nari Ward visited Baton Rouge to scout for project ideas and materials and to meet with Malcolm McClay, associate professor of sculpture at the LSU School of…
Read Full StoryThe LSU Museum of Art Presents Rooted Communities by Nari Ward
The LSU Museum of Art will feature the first museum exhibition of Nari Ward’s work since the New York–based artist received a coveted Rome Prize in 2012–13. Rooted Communities, Ward’s first solo exhibition in…
Read Full StoryLowbrow Art: Blessing or Curse?
Greg Escalante, Co-Founder of Juxtapoz Magazine, Lectures and Serves as the Juror for Baton Rouge Gallery’s Surreal Salon Six Exhibition “Low Brow Art: Blessing or Curse?” by Greg Escalante Monday, January 27, 2014 at…
Read Full StoryLSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture Hosting DredgeFest Workshops in January 2014
LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture (RRSLA) is hosting DredgeFest Louisiana workshops at the LSU Design Building, January 13–16, 2014. DredgeFest Louisiana runs January 11–17, 2014, and includes a symposium in New Orleans…
Read Full StoryArchitecture Students Present Edges: Analog + Digital Fabrication Exhibit at Middleton Library
[portfolio_slideshow id=3809] Edges: Analog and Digital Fabrication by LSU School of Architecture ARCH 5004 Students December 8–13, 2013 | Middleton Library Lobby The work of fourth- and fifth-year architecture students in Visiting Assistant Professor…
Read Full StoryLSU Hilltop Arboretum Ribbon Cutting for $1.28 Million Expansion Project
The LSU Hilltop Arboretum held a ribbon cutting and open house for a $1.28 million expansion project constructed by Lincoln Builders of Baton Rouge on October 17, 2013. The Imogene Newsom Brown Education Facility…
Read Full StoryLSU Coastal Sustainability Studio to Present Mayors’ Institute on City Design in December
The LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio (CSS), a trans-disciplinary program of the College of Art + Design, College of Engineering, and School of the Coast & Environment, will present a regional session of the Mayors’ Institute…
Read Full StoryJoin LSU Ceramics for a Night of Lectures from Two Studio Potters from Marshall, NC
Tuesday, November 26, at 6:30 p.m. LSU Design Building Commons Matt Kelleher and Shoko Teruyma, studio potters from Marshall, North Carolina, will lecture at the LSU College of Art + Design on Tuesday, November…
Read Full StoryLSU College of Art + Design Presents Cultural Heritage Engineer Maurizio Seracini
“A Future for the Past: Engineering Sciences to Save the World’s Cultural Heritage,” by Maurizio Seracini Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 5 p.m. | LSU Design Building, Room 103 Cultural Heritage Engineer Maurizio Seracini…
Read Full StoryFaculty Art Show: “Right Here, Now”
The works of 24 LSU School of Art faculty members are on display at the LSU Museum of Art in an exhibition titled Right Here, Now. The exhibition opened on November 8 and will run…
Read Full Story2013–14 Bickham Chair Lecture Addresses the Ephemeral Nature of Maps in Site Design
“Data and the Documentation of the Shifting Urban Landscape,” by Andrea Hansen Monday, November 11, at 5 p.m. | Design Building, Room 103 Andrea Hansen, the pending 2013–14 Marie M. Bickham Chair at the…
Read Full StorySchool of Art 2013 MFA Thesis Shows
LSU School of Art presents the 2013 MFA thesis shows by students who will graduate in December: Intermix by Luisa Restrepo and Conditions of My Release by Michael Alford. Both exhibits will run November 6 through December 6,…
Read Full StoryAndrea Hansen Named 2013–14 Marie M. Bickham Chair in Landscape Architecture at LSU
Andrea Hansen has been named the 2013–14 Marie M. Bickham Chair in Landscape Architecture at the LSU College of Art + Design Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture (RRSLA), pending approval by the LSU…
Read Full StoryFrench Historian and Essayist Marc Fumaroli Lectures on Language and the Arts
Lecture by Marc Fumaroli: “What Language to Say ‘the Arts’? French Rhetoric and German Aesthetics in the 18th Century” LSU Union Theatre | Monday, November 4, 2013, at 5 p.m. Reception and Exhibition Opening…
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