Artist Talk with painter Douglas Bourgeois at the Hilliard University Art Museum

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum 710 E St Mary Blvd, Lafayette, LA, United States

Explore the meticulously detailed practice of an artist who “psychically inhabits a lush frontier where American pop culture bumps against bayou country and ancient mythology” (Bookhardt, 2009). Includes a tour of Bourgeois’ work in Face to Face.

Artist Talk with Painter and Sculptor Willie Birch at the Hilliard University Art Museum

Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum 710 E St Mary Blvd, Lafayette, LA, United States

Join the Hilliard University Art Museum for an inspiring end-of-the-semester presentation by an artist who was named a 2014 USA James Baldwin Fellow, in addition to his past achievements including a NEA Visual Arts Fellowship, John Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, Pollock Krasner Foundation Award, and Cue Art Foundation Fellowship. Includes a slideshow and tour of Birch’s work in Face to Face.

Jacqueline Bishop Artist Workshop at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art

Ogden Museum of Southern Art 925 Camp St, New Orleans, LA, United States

Jacqueline Bishop will present a conversation and workshop investigating the long tradition of landscape painting, the beauty of the Louisiana landscape and the misuse of the word swamp.

WOODWARD LECTURE SERIES: LESLEY DILL at the Power of the Press Fest

Signal Return 1345 Division Street, #102, Detroit, MI, United States

Lesley Dill is one of the most prominent American artists working at the intersection of language and fine art. Her elegant sculptures, art installations, mixed-media photographs, and evocative performances draw from both her travels abroad and profound interests in spirituality and the world’s faith traditions. Exploring the power of words to cloak and reveal the psyche, Dill invests new meaning in the human form.

Free

Jacqueline Bishop: Artists Talk

Arthur Roger Gallery 432 Julia Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

Come to Arthur Roger Gallery to hear artist Jacqueline Bishop discuss her show "Human Threads". Jacqueline's artist talk will begin at 7 PM.