BY DOUG MACCASH | FOR NOLA.COM Dawn DeDeaux is one of those something else artists. She came of age in the 1970s, and instead of spending the next 50 years making traditional…
Hurricane Ida did a number on New Orleans. Thankfully, our staff, artists, artwork, and building are all safe. We feel very thankful and hope that you and your family are…
This video offers a close look at Frankie Rice’s new exhibition, Arches, at Arthur Roger Gallery. Rice, a self-taught artist working in stonework and sculpture, debuts powerful new pieces crafted…
On Wednesday, October 1st, Francis X. Pavy will be awarded a Lineage Award from Basin Arts, a Lafayette Arts organization, to commemorate his work and dedication to the embodiment of…
Dr. Marcus Bunyan | June 20, 2025 Exhibition dates: 6th March – 28th June, 2025 Curators: Dennis Bell, founder of the Bob Mizer Foundation, and De Kwok, Head of Public…
IMAGE AND WORDS BY LEAH GRAEFF for THE CURRENT Magazine Downtown Lafayette was under a flash flood warning, the morning of my shoot with Francis Pavy. We kept our…
BY JOANNA BROWN | Staff writer Jun 11, 2025 Updated Jun 11, 2025 | For The Advocate An iconic Louisiana zydeco musician is being honored by the Smithsonian with…
PRESERVING CULTURE, ONE BEAD AT A TIME Pamela J. Forsythe | Jun 10, 2025 | for Broad Street Review Demond Melancon writes the history of his people in glass beads….
In Michelle Miller’s final look this week at pillars of New Orleans’ style, the correspondent delves into the centuries-old Carnival tradition of Black Masking. Acclaimed contemporary artist Demond Melancon’s work…
Each day in Lesley Dill’s Brooklyn Heights studio begins and ends with poetry. Her team selects lines from Emily Dickinson’s work to inspire their collaboration on This Private Hallucinatory Moment—a large-scale installation of “electric ladies” crafted from organza-backed copper. Rooted in Dill’s 2023–2024 Smithsonian fellowship, the piece draws from outsider art and 19th-century science, incorporating hand-applied chemical patinas and themes of discovery. The final 13-by-26-foot work will debut at Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans in December 2025.
Featuring Demond Melancon Big Chief Demond Melancon is a New Orleans native needle and thread artist. Big Chief is well known for creating massive Suits as a Black Masker. His…
The Louisiana-based artist, known for his hand-beaded portraits and Mardi Gras Indian suits, is the recipient of this year’s 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. By Rhea Nayyar | February…