Galleries galore ...
Throughout the year, the LSU College of Art & Design hosts exhibitions of work by undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and local and visiting artists.From contemporary paintings, prints, and photographs to ceramics, graphic design, and sculpture, students at the College of Art & Design have abundant opportunities to see and experience innovative work from a wide range of perspectives and social themes.
The LSU School of Art's gallery spaces include theAlfred C.Glassell Jr.Exhibition Gallery, located in the Shaw Center for the Arts in downtown Baton Rouge, andGallery 229, a photography exhibition space located in the Art Building on campus.The new gallery in the Barnes Ogden Art & Design Complex features exhibitions of work by art & design faculty, alumni, students, and visiting artists.
View events/exhibition calendar.
Students also exhibit their work in the Sculpture Quad, located between Atkinson Hall and the Barnes Ogden Art & Design Complex, which features permanent installations and temporary works by sculpture students throughout the year!in Julian T.White Hall (formerly the Design Building), where student work is showcased through displays that change regularly!and pop-up shows around all the college's spaces.
For more information on LSU College of Art & Design Galleries, contact the Director of Galleries:
Courtney Taylor
cptaylor@lsu.edu
(225) 578-0856
Around Town
The university offers more exhibition spaces for students, faculty, and visiting artists, including:
- theLSU Museum of Art, located on the fifth floor of the Shaw Center for the Arts, comprises 13,000 square-feet distributed among 14 galleries;
- the maincampus libraryincludes a dedicated printmaking gallery space on the second floor;
- Hill Memorial Library, which has a program that includes historic and contemporary exhibitions of artists' books, photographs, and printed ephemera.
Baton Rouge boasts a thriving and contemporary art scene, as well.Check out the art scene in Baton Rouge orvisitbatonrouge.comfor more information.