11/08/2020
Local Artists and Craftsmen Featured at Two Upcoming Events
LAFAYETTE, LA -- If you are looking for unique gifts for the holidays, or if you have an interest in makers of art, you will definitely want to visit with Acadiana artists and fine craftsmen at two local events in November.
The Acadiana Center for the Arts in downtown Lafayette will open an exhibition of local artists and craftsmen’s work during the Second Saturday Art Walk on November 14, from 5 – 9 p.m. The exhibition, Open Studio Tour: Quarantine 2020, includes over 50 works ranging from paintings and ceramics to textile art, jewelry and sculpture. Most of the works will be for sale. The Louisiana Crafts Guild is the co-sponsor of the show. Burnell Lemoine, president of the Guild, explained the show’s aim saying, “The Crafts Guild and the AcA called for area artists to share with the public some of the art work they had created during this year when the popular Open Studio tour was put on hold because of the COVID pandemic.” In the show special tribute will be given to water colorist Sara Parker, one of ten artists who organized the first Open Studio Tour in Acadiana in 1971. The show will run through December 2020.
In St. Martin Parish, the owners of Maison Stéphanie will host an open-air Festival des Arts under their oaks on the weekend of November 21-22. The event features 30 Acadiana artists demonstrating, showing and selling their work. The festival hours are from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. on Saturday, and from noon until 5 p.m. on Sunday. The setting, Maison Stéphanie, is a historic home dating back to 1796 during Spanish rule in Louisiana. It is now dedicated to cultural preservation and multilingual tourism. The traditional raised Creole cottage is located at 1862 Bushville Highway near Arnaudville, Louisiana.
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