Art

"""If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."" - Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm
In honor of Black History Month, join us for and impactful evening with good food and meaningful conversation at ""The Folding Chair: Diversity Dinner and Dialogue Experience."" Hosted by Attorney Ingrid F. Johnson, featuring catering from Dat New Orleans Taste.
The Folding Chair: Diversity Dinner and Dialogue Experience – Alexandria Museum of Art"

"The Folding Chair: Diversity Dinner and Dialogue Experience – Alexandria Museum of
Art

$25.00

Join us for an evening of spoken word poetry with Sha'Condria "iCon" Sibley.

February 6 @ 3:30 PM:
An Ode to This Home (Body): Creation Station with Sha'Condria "iCon" Sibley
$5

"""""""Are you an artist or creative in Central Louisiana? Are you looking for a place to come and talk to other creatives? Join us for the Creative Round Table!

Being an artist can be isolating, but we can lift each other up! Do you want to learn about grants and artist calls? Talk about process? Maybe you want to learn how other artists market their art or ship their art? Well, come on! Let's talk about it!"""""""""""""""

FREE and open to the public.

"Anyone can come and knit in the galleries. Open to all ages.
Just getting started? AMoA has limited materials to get you started."

FREE and open to the public.

"""""""Are you an artist or creative in Central Louisiana? Are you looking for a place to come and talk to other creatives? Join us for the Creative Round Table!

Being an artist can be isolating, but we can lift each other up! Do you want to learn about grants and artist calls? Talk about process? Maybe you want to learn how other artists market their art or ship their art? Well, come on! Let's talk about it!"""""""""""""""

FREE and open to the public.

"Anyone can come and knit in the galleries. Open to all ages.
Just getting started? AMoA has limited materials to get you started."

FREE and open to the public.

Join the Arts Council for the Independent Film: Lift!
Friday, March 21 at 7PM at the Kress Theatre in Downtown Alexandria. Tickets: $10, free for students. Tickets at the door.

Best date? Dinner and Film!
Join the Arts Council for an Independent Film this Valentine’s Day!
Friday, February 14th at 7PM at the Kress Theatre in Downtown Alexandria. Tickets at the door - $10 for Adults, free for students.
Chewing-gum sculptures, a wealthy gallerist, a firebrand wrestler, a notorious murder case and the segregated south – it’s all part of Nellie Mae Rowe’s boundless universe. This World is Not My Own reimagines this self-taught artist’s world and her life spanning the 20th century. With Uzo Aduba as the animated version of Nellie Mae Rowe

Culminating its traveling schedule in Alexandria, this exhibit is the first of its kind and traces 45 years of the river in George Rodrigue's paintings, exploring the unique ways Rodrigue used the river as a reference to his Cajun heritage, and ultimately as a metaphor for the journey of life. The exhibition, organized by the Life & Legacy Foundation, includes 45 original artworks, including paintings, pastels, and sculptures from the private collection of Wendy Rodrigue, the George Godfrey Rodrigue, Jr.