EVENT DETAILS:
A Sense of Place and Loss: Artists and Scientists Facing Change
Event Date: September 21st, 2019
Acadiana Center for the Arts 101 West Vermilion Street Lafayette, LA 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Behind the national headlines about dramatic land loss in coastal Louisiana live traditional and contemporary artists who explore and incorporate their environment, ecology, and culture into their work in addition to scientists who examine these aspects. What may scientists learn from artists and vice versa? How may art-science collaborations have broader impacts to reach communities at risk? The Bayou Culture Collaborative invites regional artists and scientists to a free immersive workshop to spend time together and with presenters who work in folklife, the sciences, and the arts to inspire advocacy and creativity in the face of land loss and cultural shifts. Facilitated by Paddy Bowman, Founding Director of Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education, and Brandon Balleng'e, visual artist and biologist, Louisiana State University. Workshop presenters include: Prosanta Chakrabarty, Associate Professor and Curator of Ichthyology at LSU; Suzanne Fredericq, UL Professor of Biology; Janie Luster, traditional Houma Indian palmetto weaver and cultural preservationist; Lynda Frese, visual artist and UL Professor Emerita. This is an engaging opportunity for traditional artists (such as craftspeople and musicians), contemporary artists (such as visual artists, dancers, musicians, writers), and scientists (such as biologists, ecologists, botanists) who are working in and entwined with the regional culture and ecology of coastal Louisiana. ***FREE Admission, but space is limited and registration is required. For information or to register contact Paige Krause at (337) 233-7060 x 232 or by email at paige@acadianacenterforthearts.org***
