Religion and Personal Identity
This national exhibition explores how religion effects our personal, political and social lives and shapes our worldview. The paintings, photography, videos, performance art and sculpture questions and challenges our contemporary notions of religious identity. Visiting artists will lecture throughout the run of the exhibition.
Free

Her Flock
University of Georgia digital art professor Martijn van Vagtendonk’s installation Her Flock is a mechanical marvel of birds in locomotion. The artist explains: “Birds made of paper and steel wire sit quietly, each on a pedestal. As a viewer approaches, the flock flaps their wings for take off and move upwards, where they remain in flight until the viewer retreats.” The remarkable artwork creates the sensation of walking into an open field and surprising birds into flight.
Free

International House of Blues Foundation
Fanfare partners with the House of Blues Foundation to sponsor an art competition for area schoolchildren. Using “found” materials to create their artwork, young artists are inspired to depict significant events that shaped their lives and world. Participants will travel to the House of Blues Folk Art gallery in New Orleans for the International House of Blues Foundation’s Blues SchoolHouse program.
Free

Opening Reception:  Seldom Seen
The Hammond Regional Arts Center hosts an exhibit, curated by Marjorie Morrison and Michael Ledet, showcasing the “seldom seen” artworks from local private collections.  The exhibit will open with a reception on October 12 and be on display through October 26.  Gallery hours are 10am – 5pm, Tuesday – Friday.  Information:  (985) 542-7113.
Sponsored by Michael, Jesse, and Laura Ledet in memory of Sharon Ledet.