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Monday, April 14, 2014

TALK of the TOWN

Arts/Exhibits

ernestine-schram

'Art Explosion II' (artwork above by Ernestine Schram), Through May 22, Norsworthy Fine Art Gallery

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APRIL 26: “LOST IN A DREAM,” a one-day-only BPCC student photography exhibit by Kristy Bittick. Free. 2-7 p.m. Bossier Arts Council, 630 Barksdale Blvd., Bossier City. Call 741-8310.


THROUGH APRIL 20: “THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM: JEAN DESPUJOLS’ PORTRAIT OF INDOCHINA,” an exhibition that examines National Geographic’s use of Despujols’ art to illustrate culture and conflict in French Indochina. Free. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 12-4 p.m.; Thursday, 12-5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Meadows Museum of Art, Centenary College, Shreveport. Call 869-5169.


THROUGH APRIL 20: “KIM THOMPSON: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL,” a painterly exploration of how we really look at each other and how we see ourselves and our lives. Free. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 12-4 p.m.; Thursday, 12-5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Meadows Museum of Art, Centenary College, Shreveport. Call 869-5169.


THROUGH APRIL 20: “BRAINS,” Centenary students’ art created for neuroscience classes. Free. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, noon-4 p.m.; Thursday, noon-5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Meadows Museum of Art, Centenary College, Shreveport. Call 869-5169.


THROUGH APRIL 26: LOUISIANA SOCIETY OF ANIMAL ARTISTS, an exhibition of original artworks representing the animal world in a natural environment and available for sale. Free. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, 3015 Greenwood Road, Shreveport. Call 632-2020. 


THROUGH APRIL 30: THE ART OF JULIE CREWS, JOHN WAGONER AND STEVE ZIHLAVSKY, Free. 12-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Gallery Fine Art Center, 2151 Airline Drive, Bossier City. Call 741-9192.  


THROUGH APRIL 30: ART BY BONNIE FERGUSON, Emerging Artist Gallery, Bossier Arts Council, 630 Barksdale Blvd., Bossier City. Call 741-8310. 


THROUGH MAY 3: “A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL: TRADITIONAL ARTS OF LOUISIANA’S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES,” Celebrate the multicultural neighborhoods of Northwest Louisiana in this two-part exhibition. Free. artspace, 710 Texas St., and workshop at Central Artstation, corner of Crockett and Common streets, Shreveport.


THROUGH MAY 22: “ART EXPOSITION II,” Seventeen local and national artists come together with a variety of media in this annual show. Free. 1-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; noon to 4:30 p.m. Norsworthy Fine Art Gallery, 214 Texas St., Shreveport. 


THROUGH MAY 25: “AMERICAN STILL LIFES,” This exhibition will feature masterpieces by a range of contemporary artists recognized especially for their sumptuous still-life compositions along with their dazzling artistic techniques, including Daniel Mark Cassity of hop Springs, Ark. Free. R.W. Norton Art Gallery, 4747 Creswell Ave., Shreveport. Call 865-4201.


THROUGH MAY 30: THE ARTWORK OF SUSAN DUKE-POSEY, original Impressionist works in oil on canvas, applied with lavish palette knife strokes. Free. Community Trust Bank, 1350 E. 70th St., Shreveport. 


THROUGH MAY 30: ART BY SARAH BRINSON KENNEDY, ROD TALBOT AND ASHLEY WACHAL, Each artist has a very distinct and visual style but all inspire a sense of Louisiana with their work. East Bank Gallery, 630 Barksdale Blvd., Bossier City. Call 741-8310.


THROUGH MAY 30: LISANDRA DI LIBERTO EXHIBIT, Di Liberto creates sub-realistic paintings which carry a message that people can identify with. Emerging Artist Gallery, 630 Barksdale Blvd., Bossier City. Call 741-8310.


EVERY WEDNESDAY: ARTFUL ACRYLIC CLASSES, by Rebecca Francis. $75 per month. 4-7 p.m. Barnwell Garden and Art Center, 602 Clyde Fant Parkway, Shreveport. Call 673-7703.


FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH: SHREVEPORT WRITERS CLUB, Writers from all stages of life in all genres and styles of writing meet to share their thoughts in written form with other people who love words; guests welcome. Free. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bossier Arts Council Annex, 630 Barksdale Blvd., Bossier City. 

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