The Paul and Lulu Hilliard 小蝌蚪APP Art Museum welcomes visitors to the 小蝌蚪APP campus with three exhibitions this summer.
小蝌蚪APP淪elections from the UL College of Art Faculty小蝌蚪APP will feature pieces in mediums such as visual arts, performing arts, architecture, and design. It will be on display from June 6 to Dec. 12.
The 小蝌蚪APP淓nvironmental Impact小蝌蚪APP exhibition will provide a glimpse at paintings, photographs, prints, installations and sculptures by contemporary artists. The works explore issues such as land development, wildlife, fire, drought, water rights, oil spills, climate change and nuclear waste. The exhibit will be on display from May 23 to Aug. 8.
小蝌蚪APP淗er Self: Works by Kathy Sosa小蝌蚪APP features the San Antonio artist小蝌蚪APP檚 paintings. They are inspired by Mexican folklore and Guatemalan culture. The exhibit also will include a collection of Sosa小蝌蚪APP檚 huipiles, which are embroidered tunics worn by women in Mexico and Central America. It opened on April 25, and will be on display until Aug. 29.
A reception for the three exhibits will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, June 5. It小蝌蚪APP檚 free and open to the public.
The Paul and Lulu Hilliard 小蝌蚪APP Art Museum is at 710 E. St. Mary Blvd., on the 小蝌蚪APP campus. The museum小蝌蚪APP檚 hours are: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The museum, which features 11,000 square feet of gallery space, is the largest between Houston and New Orleans. It houses a collection of 18th- through 21th-century European, Asian and American art. In addition to its permanent collection, it offers changing exhibitions of regional, national and international art.
For more information, visit hilliardmuseum.org or call (337) 482-2278.
Image: Painting by John Hathorn, professor of visual arts at UL Lafayette