Living with Art: Selections from Baton Rouge Collections
To commemorate the opening of the LSU Museum of Art in the Shaw Center for the Arts fifteen years ago, we present this special exhibition celebrating art collecting in Baton Rouge. Through the loan of extraordinary works from nine private collections, we celebrate the creative spirit that binds artists to collectors and collections to institutions. Living with Art features a wide selection of media, periods, and styles, ranging from German Expressionists to Southern self-taught artists; French Impressionism and international artists to Louisiana artists; and from painting to porcelain to bronzes and photography.
Living with Art: Selections from Baton Rouge Collections is curated by LSU MOA Executive Director Daniel Stetson and will be on view March 5 through September 27, 2020.
OPENING RECEPTION & 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Thursday, March 5, Shaw Center, Fifth floor, 6–8:30 p.m.
Join us for this exhibition opening celebrating the art of collecting in Baton Rouge and 15 years of art downtown. Free for LSU MOA members, $5 for students/faculty with ID, $10 for general public.
PROGRAM
Dignitaries’ remarks 6 p.m.
Gallery tour and commentary 7 p.m.
Stop by our makers table and also sit for a quick portrait by local artist Brad Bourgoyne while enjoying champagne and hors d’oeuvres.
Installation and Reception Photos
Photos by Charles Champagne
Exhibition Lenders and Sponsors
We extend appreciation to the generous lenders to this exhibition: Karen and Jerry Ceppos, Janie and Chet Coles, Becky and Warren Gottsegen, Beverly and Steven Heymsfield, Salomia and Ben Jeffers, Mary Terrell Joseph, Cary Saurage, among other private collectors. Thank you to the following sponsors of this exhibition: Dr. Kay Martin, in Honor of Mr. L. Cary Saurage II; Friends of the LSU Museum of Art; Taylor Porter; Mrs. Jan and Mr. Sanford A. Arst; Mrs. Beth and Dr. Butler Fuller; In Honor of Mr. L. Cary Saurage II: Mrs. Laurie and Mr. Hank Saurage; Mr. C. Wayne Meyers; Mrs. Donna M. Saurage; Mrs. Catherine and Mr. Matt Saurage; and The Helene Kantrow Blitzer and Sidney M. Blitzer Family Fund. This exhibition is also supported by the generous donors to the Annual Exhibition Fund. We also appreciated the supporters of our reception: Mrs. Donna and Dr. John Fraiche, NOLA Wine Merchant, and Mrs. Jackie and Mr. Brian Schneider.
Lectures and Programs
WATCH Living with Art featured on LPB’s Art Rocks!
WATCH Virtual Free First Sunday Living with Art
Watch our Virtual Free First Sunday featuring talks and family activities based on the exhibition Living with Art. Includes: Brief History of Connoisseurship Talk with LSU Art Historian Dr. Darius Spieth; Curator Conversation featuring Living With Art Curator and LSU MOA Exec. Director Daniel Stetson in conversation with Collector Jerry Ceppos; Family Activity “Making Pop-ups and Tunnel Books" demonstration with LSU MOA Educator Grant Benoit. Aired: May 3, 2020
WATCH Navigating the Art Market
"Navigating the Art Market:" A discussion on buying, auctioning, and collecting with Arthur Roger of Arthur Roger Gallery and Neal Alford of Neal Auction Company moderated by LSU MOA Director Daniel Stetson. Navigating the Art Market is presented in association with Living with Art: Selections from Baton Rouge Collections , a collectors focused exhibition currently on view at LSU Museum of Art.
Past Events
Press
Navigating the Art Market // Sunday, August 2 // 2:00-3:00 p.m. "Navigating the Art Market:" A discussion on buying, auctioning, and collecting with Arthur Roger of Arthur Roger Gallery and Neal Alford of Neal Auction Company moderated by LSU MOA Director Daniel Stetson.