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• Literature Workshop hosted by the Ernest Gaines Center

  Wed, Sep 27 @ 6—8pm

  Flex your creative writing muscles at the museum’s first literature workshop hosted by Cheylon Woods, Director of UL Lafayette’s Ernest Gaines Center. Visitors will be provided with an excerpt of Gaines’ writing and an artwork from the museum’s permanent collection as a prompt to inspire their own creative composition. English departm...

  

• Film Screening with the Center for Louisiana Studies

  Wed, Oct 4 @ 6—8pm

  The Center for Louisiana Studies will host a film night featuring documentaries from the Archive of Cajun and Creole Folklore as a part of the exhibition Crafting the South Louisiana Sound. Join Pudd Sharp and Chris Segura for commentary a...

  

• Toddler Time

  Wed, Oct 4 @ 10—11am

  Parents and their children will enjoy story time, songs with finger play, participate in a hands-on art project, and may explore the museum after the program.

  This event is free to attend thanks to the generous support of Quest Pediatrics Dentistry.

   

  

• Play Day: Music and Movement

  Sat, Oct 7 @ 10 AM—2pm

  Come play with Polly and Lou as we explore Music and Movement through hands on art activities and gallery games. Presented in conjunction with the Festivals Acadiens et Créoles exhibition.

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  10:00-2:00 – Gall...

  

• Crafting the South Louisiana Sound: Curator Tour

  Wed, Oct 11 @ 6—8pm

  Anya Burgess and Chris Segura will lead a special tour of Crafting the South Louisiana Sound that draws on their personal experiences as musicians. They will explain the craftsmanship that goes into the instruments displayed and share live dem...

  

• Yoga en français dans les galeries

  Sat, Oct 14 @ 11—12pm

  Join us for a special edition yoga en français at the Hilliard Museum during Festival weekend! Please bring your own yoga mat and blocks and arrive 10 minutes before class is scheduled to begin. The classes are donation based with a suggested amount of $10-$20. Fluency in french is not required to participate in this session. ...

  

• Literature Night with the UL English Department

  Wed, Oct 18 @ 6—8pm

  Spend an evening with UL Lafayette’s English Department as students and faculty present their original poetry pieces, short stories, and excerpts from works of fiction. The event is organized by Dr. Sadie Hoagland, Assistant Professor of English.

  
  

  

• Artist Talk with Steven Breaux

  Wed, Oct 25 @ 6—8pm

   

  Explore the work of UL Lafayette Professor of Visual Arts, Steven Breaux. This talk is presented as a part of the ArtSpark award from Lafayette Economic Development Authority and the Acadiana Center for the Arts.

  Professor Steven Breaux will focus on “Waking Space: The Emerging Art Object, Quantum Theory, and Algorit...

  

• Museum in Motion: UL Dance Department Showcase

  Wed, Nov 1 @ 6—8pm

  Join us for a night of dance at the museum! University students will perform solo and duet pieces in response to the exhibitions by Lin Emery,Tina Freeman: Artist Spaces, and William Kentridge. The event is hosted in partnership with the UL Lafayette’s School of Performing Arts and is organized by Marie Broussard, Instructor of Dance ...

  

• Toddler Time

  Wed, Nov 1 @ 10—11am

   

  Parents and their children will enjoy story time, songs with finger play, participate in a hands-on art project, and may explore the museum after the program.

  This event is free to attend thanks to the generous support of Quest Pediatrics Dentistry.

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• History Department Teach-In

  Wed, Nov 8 @ 6—8pm

  The UL Lafayette History Department will be hosting a talk on the “Uses and Abuses of History in American Society.” The teach-in series is designed to engage students as well as the community in thought-provoking conversations about important contemporary issues affecting the United States. This event will be held in the A. Hays Town ...

  

• Yoga in the Galleries

  Sat, Nov 11 @ 11 AM—12pm

  Join us on the second Saturday each month for yoga at the Hilliard Museum led by an RYT-200 certified instructor. Please bring your own yoga mat and arrive 10 minutes before class is scheduled to begin. The classes are donation based with a suggested amount of $10-$20.

  
  

  

• Poetry Workshop with Jack Bedell

  Sat, Nov 11 @ 9 AM—1pm

  $25 Non-Members

  $20 Members

   

  Dig deeper into the written word with a pilot poetry workshop led by Jack Bedell. The workshop will be both generative and interactive and will include a discussion of practical poetics as well as writing activities based prompts and on art displayed in the gallery space. Partici...

  

• Live Music with Jeff George and the UL School of Music

  Wed, Nov 15 @ 6—8pm

  Celebrate the end of the semester with an evening of live music and more featuring faculty and students from the UL Lafayette’s School of Music. The performances will respond to the current exhibitions on display at the museum. The event is organized by Dr. Jeffrey George, Professor of Guitar Studies.

  

• Artist Talk with Francis Pavy

  Fri, Nov 17 @ 6—8pm

  Join us during homecoming week for our last program of the season. Local artist and USL alum Francis Pavy, whose work Lake Arthur Lotus is on view at the museum until December 9, will talk about his artistic process and practice.

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• Toddler Time

  Wed, Dec 6 @ 10—11am

  Parents and their children will enjoy story time, songs with finger play, participate in a hands-on art project, and may explore the museum after the program.

  This event is free to attend thanks to the generous support of Quest Pediatrics Dentistry.

  

• Yoga in the Galleries

  Sat, Dec 9 @ 11 AM—12pm

  Join us on the second Saturday each month for yoga at the Hilliard Museum led by an RYT-200 certified instructor. Please bring your own yoga mat and arrive 10 minutes before class is scheduled to begin. The classes are donation based with a suggested amount of $10-$20.