Event Recaps
Clementine Hunter and Louisiana Folk Art
Along with the National Trust’s Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios, we celebrated Louisiana Art with Tommy Whitehead, author of Clementine Hunter: Her Life and Art, in a virtual webinar.
Zebulon’s Dream
Shadows partnered with the IAAHS to host a special Juneteenth performance of Zebulon’s Dream, written and performed by acclaimed poet Suzanne Wiltz.
Murals & Street Art: Preserving & Sharing Community Culture
Paul Schexnayder led a downtown murals tour celebrating murals and street art in New Iberia.
Weeks Hall, Avant Garde Exhibit Opening
Celebrate Louisiana Art with an exhibition featuring rarely displayed Weeks Hall art that surveys work throughout his life.
Education and Preservation to Heal Communities
Dr. Leona Tate, member of “The McDonogh Three,” discusses the roll of preservation in communities with Molly Baker, the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s HOPE Crew.
Schooling in the Antebellum South
Dr. Sarah Hyde, author of Schooling in the Antebellum South, explored private and public education systems before the Civil War in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
The Legacy of African American Students and the Desegregation of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Ruth Foote discussed the 76 black students who integrated the Southwestern Louisiana Institute in July 1954.