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Mardi Gras Bead Art – Perfect For Your Wall

Townsquare Media — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:48:29 +0000

Every Mardi Gras it’s the same thing – ‘Let’s see how many beads we can catch!’, followed by ‘what the heck do we do with all these beads?’ Some creative artsy-types have found a great use for those colorful Mardi Gras trinkets, as a palette for their artistic endeavors. Here are 16 works of Mardi [...]

Public Art is All Around Us in Lafayette

Debbie Ray — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:51:22 +0000

Did you know you don't even have to go to a museum to see interesting 'art' in Lafayette? I was surprised to see just how many installations of sculpture there are around the Hub City. Here are a few that I spotted. Have you seen any others? Please share any more that you find by [...]

Ridge Elementary Student Wins Louisiana Aviation Art Contest

Debbie Ray — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:49:21 +0000

Congratulations to Ridge Elementary’s Caroline Daigle, 1st place winner of the Age 10-11 category in the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) 2012 Louisiana Aviation Art Contest. The theme for this year’s contest was “Louisiana: A Celebration of Statehood and Aviation!” Students, ages 6-17, were encouraged to create artwork based on the history of aviation in [...]

Disney Concept Art – See How Your Favorite Characters Almost Looked

Matthew Roulette — Fri, 18 May 2012 05:59:45 +0000

As we showed in our lost Disney songs list, no Disney film is set in stone from start to finish. Plots get written, songs get dropped and characters get redesigned. Looking at early Disney concept art is like finally reading that novel that your favorite movie was based on only to discover it's totally different. Still, there's a simple charm in seeing these characters immediately after being birthed, before they were fine tuned, polished and marketed through endless merchandise.

Artists Help Make Festival International Successful [Gallery]

JayCee — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:44:18 +0000

For the first time in a few years, my job didn't interfere with Festival International (I usually have emceeing gigs or remote broadcasts that prevent me from enjoying the festival). Shannon and I couldn't make it there Wednesday night, but we were there Thursday through Sunday!

Carencro Catholic Inaugural Art Festival April 21

JayCee — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:10:17 +0000

Carencro Catholic will host their Inaugural Art Festival, Saturday April 21, beginning at 10am. The festival will be held along St. Peter Street in Carencro, and will include an art walk, arts and crafts vendors, a cupcake decorating contest, bake sale, and a jambalaya cook-off. Vendor opportunities still exist. For more information, call Brent Guilbeau [...]

Thomas Kinkade, 'Painter of Light,' Dies at Age 54 – Learn About His Life and Work

Kathy Landin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:43:36 +0000

You might not know his name, but you definitely know his work. Thomas Kinkade painted quaint scenes of cottages, cobblestone paths and warm, glowing windows, seemingly lit as an invitation to come inside. He had mass appeal that made him a household name and the target of disapproval from art critics. Kinkade passed away unexpectedly on Friday at the age of 54.