Jack Budd, American multi disciplinary artist, was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana and graduated from the University of Louisiana’s...
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Highlighting the incredibly talented local artists in our community
Introducing Martha Garner
Martha Garner is a certified Master Naturalist and collage artist who lives in Lafayette. Her collages represent her love for...
Introducing Carly Dupré
Carley Dupré is a ceramic artist and aspiring educator whose work serves as a testament to the multifaceted world of...
Introducing Kelly Nelson
Kelly Nelson, a Louisiana native, is an artist who has a passion for all things related to the arts.She recently...
Introducing Elana Jacobs
Elana Jacobs is a Choreographer and Pilates Instructor living in New Orleans. Since 2011, she has served as the Artistic...
Introducing Kennedy Walker
Kennedy Walker is a movement artist from Baton Rouge, LA. She received her BA in Dance as well as a...
Introducing Alex McBride
Alex McBride is originally from Lafayette, Louisiana. He received his BFA in Dance from The University of Arizona in Tucson...
Introducing Megan Constantin
Meet Megan Brown Constantin, a regional roots singer/musician and cultural activist living in Lafayette, LA, originally from Tepetate, a small community...
Introducing Johanna Divine
Based in Lafayette, musician-songwriter Johanna Divine has written three original albums and co-wrote the celebrated musical Dream of the Marionettes,...
Introducing Paula Calderon
Visionary and creative artist born in Colombia, South America. Her bachelor’s degree in industrial design and over 20 years of...
Introducing Hillary
Hillary is a musician of versatile influence with fluidity in songwriting, performing, and music production. Her focus begins with writing illuminating...
Introducing James Wilson
James Wilson is a native of Lafayette, Louisiana, who discovered his passion for photography shortly after graduating from high school....
Introducing Ciel Dafford
Ciel Dafford is a Wiccan Priestess, Licensed Massage Therapist, and Reiki Master-Teacher, boasting over 20 years of spiritual guidance and...
Introducing Callie Istre
Callie Istre is an artist and jewelry maker from Lafayette, La. Her main focus is in creating paintings that can...
Introducing Brian Schneider
Brian Schneider is a lighting designer and licensed electrician based in Lafayette,Louisiana. A New York City native, Brian now integrates...
Introducing Roz LeCompte
Roz LeCompte is a self-taught artist from South Louisiana. She has cycled through many mediums and styles since her public...
Introducing Annabeth Mejia
Annabeth Mejia is an emerging photographer from Monroe, LA. She graduated as the outstanding graduate for the college of the...
Introducing Bach Prados
Bach Prados was born in Opelousas, LA, and grew up there. He is a graduate ofNorthwestern State University with a...
Introducing Kelsey Billiot
Kelsey Billiot has been teaching in classrooms around Lafayette Parish with the PACE program since 2015. As a teaching artist,...
Introducing Anna Kojevnikov
Anna Kojevnikov is the Community Development Manager at Acadiana Center for the Arts where her main focus is artist outreach...
Introducing Marie Palmer
Marie Palmer, a devoted embroidery and textile enthusiast for the past ten years, has found joy in the art of...
Introducing Andrea Villien
Andrea is a musician, poet, and healing arts practitioner from South Louisiana. She has been apart of Lafayette’s music community...
Introducing Jamar Pierre
Jamar Pierre, artist and educator, was born in New Orleans at Charity hospital in 1973. As a child Jamar Pierre...
Introducing Amber Ramirez
Since 2019, Amber Ramirez has been running Azulita Speaks, an art company focused on the production of beautiful one-of-a-kind pieces,...
Introducing Edward X
Edward X was born and raised in New Orleans, La. His passion for music began in 2005 when he wrote...
Introducing Ba Bader
An immigrant Artist in filmmaking and visual arts. Founder of Bia Creates Production. Born in Oman, Ba is the youngest of...
Introducing Morgane Prejean Copy
Morgane Prejean also known by her stage name, Kween Mo, is a Hip-Hop artist and creative based in Lafayette, LA....
Introducing Morgane Prejean
Morgane Prejean also known by her stage name, Kween Mo, is a Hip-Hop artist and creative based in Lafayette, LA....
Introducing Denise Gallagher
Denise Gallagher is a fine artist, graphic designer, and published author and illustrator of children’s picture books. Her work has...
Introducing Mare Martin
Mare Martin holds a BFA in painting and printmaking from the University ofLouisiana. She also studied at the Haystack School...
Introducing Steve Breaux
Steve Breaux, BFA, MFA, Florida State University, is retired (2020) Professor of Visual Arts atthe University of Louisiana at Lafayette...
Introducing Kathy Reed
Kathy has been an artist and educator for 40+ years in the Lafayette, Louisiana area.She was raised in a military...
Introducing Erin Gray
My work focuses on the ephemeral, fragility, and power within nature. I am intrigued by the duality of opposition –...
Introducing Danny Devillier
Danny Devillier received a Masterʼs degree in music theory and compositionfrom the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1998 in his...
Introducing Lauren Baker
Lauren has been immersed in the classical music scene here since moving to Lafayettefrom New Orleans in 1981. While living...
Introducing Ky Beaux
Kylen Guilbeaux, known as Ky Beaux, is a celebrated contemporary artist from SouthLouisiana, deeply connected to the region’s rich cultural...
Introducing Kellie Smith
Kellie is a former high school art teacher who resides near Lafayette, La. She spent her childhood in a rural...
Introducing Caroline Helm Huval
Caroline Helm Huval, raised in Lafayette, began her “introduction into the arts” pretty late inlife. After tinkering around on the...
Introducing Gabrielle Marino
Gabrielle Marino is a 19 year old dancer currently studying to receive her BFA in dance at Northwestern State University....
Introducing Julie Siracusa
Born in the mid 1960’s in southern Louisiana, Julie Siracusa discovered at an early age to express herself through art....
Introducing Theresa Wasiloski
Theresa Wasiloski is an artist who has lived and worked in the Lafayette area for nearly twenty years. She works...
Introducing Herb Roe
Herb Roe was born and spent his childhood in the Appalachian regions of Southern Ohio and Northeastern Kentucky. In 1992...
Introducing Ana Leger
Ana Leger is an Anusara, Jivamukti, and Iyengar trained yogi and instructor, a meditation leader, Ayurveda Yoga Therapist, massage therapist/bodyworker,...
Introducing Arthur McViccar
Artist and Master Craftsman, Arthur McViccar, has lived in Louisiana for 14 years. Originally from Michigan, he loves using local...
Introducing Tevin Jacobs
Hey everyone I’m Tevin from Lafayette,La and I consider myself a visionary artist. I attended and graduated from Carencro High...
Introducing Kathy Mere
Kathy Briggs Mere is a Lafayette, Louisiana based artist who loves to paint in abstract and impressionistic styles using mixed...
Introducing Paige Krause
Paige Krause currently resides in Lafayette, Louisiana with her wife Marla, their two pups Juno & Cap’n P-nut, and a...
Introducing Bryant Benoit
Bryant Benoit is a self-taught artist from Lafayette, LA, who began his journey into the art world in 2009. He...
Introducing Gina Aswell
Gina began her studies with Hebert Dancentre and Lafayette Ballet Theatre, in Louisiana. Afterstudying with the Joffrey Ballet School for...
Introducing Ted Bertrand
Born and raised in the countryside near Opelousas, La, Ted always had an interest in drawing and amateur photography. After...
Introducing Allison Brandon
Ms. Allison Barron Brandon is the Founder of Wonderland Performing Arts & serves as the company’s President. Allison grew up...
Introducing Millicent Johnnie
A two time United States Artists nominee in dance and Creative Capital award winner, as a teenager, Millicent Johnnie hosted...
Introducing Syd Horn
Syd Horn is a multidisciplinary artist from Lafayette, Louisiana. She produces independent films, abstract paintings, and original music for Honest...
Introducing Greta Gerstner
Greta Gerstner started off her photography career in college at Nicholls State University where she got her degree in Fine...
Introducing Benjamin Koch & Alexis Lemoine
My name is Benjamin Adam Koch. I’m 32 years old. I’m a gay male Cajun living in Lafayette, Louisiana. I’m...
Introducing Vivian Broussard
A native of Eunice, Louisiana artist Vivian Broussard holds a degree in Art Education from USL (UL-Laf). Currently working in...
Introducing Stuart Welch
Stuart Welch is a compulsive hobbyist and tinkerer from Lafayette. He spends his weekdays doing law and his nights and...
Introducing Lex R. Thomas
Lex R. Thomas (b. 1996) is a queer, non-binary artist with a focus on figurativework, and who currently works and...
Introducing LouSea
I don’t have any formal training to “be an artist”, but I didn’t need any to spend my childhood creating...
Introducing Ben Usie & Lauren Hemard
Lauren “Lola” Hémard is a multi-craft artist, educator, and naturalist from New Orleans. Patterns in nature and energetic connections have...
Introducing Macy Romero
Macy Romero is a dancer, choreographer, and entrepreneur from New Iberia, Louisiana. Ever since her mom put her in dance lessons at...
Introducing Teri Alexander
Teri Alexander is a dance artist in the Lafayette community who recently received her BFA in Dance from the University...
Introducing Miguel Ochoa
Miguel Angel Ochoa is a native of Lafayette, LA who’s performed on many local and regional stages. They graduated with...
Introducing Tabby Stone
Tabitha “Tabby” Stone is currently a full time artist in Lafayette, Louisiana – a town that likes to inspire anyone...
Introducing MoeJoe
MoeJoe is a New Iberia, Louisiana native and New Orleans resident who labels herself and dance style as Creole-Afro, specializing...
Introducing Michael Crotty
From Springboro, Ohio, Michael Crotty is Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Michael received his...
Introducing Carey Hamburg
Carey Hamburg was born in Houston, Texas, but considers himself a Lafayette, Louisiana native since he moved there at the...
Introducing Cissy Whipp
Mary Francis “Cissy” Whipp has been working as a performer, choreographer, and dance educator for over 40 years. She received her B.F.A....
Introducing Miguel Lasala
After teaching architecture design and freehand drawing for ten years on the universitylevel, Miguel Lasala began working with mural artist...
Introducing Peter Klubek
Peter Klubek is a Louisiana based artist currently serving as an art research librarianat the University of Louisiana at Lafayette....
Introducing Riley McCallum
Riley McCallum is a queer, interdisciplinary performance artist originally from rural Texas. He has a broad background of movement experiences,...
Introducing Alyson Hetzel
Alyson Hetzel is a filmmaker, photographer, and dancer originally from Crowley, La. They obtained a BFA in Digital Filmmaking at...
Introducing Sam Wróbel
Sam Wróbel specializes in the Polish papercutting folk art of wycinanki. Born and raised near Chicago, Illinois, Sam learned to...
Introducing Lily Marcus
Lily is from Tallahassee, Florida, where she quickly fell in love with dance at a young age. She’s trained in...
Introducing Lian Cheramie
Lian Cheramie is an army brat originally from Lafayette, Louisiana. Lian received her BFA in Performing Arts at ULL, and...
Introducing Sasha Massey
Sasha Massey was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana She’s also a ULL School of Musicgrad in vocal performance. Her...
Introducing Doug Nehrbass
Growing up in Lafayette Louisiana, I was fortunate to be in an area defined by the AtchafalayaBasin, the prairies, the...
Introducing Alex Vidos
Alex Vidos is from and currently resides in Lafayette, Louisiana where she has been creating art for the last 10 years....
Introducing Ajah Cox
Ajah Cox is a 24 year old dance instructor, choreographer, and artist from Abbeville,Louisiana. Ajah quickly fell in love with...
Introducing Marla Kristicevich & Kristie Cornell
Marla Kristicevich is a contemporary artist and environmental sculptor living and working in Lafayette, La. Kristicevich uses natural objects, materials,...
Introducing Jessie Quantrille
Jessie Quantrille is a 24 year old artist originally from Baton Rouge who lives in Lafayette, LA. A multi disciplinary...
Introducing Michelle Colón
Michelle Colón, known artistically as Malentina, is a singer-songwriter, stage and film actress, producer and writer from Ponce, Puerto Rico....
Introducing Paul Kieu
My name is Paul Kieu, and I’m a photographer based right here in Downtown Lafayette. I’m originally from Vermilion Parish,...
Introducing Helanius J. Wilkins
Lafayette, Louisiana native and Boulder, Colorado transplant, Helanius J. Wilkins is a choreographer, performance artist, educator, and innovator who lives in a...
Introducing Madison Graves
Madison Graves is a performance artist and educator based out of Lafayette Parish. She has been studying and performing different...
Introducing Kristie Mayeaux
Since 2008 Kristie Mayeaux has been a working artist, academic and contemplative. She has foundations in painting with a growing...
Introducing Terrance Morgan
Terrance Morgan began training as a self-taught dancer doing mostly free-style (improvisation), which is when he first was introduced to...
Introducing Jo Vidrine
I call myself the Freelance Cajun, Seemed like a good ear-catching name that serves as an umbrella title for some...
Introducing Natalie Kojis
I’ve always loved to move. Being a kinesthetic learner, I’ve always relied on movement to help me improve both mentally...
Introducing Emily Spikes
Emily Spikes is a painter born, raised, and working in Lafayette, Louisiana. Her work is influenced primarily by the sights, sounds,...
Introducing Nicole Curtis
I fell in love with dance at the young age of three years old. What started off as rolling around on...
Introducing Michael Eble
Michael Eble was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He received a BFA degree in painting from the University of Louisiana...
Introducing Sarah Lass
I am a dancer, choreographer, writer, and educator, currently splitting my time between Louisiana and Massachusetts. My work centers dance...
Introducing Rachel Adams
Rachel Adams is the Marketing Manager at the Acadiana Center for the Arts and co-owner of the new aerial gym...
Introducing Grace Hamilton-Mayfield
Grace Hamilton-Mayfield a 1982 graduate of University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She has advanced studies at Alvin Ailey School, Dance...
Introducing Monique Morton Derouselle
Monique Morton Derouselle is a filmmaker, actress, and educator originally from Shreveport, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Southern University...
Introducing Chase Julien
Chase Julien is a fine artist focused on figurative painting based in Lafayette, La. Raised in the small rural village...
Introducing Trinity Wallace
Trinity Wallace is a visual artist based in Acadiana. Her current artistic focus includes: portraits and abstraction of emotion and...
Introducing Aileen Bennett
Aileen Bennett spends her days illustrating, designing, painting, writing, giving presentations, and creating stuff. She lives in that gap that...
Introducing Paige Barnett
I am a Louisiana/NYC-based dancer and artist from Lafayette, LA with a chemical engineering degree that’s never been used. I...
Introducing Charles Claudel Garrett I
Charles Claudel Garrett I, is an artist based out of Lafayette, La. He is widely published and has performed in...
Introducing Roz Lecompte
Roz Lecompte has had a ravenous thirst to create since she was a little girl in South Louisiana. As a...
Introducing Triston Antoine
Triston Antoine is an emerging artist and designer based in Lafayette. Often working across multiple disciplines, his work is rooted...
Introducing Whitney Willis Hebert
Whitney Willis Hebert has studied, performed, and created dance for the better part of 30 years. She is involved in the...
Introducing Gina Hanchey
As a creative, Gina Hanchey has experience in the world of dance, acting, film, and theater. She has been choreographing...
Introducing Jazmyn Jones
Jazmyn Jones is a creative, choreographer and dance educator from Lafayette. Growing up, she trained all over the country and...
Introducing Hannah Gumbo
Hannah Gumbo is a Acadiana based muralist & illustrator making work that embraces color, positivity, & JOY. Who makes up...
Introducing Bethany LeJeune
Bethany LeJeune is an artist whose work consists of mixed media sculptures, installations, and video. She received her BFA at...
Introducing Alex McBride
John Alex McBride is originally from Lafayette, Louisiana. He received his BFA from The University of Arizona in Tucson and...
Introducing Bob Borel
Drawn to the arts at a young age I cannot remember a time when art wasn’t a tool that I...
Introducing Amanda Abate
Amanda is a multi-disciplinary artist residing in Lafayette, LA. She has been studying within the Visual Arts department and the...
Introducing Cory St. Ewart
Cory St. Ewart is a Lafayette-based visual artist, filmmaker, and activist who uses his art to promote Black representation in...
Introducing Drake Leblanc
Drake Leblanc is this week’s featured Art Circle artist. He is a filmmaker and media artist, and Founder and Creative...
Introducing Visual Artist Peggy Walters
Peggy Walters is this week’s featured Art Circle artist. She is a Louisiana-based visual artist with a large collection of...
Introducing Photographer James Wilson
James Wilson is this week’s featured Art Circle artist. He is a local photographer and clothing designer. He works as...
Introducing Poet Jenna Harvey
Jenna Harvey is a local poet and this week’s featured artist in our Art Circle! Each week Basin Arts is...
Fall Dance Class Schedule 2019!
Check out the NEW FALL DANCE CLASS SCHEDULE at Basin Arts! We offer a wide variety of weekly dance classes...
Basin Arts presents T.E.A.M.
The Emerging Artist Mentorship Program aka T.E.A.M. In June 2019, Basin Arts will present the T.E.A.M. exhibition featuring a select...
Mindfulness & Movement at Myrtle Place Elementary
Elementary Embodiment The idea of bringing Mindfulness into classrooms has been gaining recent popularity across the country and in Lafayette,...
Acadiana Dance Month Official Line Dance
MARCH 1st – 31st, 2019 Want to win our giveaway basket? Learn the “Official” Acadiana Dance Month Line Dance! Film...
Acadiana Dance Month
Get involved with ACADIANA DANCE MONTH! MARCH 1-31st, 2019 ABOUT ACADIANA DANCE MONTH: Acadiana Center for the Arts, Basin Arts...
SCRATCH the SURFACE, the first BA Benefit!
Basin Arts is thrilled to announce that we are now an official NONPROFIT 501c3 ORGANIZATION making all donations tax-deductible. Clare Cook, founder...
SURFACE by Basin Dance Collective, Nov. 28-30th
Basin Dance Collective presents SURFACE Acadiana Center for the Arts, James Devin Moncus Theater November 28th – 30th, 7:30pm SURFACE...
Basin Arts has a few new family members!
In our third year here at Basin Arts, we have rearranged our artists spaces because one of our resident artists...
Why should someone come to Basin Arts
WHY SHOULD SOMEONE COME TO BASIN ARTS? Sharon Leahy, our wise and fabulous tap teacher, shared these words about why...
FitWeek Cardio Dance!
The 5th annual FITWEEK is September 22-29, 2018 and Basin Arts is joining in the fun! Basin Arts is hosting a...
If Basin Arts could be a Color…
We asked … IF BASIN ARTS COULD BE A COLOR… WHAT COLOR WOULD IT BE?! The start to year three is less than a...
Basin Arts Youth Classes
Announcing youth classes at Basin Arts! Does your little one like to move? Are they always creating and drawing on things?...
What do you do to feel creative?
To create is to bring into existence. Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Being...
Congrats to BARE Walls
Congrats to Team BARE Walls led by Dirk Guidry Art for receiving funding at 24hourcitizenproject !! BARE Walls is a...
What do you value about Basin Arts?
To value something is to hold it dear to keep it close to appreciate it to recognize its worth… We...
AMBUSH!! Reve Coffee and The GreenRoom
AMBUSH!! Reve Coffee and The Green Room Basin Arts AMBUSH! We’ve been flowing out into the streets of Downtown Lafayette...
What is Basin Arts?
Each week in August, we will be sharing some of the faces of Basin Arts with you as they share...
Fall Visual Arts Classes
Check out all the awesome art classes available this fall! Acrylic Portrait Painting Class Monday’s 6:00-8:00pm with Jaik Faulk 4...
Fall Dance Class Schedule!
Goodbye Summer… Hello Autumn! Check out the new fall dance class schedule at Basin Arts! We offer a wide variety...
AMBUSH!! General Mouton Statue
AMBUSH!! General Mouton Statue Basin Arts AMBUSH! We’ve been flowing out into the streets of Downtown Lafayette all summer long...
Basin Arts Book Nook
Over the last several months we began receiving donations of art books across both visual and performing arts sectors. These...
AMBUSH!! Holiday in Spain
On Friday, June 29th, three dancers, one painter, and a singer united to create a great spectacle reminiscent of a...
Paint Your Date Night
PAINT YOUR DATE NIGHT was a huge success. Wine was poured , shirts were discarded, paint was laid down and lots of...
AMBUSH!! Central Pizza & Bar
AMBUSH!! Central Pizza & Bar Introducing Basin Arts AMBUSH! We’re flowing out into the streets of Downtown Lafayette all summer...
Summer Class Schedule!
Summer is a great time to jump into dance classes at Basin Arts! We offer a wide variety of weekly...
Acadiana Dance Month Recap!
Acadiana Dance Month Recap! AAANNNDDDD THAT’S A WRAP! The first ever Acadiana Dance Month was a huge success! March, 2018...
Field Trips to Basin Arts
Over the past few weeks Basin Arts has had the pleasure of hosting a few field trips, and they starting...
“Acadiana Dance Month: Share a Dance Memory”
“Acadiana Dance Month: Share a Dance Memory” Acadiana Dance Month has well been under-way, and as we bask in the...
The History of PARADE!!
Basin Dance Collective and Acadiana Symphony Orchestra present PARADE (pronounced PUH-ROD… it’s French!) An original dance theater work, at the Heymann...
A Plea for Intimacy Through Cajun and Zydeco Dancing
Enjoy this guest blog post from Caroline Helm. Caroline will be leading a Zydeco Dancing Crash Course at Basin Arts...
Introducing Basin Dance Collective
From Basin Arts Director, Clare Cook… Times are changing! Clare Cook Dance Theater is taking a bow to make way...
NACHMO Dancers Everywhere!
Our #nachmolafayette superhero interviewed this week was Sarah Kate Roblow, a sophomore in dance at the University of Louisiana at...
Jazz Factory…it’s all in the making!
Are you bored with the same ole’ things to do for a night out in Lafayette? On February 1st, join...
Meet More NACHMO Dancers!
Paige Barnett here again, in my pursuit of finding individuals who would be super into something like NACHMO, I decided...
Meet the NACHMO Dancers!
(My name is Paige Barnett, I’m a Basin Arts Collective company dancer, and today’s message is brought to you by...
Visual Arts Classes
Beginner Drawing Class with Dirk Guidry Monday’s 6:00-8:00pm 4-week Session: January 8th – 29th, 2018 $100 SIGN UP HERE Join...
NACHMO Lafayette
TO ALL DANCERS, SHAKERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, AND MOVEMENT ENTHUSIASTS IN OUR GREATER ACADIANA AREA: Basin Arts is reaching out to you...
Holiday Dance Deal and More!!
IT’S TIME FOR A DANCE DEAL! Treat yourself to a super sweet special, Five Classes for $50! or Purchase the Holiday...
Announcing T.E.A.M
Basin Arts is pleased to announce a new addition to our yearly programming, The Emerging Artist Mentorship Program aka T.E.A.M....
Improv Inspiration
Over the weekend, Basin Arts played host to an exciting September Artwalk… Sideways Hot Tub: Super Motivation Galore Saturday September...
Fall Dance Classes are here!
The fall dance season is quickly approaching so we are excited to announce our new class schedule! We are also...
Meet Gina Hanchey
Meet Choreographer, Gina Hanchey. Gina’s dance is inspired by the choreography of a restaurant…from kitchen to dining room. From kitchen prep to...
Meet Paige Krause
Meet Choreographer, Paige Krause. Paige’s dance looks at how the five senses inspire both food and movement. Choreographer, Paige Krause...
Meet Clare Cook
Meet Choreographer, Clare Cook Clare will premiere her latest dance theater piece, Ripe Figs Won’t Keep, at STIR. Clare Cook...
Meet Sharon Leahy
Meet Choreographer, Sharon Leahy Sharon has created an original dance film for STIR titled Ground Fine. Ground Fine is all...
Meet Frances Barker
Meet Choreographer, Frances Barker. Frances is developing a new work for STIR all about dining alone. Frances says… “Growing up...
STIR Tickets On Sale!
Basin Arts and Runaway Dish present STIR TICKETS NOW ON SALE! Basin Arts and Runaway Dish are teaming up for a unique dance...
STIR Opening Night Celebration!
Basin Arts and Runaway Dish present STIR: the OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION Thursday, August 3, 7:30pm Tickets: $125/person GET TICKETS Basin...
Teacher Feature: Alex McBride
Get to know a bit more about Teaching Artist, Alex McBride How long have you been dancing? This question is...
Bravery In Making
by Jacob Broussard, Resident Artist and Gallery Coordinator at Basin Arts I recently decided to participate in an experiment idea...
STIR Summer Supper #1 at Basin Arts
Last week, Basin Arts and Runaway Dish came together for the first of five STIR Summer Suppers to showcase creative...
Fitness Focused Classes at Basin Arts
If you’re looking for a fun and creative way to stay in shape but a full on modern dance class is...
Emma Young teaches Tap Basics
Never tapped but always wanted to? Tapped in the past and wanna brush up and learn more? Join Emma Young...
Welcome Guest Teacher Alex McBride
Basin Arts is excited to have Guest Teacher, Alex McBride, on the summer class schedule! Alex is originally from Lafayette...
Basin Arts and Runaway Dish present STIR
What if you could dance a recipe? What if you could taste a dance? Does what or how we eat...
CoLAB Nite: a playground for creativity
Collaboration can often be daunting – dealing with multiple moving parts, personalities, different disciplines. Often times, creative makers are conditioned...
Jacob Broussard: In the Studio
Jacob Broussard received his BFA in Painting from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2014 and attended Virginia Commonwealth...
Dirk Guidry: In the Studio
Dirk Guidry was raised in the small bayou town of Galliano, Louisiana and attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette...
wake / awaken : Paintings by Dee Dee Lantzy
Basin Arts is proud to present Wake / Awaken : Paintings by Dee Dee Lantzy February 11th / 2nd Saturday...
Film Screening & Talkback
ART:21 MEXICO CITY FILM SCREENING & TALKBACK Wednesday, Feb. 1st • 6:30pm – 7:30pm Following the screening, there will be...
Brittney Pelloquin: In the Studio
Brittney Pelloquin is an accomplished world body painter and fine artist. She was a tv contestant on Skin Wars Season 3...
Sisyphus, Sisyphus, Wherefore Art Thou?
by Chas Womelsdorf A funny thing happened on my way to being. When we hear the word “performance” in an...
Returning to the Lab
I often think of the creative expedition in art practices. Sure, the expedition can be deluged in exotic adventurism or...
If You Build It…
Sitting in front of a blank page, an empty canvas, a silent rehearsal studio — these first moments are genuinely...