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Basin Arts is a place where dance artists, visual artists, theater artists, musicians, writers, composers, and more can come together to share, collaborate and learn all under one roof.
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Basin Arts offers dance and fitness classes for the hobbyist and the professional alike. We provide many learning opportunities for artistic expression across generations all aimed at enhancing the artistic identity of our community.
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There are several visual and creative artists-in-residence who have studios at Basin Arts. Their daily practice is a visible reminder of the creative process in action. Get to know these artists and their work.
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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...