Emma Sonnier is an engaged curator based in Lafayette, Louisiana, whose workis informed by a robust academic background in History and Art History fromLoyola University in New Orleans. Her professional journey spans roles as theVisual Arts Coordinator at Acadiana Center for the Arts and co-founder andcurator of ARCHIVES Exhibitions, where she has designed immersive exhibitionsthat...
Britlyn Delahoussaye, a social dancer and instructor. Hailing from the outskirt country lands of Vermilion Parish, past the Erath welcome sign, “Home of the Fourth of July Celebration & D.L. Menard,” where only two basic Cajun steps are danced- the jitterbug and two-step. Although it took a hurricane (Andrew) for me to take my first...
Born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, Cole is a multimedia visual artist, naturalist, printmaker, experimental animator, and armchair philosopher. Cole graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2022 with a Bachelor’s in Computer Art and Animation, and has since become a certified Acadiana Master Naturalist and part-time Naturalist at the Acadiana Park Nature...
Alex Sutherlin is a visual artist from Lafayette, Louisiana. He primarily creates mixed media pieces often incorporating surrealistic imagery and automatic writing. Themes such as mental health, spirituality, and gender identity are frequently found within his pieces. His work has been featured most recently in the 2023 Curioddities group exhibition at Henning Cultural Center and...
Lydia Young-Green, MFA, is a distinguished dancer, educator, and choreographer hailing from Acadiana. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performing Arts with a concentration in dance from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Master of Fine Arts in Choreography from Wilson College. During her time at UL, she performed in numerous...
Lafayette photographer Anne-Marie Auer’s background in dance, fashion, and travel enlighten her work as a film and digital photographer. Anne-Marie was awarded an artist residency at Chateau Orquevaux, located in France, for two weeks in August of 2024 – decorated with an Emerging Artist scholarship and the Denis Diderot grant. Her collection “Golden Veil” will...
Kali Picard is a self-taught artist and educator drawing inspiration from her Cajun roots and infusing it in art history. Her work is playful, irreverent, and colorful with the purpose of telling a story. Whether it be Lady Agnew building her societal status in Cajun Country by choosing her portrait by an old oak with...
Donna Davis currently resides in New Iberia. She attended the University of Louisiana and continued her education in Pocono Lake, Pennsylvania. She began drawing at a young age and experimented with pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, and pastels, finding her love for watercolor later in her career. “Watercolor is my center and heart. I love...
Rebecca (Becky) Allen is a multidisciplinary artist based in her hometown of New Orleans. As a dancer, choreographer, and ceramic artist, her work explores the body in relation to materials, landscape and the natural environment. She approaches performance as a practice of presence, deep listening, and embodied connection. She has premiered choreographic works in collaboration with...
Cristina Molina is a visual artist who hails from the subtropics of Miami and currently lives and works in New Orleans—two environmentally precarious cities that have influenced her research on identity, loss, and disappearing landscapes. Spanning video installation, photography, and performance, Molina’s artwork is set amidst vulnerable terrains both real and imagined. Using the language...
