Theatre for Social Change with Alexis Ingram Basin Arts is thrilled to welcome theatre artist, Alexis Ingram, to Lafayette from Providence, RI for an exciting ONE NIGHT ONLY workshop and performance centered around the intersection of art and activism. The workshop is on Friday Feb. 8th at the Acadian Superette from 5:00-6:30pm, dinner will...
Join us for our first FAMILY DANCE of 2019! ...a creative, fun and physical way to engage with your young children! Creative movement and dance fundamentals will be taught to challenge all ages. This class helps increase body awareness, motor skills and provides a supportive and imaginative environment for bonding across generations. Get your weekend...
Chris Pavlik, "That sinking feeling" an ArtWalk Opening I'm sure the swamp knows more than it's saying. "That sinking feeling" is an exhibition of new paintings and a centrally placed sculpture, which give viewers an experience of a visual and virtual stroll through a ghostly and dense swamp terrain. This exhibition officially opens on...
Looking for a cool Valentine's Date idea.... Look no further!! Skin Wars finalist and professional body painting artist, Brittney Pelloquin, is offering a very unique session where you and a partner team up for the evening to create a one-of-a-kind body painting. You decide who gets to be Picasso and who gets to be the...
Nachmo Lafayette Showcase On Saturday, February 16th, Basin Arts will host a performance that showcases new works-in-progress produced by emerging choreographers, dancers, and film-makers in Acadiana. We are inviting you to join our local NACHMO community as we share our created movement, encourage collaboration, and spark interests and new ideas! *National Choreography Month (NACHMO) is...
BARE Walls Business Breakfast Are you a local Acadiana business? Do you have Bare Walls? BARE Walls is an art subscription service turning “BARE” business walls into gallery space. BARE Walls creates direct, ongoing relationships between local artists and local businesses while providing residual income to local artists every time their artwork is displayed. BARE...
An Artist Talk with Chris Pavlik and collaborator Jed Pitre Thursday Feb. 28th, 6:30pm at Basin Arts. Join us for an Artist Talk with Chris Pavlik and collaborator, Jed Pitre, who created the field recordings featured as part of "That sinking feeling". "That sinking feeling" is an exhibition of new paintings and...
Basin Arts will host its FREE monthly Critique Nite inviting a selection of artists from all mediums and disciplines to share what they are currently working on and receive thoughts and feedback from peers. March 7, 2019 critique night line up: Jan Risher Ralph Shexnaydre Stephen Hawkins This monthly gathering builds a stronger, more diverse...
Acadiana Dance Month Kick off Event Join us on March 8th for the official ACADIANA DANCE MONTH KICK OFF EVENT at Downtown Alive! Learn the official line dance, participate in an amazing live pop-up performance, and enjoy celebrating dance in our community! 5pm, Festivities Begin We'll rendezvous at Basin Arts, get our...
Darkness Battling Light Greta Gerstner’s work is an extended study of past encounters that brought upon a series of unnerving self-reflection. An acute awareness of her physical body provoked a curiosity of movement and its relationship to light. “I want to explore these experiences of consciousness using fabric as a barrier between figure and...
