“Weaving the Community Fabric” led by Jaik Faulk will showcase the work of artists and artists’ groups nurtured by Acadiana from 1986 to 2026, documenting how generations of artists and collectives have created a resilient, self-sustaining cultural ecology grounded in collaboration and regional specificity.
The Artists’ Alliance members in their first home at the Lafayette Hardware store. Courtesy Gwyn Hutslar. Photo: Kent Hutslar
Kathy Reed, Seven Gates: Moments of Clarity, 2022. Silk, dye, thread, cheesecloth, plant materials, paper, and found natural objects. Courtesy the artist
Steve Breaux, FFECTIVE ELECTRIC MOMENTS FOR DIFFERENT STATES CAMELIA, 2016. Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy the artistThe series starts in 2026 with Kathy Reed and Steve Breaux: 30 Years Dancing with Mind & Matter, surveying three decades of collaboration between two artists whose practices together span hand-dyed silk paintings, mixed-media sculptures, conceptual installations, and drawings that engage quantum physics, memory, and the environmental and cultural landscape of South Louisiana. In 2027, AcA will present The Artists’ Alliance (1986–1998), documenting the Lafayette-based collective that produced performances, exhibitions, and public projects. The series concludes in 2028 with Elemore Morgan Jr.: Artist’s Guide, commemorating the contributions of Elemore Morgan Jr. to the tight-knit artist community in Acadiana. This exhibition takes a view across multiple mediums within his body of work: from photographer to figurative draughtsman to landscape painter, and provides context to his role as a mentor to generations of Louisiana artists.