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Acadiana Center for the Arts News - May 15, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

May 25, 2024

From: Acadiana Center for the Arts

Summertime is Here

AcA’s weeklong summer arts camps spark imagination and encourage creativity for ages 6-14. You don’t have to be an experienced artist to join!

Led by AcA’s team of teaching artists, each week has a different focus and theme to keep you inspired and challenged all summer long.

Opportunities for Artists

Performing Artists! Want to bring your show to the big stage?

In the NXT series, Acadiana Center for the Arts presents performing artists from Acadiana, often at the outset of their careers. This series aims to support the growth of local artists by creating significant work.

Selected artists will collaborate with AcA to develop, market, budget, and execute a live production in AcA's James Devin Moncus Theater.

APPLY NOW for your chance to be the next NXT artist!

A P P L Y

Organizations and Individuals can apply for up to $7,500 for Creative Community Projects in the 2025 Cycle of Louisiana Project Grants

Submissions are now open for the Louisiana Project Grants (LPG), a program funded by the Louisiana Division of the Arts and administered for Region 4 by Acadiana Center for the Arts.

LPG supports creative community projects in Acadiana with up to $7,500 in funding per project with just under $100k available up for grabs. LPG is open to a range of applicants including nonprofits, libraries, municipalities, schools, universities and those organizations and individuals who lack 501(c)3 status may use a 501(c)3 as a fiscal agent. 

This year, a barrier for some applicants has been removed - the cash match is no longer a requirement meaning more organizations and individuals may find it easier to apply.

A P P L Y

Now Hiring for Program Director

  • The Program Director will be a visionary leader responsible for overseeing the daily operations and long-term strategic planning of the Louisiana Music Museum, which is currently in development.
  • This role requires a blend of passion for Louisiana's music culture and proven expertise in arts administration.
  • The Program Director will ensure the museum’s offerings reflect its mission to educate, inspire, and entertain visitors and locals alike, while maintaining operational excellence and fiscal responsibility.
  • Applications are due through AcA’s application portal by no later than June 3 at 11:59pm.

How to Apply: Applications must include a resume, cover letter, and three professional references in the arts, music, or museum field submitted through the online application portal:

A P P L Y

Upcoming Performances

Sunday, May 26 at 7pm

It’s a call to arms, or better yet, a call to hearts.

We’re rounding up the tribe to celebrate the wild, wonderful life of our brother in arms, the indomitable Dege Legg. This isn’t just any gathering—it’s a tribute to a soul who lived with the throttle wide open, a night to honor our friend, musician, and artist with every ounce of joy and revelry he deserves.

Your ticket is your donation to help fund a memorial mural

T I C K E T S

Ms. Warbucks The Musical

June 6th & 7th at 7:30pm
June 8th at 2:30pm & 7:30pm


Leapin’ Lizards! Ever wondered what happened to Little Orphan Annie?

From writers Caroline Helm Huval and Dr. Bonny McDonald and directed by Christy Leichty, Ms. Warbucks is a musical adapted from Harold Gray’s Little Orphan Annie cartoon.

Annie is all grown up, and we witness her relationship with former orphanage director, Ms. Agatha who is in a nursing home. She goes by “Ms. Warbucks” now.

T I C K E T S

Fabio & Gisele Witkowski
The Listening Room Chamber Music Series, presented by Service Chevrolet
Sunday, June 9th at 2:00pm


Join us for an afternoon of music by husband-and-wife piano duo, Fabio Witkowski and Gisele Witkowski, whose superlative piano playing in the “four hands” style, will offer the audience the quintessential chamber music experience.

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Songs of Survivors will host a songwriting workshop for military veterans on May 17 at Acadiana Center for the Arts.

Facilitated by SOS Executive Director and singer/songwriter David St. Romain, these workshops are designed to help veterans heal from trauma through the power of music.

In this six-hour workshop, veterans can share their stories and then write a song with a musician facilitator about those experiences.
That song is then professionally recorded, and veterans receive a song they can call their own.

SOS4Vets Songwriting Workshop

Stop By & Visit Us!

Our Café and Galleries are open
Tuesday - Saturday
9am - 5pm